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  1. Snyder, Schuette jockey for crime-fighter role

    Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette are in a tug-of-war over who has the upper hand in fighting crime. They have competing anti-crime plans and views on who’s the state’s top cop.

  2. Romney, Santorum schedule new Metro Detroit appearances

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to make a stop in Oakland County next week.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
    • CAMPAIGN 2012

    Obama endorses Conyers in 13th District race

    President Barack Obama has endorsed Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, for re-election in the newly drawn 13th Congressional District.

  3. Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone’s needs

    President Barack Obama says a revamped birth control policy will both protect religious liberties and protect women’s access to contraception.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Snyder’s budget provides more for schools, police and roads

    Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled his second budget Thursday that includes a modest 2.4 percent overall increase and more money for schools, public safety and transportation.

  4. Stabenow raises more than $150K on Hoekstra ad

    Donors have poured more than $150,000 into Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s campaign in response to an ad run this week by GOP rival Pete Hoekstra.

  5. Santorum, Romney sell selves to conservatives

    Washington — GOP presidential rivals made contrasting appeals to conservatives Friday, with Mitt Romney saying he proved his mettle as Massachusetts governor and Rick Santorum saying Romney is so moderate that electing him would be a "hollow victory."

    • Feb. 10, 2012
    • CAMPAIGN 2012

    Santorum amplifies faith in way GOP rivals don’t

    Tulsa, Okla.— Rick Santorum stirs his ever-growing crowds when he promises to right a country awash in "immoral debt" and to replace an administration he argues has "callousness toward life and family and faith."

  6. Romney aides to speak at super PAC events

    Washington — Senior campaign aides to Republican Mitt Romney will begin appearing at fundraising events for an independent political group supporting his White House run, officials said Friday. The decision comes days after President Barack Obama gave his campaign the OK to do the same.

  7. Ethics panel looking at House financial chairman’s stock trades

    Washington — The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he's cooperating with an Office of Government Ethics investigation into his stock trades and expects to be exonerated.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    $50M raise for public safety

    Lansing — In addition to education and transportation investments, Gov. Rick Snyder said public safety is a priority in his 2013 budget proposal presented Thursday.

  8. Democrats split on Obama birth control rule

    Washington — Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama’s new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees.

  9. Critics: Education funding is only ‘bare minimum’

    Initial reaction to Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal was generally positive — mostly because Michigan is in better financial shape than it was 12 months ago.

  10. Gingrich seeks to ease fundraising woes as big donations slow

    Newt Gingrich was just days away from the Jan. 31 Florida Republican presidential primary when he told reporters that his campaign was down to its last $600,000.

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CyberSurvey

Marching for justice?

UAW President Bob King is calling for demonstrations — including nonviolent civil disobedience — by members and activists to fight for economic and social justice. What is the likely outcome of such protests?

  

  

  

  

Birth control coverage

President Obama is backing off from a requirement that employers of religious hospitals and universities provide free birth control coverage to employees. Instead, workers at such institutions will be able to get free birth control coverage directly from health insurance companies. Are you satisfied with this compromise?

  

  

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