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Democrats criticize Gov. Walker for withdrawing student's U. Wisconsin Regents appointment

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's withdrawal of his student appointment to the University of Wisconsin's Board of Regents is being criticized by Democratic lawmakers, who claim the nomination was taken away because the student signed a petition calling for the Republican  governor's recall two years ago, JSOnline.com reported.Walker has not responded to questions about why he withdrew the nomination of Joshua Inglett, who just completed his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville."We've got plenty of other good candidates and we're not going to get into specifics about it," Walker told reporters. "We've made a decision to withdraw the name in our office and we'll be submitting another name to the board of regents."According to JSOnline.com, Inglett told a Madison television station that his appointment was withdrawn shortly after the governor's office asked him if he had signed the recall petition.When asked if that was accurate, Walker said that he was not involved in...

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