Metro Detroiters Talk Politics

Metro Detroit residents discuss the candidates and how its not easy to decide on a candidate this election. What will this swing vote region bring to the election in November?

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Court rejects death penalty for raping children - Yahoo! News

So this would beg the question, what is the appropriate penalty for doing such a heinous act to a child?

Council to get report on mayor

Attorneys will present a report today talking about a plan to force the mayor to personally reimburse the city for the 8.4 million dollar settlement in te whistleblower case.

For the good of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick should resign

Detroit is an incredible city. It is full of wonderful, colorful, creative, intelligent and interesting people. The architecture is absolutely gorgeous ranging from 300 year old buildings to new ones. The history is rich and wonderful to tell.

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Heritage Perk is Michigan Business of the Week | The News is NowPublic.com

Heritage Perk, an excellent little coffee shop in Taylor, has been declared the "Michigan Business of the Week". Go Mary!

Libby Loses Law License - New York Times

Scooter Libbey has been stripped of his law license.

Detroit Mayor: I'm Not Resigning

Embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said Thursday he won't resign because of a text-messaging scandal that has engulfed his administration, but acknowledged the uproar has reduced him to tears.

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Michigan Supreme Court Approves Release of Settlement Documents in Detroit Mayoral Scandal

The Supreme Court refused to hear the City of Detroit's appeal to block the release of settlement documents from the Kilpatrick Text Messaging Scandal. Maybe they will stop wasting the city's limited funds now and let the peopel see what they paid nine million dollars for.

Detroit Mayor and Detroit Legal Department Hide Lie to City Council to Get them to pay almost 9 Million!

The Detroit City Council voted to approve an 8.4 million dollar settle to former Deputy Police Chief and another officer for a wrongful dismissal lawsuit. It then approved a second settlement for roughly another half million.

`4400' fans hope to save show with seeds - Yahoo! News

Jericho had its Nuts Campaign to save it. The 4400 fans want their show too. This time its sunflowers!

Detroit Mayor Pleads for Forgiveness

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his wife and constituents Wednesday in an emotional but carefully worded televised speech, avoiding direct mention of racy text messages that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide.

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Detroit Mayor Kwaame Kilpatrick spent last summer calling former police officers liars in a court of law. Yesterday, he was groveling before the city after 140,000 text messages between him and his married lover surfaced proving that he was the liar.

Israel Closes Vital Gaza Crossings

Israel sought to put an end to a surge in rocket attacks from Gaza, sending its air force Friday against a symbol of Hamas power in the heart of Gaza City and simultaneously choking off shipments of fuel and food across its border with the strip.

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Plague - Yahoo! Health

The Black Death that killed 20 to 30 million people is still a threat to humans. While plague outbreaks of the past had to do with infected rodents and their fleas, new outbreaks could involved weaponized plague viruses intentionally spread.

Justices Hear Arguments in Lethal Injection Case - New York Times

The Supreme Court is finally hearing cases about the drug cocktails used for lethal injection. The Kentucky legal system uses a three drug cocktail that is banned for use in animal euthanization.

Bush Defends Education Law

President Bush said Monday that if Congress doesn't reauthorize the No Child Left Behind education law, he'll make as many changes as he can on his own.

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AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer - New York Times

As AIDS patients live longer and grow older - they are aging much quicker than the rest of the population.

Ice Slows Cleanup in Flooded Nev. Town

Hundreds of homes sat in as much as 8 feet of water Sunday following a canal rupture as freezing weather spread sheets of ice over yards and streets, hindering efforts to get the water to drain away.

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Peace Plan, Iran on Bush Mideast Agenda

President Bush on Saturday tied his fresh push for Mideast peace to the fight against terrorism and U.S. efforts to counter Iran's quest for greater influence in the region.

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