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Empty Covenant?

As Governor Jim Doyle prepares to deliver what will be his final state of the state address, some Republican state legislators say the Democratic governor has failed to follow through on a promise made to 8th graders. In his state of the state address four years ago, Doyle said 8th graders who signed the Wisconsin Covenant Pledge, and lived up to its conditions, would be eligible for financial aid packages for college.