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Being president means countless photo opportunities and public appearances, most of them probably ones that one doesn't want to do. When President Barack Obama was at a polling location in Chicago promoting the midterm general elections and casting his ballot, he probably didn't plan on being threatened by someone about their girlfriend.

The political election season brings on all types of grandstanding. One of the easiest things to point fingers about is who wanted to debate and who was trying to duck the debate. Or in the case of one guy, just find replacements to debate, human or otherwise.

It's general election season and with that comes non-stop political ads on TV and radio. Now, we could go into great detail explaining this one, but it does a pretty good job speaking for itself.

Tuesday was primary election day in Michigan. West Michigan voters decided on candidates for state House and Senate, Congress, judges, county commission, and multiple proposals. Results are in.

By Jo Anne Paul | WJIM-AM For the first time in what is believed to be Michigan history, there is no primary challenge in the same year for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race. And with the lack of big name candidates at the top of the ticket, there is concern the number of voters heading to the polls will hardly offset the cost of holding the elections. Despite the significance of the outcome

School issues, sidewalks, and more were on the ballot in West Michigan today. Results are in.

An MSNBC reporter had a hard time identifying Will.I.Am during election coverage on Tuesday night.  At first he reported that the man standing behind him was Wyclef Jean, wrong.  He then corrected himself by claiming he was Wale, also wrong.  Finally on the third try, the reporter correctly identifies the man as Will.I.Am.  That whole debacle led to some awesomely awkward cross talk between the an

In the majority of countries around the world, voting takes place on a weekend or election day is a national holiday.  This allows for the most people to reach the polls without their jobs interfering.  Some countries even have polls open for several days or weeks to make sure that everyone who wishes to vote can do so.  Should the United States do the same thing?  Take our poll and tell us what y

Every year, one member of our team here at WGRD is elected to represent the station to the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.  That position holds many great responsibilities including: submitting award nominations, filing paperwork, attending fundraisers, etc.  Actually, that doesn't sound too great... does it?