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George Weeks: Contrasting Styles of Party Chairs

by Rob Montilla on July 27, 2009

By George Weeks
Traverse City Record Eagle
As campaign 2010 heats up on several fronts, there’s a sharp contrast in how Michigan chairmen of the two major parties currently approach the battle. It was evident when I talked with both recently.
True to form after his election in 1995, Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer, 55, longest serving in [...]

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No headline could possibly convey the absurdity of these proposals

by Jack Murphy on July 22, 2009

Mich. Democrats announce 2010 ballot proposals
By Mark Hornbeck Detroit News Lansing Bureau
Lansing — The Michigan Democratic Party is considering five proposals for the 2010 ballot that would do everything from mandating that all employers provide health coverage to boosting the minimum wage and slashing utility rates.
Party Chair Mark Brewer said an online survey will be [...]

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ELECTIONS DO HAVE CONSEQUENCES !!!!!!!!!!!!

by Jack Murphy on June 26, 2009

House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill
WASHINGTON – In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation’s first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.
The vote was 219-212, capping months of negotiations and [...]

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