May 21, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Michigan Democrats

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Michigan's Highest Dem Addresses Plans For 2014 Governor's Race

Posted 01.31.2013 | Detroit

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The field of candidates for Michigan's 2014 governor's race is yet be determined, but state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) has already made it...

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WATCH: Dems Use Pure Michigan To Slam GOP Governor

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 01.15.2013 | Detroit

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So much for Pure Michigan. After the Michigan Economic Development Corp. released an ad last week using the tourism slogan to promote controversial...

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Dems Push Back Against Right-To-Work Legislation

AP | JOHN FLESHER and JEFF KAROUB | Posted 02.09.2013 | Detroit

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LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has give...

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Michigan Democrats Meet With Governor On Right To Work Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.10.2012 | Detroit

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WASHINGTON -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) met with Democrats in Michigan's congressional delegation on Monday morning on the controversial "right to...

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Detroit Dems Come To Blows On State House Floor

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.16.2011 | Detroit

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LANSING -- Things got heated on the state House floor Thursday night when a fight broke out between at least two Democrats, shortly after the House wr...

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

Posted 11.29.2011 | Home

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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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MI Dems Push Jobs Jolt

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 11.14.2011 | Detroit

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Lansing Democrats are rallying behind legislation in the House of Representatives designed to spark growth for small businesses and hire out-of-work M...

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Lawmakers Respond To Controversial GOP-Backed Bullying Bill

Posted 01.11.2012 | Home

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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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The Confidence Gap Between Democrats And Republicans

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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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Yes, Virginia, You Can Be Too Cynical About Politics

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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I apparently work in the wrong field, because romance and politics rarely go hand in hand (unless you discover your Argentinean soulmate on the Appalachian Trail) and it probably won't end well, anyway.

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Michigan Superdelegates Tense As March 4 Primaries Near

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Keith Evenhouse, Cheyna Roczykowski, and John Taylor contributed to this report. With some wondering aloud how far a campaign can fall before it hits...

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Michigan Results Reveal Some Dangerous Trends For Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The Michigan Democratic primary was on the surface a non-event. The national party has ruled the state's delegation will not be seated. Of the major c...

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