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Michigan no match for Beanie and Boom
It took a quarter for Beanie Wells and the Ohio State run game to get going Saturday, but once it did the Michigan defense again had no answer for the 240-pound back who has made a career out of feasting on the ...
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Convicted Mich. teen's mom charged in Ky. slaying
The mother of a Michigan teenager who fatally poisoned her grandmother with morphine is charged in the unrelated slaying of a Kentucky man. Thirty-three-year-old Tina Adkins was charged this week with complicity to murder Gregory Allen Shepherd. Authorities say Adkins helped lead police to the 38-year-old's body Tuesday in eastern Kentucky. Shepherd was described as Adkins' boyfriend, but no motive has been determined. No defense attorney is on record for Tina Adkins. She is the mother of 16-year-old Kristina Adkins, who pleaded guilty to slipping 53-year-old Virginia Bentley morphine in 2006.
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Vennochi: Romney takes auto industry for a ride
IF THE auto industry could reinvent itself as quickly as Mitt Romney, it wouldn't need a bailout.
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Archer won't run for governor
Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer says he will not run for governor in 2010. The 66-year-old former Michigan Supreme Court justice and president of the American Bar Association said Thursday he is unwilling to ...
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November 20, 2008 - Extra officers will patrol for drunk and unbelted ...
November 20, 2008 - Extra officers will patrol for drunk and unbelted motorists over the Thanksgiving holiday When Michigan motorists arrive safely at their holiday gatherings this Thanksgiving they can give ...
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Michigan Attorney General Says Lawmakers Should Not Pass Health...
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and consumer advocates on Tuesday asked the state Legislature to abandon plans to approve legislation in the upcoming lame-duck session that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield ...
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Gov. Granholm confident automakers will get relief
Confident that automakers will get federal relief, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday the battered Detroit Three must better explain their plans to Congress, including why the companies are critical to energy ...
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Economists: Michigan economy 'stuck in reverse'
Dragged down by the domestic auto industry's woes and a weak housing market, the state economy will remain 'stuck in reverse' through 2010, University of Michigan economists said today.
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Michigan's Rodriguez has long list of things to do
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez reached into the middle drawer of his desk and pulled out 10 large index cards filled with notes.One outlined problems to fix, another was changes to make and one included items to ...
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How Many Jobs Depend on the Big Three?
Published: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 5:13 a.m. "The auto industry supports one of every 10 jobs in the United States," Gov.
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Radical gay activist group plans more disruptions
Religious organizations are on the watch for possible protests by radical gay activists who targeted churches in Michigan and Washington this month.
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Michigan Facing Another Massive Budget Deficit
School districts, universities and local governments that got more state money this year probably will have to give back some or all of that increase, Senate Fiscal Agency director Gary Olson said Thursday.
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Nancy's Boy: Waxman's Win, Pelosi's Putsch
The full Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House just voted and it is now official: Henry Waxman has successfully pushed John Dingell aside as chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Ex-Detroit Mayor Archer won't run for governor
Acknowledging that he's still a "recovering politician" but unwilling to put in the amount of time necessary to campaign for Michigan's highest elected office, Dennis Archer said he will not run for governor in ...
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Up next: The war of the regions?
How President-elect Barack Obama balances these divergent geographic interests may have more to do with his long-term success than his ideological stance or media image will.
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$4 Million Medical Device Ruined In Crash
A truck crash near Saginaw has destroyed a $4 million medical device used to help identify cancer in patients and locate tumors for radiation therapy.
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UN climate official urges action on emission cuts
A top United Nations climate official said Wednesday that regional government leaders must step up their efforts to combat global warming and press their national governments to follow their lead.
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Michigan unemployment climbs to 16-year high
The nation's worsening economic outlook took a further toll on Michigan's battered labor markets during October, pushing the state's unemployment rate to a level not seen in 16 years.
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Group: Michigan drivers should pay $12 more a month
A road builders' group wants Michigan drivers to pay $12 more a month in gas taxes and vehicle registration fees to improve the transportation system.
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Former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer plans to discuss governor's race
Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer is getting ready to say if he'll run for governor in 2010.
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