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- UW System president Ray Cross asks for smaller cuts, more autonomy March 3, 2015University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross asked lawmakers on Tuesday to reduce the size of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $300 million cut to its budget.
- Bill Peterson: Right to work aims at reducing Dems' treasuries March 3, 2015Dear Editor: The recent happenings in Wisconsin are the same that happened in Michigan three years ago, except we were locked out of the capitol. As I met with my state rep, he asked me why w…
- Albert R. Hunt: Sen. Lindsey Graham is targeting New Hampshire for 2016 March 3, 2015A foreign policy hawk, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham says he'll likely seek the GOP presidential nomination, aiming for a strong early showing in the New Hampshire primary.
- With right-to-work poised to pass, Minnesota Republicans target Wisconsin businesses March 3, 2015GOP lawmakers in Minnesota are reaching out to Wisconsin businesses and encouraging them to cross the border.
- Deal possible on saving portion of Stewardship Fund March 3, 2015DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp told lawmakers the conservation easement aspect of the Stewardship program has translated into a “win-win” for the state.
- Arthur Christopher Schaper: Wisconsin press should press for answers from Tammy Baldwin March 3, 2015Dear Editor: Wisconsin residents, and the country as a whole, should take a longer look at U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
- Steve Rankin: 'Fair share' makes right to work unnecessary March 3, 2015Dear Editor: I used to belong to a union at UW Hospitals and Clinics, until Act 10 repealed all our collective bargaining rights. Employees were NOT required to join the union or pay dues. The…
- Brenda Ramin: Right-to-work opponents need website March 3, 2015Dear Editor: Where is the URL created for those who OPPOSE the bill might also voice their concerns about the right-to-work bill?
The Chicago Tribune
- Senators propose plan for Rauner fund sweeps March 3, 2015SPRINGFIELD -- Senate lawmakers introduced a plan Tuesday that would give Gov. Bruce Rauner the power to sweep nearly $580 million from special funds as he seeks to plug a budget hole that threatens child care services and prison workers' paychecks.
- Mundelein teen who stabbed sister gets 6 years in juvenile detention March 3, 2015A Mundelein teenager was ordered Tuesday afternoon to remain in a juvenile detention facility at least until she's 20 years old for the murder of her 11-year-old sister, but will be released by the time she turns 21.
- 3 more charged in 'crash-and-grab' investigation, four others sought March 3, 2015Three more men have been arrested, and four others are being sought, in an investigation into Chicago-area "crash-and-grab" burglaries that netted the ring more than $2 million in merchandise, police said.
- Minnie Minoso visitation, memorial service set March 3, 2015GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The family of Minnie Minoso announced plans for a public visitation and memorial service this weekend for the former White Sox star, who died Sunday at age 90.
- Congress sends Homeland bill to President Obama without conditions March 3, 2015Bitterly admitting defeat, House Republicans on Tuesday abandoned their attempts to use the Homeland Security Department's spending bill to force concessions from President Barack Obama on immigration, and sent him legislation to fund the agency through the end of the budget year with no...
- Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios to close in December March 3, 2015It’s a wrap for Harpo Studios in Chicago.
- Drew Peterson asks for immediate trial on murder-for-hire charges March 3, 2015Drew Peterson has a new lawyer and, it seems, a new legal strategy.
- If Cubs win World Series, someone wins DeLorean March 3, 2015A car museum in northwest suburban Volo has put up a DeLorean as a grand prize if the Cubs win the World Series this season.
The New York Times
- Netanyahu, in Speech to Congress, Criticizes ‘Bad Deal’ on Iran Nuclear Program March 3, 2015Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said that negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program were proceeding on a false hope that Iran is acting in good faith.
- California Homes Raided in Investigation Into Chinese ‘Birth Tourism’ March 3, 2015The raids were part of a federal inquiry into an industry that helps pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who will have American citizenship.
- Plaintiffs in Health Law Case Resist Rules on Insurance Purchases and Penalties March 3, 2015The four plaintiffs argue that rules on federal subsidies apply only in states that created their own insurance exchanges; their state, Virginia, has not.
- Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal Over Giving Classified Data to Lover March 3, 2015The move allows David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, to avoid a high-profile trial where embarrassing details about his affair would have been made public.
- Ending Uncertainty, House Approves Year’s Funding for Homeland Security March 3, 2015The move by Speaker John A. Boehner, surprising in its timing, averted a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security but inflamed conservatives.
- M. Stanton Evans, Pioneer of Conservative Movement, Dies at 80 March 3, 2015At 26, Mr. Evans drafted the statement of principles upon which Young Americans for Freedom, the first substantial national conservative organization, was created.
- Motherlode Blog: An Improved Vaccination Against a Virus — and Some Cancers March 3, 2015“A possible side effect of not getting the vaccine is cancer, and it’s far more common than any side effects of the shots.”
- Justice Department Finds Pattern of Police Bias and Excessive Force in Ferguson March 3, 2015A report, which says Ferguson officials made racist jokes about blacks on their city email accounts, concludes that officers made unjustified traffic stops for years.
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- Contra Costa supervisors OK 7 percent raise, create salary committee March 3, 2015After a referendum led to them ditch their controversial 33 percent raises, Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted to give themselves 7 percent raises and created a committee to determine how such salary increases should be made in the future.
- Apple, Samsung prep for another patent fight on smartphone features March 3, 2015Samsung Electronics is about to find out just how costly its four-year patent fight with Apple has been.
- Regulators: Issue more tickets to drivers at grade railroad crossings March 3, 2015National railroad regulators are asking local police departments to issue more tickets to drivers who ignore warnings at grade crossings.
- Federal agents target industry helping Chinese women have US babies March 3, 2015Federal agents raided more than a dozen homes Tuesday in a crackdown on an industry that helps wealthy, pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth to American babies.
- Netanyahu speech to Congress: Iran nuclear pact 'a very bad deal' March 3, 2015WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran would get nuclear weapons, a step he said the
- Georgia woman's execution postponed again; first weather, now cloudy drugs March 3, 2015JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- Citing concerns about the drug to be used in a lethal injection, corrections officials in Georgia postponed the execution of the state's only female death row inmate for the second time in a week.
- Former CIA Director David Petraeus admits mishandling classified information March 3, 2015Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
- Chilean volcano Villarrica erupts; thousands flee March 3, 2015PUCON, Chile (AP) -- One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- 3,000-property auction in New Orleans not without risks for buyers, experts say March 3, 2015News of an auction to sell 3,000 New Orleans properties at potentially rock bottom prices lit up the Internet last week, as would-be speculators and hopeful homeowners eyed a way to access the city's booming real estate market on the...
- Former Vega Tapas Cafe owner accused of overcharging sales tax, underreporting sales March 3, 2015Authorities arrested the former owner and chef of Vega Tapas Cafe in Old Metairie after an investigation into claims that the business overcharged sales tax on customer bills. An audit by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Bureau of Revenue and Taxation eventually determined that...
- Old fire station in Covington may be revived March 3, 2015Abandoned and in disrepair, the green and white structure adjacent to the decommissioned water town on Theard Street in downtown Covington was at one time the city's primary fire station. With four bays that provided parking for emergency units and a...
- Aaron Broussard appeal: Void plea deal, question prosecutors March 3, 2015Before entering his guilty plea to bribery and theft charges in 2012, the always talkative Aaron Broussard offered news reporters what he quipped might be his last quotation: "At 23 years old, I came into politics as a dragon slayer," said...
- Poor roads, traffic congestion could cost business $1 trillion in 8 years, Wall Street Journal says March 3, 2015Deficient roads and bridges contribute to traffic congestion that is costing business sales and efficiency, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper cites an American Society of Civil Engineers study that estimates the bottlenecks created by traffic will mean a $1...
- Jefferson Parish Council to delay ride-sharing regulations March 3, 2015The Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday (March 4) is likely to defer a proposal to regulate transportation services such as Uber, which uses mobile technology applications to link riders with drivers. Councilwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng, who is co-sponsoring the measure with...
- Cemetery cloudscape: Photo of the Day March 3, 2015Finding a jewel of a photo in the middle of the French Quarter fog is our maestro David Grunfeld.
- New Orleans' state hospital operators say Jindal budget leaves them short March 3, 2015BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana has built a $1.1 billion medical teaching hospital in New Orleans, but the manager of the soon-to-be-opened University Medical Center says Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget leaves it millions short of the operating cash it needs. Altogether,...
The Guardian, UK
- Netanyahu on Iran nuclear deal: 'We’re better off without it' – live March 3, 2015Netanyahu says Isis and Iran engaged in ‘deadly game of thrones’ Prime minister shuns Democrats but meets with RepublicansIsraeli PM’s speech to Congress snubbed by prominent Democrats 3.49pm ET We’re going to wrap our coverage of Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, in which he railed against a proposed deal with Iran over its nuc […]
- Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report March 3, 2015Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of TalibanTop Afghan officials have presided over murders, abduction, and other abuses with the tacit backing of their government and its western allies, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.A grim account of deaths, robbery, ra […]
- Boris Nemtsov's funeral takes place in Moscow as EU condemns travel bans March 3, 2015Polish and Latvian officials are denied entry to Russia to attend funeral of opposition politician shot dead near KremlinMourners in Moscow have paid their respects to the Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered on Thursday, as the EU criticised the decision to bar several Polish and Latvian officials from attending the funeral.Nemtsov’s bo […]
- Volcano erupts in southern Chile March 3, 2015More than 3,000 people evacuated from homes after Villarrica sends lava and ash high into sky over nearby tourist resort of PucónA volcano in southern Chile has erupted in a series of massive explosions, sending fountains of orange flames thousands of feet into the night sky. An estimated 3,400 people were evacuated from the area around Villarica, including […]
- British refusal to cooperate with spy inquiry causes row in Germany March 3, 2015Committee under pressure to censor disclosures about UK activity after Downing Street threatens to break off intelligence-sharing with BerlinDowning Street and the German chancellery are embroiled in a worsening dispute over intelligence-sharing and the covert counter-terrorism campaign because of conflicts arising from the surveillance scandals surrounding […]
- Hillary Clinton used personal email for all government business, says report March 3, 2015Former US secretary of state may have broken federal law by using the private email account, according to the New York TimesFormer US secretary of state Hillary Clinton may have violated federal records laws by using a personal email account for all of her work messages, the New York Times reported on Monday.The newspaper said the likely Democratic president […]
- Suge Knight tells LA court he is going blind March 3, 2015Former rap mogul is hospitalised for third time since being charged with murder, and sacks his lawyersSuge Knight told a Los Angeles court on 2 March that he was nearly blind and “can’t really comprehend what was going on”. He was taken to a prison infirmary after the hearing, at which he also announced he had fired his lawyers and claimed he was receiving i […]
- Erdogan's meals tested for poison amid security fears March 3, 2015Turkish president’s personal doctor says ‘It’s usually not through bullets that prominent figures are being assassinated these days’Every meal that goes before the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is rigorously tested both at home and abroad for fear of assassination, his personal doctor said.And now a special food analysis laboratory will be built a […]
The BBC
- Netanyahu warns US over Iran deal March 3, 2015Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Iran nuclear deal could "pave Iran's path to the bomb", in a contentious speech to the US Congress.
- MH17 families view plane wreckage March 3, 2015Families of passengers who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine, view the wreckage of the plane at a Dutch air base.
- Clinton under scrutiny over emails March 3, 2015Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a personal email account when she was US secretary of state is probed as a possible violation of federal rules.
- Russians bid farewell to Nemtsov March 3, 2015Thousands of Russians bid farewell to murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov during his funeral in the capital Moscow.
- Ex-CIA chief in federal charge plea March 3, 2015David Petraeus, a former four-star general, reaches a plea deal with the US Justice Department in which he will admit to mishandling classified materials.
- 'Racial bias' at Ferguson police March 3, 2015The US Justice Department has found evidence of racial bias at the Ferguson police department, US media report.
- Delhi police block gang rapist film March 3, 2015Police in India secure a court injunction blocking the broadcast of an interview with one of the Delhi gang rapists on death row.
- Fierce clashes around Iraq's Tikrit March 3, 2015Fierce clashes are taking place in and around the Iraqi city of Tikrit, as soldiers and militiamen attack Islamic State positions, officials say.
The Independent, UK
- US House passes bill to fund Homeland Security through September March 3, 2015In a rare move, US House Speaker John Boehner was among those who voted to approve a bill funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of September, sending the bill to the desk of President Barack Obama for a signature.
- Bubonic plague-carrying fleas found on New York City rats March 3, 2015Spend any length of time in New York City and a rat will show its whiskery face or worm-like tail. It could be on the subway tracks or nibbling through the garbage on the side of the street. It could also be carrying the bubonic plague.
- Netanyahu speech: Far-right blogger calls for Black Congressional Caucus Democrats boycotting speech to be hanged March 3, 2015A far right-wing radio host has sparked a race row, after she called on Democrat politicians, including members of the Black Congressional Caucus, to be hanged if they boycotted a controversial speech by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress today.
- Charley Saturmin Robinet: Homeless man shot dead by LAPD identified as French national with record for bank robbery March 3, 2015The homeless man shot dead by Los Angeles policemen on Sunday during a scuffle in which police say he grabbed at an officer's gun had previously served time in federal prison for armed bank robbery. He was also identified as a French national.
- Donald Macintyre's US Sketch: Bibi’s Congress gamble targets voters back home March 3, 2015There’s a good old Yiddish (and Hebrew) word for what underlay Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress yesterday: chutzpah. He said at the outset, in tones of injured innocence: “I deeply regret that some have perceived my being here as political.”
- Benjamin Netanyahu's nuclear war of words provokes Washington fall out March 3, 2015An unbridled Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minster of Israel, last night accused the United States and its allies, including Britain, of pursuing an arms enforcement deal with Iran so weak that it would all but ensure that it acquires nuclear weapons, catapulting the world into a “nuclear nightmare”.
- Bosnian war criminals: US trying to deport 150 Bosnians who may have hidden war crimes March 3, 2015US officials are looking to deport as many as 150 Bosnian immigrants, who are believed to have been involved in war crimes committed in the Bosnian War between 1992 and 1995, according to the New York Times.
- Has the legendary 'City of the Monkey God' been found in Honduras? March 3, 2015An expedition to locate the legendary 'City of the Monkey God' has announced the discovery of a mysterious culture's ancient city, according to National Geographic.
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