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President Obama may be days away from passing the health-care bill on which he has gambled his presidency, a sweeping reform that would dramatically change the country. (more)

An ugly page in Michigan politics came to an end this afternoon when a federal judge sentenced former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers to 37 months in prison for her role in a city bribery scandal. Conyers, the wife of House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, did not go quietly as she attempted to rescind her guilty plea at the last moment and claimed to have taped conversations that would exonerate her. (more)

Broadcasters’ refusal to pay royalty fees to musicians when airing their songs is a form of involuntary servitude, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) said Tuesday. (more)

DCCC to institute paddling if members don’t catch up on dues — Dems distraught over distant, distracted public option — Eric Holder confuses drug dealers with terrorists — Inhofe seeks climate redemption — Christians attack C Street for being shady — Dirty Chavez embarrasses self, southern hemisphere, in Mexico (more)

Reports that the FBI is preparing to file new corruption charges against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father shocked the Michigan political establishment over the weekend and may prove damaging to Democratic candidates facing a hostile electoral climate this fall. (more)

Democrats in Congress want to amend the U.S. Constitution to say free speech does not extend to corporations in response to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing freer corporate spending in political campaigns. (more)

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit City Council, which has been criticized for bickering and scrutinized by federal authorities investigating city contracts, delivered on a promise of more professionalism in its first meeting of 2010. (more)