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Tigers rally for 4 runs in 9th to beat Mariners Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:27:00 EST
SEATTLE -- There was a time, not light-years ago, when the deeper a game went, the tougher the Tigers got.

American flier Chambliss wins Detroit Red Bull race final Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:17:00 EST
American Kirby Chambliss upset British pilot Paul Bonhomme, who had won the first two races of the season, in a tight final race that came down to fractions of a second. More than 100,000 tickets were sold for the event this weekend, drawing people to both the Detroit and Windsor waterfront for the air race.

Babcock: Holmstrom said he's playing in Game 5 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:27:00 EST
DETROIT -- Wings coach Mike Babcock said forward Tomas Holmstrom will play Monday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Penguins.

Clinton to decide delegate challenge after last primaries Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:47:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Clinton will decide sometime after Tuesday's final primaries whether to challenge a controversial decision to seat Michigan's Democratic convention delegate, her top aides said Sunday.

Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:47:00 EST
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that brought Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination.

Off-duty Detroit cop crashes into Macomb sheriff's patrol car Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:47:00 EST
MACOMB TOWNSHIP -- An off-duty Detroit police officer is facing drunk driving charges after his car hit a Macomb County Sheriff deputy's patrol car early Sunday morning, police said.

Dive teams find body of Warren man who tried to swim across Kalamazoo River Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:56:00 EST
SAUGATUCK -- Authorities searching the Kalamazoo River on Sunday morning found the body of a Warren man who drowned in an attempt to swim across to a cottage where he was staying.

Warren man drowns in Kalamazoo River Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:08:00 EST
SAUGATUCK -- Authorities in western Michigan say a suburban Detroit man drowned while trying to swim across the Kalamazoo River to reach a cottage where he was visiting.

Flint teen who lacks use of hands, arms ready for graduation Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:02:00 EST
FLINT -- A 17-year-old girl with a congenital condition that prevents her from using her arms or hands is preparing to graduate from Flint Southwestern Academy near the top of her class.

Shuttle astronauts perform cursory wing inspection Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:48:00 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lacking the proper laser tools, shuttle Discovery's astronauts performed a cursory wing inspection Sunday as they zoomed ever closer to the international space station.

Bob Wojnowski: Steely Wings close in on prize Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- You can see it in their unblinking resolve, in the way they're chasing every puck, in the way they're coolly making key plays at clutch times. There's no satisfaction or giddiness from the Red Wings, not right now, not yet. But you can see it coming.

As GM restructures, Ohio town worries about its future Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Dependent on GM as an economic engine, communities around Dayton and the local union are desperately trying to persuade the automaker to keep building vehicles -- any vehicles -- at Moraine Assembly. The efforts likely come with the promise of tax breaks, labor concessions from the union and job training for a modern work force. But all of that may not be enough.

Retired Army officer inspired confidence, enjoyed sketching Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Bill McCaffrey kept active during his retirement. In his 70s, he completed a book, began another, corresponded with classmates and traveled with his grandchildren.

Michigan braces for another messy fight over budget, taxes Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Fiscal experts say the national economic drop-off, skyrocketing gas prices, declining housing industry, lucrative tax credits and restructuring of the domestic auto industry will sock the struggling state

Metro Airport to get new radar Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- Detroit Metropolitan Airport will become the 13th U.S. airport to install and operate an advanced computer radar system later this month that should help avoid runway collisions and reduce congestion.

Expect a busy summer for Pistons Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Saunders might stay, but some core players could be dealt, including Rasheed Wallace.

Tigers finally grind out a victory Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Detroit scores four runs in ninth off Putz, then hangs on despite long Ibanez home run.

On the brink: Playing for Cup still fun for Red Wings' veterans Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- Kennedi Draper ate Froot Loops out of the Stanley Cup as a 3-year-old the last time her dad brought it home. Her little brother, Kienan, now 6, was just old enough to sit in it comfortably.

Rob Parker: Dumars cannot stand pat with Pistons this time Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
It shouldn't come as surprise, but no one in Pistonland is safe.

Terry Foster: Reviving the Titans: McCallum already making strides at UDM Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
BIRMINGHAM -- Ray McCallum munched on soup and salad in a local restaurant while taking a rare break from his hectic pace as University of Detroit Mercy's head basketball coach.

Daniel Howes: State needs wakeup call for economic revival Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
What's it going to take -- a bankruptcy of GM, Ford or Chrysler, the default of Detroit or the state, the push for one more massive tax increase -- to enrage, to enlighten, to coalesce leaders and voters around an agenda for economic change auguring the arrival of a new Michigan?

Court audit stirs controversy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
MOUNT CLEMENS -- A political firestorm has erupted following the release of a contentious Macomb Probate Court audit, with one of the court's judges accusing the State Court Administrator's Office of using her as a scapegoat because of what she called a failure to properly investigate questionable appointments by another judge.

Red Bull race pilots thrill thousands on Detroit riverfront Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Event organizers estimated some 750,000 spectators lined both sides of the river to cheer on crowd favorite American Kirby Chambliss as he upset season points leader Paul Bonhomme by fractions of a second for a first-place finish.

Woman seeks answers in disappearance Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP -- Cynthia Walker hopes she convince her father, a confessed murderer, to reveal what he knows about the disappearance of her stepmother before he dies of lung cancer in prison.

Desire to make a difference runs in the family Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- During the mid-1980s, young Donnell White watched as the city's elite arrived for meetings at his great-grandparents' home in the historic Boston-Edison neighborhood.

Strip club owners to donate theater Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
LINCOLN PARK -- The developers of a proposed $4.2 million strip club are expected to donate the adult-oriented Park Theatre as early as this week to a nonprofit group as part of a settlement reached with the city.

Holocaust Memorial Center plans $5 million expansion Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
FARMINGTON HILLS -- Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Bauman listened attentively as a tour guide ushered her seventh-grade class through the Holocaust Memorial Center, sharing lessons of tolerance and humanity.

Forum seeks to reduce student dropouts Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
In an attempt to stem the number of students lagging behind their classmates, and thwart dropouts, a forum will be held today to provide Oakland County students a platform to offer suggestions on how to keep them engaged in the education process.

Drivers putting less gas in tank, then running out Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas.

Tom Greenwood: Error delays opening of Zilwaukee Bridge Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
It's time for an update on the condition of the Zilwaukee Bridge.

Virtual dissection removes the 'yech!' Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
It's not just concern for the squeamish biology students who wince at the feel and smell of cutting into a formaldehyde-soaked animal. Think about the frog. The pig. Or even the rat. That's what animal rights activists in West Virginia had in mind when they donated interactive software that replicates a frog dissection to Wheeling Park High School.

Protect state's tough new math requirement Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Rigorous math training is part of the state's new high school curriculum. Yet before it has begun to be implemented, some parents and lawmakers are trying to water it down, complaining the courses are too tough.

Editorial: Delegate compromise works for Michigan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Michigan Democrats got the best they could hope for out of Saturday's meeting of the national party's rules committee. Its delegates will go to the Denver convention in August and be counted.

Help America by making $4 gas permanent Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Imagine for a minute, just a minute, that someone running for president was able to actually tell the truth to the American people about what would be the best energy policy for the long-term economic health and security of our country. What would this mythical, truth-telling candidate say?

Deb Price: Pro-privacy court ruling keeps giving for gays Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court did something that's hard for anyone: It admitted it had been wrong.

Amber Arellano: Say no to core curriculum naysayers Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
The naysayers are having their turn.

George Will: Pols push hidden tax on U.S. economy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
An unprecedentedly radical government grab for control of the American economy will be debated this week when the Senate considers saving the planet by means of a cap-and-trade system to ration carbon emissions. The plan is co-authored (with John Warner) by Joe Lieberman, an ardent supporter of John McCain, who supports Lieberman's legislation and recently spoke about "the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring."

Ensure tax-created jobs go to residents first Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
When Michigan tax dollars are used to create jobs, Michigan residents should have first crack at those jobs. This common-sense belief is the foundation of the "Hire Michigan First" plan, an aggressive job-creation package the state House recently passed.

Letters to the Editor Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Iris Salters' column of April 25 ("Let's halt open season on public school workers") states that when Southfield school board members voted to privatize or contract out transportation, custodial and maintenance jobs, it opened the door to bringing "strangers" into our school building. Aren't these the same liberal Democratic labor unions that preach diversity, multiculturalism and the tired slogan of "Can't we all just get along?" I guess Rush Limbaugh was right when he said the Democrat Party is the party of "close-minded people."

Should courts overrule voters on gay marriage? Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
The California Supreme Court's ruling is called a wonderful advance by the lesbian and gay people ("California Supreme Court adjusts people's vision on gay rights," May 19). The ruling smells like a dictatorship since the justices overruled the voters. Hopefully, there are enough Californians to nullify this ruling by making those marriages illegal in the California Constitution. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, what Deb Price calls a heavyweight, plans to block any amendment and stand in the voters' way.

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
PARIS -- Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening, a longtime friend and associate said. He was 71.

Fire at Universal Studios destroys sets, videos Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows.

Australia ends Iraq combat operations Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the war in Iraq five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday.

Gates, Chinese defense official spar over military Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Pentagon chief and a top Chinese defense officer tangled over Beijing's military growth and U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Asia.

Lander's arm touches Martian soil for first time Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Scientists overseeing NASA's new Mars spacecraft say the lander's robotic arm has touched soil on the red planet for the first time.

8 suffocated during soccer match in Liberia Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
MONROVIA, Liberia -- At least eight people suffocated at an overcrowded stadium during a soccer match between Liberia and Gambia on Sunday, a doctor and an aid worker said.

Majority of Mexicans believe government losing war against drug cartels, poll says Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
MEXICO CITY -- A majority of Mexicans believe the government is losing its escalating battle against drug gangs, according to a poll published Sunday.

Plane missing since 1984 found in Texas lake Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
FRITCH, Texas -- What searchers couldn't find, drought helped reveal.

Nation/World Briefs Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows. It was the second fire at the historic site in nearly two decades, leveling facades, hollowing out buildings and creating the kind of catastrophe filmmakers relish re-creating.

Delegate deal faces fight Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- After months of frustrating debate over Michigan's January primary and hours of nervous waiting in a cramped hotel ballroom, the news was stunning.

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