Rep. Dingell wins tough primary
MIP2002080602 - DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rep. John Dingell celebrates with his wife Deborah his win the in Democratic primary on Aug. 6, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Mich. Dingell, the longest serving member of the house, faced a tough challenge from Rep. Lynn Rivers after the two were drawn into the same district by Michigan's Republican legislature. rlw/mh/Maurice Harris UPI
UPI Related News
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., became the longest-serving member of the U. S. House of Representatives Wednesday, eclipsing the tenure of Jamie Whitten, D-Miss.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats have voted to place Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., in charge of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Some senior Democratic Party officials are expressing concern over presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama's recent slip in some polls.
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Faced with growing pressure to decrease gas prices, U.S. senators voted to stop stockpiling oil in the national reserve yesterday, but they rejected a plan to increase domestic production.
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- U.S House of Representatives legislation proposing new fees for food, drug and cosmetic firms drew opposition Friday from a grocery association.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may give large livestock farms and feedlots an exemption from emissions regulations.
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed ethics reforms creating a third-party watchdog after a year of in-fighting over the proposal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Wealthy Medicare beneficiaries could be in store for higher prescription drug premiums under a White House proposal, a report said Friday.
DETROIT, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- With Democrats locked in a tight race for their party's presidential nomination, Michigan activists hope their delegates will play an election role after all.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United States highlighted security agreements, "rolling" elections and a visit to Iraq by Iranian officials in its latest review on progress in Iraq.
