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  • Flint is a city of a hundred thousand that was having a rough go of it even before its water was poisoned by lead. And when the water crisis finally grabbed national headlines this winter, the Democratic presidential candidates noticed. Hillary Clinton sent senior staff to investigate and asked her supporters to donate to a fund for Flint's kids. Bernie Sanders called on Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, to resign.

    "Democratic Candidates In Michigan Focus On Flint's Water Crisis". "All things considered" with Ari Shapiro, www.npr.org. March 7, 2016.