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State Senator Faces Crowded Field In U.S. House Race

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 05.08.2012

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State Sen. Bert Johnson became the first candidate to officially file in the race for Michigan's newly redrawn 13th U.S. congressional district last w...

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Detroit To Get Own Patent Office, 100 High Tech Jobs

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 01.11.2012

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A long-time-in-the-making satellite branch of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has finally found a home in Detroit. The former Stroh's brewery ...

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LIVE UPDATES: Rally Against Emergency Managers In Detroit

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Detroit Financial Crisis, Detroit Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit Fiscal Crisis, Mayor Dave Bing, Emergency Manager Law, Detroit City Council, Rep. John Conyers, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

Several hundred Detroit residents gathered at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on the city's west side Monday to protest the impending threat of a...

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Conyers Takes On Michigan Governor

HuffingtonPost.com | Simone Landon | Posted 12.02.2011

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DETROIT -- As Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans a preliminary state review of Detroit's finances, a legal challenge to his authority to do such an actio...

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Looming Government Shutdown Reveals House Leadership's Fiscal Irresponsibility and Willingness to Put Americans At Risk

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 06.05.2011

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Based on their absolute refusal to compromise on the Federal budget, the Tea Party's actions reveal their fiscal irresponsibility and their willingness to put other Americans at risk.

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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Wants Gen. Petraeus To Testify On Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- It's the rare issue that unites Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), but the call for Gen. David Petraeus to testify...

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Giving the Gift of Water to the Neediest This Holiday Season

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Americans gather together this holiday season, what will likely go unconsidered is an appreciation for the access to two basic necessities that many of us take for granted: water and adequate sanitation.

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BUSTED! Top Dem House Member Caught Reading Playboy On Airplane

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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It takes a bold person to openly read an adult nudie magazine in public, especially on an airplane where tight confines often leave neighboring passen...

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Who Would Oppose Closing the Gun Show Loophole?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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What individual or group would try to stand in the way of legislation that would make it harder for convicted felons and other dangerous persons to obtain all sorts of dangerous weapons? The NRA bosses and their allies.

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Calling for the Creation of Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

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As America heads inexorably towards its tenth year of war in Afghanistan, it is clear that the end of this, America's longest war, is nowhere in sight.

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Law Enforcement to Congress: Require Background Checks for Gun Sales

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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We need partners in every community; and we need elected officials, in Congress and in state legislatures, to stop catering to special interests and instead act in the public interest to reduce the terrible, and escalating, risk of gun violence in America.

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"Most Compelling Testimony" Ever

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Yesterday, the Crime Sub-Committee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hosted a forum on legislation to close the loophole that allows "private sellers" of firearms to bypass Brady background checks at gun shows.

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Good News for Civil Libertarians?

Mark Dorlester | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several of the most controversial and draconian provisions of the Patriot Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will expire December 31 unless renewed...

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Fireworks at NFL Brain Injury Hearings on Capitol Hill

Paula Duffy | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a conflict of interest inherent in teams' medical personnel determining the readiness of players and incentive laden contracts which don't account for time off the field for injuries.

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John Conyers' Wife Implicated In Detroit Bribery Case

AP | COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a prominent congressman, sought political support from Baptist pastors and prayers fro...

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How Questioning The President Went From an Argument to a Conversation

Jason Notte | Posted 05.25.2011

After nearly a decade, it's nice to see that Americans can petition their president again.

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Rep. John Conyers: Is There Another Doctor in the House?

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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After a thorough review of Dr. Gupta's qualifications (young, handsome, full head of hair, blinding white teeth, Asian) the other day, we feel pretty good about Obama's choice.

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