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Madison — Already relieved of most of the responsibilities required of their offices in other states, the positions of secretary of state and state treasurer would be eliminated under a constitutional amendment proposed by two Assembly Republicans. "In this day and age, they are outdated positions," said Rep. Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva). "We can save the state some money by eliminating them." The positions are much weaker than in other states. Republican State Treasurer Kurt Schuller, for example, had one of his last major responsibilities — authority of the state's unclaimed property program — eliminated under the state budget. Eliminating...

Thursday, November 30, 2006 FIRST AMENDMENT ON TRIAL $165 million WND suit smashes previous record National media ignoring massive action filed by Democrat fund-raiser for Gore Posted: November 30, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com The $165 million lawsuit filed against WND and two freelance writers who wrote a comprehensive series exposing Al Gore's record of corruption in Tennessee during the 2000 presidential campaign would smash any judgment that has ever held up in such a court proceeding. WND was named as defendant in the action, along with the two journalists who wrote a series of...