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Possible Obama veep visiting Michigan today
Tuesday has turned out to be a day of lady love for Barack Obama.
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Medicinal pot advances and no one is afraid
Michigan’s proposed medical marijuana law, which would allow people with physician approval to possess 2.5 ounces of marijuana and to grow up to 12 plants at a time, has broad support.
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Veep, veep! Veep, veep!
That’s the sound of the veepstakes clown car; every few seconds, some fresh clown steps out, unfolding and setting the crowd to clapping and chattering, and all the while the car horn sounds, “Veep, veep!”
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Hoogendyk using oil fears as campaign tool
Republican Jack Hoogendyk, R-Kalamazoo, is hoping sticker shock and the war on terror tie together to get people to support his plans to be elected U.S. Senator.
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Worthy: I’ll deal with lawyers only on plea deal for Kwame
The Detroit News reports that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will no longer talk with local civic leaders who are seeking to broker a deal for Kwame Kilpatrick. more »
Blackwater guards to be charged?
It’s looking more and more possible. Raw Story reports that the DOJ has sent target letters to a group of Blackwater guards being investigated for an incident that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. more »
Stop the God talk
AFP reports on a fundraiser in California on Sunday night, where Nancy Pelosi resorted to the kind of absurd rhetoric that we often hear — and ridicule — when it’s engaged in by Republicans: more »
The Lone Star State taking important cue from Detroit Zoo?
Might there be the beginning of a trend — which started in Detroit – to remove elephants from display in zoos around the world?
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Farming holds its own
The overall Michigan economy may be sagging, but the $63 billion agricultural sector is “hitting on all cylinders,” according to an upbeat story by Traverse City Record Eagle business writer Bill O’Brien.
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Michigan conservatives demand Huckabee as McCain’s VP
As speculation ramps up on the various people John McCain is considering as his vice presidential running mate, a group of social conservatives from Michigan are drawing a line in the sand and demanding that he select Mike Huckabee. more »