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[[Image:Wisconsin ref 2001.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Wisconsin]]

[[Image:Wisconsin ref 2001.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Geographic map of Wisconsin]]

'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State", or unofficially "America's Dairyland", was the thirtieth state to enter the union, on May 29, 1848. The capital city of Wisconsin is [[Madison]].  The state is expected to be a key battleground in the [[2008 Presidential Election]].  It is the home state of former Secretary of Health and Human services, [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor from 1987 to 2001.

'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State", or unofficially "America's Dairyland", was the thirtieth state to enter the union, on May 29, 1848. The capital city of Wisconsin is [[Madison]].  The state is expected to be a key battleground in the [[2008 Presidential Election]].  It is the home state of former Secretary of Health and Human services, [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor from 1987 to 2001.