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UPDATE: Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Calumet County DA Facing More Pressure to Resign After He Sexted A Domestic Abuse Victim

• September 19, 2010 • Comments Off

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President Barack Obama at Wright Middle School in Madison, WI

• November 5, 2009 • 2 Comments

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