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Child caught in Wisconsin surrogate birth case

A deal is a deal when it comes to surrogate birth, even if the mother changes her mind, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today. The court ruled in the case of Monica Schissel of Columbus, Wis., who changed her mind after agreeing to bear a child for David and Marcia Rosecky of Menomonee Falls, using…
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Just a second

There might be more to a second than a second. In the course of a day, on which our standard of time is based, the planet wobbles a bit. So some days are longer or shorter than others. The atomic clock keeps a more accurate record of the time, but that may soon be obsolete,…
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5 x 8: Does Gardy need to go?

5 x 8: Does Gardy need to go?

Is it time for the Twins to fire their manager, when is it OK to mention a woman's appearance in a news story, health care for your pet, how to wash your hair in space, and one small step to fight hunger.
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Mary and Bob (7/10/13)

Mary and Bob (7/10/13)

Our first look at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defense rests in the Zimmerman trial, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sidesteps a question on religious freedom, smoke from a distant fire in Minnesota, a lower gambling age, and why I wouldn’t be a young person today for anything in the world. Here’s today’s news conversation with Mary Lucia…
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For a struggling middle class family, an American hug

For a struggling middle class family, an American hug

Last night’s Frontline episode profiling two middle-class families who plunged into poverty through no particular fault of their own will do little to fix the problems faced by people who once were middle-class working Americans. But maybe it can help them feel less like failures. The Stanley family, one of the families profiled, is at…
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The paramilitary guards in the Wisconsin woods

The tension is certainly rising in northern Wisconsin where the presence this week of paramilitary guards has ratcheted up the controversy over a proposed open-pit iron mine. Gogebic Taconite isn’t backing down from its decision to bring in the security force from an Arizona firm, citing a June confrontation between opponents of the mine and…
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How to portray female athletes

How to portray female athletes

ESPN has unveiled its first brand promo for ESPNw, its website dedicated to women athletics. The site has been around for a few years, so think about that fact: This is the first brand promo, the AdFreak blog says. http://youtu.be/Tr175IEjUpQ
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5 x 8: How the middle class died

5 x 8: How the middle class died

Is the American Dream dead? Forgetting how to fly. The creeping corruption. Before I did. The urinal sink.
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Mary and Bob (7/9/13)

Mary and Bob (7/9/13)

A final tribute to the "hotshots," is too much information being released about the San Francisco plane crash, Illinois becomes the last state to legalize carrying weapons, a new gig for the man the architect of the same-sex marriage amendment defeat, the Quebec train explosion, and the worst to-do list ever compiled for Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
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Travel piece or Euro trash?

The reporter who wrote a perfectly horrible review of the Minneapolis scene is acknowledging that he really didn’t spend enough time in the area to know much about the Minneapolis scene. That was much was certainly obvious in Mark Meadows’ “48 Hours in Minneapolis,” being distributed by Reuters. 10 a.m. – Eat breakfast at the…
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