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It's Bee“ Kama!

Who's On First?

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE
THE CAREERS OF MARY & NORM KEANE

A slew of
possible
candidates
stalk the
Democratic nod
in 14th
Congressional
District.

Monday,
September 26
6 p.m.

The Berman Center for
the Performing Arts
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield

Cocktails c
Strc•Iting Supper

Dietary laws observed.

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including musical performances by

Hazzan Daniel & Lauren Gross
Cantorial Soloist Neil & Stephanie Michaels

Purchase tickets at

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or contact Bev at 248-723-8184

Please respond by September 15th.

Net proceeds will benefit the
Keane Community Crisis Fund.

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F

or the Democrats, it was
always bound to be a game
of musical chairs. From
the moment it was official that
Michigan would once again lose
yet another seat in Congress, it
was clear the man losing his job
would be a Democrat.
That's
because
redistrict-
ing this year
was in the
hands of the
Republicans,
who control
every branch
of state gov-
ernment.
The only
question
was, which
would it be?
Would U.S.
Rep. Sander Levin, a political icon
in the Jewish community since the
1960s, be shoved into a new seat
he could not possibly win?
When the redistricting lines
were revealed, his supporters
were relieved to discover that the
answer was, no. Levin, who turns
80 this month, has represented
what is now the 12th District since
1983.
He was indeed, as expected,
thrown into a new district with
fellow incumbent Gary Peters
(D-Bloomfield Township) who is
in his second term representing
the 9th District.
But though the new district is

Rep. John

Conyers

Rep.

Hansen

Clarke

Rep.

Gary

Peters

Southfield

Mayor

Brenda

Lawrence

State. Sen.

Vincent

Gregory

Rep. Sander

Levin