Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 12, 2008 9:39:14 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: Michigan

Stories

Stories 21 - 40 of 78

<< Prev 1 2 3 4 Next >>
  • June 2008

    • Swing States Loom Large

      Salon  |  Jun 24, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Swing States Loom Large

      (Newser) - Forget the old swing-state conventional wisdom. Salon rounds up some experts and asks where the electoral map might flip in November: The eastern Rust belt (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan) is John McCain’s best hope. Ohio is traditionally weakest for Democrats, but the Michigan primary remains a problem, and aging Pennsylvanians are GOP-friendly. More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Ohio  • Michigan  • Nevada  • Virginia  • swing states  • New Mexico

    • In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      (Newser) - Negative Californian reaction to John McCain’s offshore drilling flip-flop makes it appear the Republican has lost his strategic marbles, the Los Angeles Times notes—but McCain is gambling that efforts to lower gas prices will trump environmental concerns for voters in states like Michigan and Ohio. He’s “essentially conceding” California, said one consultant, in order to boost his standing elsewhere. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • California  • Ohio  • Michigan  • offshore oil  • independent voters

    • Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      Associated Press  |  Jun 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      (Newser) - As climbing rivers knocked out an Iowa bridge and flooded Illinois farms, communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for what could be its biggest overflow in 15 years, the AP reports. The National Weather Service warned of crests of 10 feet above flood stage and higher over the next 2 weeks. “I've been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this,” said one Cedar Falls, Iowa, resident. More »

      Tags

      Iowa  • Michigan  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Indiana  • severe weather  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Mississippi River

    • Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      WXYZ.com  |  Jun 3, 08 4:36 PM CDT

      Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      (Newser) - Barack Obama again did penance for calling a Michigan TV reporter “sweetie,” giving an eight-minute interview yesterday to Peggy Agar, three weeks after causing an uproar by using that term of endearment in brushing off a question she asked. At the time, the candidate apologized for his “bad habit” in a voicemail message, WXYZ-TV reports. More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • auto industry  • Michigan  • apology

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • No Deal on Mich., Fla. Until June: Dean

      Associated Press  |  Apr 6, 08 7:48 PM CDT

      No Deal on Mich., Fla. Until June: Dean

      (Newser) - Florida and Michigan delegates will likely have to wait until June to see whether they can participate in the party’s convention, Howard Dean said on Face the Nation today. The DNC chairman said Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would rather focus on the final primaries, which will end on June 3, the AP reports. "But I think we can work it out, and I want to work it out," he said. More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • Florida  • Michigan  •