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The “Motown Candidate”

 January 21, 2008

When the Republicans were in Michigan ahead of the primary election, one candidate gushed about an underground Motown legend. It turns out that Mike Huckabee is a huge James Jamerson fan. DetNews.com’s Susan Whitall blogs about it.

Tagged Mike Huckabee, Motown, Susan Whitall

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