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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Civil Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics, Barack Obama, Elections
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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: Politics, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Pentagon opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday....
Tags: The Pentagon, U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Afghanistan, Politics
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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars. The...
Tags: The Pentagon, Health Insurance Cost, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Public Finance, Politics
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Ann Arbor gets $2.1M US grant for hybrid buses
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority is getting $2.1 million in federal aid toward the costs of using new hybrid-electric buses. The Michigan Democrat said Thursday that the grant comes from the...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Berrien Springs-Oronoko fire unit gets big fed money
Twenty fire departments in Michigan have $1.6 million in federal grants coming their way.
The cash comes through the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
It'll be used to help needs in the areas of equipment,...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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$203,000 heading to 5 Michigan fire departments
FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin say $203,000 in federal grants will be heading to five fire departments in Michigan. The beneficiaries are departments in Flat Rock, Alpena Township, Saginaw County's Buena Vista...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Debbie Stabenow, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Michigan
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: George W. Bush, Taxation, Civil Rights, Politics, Barack Obama
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
PRESSURE COOKER-AIRPORT ARREST Nephew: Man mistakenly jailed for pressure cooker DETROIT (AP) — The nephew of a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the case is a misunderstanding, and that the pressure cooker his uncle was...Tags: Physical Therapy, Arts and Culture, Mark Schauer, Nuclear Power, Judges
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Michigan Rep. Rogers says gauging where can have more impact, no timeline on Senate decision
BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan congressman says his decision on running for U.S. Senate has been delayed by his duties responding to the Boston Marathon bombings and challenges in Syria and North Korea. Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Brighton...Tags: FBI, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, Elections, Sports
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Harry Reid, Politics, Barack Obama, Justice System, Dianne Feinstein
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Guest Commentary: Support is vital for our Guard and Reserve families
The following guest commentary was written by Carl Levin, the senior U.S. senator from Michigan and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Recently I had the privilege of speaking to the National Research Summit on Reserve Component...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Suicide, U.S. Army, University of Michigan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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May 17, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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