November 7, 2008 Friday

State:

Wisconsin (WI) was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848.

Capital: Madison

Bird: Robin

Flower: Wood Violet

Tree: Sugar Maple

Nickname: Badger State

A Midwestern State

Fact: WI is number one in cheese production with 350 flavors.

News:

1. U.S. unemployment is at 6.5%, highest in 14 years.

2. President-elect Obama is meeting with his team in Chicago.

3. Ford Motors’ sale dropped 23% in the third quarter.

4. There were more attacks in Baghdad.

5. Fidelity Investments is laying off many workers.

6. A.U.S. Missile killed at least 8 on the Afghanistan border.

AZ:

1. Kurt Adams will be the leader in the AZ House.

2. An 18 year-old from Tucson died of alcohol overdose at an Indiana college.

3. A gang sweep in Mesa lead to 80 arrests.

4. Seventy-three thousand illegals were deported from AZ 2008.

5. A former car salesman stole the ID’s of 121 people.