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							<title><![CDATA[McCotter's Odd Exit Leaves House Seat Up for Grabs]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathy Barks Hoffman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) -- All had their reasons for seeking the congressional seat in the wealthy Detroit suburbs where Mitt Romney grew up. But none could have expected to win -- until now.
As the result of the shocking political collapse of a veteran Republican congressman, four...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hoekstra Faces Forceful Challengers in Senate Bid]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathy Barks Hoffman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra headed into 2012 with an aggressive campaign to lock up the Republican U.S. Senate nomination before his challengers really got off the ground, but the script isn't working as well as expected.
Instead of being able to trade on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hoekstra Reports Raising $1M in U.S. Senate Race]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathy Barks Hoffman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LANSING, MICH. (AP) -- U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has raised $1 million in his campaign to become the Republican nominee to challenge Democrat Debbie Stabenow, his campaign said Wednesday.
The former congressman's contributions came from more than 3,500 donors, and none of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Could Face Mich. Trouble Over Auto Bailout]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathy Barks Hoffman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Mitt Romney stood in front of an auto factory in his native Michigan during his 2008 presidential race and vowed to bring back jobs, a popular message that helped give him his first - and only - Republican primary victory.
He could run into a more skeptical...]]></description>
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