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California unemployment rate rises to 12% in July
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Carl Pursell Mich. GOP congressman Carl Pursell, 76, a Michigan Republican who served in the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993, died of heart disease Thursday at his home in Plymouth, Mich. Pursell represented Michigan's lower peninsula,...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Carla Bley, New York University, Defense
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Rancor runs deep among Michigan Democrats
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe absence of Sen. Barack Obama's name from today's Michigan Democratic primary ballot has angered a large swath of African American voters here, exacerbating a racial political divide and threatening party unity heading into the November general...Tags: Local Elections, Baptist, Democratic Party, Minority Groups, John Edwards
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Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops, dies at 72
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLevi Stubbs, the lead singer of the legendary Motown group the Four Tops whose tough yet soulful voice was showcased on dozens of singles, including "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," has died. He was 72. Stubbs...Tags: Count Basie, Detroit, Johnny Carson, Marvin Gaye, Motown Records
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Census: Mich. same-sex households up 42 percent
Five years after tying the knot with her female partner, Denise Brogan-Kator took great pleasure in describing herself as married when filling out a 2010 U.S. census questionnaire. "It felt empowering ... very authentic," said Brogan-Kator, executive...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Population and Census, Minority Groups
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Charges filed in case of remains found in suitcase
GIBRALTAR, Mich. (AP) — The Wayne County prosecutor has charged a 52-year-old man with mutilation of a dead body, more than a week after a woman's remains were found in a suitcase floating in a creek. James Bommer of Gibraltar was also charged with...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Charges dismissed against Michigan mother in standoff
DETROIT (AP) — Criminal charges were dismissed against a Detroit mother accused of firing a shot at police and keeping them at bay outside her home for 12 hours when they tried to remove her 13-year-old daughter. Judge Ronald Giles dismissed the...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Detroit, Lawyers, Justice System
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Boy missing part of thigh after fatal dog mauling
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A medical examiner says a 5-year-old Detroit area boy was missing body parts after he was mauled to death last year by a wolf-dog hybrid. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/om1FRA ) that Wayne County medical examiner...Tags: Prosecution, Detroit, Abusive Behavior, Netherlands, Animal Attacks
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Sentence in illegal immigrant case splits court
DETROIT (AP) — A robbery of illegal immigrants has exposed sharp differences at the Michigan Supreme Court. Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. broke with the court's conservative bloc and joined three liberal justices in letting a minimum five-year...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, File Sharing, Judges, Career and Workplace
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Update: Tens of thousands still without power downstate
DETROIT (AP) — Utility crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands of Michigan homes and businesses after severe thunderstorms hit the southeastern portion of the state over the weekend. The storms on Saturday generated two-inch hail...Tags: Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Wayne
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Jury awards $705,000 to fired nursing home manager
DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded $705,000 to a nursing home manager who was fired in 2009 after cooperating with a state investigation of patient mistreatment. The Detroit Free Press reports the Wayne County Circuit Court jury on Thursday...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Detroit, Nursing, Human Interest, Medical Specialization
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Attorneys fight over key witness in Michael George murder case
Journal Register NewspapersMacomb County, Mich. prosecutors in legal documents filed Friday asked a judge to prevent Michael George's defense from presenting one witness to try to discredit its key witness and another witness from making accusations about a potential suspect who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Witnesses, Recreational Substance Use, Marijuana Use
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