The most prominent include two would-be governors, Lynn Swann in Pennsylvania and Ken Blackwell in Ohio, and two senatorial candidates, Michael Steele in Maryland and Keith Butler in Michigan.

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"They don't have to go up this giant chain of command to get something done, " says Michael Burnside, an owner of a pair of northern Michigan dealerships, who left a Thor rival, Coachmen, after 17 years.

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Michael Rosen, a recent graduate, transferred from University of Michigan to Wesleyan his sophomore year.

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"The dilemma we're facing is more and more women are choosing to remove both breasts, " said Dr. Michael Sabel, associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, in a statement announcing the findings.

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Michael Boldon was a family man and taxi driver who hailed from Michigan and loved fast cars.

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We also heard from Michael LeBeaux(ph) of Baton Rouge, Philip Keevey(ph) of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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