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  By John Cuoco MILWAUKEE -- Senator Ron Johnson and Congresswoman Gwen Moore both said on Friday that when the President addresses the nation next week he'll have to explain why the unraveling situation in Syria is in the national security interests of America. Johnson explained that Syria has two million pounds of chemical weapons and precursors, which in the… Read more »

  MILWAUKEE — Republican Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner and Sean Duffy said Wednesday that they will vote against military intervention in Syria, and other members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation expressed hesitancy about a strike. A staff member for Republican Rep. Tom Petri, whose district includes Columbia and Marquette counties as well as Oshkosh and Fond… Read more »

 By M.L. Johnson MILWAUKEE — Republican Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner and Sean Duffy said Wednesday that they will vote against military intervention in Syria, and other members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation expressed hesitancy about a strike. The U.S. and France have accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of using chemical weapons against his own people, and… Read more »

  By Bill Glauber There's one way to unite conservative Republican Sean Duffy and liberal Democrat Mark Pocan. In separate interviews Wednesday, the two congressmen from Wisconsin both expressed intense skepticism about granting President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against the Syria government. "I am leaning strongly no," Duffy… Read more »

 By Rep. Gwen Moore Governor Scott Walker has done it again. He has made national news, made a splash -- and certainly established his bona fide conservative credentials once more. But his actions come at a great cost for Wisconsin's low-income families and individuals. Most Wisconsinites are aware that Wisconsin, under the leadership of Governor Walker, has decided to… Read more »

  MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore says she has not yet made up her mind on possible military action in Syria, but she is working hard to prepare for a vote. The U.S. has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of using chemical weapons against his own people, and President Barack Obama has asked Congress to authorize a military strike.   Moore said… Read more »

 By Myra Sanchick  GRAFTON (WITI) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the world set a red line against chemical weapons use that he now seeks to apply to Syria, while a Senate committee approved a resolution authorizing the U.S. military attack that he is planning. By a 10-7 vote, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the resolution that… Read more »

  Take a look at the stories from around our area and world that are making news today. Wisconsin's representatives weigh in on Syrian crisis: Lacey Crisp of WTMJ reports: "Members of Congress are getting regular briefings from the President on what's going on in Syria. The images from Syria are hard to look at; men, women and children seriously injured,… Read more »

  By Lacey Crisp MILWAUKEE - Members of Congress are getting regular briefings from the President on what's going on in Syria. The images from Syria are hard to look at; men, women and children seriously injured, possibly from sarin gas from their own leader.  Representative Mark Pocan was recently near the Syrian border, "It's unfortunately a… Read more »

  By Don Walker  Two members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation — one from each party — said Saturday they were pleased that President Barack Obama plans to seek congressional authorization before launching a military attack on Syria. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a frequent critic of Obama's foreign policy, issued a statement saying he… Read more »