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Michigan governor race: Snyder the outsourcer vs. Bernero the fighter
August 23, 2010GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- In the race for the Michigan governor's job, the choice is simple.
Read moreRoy Kaufman, freedom fighter, dies at 80
August 23, 2010CLEVELAND -- "Freedom fighter," "Poor man's lawyer," and "One of the most beautiful people I ever met" -- words that described progressive attorney, Roy Kaufman.
Read moreUAW workers cheer president but job woes persist
August 6, 2010The thrill and excitement of having President Barack Obama at the Chicago Ford factory was tempered by continuing high unemployment figures, and worries that people won't be able to buy the new cars produced.
Read moreAuto comeback celebrated, but there’s a cost
August 2, 2010President Obama visited a General Motors in Hamtramck and a Chrysler plant in Detroit Friday to celebrate the auto companies' comeback - but the comback has come with a cost.
Read moreFighting to be reborn
July 14, 2010It wasn't quite "old home week," but attending the U.S. Social Forum last month in Detroit, where I had lived for many years, was special, and thought-provoking.
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