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Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question - Fox News
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:17:10 GMT

Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question
Fox News
... Bowl ad being run by US Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra against Michigan incumbent Debbie Stabenow is bringing charges of racial insensitivity. GOP consultant Nick De Leeuw flat-out scolded the Holland Republican for the ad. "Stabenow has got to go.
Super Bowl ads: Pete Hoekstra's hits a nervePolitico
Superbowl 2012: Republicans face backlash over 'racist' ad of Asian girl ...Daily Mail
Candidate TV ad raises sensitivity questionTimes of India

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Feels Like Home For One Candidate in Colorado Race - Wall Street Journal
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:15:52 GMT

ABC News

Feels Like Home For One Candidate in Colorado Race
Wall Street Journal
DENVER—He grew up in Michigan and governed in far-away Massachusetts, but coming off his easy win Saturday in Nevada, Mitt Romney enters Colorado's Republican caucuses on Tuesday with the closest thing a politician can get to home-field advantage.
Republicans Move Towards Romney as Pace of Primaries Picks UpBusinessWeek
Mitt Romney's Nevada Win Leaves Rivals with Few OptionsFox News
Big Win In Nevada Starts Off Potential Huge Month For RomneyNPR (blog)
New York Times (blog) -ABC News -Washington Post
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For GOP candidates, February lull a time to regroup - Washington Post
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:01:00 GMT

Kansas City Star

For GOP candidates, February lull a time to regroup
Washington Post
After a blockbuster few months, the race for the Republican presidential nomination may be about to hit the snooze button. The closely watched early states are done, and the competition has been whittled down to a hardy four candidates.
Colo. GOP to make its voice heardThe Durango Herald
Guest Commentary: A second act after state caucuses?Denver Post

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'Right to work' debate intensifies - WDIV Detroit
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:10:37 GMT

Washington Examiner

'Right to work' debate intensifies
WDIV Detroit
But opponents, including the state's labor unions, say right-to-work momentum should be stopped because the law would hurt Michigan. It may provide one of the state's most compelling political and legislative story lines in 2012.
Unions versus right-to-workEastern Echo

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Carl Levin calls Romney's defense budget criticism "just a political statement" - Christian Science Monitor
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:24 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Carl Levin calls Romney's defense budget criticism "just a political statement"
Christian Science Monitor
Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He was the guest speaker at the Jan. 26 Monitor breakfast in Washington. In recent Republican ...

Obama Plays up Auto Industry Success Story - ABC News
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:44:29 GMT

ABC News

Obama Plays up Auto Industry Success Story
ABC News
President Barack Obama hailed the rebound of the US auto industry on Tuesday, trumpeting an economic story he hopes to use to his political advantage in key Rust Belt states such as Michigan and Ohio. In a not-so-veiled shot at Republican presidential ...
President Obama emphasizes auto bailouts as a triumph of his administrationFox News
Obama hopes to ride auto bailout to re-electionUSA TODAY

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Dems create confusion with primary message - Michigan Citizen
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:03:11 GMT

MLive.com

Dems create confusion with primary message
Michigan Citizen
By Marcus Wright “Be sure to vote for President Obama in the MDP's Caucuses on May 5, 2012,” reads the banner on the home page of the Michigan Democratic Party. Then follows a question and answer summary of how voters can get involved in the May ...
GOP says primary is a big dealLivingston Daily
Michigan Democrats can vote in presidential primary and caucus, party saysMLive.com

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Public payroll fuels Ficano political machine - Detroit Free Press
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:01:23 GMT

Public payroll fuels Ficano political machine
Detroit Free Press
Team Ficano benefits from the executive having more at-will employees -- 187 in 2011 and 168 today -- than any elected official in Michigan. Ficano's campaign committees have raised nearly $5.4 million since he was first elected in 2002. His Republican ...

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The Michigan Presidential primary is like that scene in Star Wars (kind of) - Michigan Radio
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:08 GMT

MLive.com

The Michigan Presidential primary is like that scene in Star Wars (kind of)
Michigan Radio
By Zoe Clark On Fridays, Rick Pluta, Lansing Bureau Chief for the Michigan Public Radio Network, and I have been taking a look at state politics, we've been trying to dig a little deeper beneath the week's political news. And, it sure seemed like one ...
Romney's Michigan fundraising tops all rivals'The Detroit News
No, Virginia, Michigan's primary won't be relevant (column)MLive.com
Rasmussen in MI: Opening for a surprise?Hot Air
Hometownlife.com -The State Column -Yahoo! Contributors Network
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Indiana Republicans Enact Right-to-Work Law - The New American
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:09:37 GMT

USA TODAY

Indiana Republicans Enact Right-to-Work Law
The New American
This gain in state legislative power was complemented by Republicans capturing governorships. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa were among the states which went from a Democrat to a Republican Governor. Before 2010, Democrats controlled ...
Indiana Joins Right-to-Work Ranks, Gov. Signs BillABC News
Right-to-Work Laws Waste Time for Politicians and Unions: ViewSan Francisco Chronicle

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