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Election 2012: Photos And Status Updates From Detroit

Detroit gets out to the polls, snaps pictures and uploads to Instagram and Twitpic. We’re scouring the web for interesting status updates and posting them on CBSDetroit.com. Were you quoted?

CBS 62–2012/11/07

Snyder Puts Party Lines Aside, Pledges To Work With President

While Democrats celebrated the re-election of Barack Obama, Republican Governor Rick Snyder was busy putting party lines aside, saying he is ready to work with the president.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/07

Activists protest for Romney tax returns (Photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: ‘Retroactively Retired’, A Laugher Even By Washington Standards

The demand for W. Mitt Romney to release his tax returns has become bipartisan. Conservative elected officials and pundits know that Romney is taking on so much water over his secrecy and questions of his honesty and that he has no other choice.

2012/07/16

George WBush and Mitt Romney (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: The Second Coming Of W

Down to the trademark “W”, W. Mitt Romney is literally the second coming of the George W. Bush: the economic strategy that led to the worst American economy since the Great Depression and the Bush legacy of secrecy in the face of questions from the American public.

2012/07/13

Jobless Benefits Bill Sparks Debate In Michigan

Legislation would help stabilize Michigan’s sagging unemployment trust fund, which because of the high jobless rate has shelled out more money in benefits than it has collected in payments from employers financing the system.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/12/10

On Twitter (credit: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images, File)

UM Social Media Study: Conservatives Top Tweeters In 2010

The results of a study on candidates’ use of Twitter in the 2010 midterm elections suggest that Republicans and Tea Party members used the social medium more effectively than their Democratic rivals.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/21

Conyers’ Stalled On Football League Issue

Detroit Congressman John Conyers’ call to eliminate the National Football League’s anti-trust exemption is getting nowhere on Capitol Hill.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/03/14

Snyder Makes Changes To The Mich. Parole Board

Governor Rick Snyder is changing the size and makeup of the Michigan Parole Board.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/02/08

Snyder Picks Up Union Endorsement

A Michigan construction workers union has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder. The 18,000-member Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights announced its endorsement of Snyder on Monday.

2010/09/06