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DETROIT — Rev. Jesse Jackson this week called for “mass action” to address the state’s foreclosure crisis and said that his civil rights non-profit organization, the Rainbow Push Coalition, is pressuring major mortgage lenders including Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America to restructure homeowner’s loans to help avert foreclosures.
Jackson said the government’s efforts to [...]

LANSING — With the foreclosure crisis continuing unabated, auto industry giants dealing with bankruptcies and too many uninsured Americans, around 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol on Monday to call for decisive action on these issues from the nation’s leaders. The rally, organized by Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse [...]

Defends his vote for bailout, blames Republican lack of oversight for financial crisis

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, drew a crowd of 15,900 to downtown Grand Rapids this morning according to the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will barnstorm Michigan today in four separate events.