A week ago, Gov. Jim Doyle left on what he hoped would be a trip that could only help his image in an election year, as he met with troops in Iraq and surveyed earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan.
But by Tuesday, the dream trip organized by the federal government had become a nightmare. Hours after news organizations got pictures of him dining with Wisconsin soldiers in Iraq, U.S. prosecutors indicted a member of his administration on charges of manipulating her scores in a bidding process so a state travel contract would go to Adelman Travel.