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GOP Senate Candidate Flirts With Birtherism

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A prominent Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan has emerged as yet another proponent of the "birther" movement, accordin...

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Bitter Primaries Hurting GOP Chances In Key States

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.29.2012

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TAMPA, Fla. — Mutual admiration was the rule for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's listening session at the University of South Florida. School pro...

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Pete Hoekstra Burns Through Cash In Michigan Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.17.2012

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Last week, Michigan GOP Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra announced that he had raised nearly $700,000 in the first quarter of 2012. As The Huffington Po...

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GOP Senate Candidate Slams Lilly Ledbetter Act: 'That Thing Is A Nuisance'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Republican congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is now running to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), weighed in on the Lilly Ledbet...

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Ladies In The Legislature: Michigan's Women Leaders

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.30.2012

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As Women's History Month winds to a close, HuffPost Detroit takes a moment to honor the women leaders who are toiling away for the good of Michigan an...

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'Really, Really Dumb' Campaign Ad Draws More Criticism

AP | By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.07.2012

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LANSING, Mich. -- Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew...

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Super Bowl Campaign Ad Offends Many

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.07.2012

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LANSING, Mich. — The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstr...

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Michigan Senate Drops 'License To Bully' Bill, Adopts New Version

Posted 11.29.2011

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Michigan's state Senate dropped a bill Tuesday that critics called "a license to bully," and instead adopted a House version that represents a comprom...

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State Senate Backs Bill Requiring Pledge Of Allegiance In Schools

Posted 01.12.2012

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A bill that requires every Michigan public school student to start the day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has been approved by the state Senate....

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Candidate Makes Shocking Comments On One Percent

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.11.2012

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Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Clark Durant, speaking at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., said Thursday that the gap between the rich and poor s...

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Lawmakers Respond To Controversial GOP-Backed Bullying Bill

Posted 01.11.2012

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Michigan's state House passed its own version of an anti-bullying Thursday, smoothing over the language in a bill passed by the Senate last week that ...

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WATCH: Michigan Senator Calls New Bill 'A Blueprint For Bullying'

Posted 01.03.2012

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The Republican-led Michigan Senate passed a new bill requiring state school districts to implement anti-bullying policies, but one Democratic senator ...

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Michigan Senate Decides To Lift Cap On Cyber Schools

Canton, Mich. Patch | Peg McNichol | Posted 12.28.2011

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Michigan might be getting more cyber schools. Under legislation narrowly approved 20-18 by the Republican-led state Senate, Michigan's current cap ...

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The Confidence Gap Between Democrats And Republicans

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans have a well-oiled propaganda machine to facilitate the fantasy of strength and popularity. The message is always the same -- whether the GOP wins or loses, it always wins.

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Michigan Smoking Ban: State To Become 38th To Ban Smoking

AP | the Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michigan could soon become the 38th state to ban smoking after the state Senate passed a bill Thursday that had been previously approved by the House....

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