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Politics & Government
4:16 pm
Mon September 3, 2012

Biden rallies labor workers in Detroit

Credit Kate Wells
Biden takes the stage at Detroit's Labor Day parade

Vice President Joe Biden took the spotlight at Detroit’s Labor Day parade. It's one more sign that the auto bailout is shaping up as a central theme of the Obama-Biden campaign.

Last week Republican nominee Mitt Romney asked Americans if they were better off today than four years ago. Now comes part of the Democrats’ response: you sure are if you’re an auto worker.

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Politics & Government
4:01 pm
Sat September 1, 2012

Romney campaign commits to Michigan "until the end"

Credit Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaking at the RNC in Tampa, Florida

The Romney campaign says it plans to actively campaign In Michigan “until the end”.  But there is one major campaign component that Romney officials haven’t committed to yet.  Four years ago, the John McCain campaign pulled out of Michigan a month before the presidential election. State Republican leaders blamed that decision for hurting GOP turnout in Michigan in 2008.  Katie Gage says that won’t happen this year.  She’s a deputy director for the Romney campaign. Gage says the Romney campaign will be in Michigan “until the end”, with phone banks, local campaign offices and mailings.

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