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      <description>The Southwest Michigan Republican, who was known for his bipartisanship, is the fourth Republican who voted to impeach Trump to not seek reelection.</description>
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      <description>Dow Chemical’s longtime CEO will retire this year. During his more than a decade at the helm of Midland-based Dow Chemical Andrew Liveris guided the…</description>
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      <description>A showdown is brewing in Lansing over the fate of teacher retirements. The House and Senate have introduced identical plans to require all new hires to…</description>
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