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		<title>Oakland County legislator wants his voters to take survey about roads</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/02/14/oakland-county-legislator-wants-his-voters-to-take-survey-about-roads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of yacking to your neighbors about what should be done to fix Michigan roads? One Oakland County legislator wants to hear from his constituents about what they think is the...]]></description>
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		<title>Minority party Democrats pick stops for their statewide &#039;listening tour&#039;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/02/08/minority-party-democrats-pick-stops-for-their-statewide-listening-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/02/08/minority-party-democrats-pick-stops-for-their-statewide-listening-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Democrats on Friday announced nine stops across the state on their listening tour. The tour is in response to Gov. Rick Snyder&#8217;s State of the State address and the...]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Peters, Dingell mark Black History Month</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/02/04/rep-peters-dingell-mark-black-history-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/02/04/rep-peters-dingell-mark-black-history-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Reps. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, and John Dingell, D-Dearborn, have issued statements marking Black History Month. Rep. Dingell&#8217;s statement: “Throughout our Nation’s history, leaders from the African-American community have...]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan&#039;s elections director heads national elections group</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/29/michigans-elections-director-heads-national-elections-group/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/29/michigans-elections-director-heads-national-elections-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan&#8217;s elections director has taken on added duties. Christopher Thomas recently took over as president of the National Association of State Election Directors. “I look forward to working with my...]]></description>
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		<title>The inside story from Dick DeVos on how right-to-work was passed in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/28/the-inside-story-from-dick-devos-on-how-right-to-work-was-passed-in-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/28/the-inside-story-from-dick-devos-on-how-right-to-work-was-passed-in-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bureau]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right-to-work opponents have been throwing around failed gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos&#8217; name any chance they can get when talking about who was backing the lightning-fast passage of legislation in December....]]></description>
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		<title>Obama nominates Lake Orion lawyer for seat on Consumer Product Safety Commission</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/25/obama-nominates-lake-orion-lawyer-for-seat-on-consumer-product-safety-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/25/obama-nominates-lake-orion-lawyer-for-seat-on-consumer-product-safety-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Assendelft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has nominated Lake Orion lawyer Marietta S. Robinson for a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission. If approved, she would serve a seven-year term. Robinson is a personal...]]></description>
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		<title>Bolger makes House committee assignments for the 97th Legislature</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/24/bolger-makes-house-committee-assignments-for-the-97th-legislature/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2013/01/24/bolger-makes-house-committee-assignments-for-the-97th-legislature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad Livengood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Posthumus Lyons]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pete Lund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With 26 newly elected state representatives, the Michigan House is still getting organized while the state Senate is already starting to move legislation.]]></description>
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		<title>Third presidential debate: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney on foreign policy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/22/third-presidential-debate-barack-obama-vs-mitt-romney-at-lynn-university-in-boca-raton-fla/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/22/third-presidential-debate-barack-obama-vs-mitt-romney-at-lynn-university-in-boca-raton-fla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Kozlowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney  needed to have a strong showing in Monday night&#8217;s third debate,  the final major event before Election Day in an increasingly...]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential debate: How to keep jobs in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/16/presidential-debate-how-to-keep-jobs-in-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/16/presidential-debate-how-to-keep-jobs-in-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Kozlowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The candidates were asked what they will do to keep jobs in America, so they are not shifted overseas. An important issue, Romney said, since more than half a million...]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential debate: Why should supporters vote for Obama again?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/16/presidential-debate-why-should-supporters-vote-for-obama-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.detroitnews.com/thebackroom/2012/10/16/presidential-debate-why-should-supporters-vote-for-obama-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Kozlowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An audience member told President Obama they voted for him in 2008. What did the presdient do during the past four years years to earn another vote? Obama said he promised to...]]></description>
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