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President Obama at University of Michigan
Obama pushes for affordable education in rousing speech
President Barack Obama took the stage at U-M today before thousands of college students, delivering 40-minute speech that touched on an issue near and dear to their hearts — the need for making higher education more accessible and affordable.
- Video: Excerpts from the president's speech
- Obama shows some love for U-M QB Denard Robinson
- Auto bailout sticks to GOP, Obama in Michigan
- Remarks by Obama at U-M on college affordability
- Photos: President Obama visits University of Michigan
- Video: Excerpts of President Obama’s speech
- Video: Reaction to Obama’s U-M speech
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Ex-U.S. education official named EM of Highland Park Schools
An emergency manager will take over Highland Park Schools, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday, making the troubled school system the second district in Michigan to have a state-appointed manager during a financial crisis.
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Police search for clues in Grosse Pointe woman’s death
Police in Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park are continuing their investigation into the murder of businesswoman Jane Bashara, whose body was found in the back seat of her Mercedes Benz in Detroit.
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Macomb Twp. mom sends 11-year-old daughter to shoplift groceries
Police are investigating a case in which a woman allegedly sent her 11-year-old daughter into a store to shoplift on Thursday, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said.
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Gruesome testimony given in case of murdered Royal Oak woman, 80
Alan C. Wood, 48, and Tonia Watson, 40, are both charged in the death of Nancy Dailey, who was found tied up in her Royal Oak home with her throat slit.
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U-M's Molk looks to bounce back from injury in time for Combine
David Molk is angry, and that’s partly what motivates him. Molk is angry because he’s not where he feels most comfortable — on the football field. He tore the peroneal tendon during pregame warmups for the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3 and is out of action for four months.
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Fielder's signing shows Tigers owner Mike Ilitch isn't messing around
Ilitch figures some will call him crazy after shelling out the fourth-biggest contract in baseball history for a player who mans the same position as Tigers superstar Miguel Cabrera.
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Cox admits marijuana use in youth but says legalization isn’t practical
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox admitted today he smoked pot when he was in high school during the 1970s. But during a symposium on the …
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Ford earns $20.2B in ’11; 4Q called ‘weak’
Ford Motor Co. reported $20.2 billion in net income for 2011 today — its best year since 1998 - as its results were boosted by a one-time tax …
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Bob Wojnowski
Fielder's signing shows Tigers owner Mike Ilitch isn't messing around
Ilitch figures some will call him crazy after shelling out the fourth-biggest contract in baseball history for a player who mans the same position as Tigers superstar Miguel …
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Daniel Howes
Gilbert remains bullish on the D
Detroit may be edging ever closer to the financial abyss, but don’t tell that to Dan Gilbert. His bullishness on The D is palpable.
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John Niyo
Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski’s Job 1: Whatever Ilitch wants
“If he wants to do something, and he feels he can do it, you can’t tell him that he can’t,” Dombrowski said of Ilitch. Well, you can, I suppose. But Dombrowski is smart …
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Obama tackles college costs, autos in local radio interview
Detroit — In a local radio interview aired Friday morning, President Barack Obama talked about national needs, including bringing jobs back to …
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Feds: Metro Detroit tax preparers filed 352 returns for dead people
Detroit— Two tax preparers from Metro Detroit were arrested Friday and accused of submitting false tax returns for dead people.
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Costa offers $14,460 per person for ruined cruise
Rome— Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers $14,460 apiece to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma after its …
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Local governments opt for cloud-based information storage
Macomb County is joining governments throughout Metro Detroit and elsewhere in the country in dumping antiquated tech systems and turning to cost…
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Review: Tense ‘Man on a Ledge’ keeps viewer on edge
“Man on a Ledge” is a movie for those who like their vertigo straight up. It is essentially an hour-and-a-half of waiting for a guy to fall 21 …
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Clinton Township homeowner puts guests and good times first in his remodel plans
Guests feel so comfortable they never want to leave Jerry Munro’s Clinton Township home. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. Munro, a consummate …
Latest Updates
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- Sore shoulder sidelines Pistons’ Ben Gordon indefinitely - 3:07 pm
- Feds: Metro Detroit tax preparers filed 352 returns for dead people - 3:02 pm
- Detroit poet, publisher named Kresge Foundation’s Eminent Artist for 2012 - 3:12 pm
- Hillary Clinton dodging political 'high wire' - 2:12 pm
- Barnes & Noble said to be in talks to sell Nook outside U.S. - 3:32 pm
- Private sector unions add members as jobs return - 2:02 pm
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