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Dave Jamieson

Roofers Now At Forefront Of The Regulatory Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans claim the Obama administration is choking small business with burdensome workplace regulations. Democrats say the few new re...

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Dave Jamieson

Republicans: Bedrock Overtime, Minimum Wage Laws Due For Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 09.13.2011

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In a Congressional hearing Thursday, Republican lawmakers indicated a willingness to reform the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the bedrock Depressio...

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Elise Foley

GOP Defections In House Funding Vote Hint At Trouble Ahead

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed a three-week stopgap funding bill on Tuesday by a vote of 271 to 158, fending off the threat of a go...

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SLUMBER PARTY: One-Fifth Of House Freshmen Sleep In Offices

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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(CBS) By Phil Hirschkorn & Wyatt Andrews WASHINGTON - Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg considers sleeping in his Capitol Hill office a luxury. ...

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GOP Congressional Candidate Tim Walberg: We Could Impeach Obama Over Birth Certificate

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan J. Demas

Walberg, who's running for his old seat, said at a town hall event this week that President Obama could be impeached for not showing his birth certificate.

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How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan J. Demas

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

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Eyeing A Comeback, Former Rep. Walberg Holds Health Care Town Halls

Chris Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Savage

Although he holds no public office whatsoever, Walberg has been holding health care town hall meetings as he gets ready for a rematch in 2010 against Rep. Schauer.

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Time To Stop Paying Lameduck Members of Congress If They Stop Showing Up For Work

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Nickolas

14 of the 26 non-voting members are lameducks who seem less interested in saving anything except their fat paychecks.

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Riding Obama's Coattails, Mark Schauer Makes It a Race in Michigan

Chris Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Savage

Obama's strong surge in Michigan, combined with McCain's withdrawal and voters' desire to punish the party in power, is tipping the scales in favor of down-ticket Democrats, whose victories will alter the power balance in Washington.

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2008 Michigan CD-07 General Election:
Walberg (R-i) vs Schauer (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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MI-07: Walberg vs Schauer

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