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From a surprisingly skeptical Washington Post : By Carrie Johnson and Alice Crites Sunday, July 5, 2009 In the snow-covered parking lot of a McDonald's in Detroit two years ago, City Council member Monica Conyers met with a waste-management consultant who slipped her an envelope stuffed with as much as $3,000 in cash.

As national health care reform legislation takes shape, Congressman John Dingell left a meeting today with community health providers in Inkster saying he was armed for a 'fresh fight.' The Dearborn Democrat warned that in a few decades, the nation's health care costs will exceed the country's gross domestic product.

By Jennifer Haberkorn Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Article Comments Over the past 27 sessions of Congress, there has been a Dingell universal health care bill pending, a proposal first introduced in the middle of World War II.

Over the last 27 sessions of Congress, there has always been a Dingell universal health care bill, introduced first by Rep.

By Andrea Billups Article ) Rep. John Conyers Jr. reversed his opposition to a controversial hazardous waste project in his district, writing a letter of support to the federal government with the help of his wife, former Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, whose aide later linked her to receiving money from the contractor in the project.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 30 MI-Kmart-savings-card In the news release, Kmart Introduces Smart Assist Savings Card in Michigan to Provide Needed Relief to Unemployed and Their Families, issued by Kmart over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that, in the seventh paragraph, the quote should be attributed to Curt Avallone , VP, CMO - Food, ...

U.S. Rep. Don Young and his anti-Big Government message will seek a 20th term in the office.

Before U.S. Rep. John Conyers was for it, he joined with a colleague who was against it.

Introduction In recent months astute political analysts have noted that the real prize in the 2010 election is control of the redistricting process that will follow in the year to come.

Ford Motor Co. just got a little more help in the plan to retool the Michigan Truck Plant.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. has moved its Willow Run transmission plant off the list of plants that will be shuttered and sold, and will accept responsibility for future lawsuits stemming from alleged defects in its vehicles on the road today.

General Motors Corp. said Friday that it had picked two Michigan plants to build a small, fuel-efficient car that it will begin making in 2011.

Weekend Edition Saturday , June 27, 2009 The U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping climate change bill that's a top item on President Obama's agenda.

June 26, 2009 Friends, I'm writing you in a special Garrett Gazette to raise your awareness about the national energy tax proposed by House Democrats that will likely be voted on in the House of Representatives today.

Washington -- At least four Michigan lawmakers are at the center of a furious lobbying effort as the House prepares to vote possibly late today on a bill to regulate greenhouse gases and transform the nation's energy sector.

General Motors Corp has decided to build a new small car at a plant near Detroit in a move that will save jobs in Michigan but shutter plants in Wisconsin and Tennessee.

So argue a group of conservative leaders in the following statement: Although Americans want Washington to stay focused on putting the economy back on track, Nancy Pelosi and her liberal Democratic Congress are trying to enact legislation that will keep the economy crippled.

Tomorrow the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Cap and Trade legislation, H.R. 2454.

Royal Oak resident John Dick will never forget having to go through bankruptcy after a serious motorcycle accident left him with a leg broken in 11 places.

Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen joined President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday as he signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law.