NEWS8000.com - August 3, 2011

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Citizens United enters Wisconsin recall ad wars
An affiliate of Citizens United, the conservative group at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark campaign finance ruling, says it is spending $300,000 on a Wisconsin state Senate recall election.

Walker to sign bill extending jobless benefits
Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign into law a bill that will make another 13 weeks
of federal unemployment benefits available to out of work Wisconsin residents.

Communties come together to stand up against crime
21 Neighborhood Watch Groups around La Crosse hosted National Night Out block
parties Tuesday night.

Company at Fort McCoy laying off 115 employees
A government services and logistics company is laying off 115 employees at Fort
McCoy.

Account set up for family of missing La Crosse boy
The Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Inc. \(HMAA\) of La Crosse is helping the family of a boy last seen swimming on the Mississippi River at Pettibone Park.

Wisconsin's US senators split vote on debt bill
Wisconsin's two U.S. senators split Tuesday on emergency legislation raising the government's borrowing cap with promises of more than $2 trillion of budget cuts over the next decade.

Wisconsin Dems cry foul over recall ballot mailing
The Wisconsin Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into whether a
conservative group tried to suppress turnout in next week's state senate recall
elections by misinforming voters about the deadline for absentee ballots.

UPDATE: Wisconsin residents with salmonella poisoning are better
The state health department says the three Wisconsin residents with salmonella
poisoning connected to a national outbreak possibly involving ground turkey
have recovered.

Democratic chairman: 1.4 million voters contacted about recall elections
The chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party says 1.4 million voters have been
contacted in advance of the eight state Senate recall elections and 730,000
people will be contacted this weekend.

Study: Property taxes levied increase 2.6 percent
A new study finds that property taxes levied by local government increased this
year 2.6 percent.

UPDATE: Second person dies following Juneau Co. house explosion
Juneau County Sheriff's officials say the explosion Sunday was likely caused by
a vapor, or gas leak.

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Senate goes on recess without taking up FAA funding
The U.S. Senate went on summer recess Tuesday night without taking action to
fully fund the Federal Aviation Administration, all but assuring that almost
4,000 furloughed FAA workers will remain jobless for the next five weeks, and
preventing the age...

Job growth stalls, layoffs surge
As the economy struggles to recover, more job losses are expected for thousands
of Americans, according to a report released Wednesday.

The number of planned job cuts surged to a 16-month high in July -- rising 60%
in July to 66,414 from June's 41,432...

Salmonella outbreak linked to death in Calif.
A multistate outbreak of salmonella poisoning blamed for scores of illnesses
that may be linked to eating ground turkey has resulted in a death, a spokesman
for the California Department of Public Health said Tuesday.

Ailing Mubarak wheeled into courtroom cage for trial
Former President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on
corruption and murder charges after Egyptians took to the streets in an
uprising that led to the toppling of his 30-year regime.

Mubarak, 83, faces a death sentence if convicted.

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