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Michigan Supreme Court Comes to Grand Rapids
FOX 17 ReporterRoughly 200 Kent County students from five high schools had the chance to witness Michigan Supreme Court oral arguments at the Gerald R. Ford Museum Thursday. “We take it to different parts of the state, sixth year of the program, and we always try...Tags: Defendants, Firearms, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Notebook: How has SD fared under Obama?
Based on historical trends and recent polling, there seems little chance that a majority of South Dakota voters will mark their ballots this year for the re-election of President Barack Obama. The deeper question is how South Dakota has fared during the...Tags: Elections, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Lyndon B. Johnson, Politics, Tim Johnson
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Michigan Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Grand Rapids
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe Michigan Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in Grand Rapids Thursday instead of the court's chambers in Lansing. The special session is part of the Court Community Connections program, and about 200 high school students are expected to watch the... -
Quashing race-based college admissions will not serve justice
It may be time to say farewell to affirmative action in higher education admissions and to the aspirations that went with it. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case challenging the sliver of...
Tags: Personal Income, University of Texas at Austin, Colleges and Universities, Students, Ronald Reagan
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Trickle down economics really work
Among the mystifying contentions of President Obama, his acolytes, and supporters is that, "We've tried trickle-down economics and it doesn't work." Really? What history books have they been reading? World War II got American industrial production into...Tags: Personal Income, John F. Kennedy, Federal Reserve, Barack Obama, Politics
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Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Elections, Iraq War (2003-2011), Politics, Bill Clinton
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Former Sen. Arlen Specter Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
CNNPHILADELPHIA -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced....Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Iraq War (2003-2011), Bill Clinton, Tea Party Movement, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Does SNL influence elections?
Yes People portrayed on Saturday Night Live are remembered most for only one of their characteristics. The person being mimicked likely considers the trait a fault — and it is greatly exaggerated. The result is often humorous. But despite how they...Tags: Elections, Politics, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, John McCain
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John A. 'Skip' Theisen, 74
John A. "Skip" Theisen, 74, of Mackinaw City, passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace. Skip was born Sept. 26, 1938, the second son of Matthew and Esther (Swanson) Theisen, and was a resident of Mackinaw...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Evanston
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Droopy Chia candidates get a do-over
I have terrible news to report to Chumbolone Nation (aka American taxpayers) in the matter of the presidential Chia Heads. They're dead. If you recall, we executed an experiment to determine the winner of the presidential election. We don't use polls...
Tags: Elections, Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Tribune Tower, Politics
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Plane Grounded After Crew Spots Possible Smoke
FOX 17 Web ProducerA plane departing Gerald R. Ford International airport was stopped on the runway when crew members thought they spotted smoke. The plane, bound for Denver, was stopped and all the passengers were escorted off and booked onto other flights. Emergency... -
U.S. unemployment rate drops below 8 percent for the first time since 2009
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time since the month President Obama took office, a surprising lift for both the economy and his re-election hopes in the final weeks of the campaign. The rate, the most-watched measure...
Tags: Elections, Federal Reserve, Employment Opportunities, Barack Obama, Politics
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Oct 10, 2012
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Oct 11, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
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