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DETROIT (Reuters) - Tackling the housing market's woes is a "high priority" for President Barack Obama, a White House official said on Monday, but the aide would not say whether housing-related measures would be in Obama's jobs speech later this week."There is ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thaddeus McCotter, a quirky and independent-minded congressman from Michigan, launched a longshot bid on Friday for the 2012 Republican nomination to run for U.S. president.The conservative four-term congressman from the Detroit suburbs unveiled a campaign website on Friday and ...

The article offers information on the Women of Power Summit in Florida and the Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo in Detroit, Michigan, both from the " For those who are still undecided about this year's Women of Power Summit, this is the time ...

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including " Detroit hasn't given us anything to be proud of in a long time. Here's hoping President Obama can put millions of Americans to work, helping Detroit ...

Mich. voters to decide whether officials convicted of crimes should be barred from officeIn the aftermath of high-profile government scandals in Detroit, Michigan voters will get the chance in November to decide if public officials convicted of committing certain crimes should be ...

Michigan House OKs bill that would allow entry in bridge project linking Detroit and WindsorA proposal to build a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, passed a key hurdle Wednesday in the Michigan House.The Democratic-led chamber passed a bill 56-51 that ...

A particularly violent May has Detroit on edge and officials scratching their heads over how to quell the bloodshed, Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday.Bing said the recent spate of slayings has been "very demoralizing," and Detroit doesn't know "how to stop it."The ...

The Washington Post | The Obama administration is abandoning its policy of using nationality alone to determine which U.S.-bound international air travelers should be subject to additional screening and will instead select passengers based on possible matches to intelligence information, including physical ...

Obama administration to consider local opposition when trying to find Sept. 11 trial site The Obama administration said Sunday it would consider local opposition when deciding where to hold Sept. 11 trials and pledged to seek swift justice for the professed mastermind ...

US President Barack Obama has been notified about the latest security scare on a Detroit-bound airliner and has requested a new secure briefing from top aides, a spokesman said Sunday.Obama " was notified shortly after 9:00 a.m. Hawaiian time of the incident ...

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Tackling housing woes high priority for Obama: aide

Thaddeus McCotter launches longshot 2012 presidential bid

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