News Headlines for Ahmeek, Michigan

Michigan GOP hurts down ticket (Politico via Yahoo! News)
The decision by John McCain’s campaign to yank field staff out of Michigan could pull the carpet from under the state’s two vulnerable House Republicans and leave them in serious political jeopardy, statewide GOP operatives said.

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Rodriguez rips Michigan for "soft" play against Illinois (Sports Illustrated)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Five weeks into his first season at Michigan, Rich Rodriguez's patience is beginning to wear thin.

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TOM WALSH: New ideas sought to spark Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan's economy has been mostly in a downward spiral for 30 years, making the massive meltdown of 2008 more a matter of degree than surprise. We already knew our state was a failure in the New Economy, whatever that is, and that our glory days were way back in the Old Economy, whatever that was.

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ELECTION 2008: McCain's gone from Michigan, but GOP says it's got to press on (Detroit Free Press)
Since John McCain's campaign announced last week that it was pulling out of Michigan, local Republicans said Monday that they hope his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will return instead.

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Michigan GOP hurts down ticket (The Politico)
McCain’s decision to yank staff out of Michigan could harm the state’s two vulnerable House Republicans.

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'Soft' play is a sore point for Michigan's Rodriguez (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A week ago, first-year Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez he said he would be embarrassed if somebody said his players "looked like they quit or were soft or lazy." On Monday, he was that somebody.

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Michigan State kicker honored (The Oakland Press)
Michigan State kicker Brett Swenson was named co-special teams Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. In Saturday’s 16-13 win over Iowa, Swenson was perfect on three field goal attempts and an extra point. In the second quarter he kicked 29- and 32-yard field goals.

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Michigan coach has hard-nosed words: 'We played a little soft' (Arizona Daily Star)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It was only a week ago that Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said he would be embarrassed if somebody said his players "looked like they quit or were soft or lazy."

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Mostly healthy Michigan back to work (The Oakland Press)
ANN ARBOR — Frustration seems to be the operative word following Michigan’s loss to Illinois on Saturday. But coach Rich Rodriguez and his team have a 24-hour rule that gives them time to celebrate or hang their heads after a game. Then it’s back to work.

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Catching up with: Michigan's Perry Dorrestein (The Herald News)
The 6-foot-7, 308-pound lineman made his first college start for Michigan against Notre Dame earlier this season ... Played in four games as a freshman in 2007 ... Has played both left and right tackle for the Wolverines ... Redshirted by Michigan in 2006.

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