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Daniel Bice

Daniel Bice is the Journal Sentinel's political watchdog columnist, a position he has held since March 2007. Before writing "No Quarter" as a member of the Watchdog Team, Bice co-wrote for eight years the Spivak & Bice column for the Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dbice@journalsentinel.com or (414) 223-5468.

Anti-pork fervor soon fades in D.C.

A little less than two years ago, U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen was all about reforming the way Washington operates including the elimination of earmarks. But something changed. Now Kagen is a big fan of earmarks.

Egelhoff the blogger might argue with Egelhoff the candidate

Note to all political bloggers: Be careful what you write, because one day you might decide to run for public office.

Perk gives judge paid leave for 14 months

Due to a a state perk, Mark Gempeler has continued to receive his six-figure income from the state despite not having shown up for work in nearly 14 months.

Hardin leaves a trail of bills even on her in-state trips

School Board member Charlene Hardin isn't pulling shenanigans with taxpayer money just when she's on the road out of state. Records show that she has taken 10 trips within Wisconsin since May 2007 at a total cost of $2,785.

Law and order candidate offered tips to defendants

Dan Hellman - the Republican candidate in a key Assembly race - is the perfect law and order candidate. Except that as recently as last year, he ran a Web site that tried to turn a buck by selling defendants a primer on how to beat criminal charges.

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