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No-helmet legislation losing with voters, poll shows

July 16, 2011

No-helmet legislation losing with voters, poll shows

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% …

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Hacker Rattles Internet Security Circles

September 11, 2011

Hacker Rattles Internet Security Circles

Digital security certificates were compromised, exposing online communications and shaking a foundation of Internet trust.

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Working for Less: In Detroit, Two Wage Levels Are the New Way of Work

September 12, 2011

Working for Less: In Detroit, Two Wage Levels Are the New Way of Work

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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Girl Scout Cookie Pie Chart

September 13, 2011

Girl Scout Cookie Pie Chart

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 [...]

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Israelis See Iran’s Threats of Retaliation as Bluff

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.

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Rhode Island City Enraged Over School Prayer Lawsuit

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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clarkeye: @jdcranson Makes perfect sense for MSU to buy neighboring property: http://t.co/dssrEebZ

January 27, 2012

clarkeye: @jdcranson Makes perfect sense for MSU to buy neighboring property: http://t.co/dssrEebZ

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Exhibition Review: Smithsonian and Monticello Exhibitions on Jefferson’s Slaves

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.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Hope, but Not Much Change

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.

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Op-Ed Contributor: In Honduras, a Mess Helped by the U.S.

January 27, 2012

Honduras is descending into a human rights abyss with support from the State Department.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Jobs, Jobs and Cars

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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At Yale, the Collapse of Patrick Witt’s Rhodes Candidacy

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.

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Obama to Link Aid for Colleges to Affordability

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.

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The Long Run: The Long Run: Gingrich Stuck to Caustic Path in Ethics Battles

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.