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It began with Confederate monuments, but it was only a matter of time before the history of everyone ever commemorated in America was in dispute. Even Abraham Lincoln. The statue of the 16th president and liberator of slaves at the top of Bascom Hill is one of the most beloved sites on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Graduating students and their families wait in line for hours in the spring to have their pictures taken in Lincoln's lap. Wunk Sheek, an indigenous student group, does not share this sentiment. The group has charged that a statue of Lincoln has no...

The left is planning another "Troops out-Walk out" on Nov 2, and they are complaining how Bush stole the election and other left wing blather. The protest is sponsored by the Multiculteral Student center, Wunk Sheek, MeCha, Al-Awda, International Socialist Organization, MSA, World Can't Wait, Madison area Peace Coliation, Stop the War, Madison area Warming Center Campagin, and Student Labor Action Coliation.