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Michigan stories: 121 news summaries

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Kevorkian's Congressional Bid Advances

'Dr Death' gets enough signatures to be on Michigan ballot

Jul 8, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(AP) - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian has collected enough signatures to be on the November ballot as a congressional candidate in Michigan. The Oakland County elections director says Kevorkian had about 3,200 valid signatures—about 200 more than needed. More »

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Congress • physician • assisted suicide • Michigan • Dr. Death • ballots • Jack Kevorkian • Bill Maher Grid

 Romney Takes Lead
 in VP Derby 

Insiders excited about Romney's fundraising talents, conservative cred

Jun 30, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney is today's top candidate to fill out John McCain’s ticket, Politico reports. The ex-Massachusetts governor has conservative cred, Michigan roots, fundraising chops—and not much chemistry with McCain. McCain hopes to wait out Barack Obama and see the Democratic ticket before announcing his choice, a play one... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Michigan • Rob Portman • campaign fundraising • John Thune

Obama Meets With Top Automakers Amid Tension

Dem had criticized the Big Three, sat out Michigan's primary

Jun 26, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is meeting with two of the Big Three in encounters the Wall Street Journal says “could thaw festering tension” between the Dem and America’s automakers. A year after Obama criticized the companies for fighting fuel-economy standards and rewarding “failure with lucrative bonuses for CEOs,”... More »

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Barack Obama • General Motors • fuel efficiency • Michigan • Ford

Analysis

 Swing States Loom Large 

Insiders look at which might move left or right

Jun 24, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

ANALYSIS

In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

Offshore exploration unpopular in Calif., but strikes chord on high gas prices elsewhere

Jun 24, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(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 “... More »

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

Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

Communities work to repair damage from weekend waters

Jun 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama Makes Nice
 With 'Sweetie' Reporter 

Back in Michigan, Dem apologizes again, answers her original question

Jun 3, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(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 “... More »

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Barack Obama • Michigan • apology • auto industry

analysis

Dems Have Uncertain
Path Ahead

Much depends on Clinton, who seems resolved to defeat

May 31, 08 10:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton made a very public point of keeping her options open—with Harold Ickes angrily reserving the campaign's right to appeal today's delegate decision—but she seems increasingly resolved to defeat, the New York Times reports. Instead of taking the fight to the convention, close associates think she'll drop... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michigan • Democratic National Committee • Harold Ickes • convention delegates

 Dems Hashing Out Delegates 

Daylong meeting seeks compromise on Florida and Michigan

May 31, 08 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic party leaders continue to wrangle over the disputed delegates of Florida and Michigan today, hearing impassioned pleas from representatives of both states and campaigns. Hundreds of protesters are gathered outside the Washington meeting as the party's rules committee seeks a compromise, the AP reports. “We are strong enough... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Michigan • Democratic National Committee • convention delegates

Obama to Fans: Don't Protest Rules Meeting

Campaign stays with unity message on Mich./Fla. decision

May 28, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is urging supporters not to demonstrate at Saturday’s meeting of the Democrats' rules committee, hoping to keep the event from becoming a cable-news circus, the Hill reports. Clinton supporters have pledged to gather outside the meeting, where party bigs will decide whether, and how many Florida and... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Michigan • Democratic National Committee • Obama 2008 • Democratic nomination • delegates • barred delegates • Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee

 Lucky Alaska First to Hit $4 Gas 

Others could join '$4 club' after Memorial Day

May 15, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's here. Alaska has the painful distinction of becoming the first state where gas is selling for an average of $4 a gallon, Reuters reports. The average for the rest of the US is hovering at $3.76, but Connecticut, California, New York, and Illinois could all join Alaska in... More »

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California • Alaska • New York • Michigan • Connecticut • Illinois • Hawaii • gas prices • Department of Labor • West Virginia • AAA • Memorial Day • Petroleum Marketers Association

Clinton Camp Rejects New Michigan Plan

Blogger: she's not going to see a better offer than this

May 8, 08 8:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today rejected the latest plan for seating Michigan’s rogue delegates, Talking Points Memo reports. A campaign rep wrote of the scheme settled on by state Dems that would award Clinton 69 delegates to Obama’s 59: “This proposal does not honor the 600,000 votes that... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Michigan • delegates

Prison Escapee, Now Suburban Mom, Caught After 32 Years

She's back in jail to finish drug sentence

May 1, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 53-year-old mother of three, on the lam for 32 years after escaping from a Detroit prison, has been nabbed in a San Diego suburb. A fugitive since 1976, Susan Lefevre left the prison on a work pass and didn't return; she'll now have to finish out the remaining 9... More »

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crime • heroin • Michigan • drug trafficking • San Diego • fugitive • escaped criminal • us marshalls • Saginaw

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

Party chief says hopefuls want to
focus on final states

Apr 6, 08 7:48 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Howard Dean • Michigan • Ed Rendell • delegates • Bob Casey

Mich. Senator's Husband Caught in Hooker Bust

Ex-Air America exec wasn't arrested, might be called as a witness

Apr 2, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Michigan police sting has netted another notable john: Sen. Debbie Stabenow's husband was caught in February paying a 20-year-old prostitute $150 for oral sex. Police observed Thomas Athans enter a Troy hotel room and leave 15 minutes later, reports the Detroit News. Officers arrested a woman inside the room,... More »

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sex scandal • oral sex • Michigan • prostitute • Debbie Stabenow • Thomas Athans

Michigan Rep. Floats New Plan to Seat Delegates

Count would be based partly on Jan. primary, partly on national popular vote

Mar 31, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new plan from a Michigan congressman would apportion about half the state's Democratic delegates based on its outlaw January primary and the other half according to national popular-vote tallies, the AP reports. “The last thing we want to do as Democrats," Bart Stupak wrote to Democratic Party... More »

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Michigan • punishment • Bart Stupak • Michigan primary • Florida primary • barred delegates

Soaked Midwest Braces
for More Rain, Snow

Missouri levee holds, but weather disrupts flights, Easter services

Mar 22, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of the nation’s heartland are celebrating Easter weekend besieged by floods and snowstorms, which expected to keep hitting Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the AP reports. Forecasters predict up to 12 inches of snow for the Ohio Valley, while other areas remain soaked thanks to a foot of rain... More »

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Wisconsin • Arkansas • Michigan • flooding • Missouri • snowstorm • levees • Meramec River • Ohio Valley

Primary Do-Over Chances Collapse in Michigan

Hopes for a new primary vanish as Senate adjourns

Mar 20, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chances of a new primary being held in Michigan all but disappeared today as the state Senate adjourned without taking action, the Detroit Free Press reports. Senate leaders said it was pointless to take up the plan because the Clinton and Obama camps disagreed on how to go about it.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • Michigan • Democratic National Committee • delegates • re-vote

Michigan Close to Re-Vote Deal; Florida Plan Fades

Both states trying to figure out how to re-stage their primaries

Mar 13, 08 9:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan officials are close to a deal on how to stage a primary do-over for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the AP reports. No date has been set, but details may be released tomorrow. It likely will be a regular primary, and it must be staged sometime before June 10.... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Michigan • voting • delegates

Dr. Death Set to
Make House Call

Kevorkian plans to run for Congress as a Michigan independent
 

Mar 12, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan doctor who says he's helped at least 130 die and who's been convicted of second-degree murder in one such assisted suicide, says he plans to run for Congress in a Detroit suburb, the Oakland (Mich.) Press reports. Kevorkian, 79, will make an independent bid against... More »

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Congress • murder • assisted suicide • Michigan • Jack Kevorkian • Bill Maher Grid

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