a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1035:"<span style="font-size: larger;">West Michigan business leaders are plotting to take down Rep. Justin Amash as part of a broader effort to punish some &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; type lawmakers over the government shutdown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Prominent Michigan donors have requested financial backing for Amash&rsquo;s primary challenger including seven individuals, including Michigan businessmen Mark Bissell, J.C. Huizenga and Mike Jandernoa. They argue Amash and others have effectively crippled the Republican majority in the U.S. House.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For an article on the efforts by some in the business community to defeat Amash in the republican primary next November click on the following link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/189768-donors-plot-against-gop-rebel"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/189768-donors-plot-against-gop-rebel</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3669";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:9:"amash.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:38:"sites/default/files/images/amash_0.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"44969";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1384273393";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";s:2:"19";}}}