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Presidential candidate bio: Barack Hussein Obama (D)

By Kenneth Bowen · Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012

President Barack Hussein Obama, 51, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was from Kenya and his mother was from Kansas. Obama’s parents divorced when he was 2 years old, and he moved to Indonesia shortly after when his mother remarried.

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Voting ID rules

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012

In order to vote at the polls, you must show picture ID or sign an affidavit attesting you are not in possession of identification.

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MI House candidate Bill Emmerich and incumbent David Rutledge

By Ellen Christie · Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

Republican Michigan House of Representatives candidate for District 54 Bill Emmerich said, “I am for strong individualism, and resist special treatment for any groups.” David Rutledge is currently running for reelection, having been elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2010. He served on the Education, Regulatory Reform and Local, Regional and Intergovernmental Affairs committees.

VP hopeful Paul Ryan

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

Paul Ryan is the Republican vice presidential nominee for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He is originally from Janesville, Wis. He is married and has three children, a son and two daughters. He has a degree in economics and politics from Miami University of Ohio.

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VP incumbent Joe Biden

By Dana Afana · Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

From Scranton, Pa., Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was the sixth youngest person elected to the United States Senate at age 29. Two weeks after the election, his wife Neila and daughter Naomi were killed in a car accident.

Native American reps upset about Huron

By Danielle Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

Representatives from the Native American community were on hand to express their displeasure with the resurrection of Eastern Michigan University’s Huron logo on the new Marching Band uniforms and various university paraphernalia at the Board of Regents meeting Oct.

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Police Blotter

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

Campus Oct. 24 A flag was stolen from a display area at 12:02 a.m. at the Dining Commons. Graffiti was reported at 1:17 p.m.

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Redistricting changes Washtenaw’s ballot

By Chelsea Idzior · Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

Washtenaw County will now be part of District 12 after its previous district (District 15) was eliminated as a result of the 2010 census. The 2010 census showed that Washtenaw County’s population increased by about 22,000 people, bringing the total county population to around 344,791 residents.

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Track absentee ballots online

By Danielle Willman · Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

Michigan’s absentee voters can now track the status of their ballots online, using a feature provided by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. “If they want to know when their ballot was mailed or if it’s been received, they can find out online from anywhere they have Internet access,” Johnson said in a press release. Absentee voters can visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.Michigan.gov/sos to find up-to-date information about their ballot. Once a local clerk receives an absentee ballot application, the voter’s ballot information is continually updated by the clerk’s office.

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