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Bill Ballenger and Dennis Denno, veterans of Michigan politics, discuss timely issues on "The Friday Morning Podcast," sponsored by Deadline Detroit: 

► Huge surge in absentee voting could be a big factor in Michigan’s March 10 presidential primary.

► Most of state government shut Wednesday because of a plant failure.

► Mike Bloomberg saturates Michigan with staff and millions of dollars in TV ads.

► Interview with political reporter Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News.