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Thursday, April 18, 2013  Senator Carl Levin's office is back open as usual this morning after a suspicious letter forced evacuations at the Saginaw building.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  UPDATE: Sen. Levin said officials are performing tests on the letter, but they do next expect to have results until late tonight or tomorrow.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The democratic senator says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for re-election."

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  The President is pushing Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Monday, January 07, 2013  President Obama named his choice for Defense Secretary.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The Senate unanimously passed legislation that would preserve more than 32,000 of Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich, is urging Governor Snyder to veto the concealed-weapon bills approved by the Michigan Legislature last week.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The largest dam removal project in Michigan's history is underway.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will be extended thanks to a $1.6 million federal grant.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow say a Senate subcommittee has significantly increased the recommended annual funding for a planned $600 million physics research facility at Michigan State University.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal eliminates the air facility in Muskegon and reduces Air Station Traverse City's helicopter fleet by two.

Friday, December 09, 2011  The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors.

Friday, August 12, 2011  As Washington works to fix the Nation's debt crisis, the effects are still being seen on the Nations financial system and this is causing a great deal of frustration.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Two multi-million dollar construction projects at Camp Grayling in Crawford County are nearing completion.  A ribbon cutting took place Wednesday to mark the occasion.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  We all know that putting money into the stock market is a gamble. That’s why one Upper Peninsula man decided to pull his money out and make an investment that he knew he couldn't lose.