Couple sunk Clinton plan 15 years ago By TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 18, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Fifteen years ago, Harry and Louise helped sink the Clinton health care plan for the insurance industry....
By TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 18, 2008 WASHINGTON – Some Republican members of Michigan’s congressional delegation are back in Washington today calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – again – to bring...
The Democrats and Barack Obama's campaign are releasing some details today on the setup for their national convention in Denver later this month, including plans for what they describe as a kind of town hall meeting which will...
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. David Bonior, who was campaign manager for John Edwards' unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination this year, said today he's "disappointed and angry" at news that Edwards had an...
Canadian official calls choppers security overkill BY TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 9, 2008 Blackhawk helicopters patrolling the border in metro Detroit? It's not a futuristic war movie or a spoof on...
The International Herald Tribune had a headline on its Web site. So did the Guardian in London, the Globe & Mail in Toronto, the Drudge Report and the New York Times. CNN ran footage of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in court...
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's jailing today led to the first public statement issued on the controversy from presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, his Michigan spokeperson calling it "a sad day for Detroit."
BY TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 7, 2008 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected at the Borders in Ann Arbor tonight, for a discussion and signing of her new book, “Know Your Power: A Message to America’s...
Web sites poke fun at McCain, Obama BY TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 6, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Another day, another bit of snark on the presidential campaign trail. Today, it came in the form of a Web site --...
Candidates raise money from various sources BY TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 6, 2008 With the primaries over, we thought we’d take a look at some of the late money that came in to a handful of Michigan’s...