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Mayor Bing will not run for second term
Mayor Dave Bing has announced he will not seek a second term as mayor of Detroit.
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LIVE: Local election results
Tuesday is Election Day for several metro Detroit communities.
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Drug tests for welfare recipients?
Legislation that has passed in Michigan’s House would require families show more than poverty in order to get welfare benefits.
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Fatal shooting hours after mayoral forum
Police in Detroit are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of 8 Mile Road and Gratiot on the city's east side. The shooting came just hours after a mayoral forum in Detroit where violence was a major talking point.
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Gary Peters announces Senate run
Michigan Rep. Gary Peters has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat opening up with the retirement of Carl Levin.
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Car insurance reform fight may cost you
Two of Michigan's most prominent Republicans are fighting each other. The battle is over a plan to reform Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance System.
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After protests Santorum speaks at school
It was the controversial assembly that almost didn’t happen because of its possible political nature. Wednesday former Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum addressed students at Grosse Pointe South High School.
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Weiner on Twitter 2 years after disgrace
Former New York congressman Anthony Weiner has returned to the forum that led to his political downfall in 2011, launching a new Twitter account.
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Vice President Biden speaks at Cobo
Vice President Joe Biden appeared in Detroit Saturday to give the keynote address at the Michigan Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
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Candidate Profiles
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Lance Enderle (D) – US House District 8
Lance Enderle unsuccessfully ran for the 8 th Congressional District in 2010. Now he’s back with the same message, hoping to unseat the incumbent in 2012.
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Mike Rogers (R) -- U.S. House District 8
Mike Rogers is the incumbent running against Democrat Lance Enderle in the 8th Congressional District.
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Pete Hoekstra (R) U.S. Senate
Republican Pete Hoekstra is challenging Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow in the race for U.S. Senate.
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Debbie Stabenow (D) U.S. Senate
Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow is facing Republican Pete Hoekstra in the race for U.S. Senate
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John Dingell (D) – US House District 12
John Dingell has represented Michigan since 1955 as a U.S. Congressman, but he says he has unfinished business and is running for a 30 th term.
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Cynthia Kallgren (R) House District 12
Cynthia Kallgren is facing incumbent Congressman John Dingell in the 12th Congressional District.
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Debbie Dingell not running for Senate
Debbie Dingell says she will not be running for the US Senate.
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Margaret Thatcher laid to rest
Britain's Iron Lady was being laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political figure.
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New threats from N. Korea against South
After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered prickly new rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, which are watching closely for signs whether it will conduct a medium-range missile test in defiance of international concerns.
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Background checks get more support
With the Senate set to begin debate on gun control legislation this week, a proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers picked up some key Republican support over the weekend.
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George W. Bush becomes a grandfather
Former President George W. Bush can add another title to his resume - grandfather.
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Obama sending Congress 2014 budget
President Barack Obama is sending Congress his long-awaited budget, an effort to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits that have soared above $1 trillion for each of the past four years.
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GOP, Dems reach background check deal
A Senate aide and a lobbyist say two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases. The agreement could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb gun violence.
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Dems face decision time on gun control
Senate Democrats are approaching decision time on whether they should try to get Republican support for expanding background checks for firearms sales or will have to take the shakier path of pursuing the cornerstone of the gun control effort on their own.
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MI state employees brace for layoffs
State employees are bracing for layoffs that could come as early as Monday.
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Tensions escalate in North Korea
North Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as tensions escalate.
