Sykes, Wagner & Belling give Wall three enthusiastic thumbs down!

This was a big week for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall. While formally kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a series of events that were closed to the public, Wall had to contend with with continued reports regarding the fact that he had not paid Wisconsin state income…

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FBI illegally collected thousands of phone records for years

Clearly, civil liberties are overrated: The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact…

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The Guantanamo “suicides”

This is the story of Salah Ahmed Al-Salami, Mani Shaman Al-Utaybi, and Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani. Each of these three men were being detained at the extra-Constitution detention facility Guantánamo Naval Base without ever having been charged with a crime, and each of the men died suddenly and violently (and almost…

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Cudahy to offer incentives to small businesses

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Common Council tonight will consider creating that would provide up to $57,300 in cash and loans to each of five small businesses that open on Packard Ave. Among the incentives that would be offered to retail businesses: Loans of up to $25,000 at 2%…

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