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4 r'V i 1 I Mild occasional rain and drizzle High 57 Low 45 Details A2 LIFE SPORTS SZZl JiodUfjii- ''''Its )P 'K ft 4r' i wi Nonprofit groups ask for your help D1 A A V1 ctl $175 US involved in Iraq war longer than it was in WWII Bush says he still is undecided whether to start bringing US troops home from Iraq or add to the 140000 there now He is awaiting the conclusions of several top-to-bottom studies including a military review by Gen Peter Pace chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Expected soon too are recommendations from an outside blue-ribbon commission lutionary War (six years nine months) and the Civil War (four years) have engaged America longer Fighting in Afghanistan which may or may not be a full-fledged war depending on who is keeping track has gone on for five years one month It continues as the ousted Taliban resurges and the central government is challenged BYTOMRAUM ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the US involvement in the war that President father fought in World War II As of today the conflict in Iraq has raged for three years and just over eight months Only the Vietnam War (eight years five months) the Revo headed by former Secretary of State James Baker a Republican close to the Bush family and former Rep Lee Hamilton an Indiana Democrat who was one of the leaders of the Sept 11 commission The Iraq war began on March 19 2003 with the US bombing of Baghdad On May 1 2003 Bush famously declared major combat operations over the pronouncement coming in a speech aboard an aircraft carrier emblazoned with a banner Yet file fighting has dragged on and most of the 2800-plus US military deaths have occurred after Bush suggested an end to what he called the Iraq front in the global fight against See WAR Back page FAST FACTS Where to shop Discount stores and online retailers stand to benefit from the holiday shopping season: 71 Americans who say buy gifts at discount mass merchandisers like Wal-Mart and Target 62 Americans who plan to shop at department stores 52 Americans who will buy from independent retailers Online stores and discount mass merchandisers are predicted to see appreciable increases in gift buying Biggest declines are expected for department stores and outlets Source: Consumer Reports Holiday Shopping Poll DEATHS Defendants ask for any judge but Schroeder 1 Roger Degen 73 of Burlington died Friday at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Medical Center Racine Schuette-Daniels A6 Donald Drake 43 of Pleasant Prairie died Friday at Kenosha Medical Center Congdon A6 Mary Eve Hughes Pfau Leipzig 69 formerly of Pleasant Prairie died Thursday at St Medical Center Milwaukee Hansen-Lendman A6 Justin Nelson 22 of Kenosha died Thursday at his home Ryan Funeral Home De Pere Wis A6 Gilbert Royd Duncan 84 of Aurora III died Monday at Provena Mercy Hospital Aurora Dieterle Memorial Home Montgomery III AG BIRTHDAYS Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder talks about a case In his courtroom recently reputation as being a tough judge has created a problem In the county so many defendants request to be removed from court that a Racine Judge has been brought In to help handle the caseload have swapped cases for years BY JESSICA HANSEN jhansenkenoshanewscom One moment Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder is assigned a case The next defense lawyers file papers to get another judge any judge just not Schroeder After 25 years on the bench Schroeder has almost stopped wondering why some attorneys deflate at the mere mention of his name Stifi as a giant teddy bear of a man whom many defense attorneys consider a friend the aversion to his courtroom is puzzling almost becomes irrational had people file on me who had a traffic ticket for bald Schroeder said Mark Nielsen a Racine attorney who occasionally appears before Schroeder said a matter of the myth eclipsing the man got this reputation as the he said not true in my Since August reputation has created such an imbalance in two local felony courts that a Racine County judge has been assigned to hear Kenosha County cases Some local attorneys argue that the move disenfranchises Kenosha voters they voted for Schroeder not some Racine and could punish defendants exercising a legal right Court officials hope the shift will mean more Kenosha County cases stay See JUDGE Back page Melissa Plas turns 20 years old today A sophomore at the University of she enjoys shopping surfing the Web music and spending time with her friends After two years as colleagues Barry went into private practice in Racine his hometown By 1978 Barry was district attorney Two years after that he was appointed to replace a retiring judge been on the bench ever since He was even heralded as 1997 Judge of the Year by the State Bar of Wisconsin Bajry has kept Kenosha ties in the nearly 30 years he has been away a member and former vice president of the Italian American Club He also works on a business outreach team at Carthage College Earlier this month Barry was pulled further into Kenosha when he started getting cases substituted from Schroeder anyone who got Schroeder and asked for a dif ferent judge got Barry instead see any difference between John Cabranes another Racine lawyer said Neither man tolerates unacceptable behavior although the hot buttons for each might vary slightly Both he said are fundamentally fair like Judge Schroeder Judge Barry has been known to yell at Cabranes said Nielsen sees subtle differences between the judges mostly in their admonishments Schroeder he said talks about the impact of immorality on policy and society while Barry cuts to the common sense the basics of why a certain crime is just plain wrong Both lawyers say the judges are equitable substitutes for one another particularly because neither quite lives up to his bad reputation a guy just gets a rep as a tough Nielsen said BY JESSICA HANSEN jhansenkenoshanewscom Racine County Judge Dennis Barry laughed when he learned that some lawyers avoid him as much as Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder Supposedly both are rogue lock up judges known for scrapping plea deals and angering defense attorneys know about Barry said just call as I see Schroeder and Barry have swapped cases for years each taking the cast-offs a calculated move to keep lawyers from switching courts largely because the two are so similar guys ought to be similar They were seeds planted in the same said Mark Nielsen a Racine attorney who has dealt with both men Barry was an assistant prosecutor in Kenosha when Schroeder was the district attorney I OPINIONS Personality plus: CIA updates online recruiting efforts 1 2 3 4 5 The Opinion meter leans to the right today at 35 Featured syndicated columnists are conservative James Pinkerton and moderate Dan Thomasson See Pages El 2 INDEX Advice B2 NationWorldB3-7 Business E56 Opinion El-3 CelebrationsFl-3 Records A7 Classified Sec GH People D8 Books E4 Sports Sec Deaths A6 State B1 Life Sec TV Plus D8 Local Sec A Travel E78 Lottery A8 Weather A2 To subscribe call 657-1600 Delivered $4 weekly least experienced analytic work force in the history of The CIA had some stumbles as it stepped out of the shadows to recruit The agency started in 2002 with black-and-white ads Last year the television ads during Washington Nationals baseball games were so quiet and unnoticeable that fans might have thought their cable went out for 30 seconds if they headed to the kitchen for a snack Officials in charge of hiring realized they needed a new plan They hired an ad agency See CIA Back page The president wanted twice as many scientists whose research combats terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction The agency hopes to meet those goals by 2011 One in seven of current employees Joined the agency in the past year and nearly 40 percent of its employees began working at the agency after the Sept 11 attacks statistics at once helpful and troubling is the youngest analytic work force in the history of the Central Intelligence Director Michael Hayden said at his confirmation hearings this year more disap- pointing language this is the of the James Bond stereotype For instance the CIA wants you to know that everyone who works there does not drive a sports car with machine guns in the tailpipes Successful applicants will in fact see their family and friends again Also have to know karate or look good in a tuxedo to work at the CIA" the personality quiz says All fun aside the hiring push began almost immediately after the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks and picked up steam in November 2004 when President Bush called for a 50 percent increase in the ranks of operatives and analysts BY KATHERINE SHRADER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON The CIA has scrapped its ho-hum test that steered job applicants toward mysterious careers and devised one cloaked in jest Invisibility or ESP? Jet pack or amphibious sports car? Walk file Great Wall of China or sip Champagne at a New York gala? The results from the personality quiz are just a few clicks away diagnosing test takers as daring thrill-seekers thoughtful observers curious adventurers innovative pioneers or impressive master- On the Net Find out if an Impressive mastermind: wwwclagovcareers CIAMythshtml minds The CIA wants to hire them all The online personality test is the equivalent of a help-wanted sign posted on the closest thing the agency has to a front door its Web site The frivolous quiz is designed to encourage job applications while dispelling myths about the agency some of them bom Visit our Web site: wwwkenoshanewscom EZ a 4 jt'V '4 a 4 fff k' a 4 A -i-f- I A -K a J'44'' 4- 4v I A.