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Saturday, February 6, 2010

More passengers for Amtrak

by WRN Contributor on February 6, 2010

in Transportation

A “confidence booster” for those who hope high-speed rail between Madison and Milwaukee is a success. Ridership on Amtrak’s Hiawatha service between Milwaukee and Chicago increased eight-percent in December from the same month in 2008. [click to continue…]

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Push for faster repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell

by Bob Hague 02/6/10 12:03 AM

Advocates would like to see a quick repeal of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed services, while the Pentagon is on a longer timeline. 
“Their initial estimates were that it would take about a year to do,” notes Katie Belanger, executive director for [...]

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