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GOP shocked over Michigan congressman's petition woes
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area teacher who decided to challenge a Michigan congressman suddenly has a good chance of winning the Republican primary after incumbent Thaddeus McCotter ran into problems with his petition signatures. Kerry...Tags: Politics, Thaddeus McCotter
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Pence chooses running mate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Mike Pence picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann, a former business consultant and economic development official, as his running mate Monday in an Indiana governor's race that Republicans and Democrats expect will...Tags: Business, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Republican National Conventions, Social Issues
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Dem candidate says GOP pick shows divisive focus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat John Gregg's campaign says Republican Mike Pence and his pick for a lieutenant governor running mate share a focus on a divisive social agenda. Pence announced Monday that first-term state Rep. Sue Ellspermann would...Tags: Elections, Politics, Mike Pence, Tea Party Movement, Planned Parenthood
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Michigan Democrats nominate Obama to run for 2nd term
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As President Barack Obama formally kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday in nearby Ohio, thousands of Democrats gathered in union halls, libraries and community centers throughout Michigan to nominate him to run for a...Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, Parties and Movements, Republican National Conventions, Eric Holder, NAACP
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Mourdock: Reports of tea party's death exaggerated
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tea party activists rallied behind Senate candidate Richard Mourdock on Saturday as he drew closer to a possible upset over six-term incumbent Dick Lugar in the GOP primary. A few hundred people gathered in downtown Indianapolis...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Ronald Reagan, Elections, Lobbying, Politics
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What does low voter turnout mean for candidates?
WSBT TV ReporterLow voter turnout could have a big impact on some races in Tuesday’s primary election. Early voting ended at noon Monday and the polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. According to St. Joseph County Clerk Terri Rethlake, 4,013 voters cast absentee ballots...Tags: Elections, Hillary Clinton, Politics, U.S. Senate, Voting
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Tea party takes behind-the-scenes role in Indiana
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The tea party is alive and well in Indiana's congressional races, but voters may not notice it at the polls Tuesday. Two years after gaining footing in Indiana with rallies that attracted large crowds but mixed Election...Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Mike Pence
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Romney easily wins Indiana presidential primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mitt Romney cruised to victory in Indiana's Republican presidential primary, padding his dominant lead in the delegate count for the GOP nomination. Romney had no serious challenge in the state and easily outpolled Rick...
Tags: Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Executive Branch, Government, Mitch Daniels
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Donnelly ready for Mourdock
South Bend TribuneSo far, the focus in this year's U.S. Senate race in Indiana has been almost entirely on the Republican primary between incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock. U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, the Democratic Senate candidate who didn'...Tags: General Motors Corp., Elections, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Daniel Coats
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Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Donnelly, Jim Webb, Tea Party Movement, Kent Conrad
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Gammage to face Fox in St. Joseph County probate judge race
SOUTH BEND — Garnering 46 percent of the votes, Andre Gammage won the five-way race Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for St. Joseph probate judge. Gammage will face Republican nominee Jim Fox in the general election in November. Gammage said...
Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Prosecution, Politics, Primaries
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Michigan reactions mixed on Obama gay marriage stand
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A labor activist who supports gay marriage says she was "doing the touchdown dance" in her Lansing law office after President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage. Cynthia Paul is vice president of Pride at...Tags: General Motors Corp., Elections, Politics, Democratic Party, AFL-CIO
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