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In a stunning display of hypocrisy, 15 of the 17 Wisconsin state senators who voted to restrict early voting hours in Wisconsin have themselves voted early.  Senate Bill 324 would prohibit voters from casting their ballots early before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on weekdays or at any time on weekends. The total number of hours that early voting ballots, which are submitted as absentee ballots, can be accepted under the legislation cannot exceed 45 hours a week.  

Good morning, and happy Tuesday. Here are six of the top stories we are following this morning at NBC News:1. Putin takes next step in bid to annex CrimeaRussian President Vladimir Putin today notified his country’s parliament and government of Crimea’s request to be annexed.

Spring may be days away, but the northern Plains and Upper Midwest are about to get walloped by yet another winter storm, meteorologists said Tuesday.The system traveled east from the Rockies, and by 5 a.m.

Washington D.C. Police say a dorm on the campus of Georgetown University is safe after a HAZMAT investigation early Tuesday morning.

Washington D.C. Police are on the scene of a HAZMAT situation at a dorm on the campus of Georgetown University.

Sarah Shourd sat at a Manhattan cafe on a recent afternoon, sipping hot apple cider and describing the hellish Iranian prison where she spent more than a year of her life in solitary confinement.

Both of the victims were listed in serious, but stable condition, police said.

Indictment alleges that workers flashed their badges and walked through checkpoints at San Diego International Airport with drugs in their backpacks.

The nation's capital experienced its snowiest St. Patrick's Day since 1884, according to The Weather Channel.%3Cblockquote%20class=%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-partner=%22tweetdeck%22%3E%3Cp%3E2014%20is%20going%20in%20the%20record%20books%20as%20Washington,%20D.C.'s%20snowiest%20St.

Carl Yerger, 45, was found stabbed to death Friday on the grounds of the Big Game Club and Resort & Marina.