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Polls Show Romney Rebounding In Michigan, Georgia
2/22/2012 2:08 PM ET (RTTNews) - Mitt Romney is staging a comeback in the Republican presidential primary race, with the latest polls showing the former Massachusetts Governor with slim leads over...


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Detroit News ed upset over Mitt edit
As I reported earlier this morning , the Mitt Romney campaign today sent out an abridged version of the endorsement it received from the Detroit News. Now, the Detroit News is biting back. Jim...
More than 20 arrested in Ingham County burglary ring
MASON — More than 20 people have been arrested in connection with a ring believed responsible for more than 15 burglaries in northeast Ingham County. The suspects were stealing to support...
Southbound Washington will close for gas repair
LANSING — The southbound lanes of Washington Avenue, between Malcolm X/Main Street and South Street, will be closed at 1:30 p.m. today for gas line repairs, Lansing city officials said....
Bryanton confirms he will not seek reelection
MASON — Mike Bryanton made it official today: After 18 years as Ingham County clerk, he said he will not seek reelection. Bryanton said he intends to support Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope for...
Peugeot shares leap as it talks to General Motors about an alliance
Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second largest car maker in Europe, surged yesterday on news that it was discussing an alliance with General Motors (GM) of the US, which could see the two...
Romney Seeks Lead With Win in Michigan
Mitt Romney stuck to his script of turning back the clock on the Obama Administration's economic policies during a town hall meeting Tuesday in his quest to make sure his native state ends...
Woman avoids trial, enters plea in grandson's drowning
A woman accused of drowning her 4-year-old grandson entered a no-contest plea today to a first-degree murder charge on the day her trial was set to begin in Macomb County Circuit Court.Terry Borgia,...
Ex-Detroit City Council aide gets break: five months in prison
FBI video: Synagro executive, former Detroit aide ...: John Clark, former city aid to Councilman Kenneth Cockrel Jr., talks with James Rosenthal Jr., vice president of Synagro Technologies...
Detroit group's call to action: Make city safer
It was a call out of all criminals who prey on children and the elderly, and a call to action for Detroit men: Do your part to make the city safer.Detroit 300, a grassroots crime-fighting group, held...
Wayne County commissioner surveys constituents: Should board seek Ficano's resignation?
Two Wayne County commissioners have called for County Executive Robert Ficano to resign. Should the rest of them do the...
Ash Wednesday services held in metro Detroit
With his right thumb, the Rev. Steven Kelly smudged ashes in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of worshipers knelt before a wooden table in St....
Mothers seek justice in their children's slaying, plead for information
Two Detroit mothers held hands today, pleading for information on who shot their children execution-style on the...
Judge refuses request for retrial of comic book store murder case
A Macomb County Circuit Court judge has denied a motion for acquittal and a new trial in the case of a former Clinton Township comic book store owner convicted of killing his wife in 1990.In a...
Herman Cain headed to Michigan to support Pete Hoekstra
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. / (AP Photo/J. Scott...
Second failure to force California public school into charter could have Michigan implications
A second attempt by California parents to force a failing school to convert into a charter has failed, and that may be bad news for an effort to give Michigan parents a similar kind of power.The Free...
Pro-life group planning Michigan bus tour supporting Rick Santorum
A group of pro-life conservatives will embark on a bus tour across Michigan in support of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum.The tour will be led by the Susan B. Anthony List, the...
Warren man who choked 3-year-old stepson sentenced to prison
A Warren man who choked his 3-year-old stepson and left him in a snow bank in December 2010 was sentenced today in Macomb County Circuit Court to more than 16 years to 25 years in prison.A jury...
Michigan woman caught on video forcing son to eat arraigned on child abuse charges
SANDUSKY -- A 21-year-old Kimball Township woman who allegedly force-fed her 2-year-old son will return March 12 to Sanilac County 73rd District Court for a pretrial hearing, Sanilac County Sheriff...
Flipped dump truck blocking southbound lane on Lodge in Detroit
A dump truck flipped this morning and was snarling southbound traffic on the Lodge in Detroit. The truck was almost completely on its roof on the incline near the service drive just north of the West...
Trump stumping for Romney in new Michigan robocall
Donald Trump greets Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, after announcing his endorsement of Romney during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Las...
More Michigan homes sold in January, but at a lower average price
Home sales in Michigan rose 8.3% in January compared to a year ago, while sales prices dipped as the market inches slowly toward better days.The average home in the Mitten state sold for $95,882 in...
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum neck and neck in Michigan, new poll shows
WASHINGTON -- At least one new poll released Tuesday suggested that Mitt Romney has erased Rick Santorum's lead in Romney's home state of Michigan.The Michigan Information & Research...
Things to do in your Michigan garden this March
March in Michigan makes gardeners itch to get outside, especially if the winter has been mild. Gardeners feel the sun getting stronger and there is more daylight time after work. If you are looking...
1st place Red Wings lose to Blackhawks; lose Datsyuk for 2 weeks
The Detroit Red Wings (41-18-2) suffered two unfortunate losses yesterday; they lost 2-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago and they lost Pavel Datsyuk for at least 2-weeks to knee...
Romney calls for 20% income tax cuts
Mitt Romney called for a 20 percent across-the-board cut in individual income tax rates Wednesday as part of an effort by his campaign to turn the focus of the Republican presidential primaries back...
Detroit News endorsement: Mitt Romney for Michigan GOP primary
State Republicans should go to the polls Tuesday with two missions: Pick a presidential candidate capable of leading this nation to prosperity and stability and choose a nominee who will give the GOP...
Santorum mocks Romney ahead of Arizona GOP debate
Tucson, Ariz. - Rick Santorum is mocking Mitt Romney as a "Johnny come lately to the conservative cause."Ahead of Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate in Arizona, Santorum told a...
Trump records robo-call in Michigan for Romney
New York- Donald Trump is telling Michigan voters Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is a career politician who doesn't know how to create jobs.Mitt Romney's campaign deployed...
Common prenatal tests become campaign issue
Washington- First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race.Republican candidate Rick Santorum is...
Pro-Obama group runs anti-Romney ads in Michigan
Washington- An independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid is running ads in Michigan chiding Republican candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the $80 billion auto...
Cain to join Hoekstra on U.S. Senate campaign trail
Lansing- Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is joining Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra during stops in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti and Troy.The Thursday campaign swing is...
Mich. bill to block grad student unions advances
Lansing- The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would block unionization efforts by graduate student research assistants at public universities.The measure was passed Wednesday...
Michigan man pleads guilty in explosives case
A Michigan man accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives with enough potential firepower to equal the Oklahoma City bombing has pleaded guilty to one count, though his...
Romney Pays for Trump Robocalls in Michigan
The former Massachusetts governor's team is running robocalls in the state Wednesday that feature the voice of Donald Trump telling voters why they should cast their ballots for Romney in next...
Republican elite nervous as Romney win in Michigan far from certain
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a town hall meeting in Shelby Township, Michigan. After placing second in nine consecutive polls, Mr Romney surpassed Rick Santorum in a Michigan...
Brawl in Detroit casino a hit online
Videos of a brawl between two groups of women at the Motor City Casino in Detroit have gotten thousands of views on the Internet. The casino is trying to reassure potential patrons that the punch-up...
Cain to join Hoekstra on US Senate campaign trail
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is joining Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra during stops in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti and...
Michigan House to begin medical marijuana hearings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan House plans a hearing Thursday on proposals that supporters say would clarify the state's voter-approved law allowing the use of marijuana for medical...
Pending Michigan bill would criminalize alteration of fake guns
Possessing imitation firearms altered to look like authentic guns could result in real consequences if pending legislation in Michigan is passed. The bill, S.B. 779, which could be voted upon in the...
Romney faces high stakes as Santorum moves on Michigan
leads in delegates but a surge by Rick Santorum in recent days has the Republican presidential frontrunner once again trying to cast an opponent as the flavor of the week -- and stave off a potential...
Plenty of candidates for 5th starter in Detroit
"Hitters at the big league level are going to really show what your weaknesses are," the Detroit right-hander said. "They're going to make your weaknesses kind of compound on top of each other....
Crawford, Hayes help Blackhawks beat Red Wings
CHICAGO: Corey Crawford made 31 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in a matchup of Central Division rivals missing their top...