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By BROOKS EGERTON and JIM LANDERS / The Dallas Morning News / The Dallas Morning News s Tom Benning, Todd J. Gillman and Dave Michaels contributed to this report.

Via The Blotter : U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.

Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., left, and Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, pick up a copy of the house health care bill HB-3962 after they took it up the steps to the House after a rally against the health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov.

New lines: A redrawn 3rd Congressional District linking most of Muskegon and Kent counties could elect a Democrat in 2012.

Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.

By SEAN HIGGINS AND DAVID HOGBERG , INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 11/05/2009 07:03 PM ET Demonstrators chant on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov.

The "Tea Party" holds no seat in Congress, but at least 10,000 of the party's members descended on Capitol Hill on Thursday to rally against a Democratic-written health care overhaul.

Buoyed by two major endorsements, House Democratic leaders on Thursday predicted swift passage of President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative.

Two respected members of Congress, Peter Hoekstra of Michigan and John Shadegg of Iowa, have recently pointed out some of the inane, unfair, unreasonable and possibly criminal attributes of the several piece of legislation now moving forward under the guise of "health care reform." We have seen this proposed legislation move from reform of how ...

The son of an imam killed in a shootout with the FBI in Detroit was apprehended in neighbouring Windsor, Ont., Thursday while two other Canadian residents were still being sought amid allegations they were involved with a radical Islamic group.

A leader of a radical U.S. Sunni Islam group killed in a shootout with federal agents near Detroit repeatedly told followers that the government was the enemy and they must be willing to take on the FBI _ even if it meant death, authorities said.

A top U.S. official said Tuesday that an internal review has found that Congress was not fully notified about a small number of intelligence activities, but has since been brought up to date.

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra this morning used an open meeting of the Intelligence subcommittee to demand the Obama administration reveal its plan for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and whether terror suspects could be moved into Michigan.

Forget about reading legislation, how about a top general's report on Afghanistan? Gen.

CQ Politics has more from yesterday's committee hearing that Peter Hoekstra -- the man who can't tweet straight -- crassly politicized as part of his campaign for governor.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, left, and County Executive L. Brooks Patterson.

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. More than a dozen military veterans were honored for their service in Muskegon County on Monday.

Two Republican contenders for the 2nd Congressional district seat being vacated by U.S. Rep.

Magic Frank says Michigan deserves answers on Gitmo North , which is really a very coy way of saying that what Michigan needs is a good dose of rightwing fear mongering.

When Michigan and Muskegon pooled every incentive package they could tap, the lure still was not strong enough to land the first factory for homegrown wind-turbine company WindTronics, LLC .