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Federal News
Trend to Lighten Harsh Sentences Catches On in Conservative States
(New York Times, 8/12/11)

2 Republicans from Mich. on U.S. Debt Panel
(Detroit Free Press, 8/11/11)

State News
Michigan Bill Targets Use of 'Foreign' Laws Like Sharia
(Detroit News, 8/13/11)

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette Wants Medical Marijuana Law Modified
(Detroit Free Press, 8/11/11)

Gov. Snyder Approves New Congressional Districts Despite Challenges
(Lansing State Journal, 8/9/11)

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