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Clint Eastwood defends Chrysler ad in wake of political scrutiny on 'O'Reilly Factor' (video)

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:50pm
Clint Eastwood Monday night defended his appearance in Chrysler's 2012 Super Bowl ad. The veteran actor says the ad, titled ''Halftime in America,''' had no political motive, as some media outlets and politicians have suggested.
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Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad message on China failed because of racial uproar, expert says

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:38pm
Talk centering on anything other than the content means the $144,000 ad buy is failing, said Erika King, a Grand Valley State University political science professor.
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Will Pete Hoekstra's Super Bowl ad cost him more than money?

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:37pm
Criticism of racial overtones likely to die down by the end of the week, but former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra's opponents are sure to attack his Congressional spending record.
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Hopes dim in search for Wexford County fisherman who fell though ice at Hodenpyl Dam

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:08pm
The man’s friend reportedly told police he saw him go through the ice.
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Michigan Treasury Department adviser: Emergency managers are 'kinder, gentler' alternative to bankruptcy

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:02pm
A Michigan Department of Treasury adviser offered a defense of the law....
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Plane crash at Macomb Co. golf course kills pilot

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:58pm
Authorities say a man was killed when his single-engine plane crashed at a golf course in southeastern Michigan.
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At the Super Bowl: New York Giants' Greg Jones, former Michigan State linebacker, proposes to Spartan girlfriend

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:13pm
Jones popped the question to an ex-Michigan State women's basketball player.
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Alleged child-torturer Donald Bayne arraigned, faces up to life in prison

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 9:43pm
Donald Thomas Bayne faces up to life in prison if convicted of torturing a baby. (Watch video of arraignment.)
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Juvenile lifer Anthony Jones to be resentenced today and could one day be free

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 8:04pm
Jones, now, 50, is one of more than 350 inmates serving life sentences without chance of parole for crimes committed at 17 or younger. He was running away when a co-defendant shot a store owner. Jones' resentencing is believed to be the first of its kind in Michigan.
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Ambassador Bridge Company, MDOT respond to Court of Appeals' Gateway ruling

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 7:37pm
Both the Detroit International Bridge Company and the Michigan Department of Transportation are reacting positively to the Michigan Court of Appeals ruling in the Gateway Project contempt case.
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Lansing Police Department unveils new online reporting system for non-emergency crimes

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:00pm
“Online crime reporting is designed to fit the busy lifestyles of our citizens by making it more convenient to file a police report in cases where there is not an immediate need for a police officer to respond to the scene,” Lansing Police Chief Teresa Szymanski said in a statement.
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Appeals court: Judge was within right to jail Matty Moroun but must clarify conditions for release

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:55pm
The Michigan Court of Appeals vacated the contempt jailing of Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun and Detroit International Bridge Company President Dan Stamper, but affirmed that Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards was within his rights to sanction the two men as part of the civil contempt finding against DIBC.
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Daughter of 78-year-old homicide victim: 'I want whoever did this brought to justice'

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:31pm
FLINT, Michigan -- The daughter of homicide victim Roosevelt Dent says her father deserved to have a more dignified death than to be gunned down in his own home.
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Flint Mayor Dayne Walling in favor of 'recycling' city -- not shrinking it

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:31pm
Walling said he would prefer to reuse those areas and find value in them, rather than "shrink" the city to cut the costs of providing services to sparsely populated neighborhoods, as some have suggested in the past, according to his talk with members of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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Today's top stories: Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad about Sen. Debbie Stabenow raises racial, sensitivity questions

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:14pm
See which stories are getting the most traffic on MLive right now.
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Judge: State team reviewing Detroit finances must comply with Open Meetings Act

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:11pm
Circuit Court Judge William Collette said Monday he was issuing a preliminary injunction saying any future meetings of the group must comply with the act.
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Adam Stevens testifies he dropped his son on day of death; says he never shook him in violent manner

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:09pm
Stevens, 29, said he took the boy from his living room bassinet and put him on his shoulder. He grabbed a blanket draped over the baby bed, turned and tripped or lost his balance. "My main reaction was to catch myself," he said, and Kian fell, hitting the left side of his head.
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What is Mitt Romney's message to Michigan voters? Blog offers satirical look inside the GOP candidate's head

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:55pm
The Chicago Reader columnist addresses Romney's Michigan roots and his recent "I'm not concerned about the very poor" gaffe.
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Fruitport police: Mother's boyfriend struck infant in head with his fist, fractured infant's skull

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:46pm
Fruitport Township Public Safety Director Ken Doctor said the man admitted to police that he hit the child during a fit of rage when the child was crying.
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Chrysler Super Bowl ad earns praise but gets yanked from YouTube after NFL copyright claim

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:17pm
Looking for Chrysler's latest Super Bowl ad on YouTube? You'll probably be able to find it, but not on the official Chrysler channel.
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