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FDIC Fire Sale! 11 Homes For Under $10,000 (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Carlos Cagin | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Fdic, Homes, Slidehuge, Slidepoll, Cheapest Homes, Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Cheap Homes, Failed Banks, Home Prices, Cleveland, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Detroit, FDIC Real Estate Sales, Foreclosure, Subprime Mortgage, Michigan, Business News

Need a cheap home? Just call the FDIC. During the housing crisis, the Federal Deposit Insurance Company took over thousands of failed banks' soure...

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Reihan Salam: U.S. Economy Could Parallel Michigan's Decline

forbes.com | Reihan Salam, | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit Automakers, New York Economy, Mayor Bloomberg, Economy, Detroit, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Michigan Economy, Business News

Just as the roughly $3 trillion spent on the former East Germany didn't stave off economic collapse, federal bailouts won't bring back Detroit. As Mic...

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Paul Merhige Wanted: Man Accused Of Gunning Down Family, Executing Girl During Thanksgiving Visit

AP | Travis Reed | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Murder, Makayla Sitton, Shooting, Thanksgiving Murder, Crime, Jupiter, Paul Michael Merhige, Thanksgiving, Florida, Jim Sitton, Paul Merhige, Wanted, Michigan, Domestic Violence, Home News

JUPITER, Fla. -- Authorities in Florida were searching Saturday for a man police said opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner and killed f...

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Dam the Carp! No more dithering on invasive species

Henry Henderson | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Wisconsin, Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Nrdc, Invasive Species, Midwest Generation, Pollution, Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago River, Crawford Generating Station, Natural Resources Defense Council, Fisk Generating Station, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Great Lakes, Great-Lakes-Fish-Fence, Mwrd, Michigan, Chicago News

The news was very bad on Friday when state and Federal agencies admitted that tests show invasive Asian carp have evaded an electrical barrier intende...

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Small Town To Liz Cheney: We Want Gitmo Detainees, Not Your Fearmongering

The Plum Line | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Liz Cheney Guantanamo, Fearmongering, Little Standish, Bush Administration, Right Wing Fearmongering, Liz Cheney, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Liz Cheney Fearmongering, Michigan, Liz Cheney Gitmo, Gitmo, Politics News

Officials in a small Michigan town featured in a new video about Guantanamo by Liz Cheney's national security group want her to know that they're not ...

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Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments

Bil Browning | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michigan, Ohio, Marriage Amendments, Kentucky, Constitutional Amendment, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

The equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Texas will be attempting to re-examine their amendments banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.

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The Confidence Gap Between Democrats And Republicans

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Republicans have a well-oiled propaganda machine to facilitate the fantasy of strength and popularity. The message is always the same -- whether the GOP wins or loses, it always wins.

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Rep. Schauer Challenged from Left and Right at Town Hall

Chris Savage | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Mark-Schauer, Healthcare Reform, Mark-Schauer-Town-Hall, Mark Schauer, Health Care Town Halls, Public Option, Michigan, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News

Schauer, who narrowly defeated the very conservative Tim Walberg in 2008, represents a swing district.

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Rural Unemployment Soars During The Recession

Reuters | Nick Carey | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Farm Unemployment, Rural America, Rural Unemployment, Upper Peninsula Michigan, Farm Jobs, Michigan, Baraga Michigan, Business News

What's going on in Baraga [Michigan] and the rest of the Upper Peninsula [Michigan], or UP, mirrors the slow burn that the recession has made through ...

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10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: States Fiscal Crisis, Wisconsin, California, States Budgets, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Michigan, Oregon, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...

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Scott Zielinski Can Sue: Judge Allows Convicted Robber To Sue Michigan Store That He Robbed

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Employees, Crime, Nick's Party Stop, David Viviano, Robbery, Scott T. Zielinski, Nicks Party Stop, Sue, Store, Judge Viviano, Mount Clemens, Robber, Bond, Attorney's Fees, Michigan, Scott Zielinski, Home News

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the ...

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Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Leader Of Radical Islam Group, Killed In Raid

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Gary Leone, Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Radical Islam Leader Killed, Christopher Thomas, Radical Islam Leader, Detroit, Dearborn, Imad Hamad, Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Michigan, Fbi, Sunni Islam, FBI Raid, Home News

DETROIT — Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested several members of a radical Sunni Islam group in the U.S., killing one of its leaders at a ...

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Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Harlem, Welfare, Big Box Retail, California, Food Stamps, Economy, Jim Sinegal, Washington State, Recession, New York, New York City, Big Box Retailer, Groceries, Costco, Food, Michigan, Business News

Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

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America's Midwest: Cashless Chasm or the Valley of Opportunity?

Jeff Bocan | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Midwest, Jeff Bocan, Michigan, Entrepeneurship, Innovation, Funding, Venture Capital, Beringea, Business News

I want to offer a macro-level view of the larger opportunity I see in both Michigan and the Midwest, as a venture capitalist looking for small businesses that have a chance to become much, much bigger businesses.

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Michigan Versus Care Co-ops

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Sheila Marcelo, Lisa Snyder, Parenting, Michigan, Child Care, Parenting Advice, care.com, Living News

Lisa Snyder thought she was just doing a good deed. Every weekday morning, Lisa has helped three nearby families by watching their children before the bus arrives to whisk the kids off to school...

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Why States Like Michigan Are Failing

Susan J. Demas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Michigan Budget, Republicans Taxes, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, 15.3 Percent Unemployment, Michigan Unemployment, Mike Bishop, Michigan, Michigan-Budget, Republians, Politics News

How does our state rebuild when a quarter or a third of our citizens don't receive the help they need from the state so they can get a job, see a doctor, stay in school, keep their homes or eat dinner tonight?

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Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Leaves, Best-Fall-Foliage-Pics, Autumn, Fall, Green Living, Fall Foilage, Colorado, New York, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, Maine, Montreal, Alabama, Nature, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, South Dakota, Green News

Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

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New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, White House, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, Orgeon, Doj, Eric Holder, Decriminalization, Nevada, Marijuana Laws, Obama, War on Drugs, Patients, New Mexico, Colorado, Prescriptions, California, Suppliers, Washington State, State Laws, Weed, Michigan, Medicine, Maryland, Montana, Users, Medical Marijuana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine, New Medical Marijuana Policy, Health, Hawaii, US Attorneys, Alaska, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

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HoneyLine: My HoneyLine TV Interview With Kid Rock

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Diet Tips, Social Networking, Rock Star Interviews, Gabby Reece, Celebrity Interviews, Weight Loss, Michigan, Bobby, Living News

You don't have to agree with Kid Rock's politics, but it's good to learn how this single father of a sixteen year old boy juggles everything.

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Limbaugh Calls Detroit's Poor "Obama's America"

Chris Savage | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosures, Poverty, Economic Stimulus Package, Michigan, Detroit, Rush, Recession Fears, Far Right, Rush Limbaugh, Recession, Politics News

Detroiters converged on Cobo Hall last Wednesday to claim federal aid, giving Rush Limbaugh a chance to mock "Obama's America."

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Patricia Keezer: 'Robin Hood' Banker Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Embezzling

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Banks, Embezzle, Crime, Citizens Bank, Robin Hood, Republic Bank, Patty Keezer, Charity, Manager, Michigan, Bank Manager, Patricia Keezer, Robin Hood Banker, Manchester, Embezzlement, Detroit, Home News

DETROIT — A Michigan bank manager who insists she gave the $340,000 she stole over eight years to needy customers was sentenced Tuesday to a yea...

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3 U.S Congressmen, 1 Voice: Health Care is a Civil Right

Chris Savage | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Ann Arbor, John Dingell, Michigan, Civil Rights, John Lewis, Mark Schauer, Politics News

Health care is a right, not a privilege. A struggle as important and epic as the fight for civil rights in this country.

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Clean Energy Bill Key to Jobs Growth, Manufacturing Says Michigan Gov.

Josh Dorner | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Energy Jobs, Cnn, Unemployment, Barbara Boxer, Comprehensive Energy Reform, Michigan, Climate Change, John Kerry, Michigan-Governor-Jennifer-Granholm, Jobs, Clean Energy Bill, Clean Energy, Climate Bill, Economic Growth, Green News

Granholm understands that comprehensive energy reform is essential in order to build the clean energy industries that will put America back in control of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet.

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Michigan Heads Toward Partial Government Shutdown

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michigan, Michigan Shutdown, Michigan Budget, Jennifer Granholm, Politics News

LANSING, Mich. — One of the nation's most economically battered states is heading into more fiscal fights after surviving a short-lived governme...

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General Motors Pickup Truck Closes: Is this The End Of The Pickup?

nytimes.com | BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Gmc, Chrysler, General Motors, Truck Sales, Pickup-Trucks, Ford, Ford Plant, Michigan, Pontiac, Business News

PONTIAC, Mich. -- The closing of a big General Motors truck plant this week is another sign that America's love affair with pickup trucks is fading fa...

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