Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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- Round 2: Blizzards hit Mid-Atlantic to New York - 07:42 AM
- Obama, Palin trade telling jibes over crib sheets - 06:41 AM
- AP sources: FAA eyes hefty fines for American - 06:20 AM
- Obama to meet with black leaders on the economy - 05:36 AM
- Gov't fitness efforts haven't stemmed kid obesity - 03:10 AM
- PROMISES, PROMISES: War widows' futile fight - 03:09 AM
- Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose - 01:25 AM
- Obama would OK health bill minus items he pursued - 11:48 PM
- DHS: The number of illegal immigrants in US fell - 08:47 PM
State Politics
GOP race takes nasty turn with ads
Gov candidates cry foul over radio spots, robocalls, billboards
Scathing attacks in radio ads, on billboards and via robocalls and the Internet are giving Republican candidates for governor an early taste of the nasty race they're facing. - 02/10/2010
GOP Rep. Ehlers to announce his 'future plans'
Washington -- Rep. Vern Ehlers of Grand Rapids will make an announcement Wednesday about "his future plans," fueling speculation that he may retire from Congress. - 02/10/2010
Ex- Supreme Court Justice O'Connor: Change way Mich. elects judges
Detroit -- Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor called for change in the way Michigan elects its judges in a speech Tuesday at Wayne State University. - 02/10/2010
Granholm calls Obama carp plan weak
The Obama administration proposed Monday a $78.5M plan to try to prevent the voracious Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes, but Gov. Jennifer Granholm said it falls short. - 02/09/2010
Experts evaluate details President Obama's jobs plan
The Detroit News asked three experts to evaluate whether key elements of the president's jobs agenda would help businesses create more jobs in troubled Michigan: Rob Fowler, president of the Small Business Association of Michigan, Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan State AFL-CIO, and Charles Ballard, an economics professor at Michigan State University. - 02/09/2010
Gov. candidate's 'nerd' ad creating chatter
Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder's "one tough nerd" gubernatorial ad first aired during the Super Bowl will be a "common thread" message throughout an unorthodox Republican campaign that will try to woo independent voters, the candidate's chief strategist said Monday. - 02/09/2010
Dem job push crucial to Michigan
Washington -- The Senate this week is expected to take up a jobs bill that will prove critical to Michigan, plagued by the nation's highest unemployment rate. - 02/09/2010
House Republicans call for changes in business tax, incentives
Lansing -- Republicans in the Michigan House want to phase out the surcharge on the state's main business tax and reshape tax incentive programs in hopes of sparking job creation. - 02/09/2010
Cox seeks pay cuts for staff
Lansing -- Attorney General Mike Cox sent a letter to the Civil Service Commission today seeking 1 percent pay cuts for all the attorneys in his office and an additional 2.5 percent reduction for 20 middle managers. - 02/09/2010
Democrat Bernero enters Michigan gov race
Detroit -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero launched his Democratic run for governor today at an auto supplier plant in Detroit, promising to shun partisanship and calling for bipartisan cooperation to pull Michigan out of its economic tailspin. - 02/08/2010
Granholm years loom large in race for governor
It was the final State of the State speech Gov. Jennifer Granholm had to make: extolling her positives, defending her record and securing her legacy that many say is a tattered eight years overseeing an economically deflated Michigan. - 02/08/2010
Snyder kicks off governor campaign with pre-Super Bowl ad
The ad wars in Michigan's race for governor officially kicked off today with a 60-second commercial for Republican candidate Rick Snyder that started on the Super Bowl pregame show and will cost at least $1 million. - 02/07/2010
Laura Berman
Virg who? Bernero's ready to make his pitch for Michigan governor
OK, I admit it: The slightly goofy candidacy of Virg Bernero, Lansing's mayor and last year's YouTube sensation, intrigues me. - 02/07/2010
Bernero, Dillon may join Michigan gov race
Lansing -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero plans to announce Monday whether he'll run for governor while House Speaker Andy Dillon may not be far behind. - 02/06/2010
3 point to experience in Michigan governor race
Detroit -- Several candidates running -- or considering a run for -- state office met Friday in a forum designed to introduce them to educators. - 02/06/2010
National Politics
Obama says he's open to health care compromise
Washington -- Signaling he would meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort that is at risk of going down as a dismal failure. - 02/10/2010
Senate sets Toyota hearing over recalls
Washington--The Senate Commerce Committee set a hearing on Toyota's recall woes for March 2, while the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee canceled a hearing set for Wednesday because of another snowstorm headed for the capital. - 02/09/2010
Experts call for closure of locks to thwart carp
A top Michigan environmental official is expected to tell a House subcommittee this afternoon that failure to keep the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes would have a devastating effect on the state's aquatic ecosystem. - 02/09/2010
Senate Democrats unveil jobs package
Washington -- Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill today that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobby groups like doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry. - 02/09/2010
Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
Washington -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans today to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part -- but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same. - 02/09/2010
First lady: President Obama had 'phenomenal year'
Washington -- First lady Michelle Obama says President Barack Obama "has done a phenomenal job," but that people have a right to criticize him. - 02/09/2010
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
Washington -- The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades. - 02/09/2010
Congressman John Murtha dies at 77
Harrisburg, Pa. -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. - 02/09/2010
Feds unveil $78.5M effort to blunt Lakes migration of carp
Washington -- Federal officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and other key agencies unveiled a $78.5 million, 25-step plan today to stop the migration of the Asian carp into the Great Lakes. - 02/08/2010
Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk
WASHINGTON -- In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month. - 02/08/2010
'Tea party' movement highlights democracy
Nashville, Tenn. -- First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal "netroots" mobilization. Now, the conservative "tea party" coalition. - 02/08/2010
GM, Treasury still in talks over Whitacre pay package
Washington -- The Treasury Department and General Motors Co. are in talks to finalize the pay package for GM's new CEO, Edward Whitacre Jr. - 02/08/2010
Louisiana lieutenant governor elected New Orleans mayor
New Orleans -- Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans on Saturday, replacing term-limited Ray Nagin and becoming the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1979. - 02/07/2010
Palin tells 'tea party': It's revolution time
Nashville, Tenn. -- Sarah Palin declared "America is ready for another revolution" and repeatedly assailed President Barack Obama on Saturday before adoring "tea party" activists, a seemingly natural constituency should she run for president. - 02/07/2010
Analysis: 'Tea Party' is democracy at work
Nashville -- First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal "netroots" mobilization. Now, the conservative "tea party" coalition. - 02/07/2010
