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July 16, 2011
A new poll says a majority of likely Michigan voters opposes proposed changes to state law that would let some adults ride motorcycles without helmets.The poll from EPIC/MRA released Friday says 68% …
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
September 11, 2011
Digital security certificates were compromised, exposing online communications and shaking a foundation of Internet trust.
By BILL VLASIC
September 12, 2011
Once viewed as a desperate move, a two-tier wage system for longtime employees and new hires is being seen as important to Detroit’s future.
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Automobiles, Bob King, Chrysler, Chrysler LLC, detroit, General Motors, Labor, United Auto Workers, United Automobile Workers, United States, Wage, Wages and Salaries
@CoryOBrien
September 13, 2011
When Girl Scout Cookie time rolls around each year (they sell them from October through March) I’m usually good for at least a few boxes of Thin Mints and Samoas, but do you know what varieties are the most popular? Wired put together this delicious looking pie chart to compare sales data, and show you [...]
By ETHAN BRONNER
January 27, 2012
As Israel’s political and military leaders weigh options to stop Iran’s nuclear program, many are guided by an assessment that an attack is unlikely to set off widespread conflict.
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
January 27, 2012
A girl’s successful lawsuit to have a prayer removed from her high school has roiled the heavily Roman Catholic city of Cranston, where residents are appealing the decision.
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Ahlquist, Jessica, American Civil Liberties Union, Atheism, Cranston (RI), Education (K-12), Freedom From Religion Foundation, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Prayers and Prayer Books, Religion-State Relations, Rhode Island, Roman Catholic Church, Starbucks Corporation|SBUX|NASDAQ, Suits and Litigation
Twitter / clarkeye
January 27, 2012
clarkeye: @jdcranson Makes perfect sense for MSU to buy neighboring property: http://t.co/dssrEebZ
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
January 27, 2012
Two exhibitions, one at the National Museum of American History and the other at Monticello, explore Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with slavery.
By DAVID BROOKS
January 27, 2012
President Obama seems sure of himself, but where’s the big agenda? It wasn’t in the State of the Union address.
By DANA FRANK
January 27, 2012
Honduras is descending into a human rights abyss with support from the State Department.
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Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Honduras, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Lobo Sosa, Porfirio, Obama, Barack, Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, State Department, United States International Relations, Zelaya Rosales, Jose Manuel
By PAUL KRUGMAN
January 27, 2012
Gov. Mitch Daniels got so much wrong in his reply to the president’s State of the Union address. To really create jobs, it takes a cluster, not just heroes.
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Apple Incorporated|AAPL|NASDAQ, Automobiles, China, Chrysler Group LLC, Daniels, Mitchell E Jr, Factories and Manufacturing, Federal Aid (US), Ford Motor Co|F|NYSE, General Motors|GM|NYSE, Germany, Jobs, Steven P, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Barack, State of the Union Message (US), United States Economy
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
January 27, 2012
When Yale’s Patrick Witt announced that he had withdrawn his Rhodes scholarship application, the Rhodes Trust had already learned that he had been accused of sexual assault.
By TAMAR LEWIN
January 27, 2012
President Obama is proposing a financial aid overhaul that would tie colleges’ eligibility for campus-based aid programs to the institutions’ success in improving affordability and value for students.
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
January 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich used ethics issues to make political gains from the beginning of his career, but in the end ethics issues helped topple him from power in the House.