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The election results are stirring controversy beyond the presidential level. Democrats in Michigan celebrated a victory when Brian Banks won the Michigan State House race for District 1 in a landslide.  However, Banks’ record as an eight-time felon has some citizens questioning his judgment. Banks was convicted of credit card fraud and writing hot checks […]

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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Authorities still are unsure of what prompted a 64-year-old man to open fire at officers inside a suburban Detroit police station. Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins told reporters Monday there is no apparent motive behind the shooting and that a preliminary investigation reveals the shooter, Harold Joseph Collins, was in poor […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just the economy, stupid. It's the demographics — the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years. America is rapidly getting more diverse, and, more gradually, so is […]

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The owner of a house that exploded in Indianapolis, killing two people and damaging dozens of homes so severely officials say they must be demolished, said Monday that a problem furnace could be at fault. John Shirley, 50, of Noblesville, told The Associated Press that his daughter sent him a text message […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are passing men on the nation's roads. A study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute says more women have driver's licenses than men. That's a reversal of the longtime gender gap behind the wheel. Researchers say that's likely to lead to safer, smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, fewer miles […]

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday, but the incumbent won't concede. The state issued complete but unofficial results showing Murphy with a lead of 2,442 votes, or 50.4 percent. That's beyond the half-percent margin needed to […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated by its slow response to outages. Power restoration has been slower there than in other areas […]

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The hunt for the African warlord Joseph Kony is hopeless without more troops, an advocacy group said Friday, urging American forces to "play a more operational role" in the vast Central Africa jungle. A year after President Barack Obama sent 100 U.S. Special Forces to help regional governments eliminate Kony, the […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and renowned general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the CIA, FBI and White House face questions from Congress about Petraeus' love life and how his emails came under investigation. Petraeus quit his post Friday after acknowledging […]

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Mitt Romney was reluctant to concede during last week’s election. But he didn’t waste any time canceling campaign funds. Sources report that Romney canceled campaign credit cards which have left many of his staffers stranded. The campaign’s finances dwindled shortly after the Republican candidate finished his concession speech. Many of Romney’s aides said they found […]

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The votes were barely in and the celebratory confetti barely dropped on President Barack Obama for his impressive re-election victory last Tuesday night before politicians, prognosticators, and the voting public turned their attention to the 2016 presidential election. Obama’s second and final term means a jump ball for the White House in 2016, and there […]

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As the election results came in last Tuesday night, many Floridians were still waiting for their chance to vote. That’s why Florida Governor Rick Scott is requesting a thorough investigation into the state’s voting process. "We are glad that so many voters made their voices heard in this election, but as we go forward we […]