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What's Next for a Congressman Who Rode in on Obama’s Coattails?new

People did vie to shake his hand and share his lunch table, but having U.S. Rep. Gary Peters at a homeless shelter last week for a meeting of community group leaders wasn't exactly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many people there.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  01-19-2010  |  Commentary

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

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

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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