Bart Stupak

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Solemn vote ends 'year of agony'

Tags: Davis (Yolo, California), Shoulders, Democratic Party, Mary L. Landrieu, Tom Daschle

AP Interview: Schauer sounding like governor candidate

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Mark Schauer is not officially a candidate for Michigan governor yet, but he sure sounds like one. The former congressman from Battle Creek told The Associated Press on Monday that he loves his job helping...

Tags: Regional Authority, Unemployment, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Democratic Party

Snyder gets bad grades, runs even with two Democrats

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new poll shows likely Michigan voters giving Gov. Rick Snyder bad grades on his job performance and shows the Republican running about even with two potential Democratic challengers not even recognized by most voters. The...

Tags: Rick Snyder, Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, Elections

Benishek, McDowell face off in debate

A standing-room-only crowd and overflow into the lobby showed just what the 1st U.S. House race means to Northern Michigan during the only Lower Peninsula debate, Monday night at the North Central Michigan College library. The seat representing the...

Tags: Government Health Care, Food and Drug Administration, Lakes and Ponds, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Radio

Congressman Benishek kept budget vow, now tries to keep job

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Shortly after newly elected Rep. Dan Benishekarrived in Washington, staffers raised a banner that proclaimed to visitors in his Capitol Hill suite: "If you are here to ask for more money, you're in the wrong office!" The...

Tags: Voting, E. coli Infection, Philosophy, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement

Health care focus shifts to November election

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act individual mandate, a controversial requirement that most uninsured Americans will have to purchase a policy or face penalties by 2014. The court voted 5-4 to uphold the measure, framing...

Tags: Justice System, Government Health Care, Carl Levin, Republican Party, Executive Branch

Letters to the editor: Norwood cemetery; Great Lakes Energy election

Township should take better care of cemetery Editor: To the Norwood Township Board On Sunday while on a drive to Norwood, I visited the cemetery where my parents and numerous other relatives are buried. I was appalled by the look of the cemetery. It...

Tags: Petroleum Industry, Lakes and Ponds, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Democratic challenger Bailey withdraws from U.S. House race

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PETOSKEY — Congressional candidate Derek Bailey announced Monday he was no longer running as a challenger in the 1st Congressional District race for the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls. Instead, the...

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Ruth Ann (Schultz) Hartwick

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U.S. Congressman Dan Benishek releases annual report amidst criticism

Want to know what Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, did last year? Get some reading glasses. The Congressman's staff published last week a 194-page summary of votes, floor statements and constituent work during 2011 for the more than 650,000...

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Man who threatened Ex-Congressman Bart Stupak sentenced to house arrest

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