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Forced out by age, Kelly retiring from top Mich. court
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly leaves office Tuesday after 16 years on the state's top court, much of that time in the minority responding to opinions set by the conservative majority. "It wasn't the way I would have...
Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Laws, Justice System, Judges
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Some urge Boehner: let Dems pass fiscal cliff bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — In case the public weren't frustrated enough over Congress' failure to resolve the "fiscal cliff," consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of...Tags: Political Fundraising, Republican Party, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Poll: Hoosiers split on gay marriage
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Hoosiers are evenly split on legalizing gay marriage, although a majority of them do not want to amend the state constitution to ban it, according to a new poll. The survey taken for the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball...
Tags: Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians, Ball State University, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Michigan Senate OKs new emergency manager proposal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature cleared the way Thursday for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to sign a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters, delivering another punch to Democrats still reeling from this...
Tags: Republican Party, Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Bankruptcy
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Boehner to House GOP: Don't make Christmas plans
CBS NewsDespite some tentative signs of progress on a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," House Speaker John Boehner continues to insist that Republicans and Democrats are as far apart as ever in the negotiating process -- and is sending out warning...Tags: Religious Festivals, Republican Party, Politics, ABC (tv network), Nancy Pelosi
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Lugar calls on Senate to focus on governance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Sen. Richard Lugar said Wednesday that the chamber he's served in for 36 years needs to focus on the unique role it can play in good governance and avoid the political posturing and partisanship he's seen in recent years....
Tags: Richard Mourdock, U.S. Congress, Richard Lugar, Politics, Dan Coats
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Senate approves anti-abortion bills in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to restrict and regulate abortion practices, including requiring a health professional to screen patients to ensure they aren't being forced to end pregnancies. The...
Tags: Abortion, Dentistry and Dental Health, Republican Party, General Practitioners, Politics
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Leading conservative says Obama will win tax fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five weeks after President Barack Obama won re-election and gained more leverage to make GOP conservatives bend on taxes, the new balance of power is proving vexing for both sides. Republicans still aren't budging on Obama'...
Tags: Republican Party, Government Health Care, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most of us
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did...
Tags: Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Politics, New Year's Day, Parties and Movements
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Republicans, Democrats honor Lugar's Senate work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday honored GOP Sen. Richard Lugar from the Senate floor, praising him for his years of service and calling him one of the chamber's all-time best. Mitch McConnell, the Senate's Republican leader,...
Tags: Republican Party, Richard Mourdock, Dick Durbin, Richard Lugar, Politics
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Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision. He leased the Indiana Toll...
Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Republican Party, Family Planning, Politics, Executive Branch
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Mich. House approves right-to-work limiting unions
JOHN FLESHER,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions' strength. By a vote of 58-to-51, the measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on...Tags: Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Politics, Rick Snyder, Labor Legislation
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