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Arizona Going Rogue?

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Rasmussen Poll, Arizona Democratic Party, Project West Poll, Colorado, Super Vol, Obama, Mccain, Pennsylvania, AZ Poll, Arizona, Barack Obama, Don Bivens, Dean, Nevada, Howard Dean, New Mexico, Bruce Merrill Walter Cronkite School Poll, Michigan, Ohio, Research 2000 Poll, David Cieslak, Dave Ceislak, Battleground, Bivens, Home News
Beverly Davis

Is it possible that John McCain can lose his home state of Arizona? With new polls and early voting results showing the state is in play, during the ...

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October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Chrysler, George W. Bush, Cars, Detroit News, Detroit Auto Show, Ford, Democratic Party, Robert Lutz, Mississippi, Bailout, New Jersey, General Motors, Paris Car Show, Tennessee, Nissan, Michigan, Renault, John McCain, California, Gm, Cnbc, Indiana, Detroit Three, Ohio, French, Washington DC, Chrysler Nissan Deal, Barack Obama, New York, Texas, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Alabama, Politics News
Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

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Texas Family on Canvassing "Vacation" in Swing State NC

Joan and Elizabeth Cheever | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Phonebanking North Carolina, Indiana, Cary North Carolina, Ohio, Texas Obama, Nevada, North Carolina, Barack Obama, Colorado, North Carolina Mccain, Texas, Canvassing North Carolina, Early Voting, Cary, Michigan, Texas Volunteers Obama, John McCain, Deep South, North Carolina Obama, One-Stop Early Voting Registration, Home News
Joan and Elizabeth Cheever

JOAN: It began with the news of voter list purging. Ten days ago, the media identified six "swing" states as having "problems" with voter registratio...

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Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?

Karen Dionne | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Tony Clarke, Great Lakes Compact, St. Ignace, Japan, Novel, Lake Erie, Blue Gold, Water, Michigan, Great Lakes, Environment, Bottled Water Industry, Colorado River, Lake Superior, Freezing Point, Maude Barlow, Ogallala Aquifer, Bottled Water, Green News
Karen Dionne

Recently, governors and legislatures... approved the Great Lakes Compact, a landmark agreement that bans the sale and diversion of water outside the region.

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Sam Stein

Palin's Clothes Cost RNC More Than Weekly Ads In Six States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palin Clothes, Georgia Maine, Mccain Clothing, RNC Ads, Maine Ads, Indiana, McCain Ads, Palin Clothing, North Dakota, Rnc Ad Buy, Ad Campaign, Michigan, Paling Attire, Politics News

The McCain campaign and RNC's pushback to revelations that they purchased $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories for Sarah Palin has been, primari...

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Obama and Swing-State Governors Push Importance of Green Jobs in Palm Beach

Carol Anne Burger | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Google, Swing States, Green Jobs, Ohio, Jobs, Florida, Obama Florida, Obama Economy, Michigan, New Mexico, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, Colorado, Home News
Carol Anne Burger

What gives strength to the fabric of American society? Jobs do, that's what, and that was the message delivered by Barack Obama to an audience at the ...

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Joe Must Go

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Animals, Joe Knollenberg, Michigan, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Gary Peters, Animal Cruelty, Oakland County, Animal Rights, Sport Hunting, Horse Meat Export, HSLF, Polar Bear Hunting, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Joe Knollenberg has had 16 years in office to demonstrate where he stands on the humane treatment of animals, and time and time again he has voted against animal welfare reforms.

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Hunting for Scarce McCain-Palin Signs in Conservative Indiana

Thomas Westgard | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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Thomas Westgard

I routinely drive from Chicago, down through the heavily industrial Gary/Hammond area known locally as "The Region," and from there, deep into Indian...

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GM Shutters Michigan Plant, Further Eroding McCain-Palin Support

Dan Treul | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Midwest, Bowling, Election 08, Enthusiasm Gap, Midwestern Politics, Local Politics, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Wyoming, Vote 08, 2008 Election, Michigan, Michigan Politics, John McCain, Home News
Dan Treul

In a smoke-filled bowling alley in Wyoming, Michigan, Laura Burns unofficially acts as the Wednesday women's league spokesperson: "I'm leaning toward ...

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If You Doubt That There Is a Healthcare Crisis, Come to Michigan

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Health, Nonprofits, Social Services, Detroit Free Press, University of Michigan, Michigan, University of Chicago, Health Reform, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Of Detroit's 42 hospitals that operated in 1960, four remain. Locals know a thing or two about the agony of auto plant closings. Local hospital closings are also a heavy blow.

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BBC report: will the GOP steal another election?

Greg Palast | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosures, Vote Theft, Steal Back Your Vote, Vote Fraud, Mccain, Palast, Acorn, Greg Palast, Obama, Michigan, Rove, Rfk, Karl Rove, Politics News
Greg Palast

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and I have been following the Rove-arian tactics of vote theft for years, frankly we're tired of covering it after the election. This year we're telling you how they're doing it beforehand.

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Protecting Your Right to Vote

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Us Constitution, Voter Disenfranchisement, 2008 Election, Voter Registration, Michigan, Politics News
Anthony D. Romero

The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than any other right we have, yet if 2004 is any indicator, we can expect many more voter suppression tactics this Election Day.

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

Chris Savage | Posted 11.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Michigan, House of Representatives, Tim Walberg, Mark Schauer, GOP Michigan, Democrats Down Ticket, Democrats Michigan, Mccain Michigan, Jack Waldvogel, Home News
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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Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Polls, Military Times, Youth Vote, Donald Inbody, Black Voters, Austin, Museum of the Marine Corps, Independent Voters, University of Texas, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Iraq War, Virginia, Young Voters, Pollsters, Patriotism, Marines, Military, Latino Voters, US Marines, Iwo Jima, World War II, Michigan, Military Families, Republicans, Minorities, Don Inbody, Diane Tucker Military Closing Ranks, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."

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Help Bring Tina Fey to the Wolverines!

Lisa Derrick | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michigan Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Polls, Obama Michigan, Gop, Snl, Petition, Mccain Michigan, Tina Fey, Michigan, Politics News
Lisa Derrick

Local Michigan Republicans have started a petition to bring Sarah Palin back to Michigan. Dems want to do 'em one better by bringin' Tina Fey to Michigan. *wink*

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Signatures Sought To Lure Palin To Michigan

Detroit Free Press | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Day, Election 2008, Michigan, Voters, Swing States, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Michigan's not ready to let go of the McCain-Palin ticket that easy. In yet another overture to get vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin to Michigan...

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McCain Pulls Out Of Michigan - Only 49 More To Go!

236.com | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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We're still a full month away from the election but John McCain has already conceded Michigan. The McCain team is pulling out of the state completely ...

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Michigan Republicans Oppose McCain Pullout

Politico | ALEXANDER BURNS | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: GOP Michigan, McCain Pullout Michigan, John McCain, Mccain Michigan, Michigan, Politics News

In the aftermath of John McCain's decision to pull out of Michigan, Republicans in the state are expressing shock and bewilderment at his move--and ar...

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Palin On Michigan Pull-Out: "Oh C'mon, Do We Have To?"

Politico | Andy Barr | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Campaign, Mccain Michigan, Michigan, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday that she disagrees with the John McCain campaign's decision to pull staff and resources out of Michigan. "I want ...

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Wall Street Credit Crash Threatens To Tank U.S. Auto Industry

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Credit Crunch, Offthebus, Automakers, Unemployment, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Subprime Loans, Detroit, Center for Automotive Research, Chevy Cruze, Gm, Volt, Credit Crisis, 2008 Election, Paris Auto Show, Ford Motor Co, Ka, Detroit Automakers, Cnn, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Michigan, Auto Loan, Home Equity Loans, New York Times, Fixing the Health Insurance Industry, Forbes, Auto Industry, Executive Compensation, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Every job lost on Wall Street impacts two-to-three jobs on the outside. By comparison, every job lost at an auto plant impacts nearly 10 jobs on the outside... We don't want to know what happens if the domestic auto industry gets away from us."

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Jed Lewison

Strangest Pre-Debate Spin Ever?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michigan, Debate, Politics News

Just a quick question about this Michigan announcement -- that McCain is pulling out of the state. Does this mean McCain-land is the first campaign ev...

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Go Blue: McCain All But Concedes Michigan

Dan Treul | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

Hours after the announcement of McCain's pull-out from Michigan, the Republican candidate's local organization in Grand Rapids seemed caught off guard...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Obama Has Advantages in Battleground State of Michigan

Chris Savage | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain Michigan, Barack Obama Michigan, John McCain, Youth Vote, Social Networking, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Young Voters, Internet, John McCain 2008, Social Networks, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Obama Michigan, Republican Party, Michigan, Obama Voter Registration, Home News
Chris Savage

The youth vote in Michigan may be the deciding factor for Obama in November with increased registration, participation and perception of Obama as "cool" amongst young voters.

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House Loans Automakers $25 Billion

Financial Times | Bernarn Simon | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Chrysler, Gm, Michigan, Economy, Ohio, Ford, Cars, Congress, Automakers Loan, Business News

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25bn package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant ...

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