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U.S. Rep. Gary Peters expected to announce bid for Senate seat
Detroit Free PressU.S. Rep. Gary Peters is expected to announce his intention to run for Michigan's soon-to-be-open U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday in Rochester Hills. A Democratic source told the Free Press today that Peters, who had been widely expected to run, would...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, Justin Amash, Gary Peters, U.S. Congress
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One to watch from Michigan
WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....
Tags: Christianity, Tim Scott, Violence Against Women Act, Illegal Immigrants, Justin Amash
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: U.S. Military, David Petraeus, John Kerry, Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions
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More skepticism of BRAC, this time in the Senate
Sen. Tim Kaine expressed skepticism this week that another military base-closing round is a good idea -- and he had some company. Kaine questioned Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey about the effectiveness of the...Tags: Parties and Movements, James Inhofe, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense, Martin Dempsey
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Update: Ricin is indicated in letters to Obama, senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a capital city on edge, letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks, and authorities chased a stream of reports Wednesday of other suspicious-looking...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Medical Procedures and Tests, Anthrax, John Cornyn, Claire McCaskill
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Miss. man arrested in poison mail probe
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Just two days after the Boston bombings, reports of letters possibly laced with poison and suspicious packages in government buildings set the nation’s capital on edge Wednesday and resurrected memories of the jittery weeks after the...Tags: Anthrax, Viral Diseases and Infections, Roger F. Wicker, Security, FBI
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Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional...
Tags: U.S. Military, Japan, South Korea, U.S. Army, Washington, DC
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Police said to have suspect in mind in Senate ricin letter case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have a suspect in mind as they investigate a letter mailed to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said. "The person that is a suspect writes a lot of letters to members," Sen....Tags: Anthrax, Government Postal Delivery, Claire McCaskill, Prince George's County, Roger F. Wicker
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No plans for Upton to leave U.S. House for Senate
Long-time Michigan Senator Carl Levin is not going to run for re-election. That decision raised the name of a local congressman as a possible replacement. But Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton is not sounding like he will run for statewide...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections
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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Saxby Chambliss, Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Arlen Specter, Tim Johnson
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Whale tale shows Wall Street has not ended its excesses
The following guest commentary was written by Carl Levin, the senior U.S. senator from Michigan. In April 2012, Americans were confronted with a story of Wall Street excess and derivatives disaster now known as the JPMorgan Chase whale trades. Those...Tags: U.S. Congress, Jeff Merkley, Jamie Dimon, Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...
Tags: Tom Harkin, Television Industry, John Thune, Primaries, Tim Johnson
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