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Published: Friday, October 3, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 3, 2008 at 12:03 p.m. WASHINGTON An unprecedented government bailout of the U.S. financial industry is gaining ground in the House ...

"Sen. John McCain, center, visits the Enrico Fermi nuclear plant in Michigan. From left: shift manager Phil Skarbek, CEO Anthony Earley, Sen.

The man in the middle was from the far right Saturday, when three candidates for southwestern Michigan's 6th Congressional House seat debated the economy, the Iraq War and domestic spending before an overflow ...

On Friday the bailout bill made it through the House of Representatives and was signed by President Bush.

All eyes were on Sarah Palin Thursday night for her debate with Joe Biden. Some had expected -- and even hoped -- the Alaska Governor would be outclassed by the Delaware Senator, but by the end of the night, ...

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich, left, talks with Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn, outside of the Republican conference on the financial crisis today on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Southwest Michigan is traditionally Republican country. But the McCain-Palin campaign decided to pull its resources out of Michigan.

John McCain's campaign is pulling up stakes in Michigan and moving on, effectively conceding the state and its 17 Electoral College votes to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in order to fight on ...

Three Michigan lawmakers switched their votes Friday to help approve a $700 billion financial bailout designed to avert an economic crisis.

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich, left, talks with Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn, outside of the Republican conference on the financial market turmoil on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday Members of the House are ...

U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette of the 14th Congressional district will try to amend the bailout bill approved by the Senate.

UPDATED AT 5:27 PM -- Michigan, it seems, is a battleground no more in the presidential race.

The U.S. Congressmen from west Michigan took opposite sides in the recent Monday, Sept.

Gas prices hit an all time high in South Bend Tuesday: $3.75 per gallon. That has everyone talking about gas prices - whether it's how to pay for it or what they think lawmakers should do to lower the costs.

Another local leader who voted in favor of the bailout plan is Michigan congressman Fred Upton, who joined us in the studio Tuesday.

Congressman Joe Donnelly said the failed $700 billion bailout of financial institutions wasn't about Wall Street but about protecting Indiana.

Party lines didn't matter. Neither did geographical boundaries. Threats of massive job losses, worthless retirement accounts and even lower home values didn't win the day, either.

The US House voted down the 700-billion dollar bailout package for the financial markets Monday, sending stocks into a tailspin.

The candidates for 6th District U.S. representative will discuss the issues in a public one-hour debate at 7 p.m. Oct.

For Michigan, one upside of the proposed $700-billion price tag to rescue Wall Street is that it made the $25-billion loan to automakers for retooling look puny by comparison.