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U.S. Senator Russ Feingold says cutting off embryonic stem cell research would be an inhuman thing to do.
Feingold is attacking Republican opponent Ron Johnson over his opposition to embryonic stem cell research. The Middleton Democrat says Johnson’s support for ending federal funding for the work going on in Wisconsin would drive high tech jobs out of the state, into other states and countries where funding is easier to find. [Read more...]
U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold says “don’t believe the polls.” Multiple polls have shown the three-term incumbent trailing Republican Ron Johnson, but Senator Feingold says you can’t trust those numbers.
He says many of them are done by national groups that do quick polls all over the country. Feingold says the people’s he’s working with show him at least tied with Johnson or possibly even a little ahead. [Read more...]
The Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Wisconsin hold their second debate tonight in Wausau.
Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Ron Johnson will square off for the second time in four days at the UW Marathon County campus. [Read more...]
The attacks from both sides echoed many of the campaign ads that have filled the airwaves for the past several months, as the two candidates vying for one of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seats met Friday night in their first debate.
The debate between incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican challenger Ron Johnson saw both candidates take questions on a wide range of topics, including health care, Social Security, energy policy, and the war in Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says our troop deployments shouldn’t be used as a political tool.
The Oshkosh businessman says military deployments are something he might question as a Senator, but not in a way that “grandstands” on the issue. He says serious concerns should be addressed quietly until a consensus is reached, rather than having a small minority of Congress “making a bunch of noise” and undermining the efforts of the troops. [Read more...]
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