Wisconsin Congressional candidate Dave Magnum failed to show up for the taping of a scheduled debate against opponent and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin Saturday, claiming he was at a football game, according to a press release.
\I'm disappointed that Mr. Magnum didn't attend,"" Baldwin said. ""We've agreed to eight joint appearances before election day. Of the two we've held, he's already missed one. I hope he respects the voters enough to show up for the rest and tell the public where he stands on the issues.""
The forum, at the Madison City Cable studio, 215 Martin Luther King Blvd., went on as scheduled. Baldwin answered questions on the environment and homeland security.
A 21-year old UW-Madison student was robbed early Friday morning on the corner of West Johnson Street and State Street, according to a statement.
The victim said she was standing near the intersection with friends when the suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her purse. According to the release, the suspect pulled her purse away with both hands and proceeded eastbound on Johnson Street. The victim was not injured during the incident.
According to the release, the suspect is described as a white male, approximately 20 years old, 5'10"", with blond, spiky hair. He was last seen wearing black pants and a white shirt.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voiced her opposition to a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in the United States last week on the House floor, according to The Capital Times.
Baldwin, the only openly gay woman in Congress, said the definition of marriage does not belong in the Constitution and should instead be a state-determined issue.
""Our Constitution has been amended only 17 times since the Bill of Rights,"" she said. ""Never in our history have we used our most sacred governing document to deny rights to any group of Americans. Nor should we do so today.""
The Marriage Protection Amendment died after failing to achieve the required two-thirds majority in the House to send a constitutional amendment to the 50 states.
