Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, 43 is the first woman to win a major party nomination for governor in Michigan. She overpowered two far more experienced Democratic rivals to win her party's nomination for governor. Jennifer Granholm worked her way through both the University of California at Berkley and Harvard Law School and graduated with honors. Before joining the Wayne County staff in 1994 she was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office for four years. She attained a 98 percent conviction rate for putting away, bank robbers, drug dealers, and violent gang members. .
Jennifer Granholm stands on many issues. On June 27, 2002 she pointed out one of the issues, Michigan Healthcare. She wants to ensure quality healthcare for all. Her plan is to lower the price of prescription drugs by leveraging the state's buying power. Another plan is to enforce the Michigan's Patients Bill of Rights, which requires that you and your doctor, not insurance companies, make the right decisions about your healthcare. Another important issue is Corporate Responsibility. Her plan for corporate responsibility is that as state governor she will issue an executive order that will pertain to all state agencies to stop doing business with companies that break federal and state laws that have to do with corporate behavior and protect shareholders, protect workers' rights and pensions, and the environment. .
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Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus won the Republican nomination for Michigan governor over Sen. John Schwarz of Battle Creek, Michigan. Dick Posthumus was valedictorian at Caledonia High School and was one of the first in his family to attend college. He studied at Michigan State University and graduated with a degree in Public Affairs Management with High Honors. .
Dick Posthumus" top priority as a governor is to keep Michigan the home of the auto industry. He also wants to promote NextEnergy initiative for fuel cell technology, and use research and development to build the Life Sciences Corridor.
Our governor Jennifer Granholm proposed a plan to save money by cutting large percentages of funding for many programs and delaying our tax cuts from coming in for an extra six months. ... Granholm's plan, if accepted will prove to be a larger problem than solution. ... Granholm would not be cutting only a small percent, but one hundred percent of the funding for the MSU Extension. ...
In the article The Avengers General, Alan Greenblatt explains why Attorney Generals have filed these cases, and why the Republicans Attorneys General Association (RAGA) objects to these lawsuits. ... The main reason that Attorney Generals chose to pursue these lawsuits is for the money. ... Attorney Generals are also pressured into these lawsuits by the corporations. ... In 1999, a group called Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), composed of Republican Attorney Generals, was formed to stop "government lawsuit abuse." ... The case ended up settling out of court in the favor of ...
Aunt Jennifer is symbolic of women as a whole rather than one individual. However, Adrienne Rich seems to distance herself from the image of Aunt Jennifer by placing Aunt Jennifer in a separate generation from herself. ... The structure of Aunt Jennifer's Tigers consists of the first stanza, which is about the proud tigers, the second stanza, which is about terrified Aunt Jennifer, and the third stanza, which refers first to Aunt Jennifer and then to the tigers. ... Although the tigers are above the men, Aunt Jennifer is pinned down, as is evident by the fact that, "Uncle's wedd...
Those same words accompany the hidden life of Aunt Jennifer. ... The art hints towards a potential carefree spirit dwelling within Aunt Jennifer. ... The formal aesthetics of "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" is very recognizable. ... The style and format of the poem is symbolic of Aunt Jennifer's reality. ... The second stanza introduces a suppressed Aunt Jennifer. ...
Essay on "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" by Adrienne Rich Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" tells us a story about a woman, Aunt Jennifer, and her struggles with marriage and perhaps her role in the society of her time. ... In the first stanza, the teller's thoughts first introduce us to Aunt Jennifer's dreams. In the second stanza, we are introduced to the reality of Aunt Jennifer's world. ... The third stanza talks to a time after Aunt Jennifer is dead. ... The needlework is Aunt Jennifer silent legacy. ...
Future Attorney General Eric H. ... Holder Jr. holds much suspense in the eyes of the American public since the announcement that President Obama chose him to fill the role of Attorney General. ... He was assigned to his post there on the Attorney General's Honors Program, as he is now looking at the position of Attorney General, it is fair to say that he has been prepping for the job, since that post in 1976. ... In 1997, Holder Jr. served President Clinton as Deputy Attorney General, making him the first African-American to hold such a powerful position. ... Holder is a strong and hi...
The poem, "Aunt Jennifer's Tiger", by Adrienne Rich, is a poem about woman who is struggling to accept the indignities of her daily life, while focusing on attaining some sense of immortality once her life ends. Aunt Jennifer must find a way to deal with her unhappy and submissive place in life, and she does so by sewing exciting and memorable works of art. ... The tigers Aunt Jennifer creates are beasts demanding respect, even from their predators. This demand for respect is something that Aunt Jennifer is incapable of doing for herself. ... I agree with this conclusion; however, I fee...
In the first stanza Aunt Jennifer is introduced in the third person. ... These are not traits that would fall under describing Aunt Jennifer. The poem does not refer to Aunt Jennifer as an individual but rather as women as a whole by placing Aunt Jennifer in a separate generation from herself. Aunt Jennifer is weighted down by her husband. ... In "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" Aunt Jennifer portrayed her wishes of being independent of her husband and society itself. ...
Even Jennifer Lawrence was shortchanged.... In this article, Sally Kohn unveils the current events of gender gap in America by writing about the inequity pay associated in the life of actress Jennifer Lawrence. ... " Jennifer Lawrence won Oscar for Best Leading Actress for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook," and Bradley Cooper, her co-star in the film did not win. ... Despite the power and resources Jennifer Lawrence has, she still gets paid 77 cents for every dollar her male colleagues make. ... Like Jennifer Lawrence, many women face social inequality, which is why it is im...
