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Brawl in the Sprawl: The Political Future of Oakland County, Michigannew

How will residents of metro Detroit's richest county vote Nov. 4 -- for Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama or Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain? Will the county hold to its Republican roots or continue recent Democratic trends in congressional and countywide elections?
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  10-28-2008  |  Politics
Tags: 2008 presidential election, 2008 downballot elections, demographics, Michigan, battleground state, Gary Peters, Joe Knollenberg, Oakland County

Tax Fact & Fiction: A Closer Look at the Candidates' Plansnew

It wouldn't be an election year without candidates promising tax cuts, right? But who gets them, how much they are, what's the likelihood they can ever be made and what they say about each candidates' priorities are the bigger questions.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda and Curt Guyette  |  09-30-2008  |  Politics
Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, Taxes, economic issues, tax plans, Tax Policy Center

Courting Controversynew

Wayne County's Mary Beth Kelly and her chorus of critics.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  11-13-2007  |  Politics

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