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“It basically ignores the statements by proponents of Proposal 2 (in 2004), whose only intent was to limit (gay) marriage. It was not to take away health care from families and children.”

Tom Patrick is worried about what will happen to the health care benefits he and his partner, Dennis, and their four children have as a result of a ruling Wednesday by the Michigan Supreme Court. via Detroit News

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“The overwhelming concern is pocketbook and financial issues. At this time, in this state, the other things are way in the back”

Michigan residents are in a foul mood after nearly a decade of economic decline, and they have little confidence in Gov. via MLive.com

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“She's a flake and a poser and an attention-seeking diva”

Florida's Democratic congressional delegation called on the national party Thursday to seat the state's delegation based on its January primary, and the state party is growing more hopeful that the campaigns ... via Houston Chronicle

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“The problem is not free trade ... we have not cared for the displaced worker”

ROCHESTER - The answers to fixing Michigan's ailing economy lie not in doing away with free trade agreements, but in focusing more on laid-off manufacturing workers, Republican presidential candidate John ... via Lansing State Journal

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“We're not in favor of the smoking ban”

Betty Gilbert says a proposed ban on smoking that would extend to the city's casinos would keep her away, just like Atlantic City's tough new smoking law will prompt her to cut back on gambling in her home ... via WXYZ

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A group trying to recall Democratic Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon is criticizing his absence from the Legislature this week. via WLAJ

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“I can confirm that we have received the subpoena. We are reviewing it and will respond accordingly.”

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff was subpoenaed on Wednesday to testify in a congressional probe of the administration's treatment and possible torture of enemy combatants. via Reuters

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“The bill squarely addresses the issue of the enormous market power of the telephone and cable companies as the providers of 98 percent of the broadband service in the country”

Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic. via Mac 911 Weblog

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“Students have a vested interest in having their views taken under consideration when school districts create and implement policies that directly affect them”

A constitutional amendment has been introduced to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Michigan school board elections. via WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

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“There will be reductions there”

Delta Air Lines Inc. will protect thousands of flight attendant, mechanic and reservation jobs in Northwest Airlines Corp.'s home state of Minnesota after the two carriers merge, Delta's chief executive officer ... via Detroit Free Press

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