News Headlines for Addison, Michigan

FREE PRESS/LOCAL 4 -- THE MICHIGAN POLL: Obama 7 up on McCain in state (Detroit Free Press)
Independents, women and Wayne County voters helped boost Democrat Barack Obama to a 7-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race in Michigan, according to a Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll conducted this week. Obama's 46% to 39% statewide advantage is especially aided by a 39-point bulge among voters in Wayne County, including Detroit.

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How to follow Michigan? LSU awaits Appalachian St. (CBS Sportsline)
As a member of Appalachian State's staff drove a cart onto the practice field, it was hard to miss the large block letters adorning its side: ASU 34, Michigan 32.

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Four Michigan Republicans will skip GOP convention (Detroit News)
For Republican Rep. Candice Miller, John McCain's nomination bash in St Paul, Minn., just can't compete with the crowning of "Little Miss Richmond" at the Richmond Good Old Days festival and the annual Romeo Lions Club's Michigan Peach Fest.

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Detroit Free Press/Local 4 Michigan Poll : At 10:30 tonight: Learn what is on the minds of Michigan voters (Detroit Free Press)
Come back to www.Freep.com at 10:30 tonight to find out how Michigan voters are leaning and what their key concerns are as Barack Obama and John McCain prepare for their parties' nominating conventions.

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Michigan Elections Panel Oks Ballot Proposals (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
MICHIGAN-AP — Michigan voters will decide in November whether to loosen the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and allow medical use of marijuana.

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Michigan City police find front-window potted pot (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Three people have been charged with possession of marijuana after neighbors reported seeing a large marijuana plant through a front window of a Michigan City home.

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Michigan Man Gets 53rd New Cadillac--In A Row (The Car Connection)
Joseph Macko isn't a casual fan of Cadillac--he may be the GM brand's most loyal long-lived customer. The Flint Journal says the 84-year-old Macko has been driving Cadillacs since 1955. New Cadillacs. This week Macko brought home his 53rd new Caddy in a row--the latest one from a Michigan dealership that's sold him 22 cars in a row. He ..

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Michigan librarian fired for fictitious book on unsavoury patrons (Jam! Showbiz)
LUDINGTON, Mich. - A library employee in this Lake Michigan resort community has been fired for writing a book that describes a range of unpleasant patrons, from the merely unpleasant to online sex fiends, in a town she calls "Denialville."

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Unattended Briefcase Briefly Shuts Down Michigan Avenue (NBC 5 Chicago)
Northbound Michigan Avenue was shut down Thursday afternoon due to a suspicious package outside the Apple Store.

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Briefcase left on Michigan Avenue (ABC 7 Chicago)
Chicago police reopened northbound Michigan Avenue at Huron on the near North Side after a briefcase was found.

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