LIONS' NEXT OPPONENT: 5 suspended NFL players, including 2 Vikings, will learn fates Friday (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 03:45
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Story updated at 5:04 p.m. The union filed the lawsuit to block the suspensions of five of the six players who were benched this week for violating the league's anti-doping policy. The union wants Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints, to be eligible to play Sunday.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Zimbabwe declares national health emergency (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 02:00
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HARARE, Zimbabwe ? Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and a government-run newspaper reported today that more international help is being sought to pay for food and drugs.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Africa, Government, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Obama calls; congresswoman hangs up on him (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 01:30
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MIAMI ? When President-elect Barack Obama called Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami district office Wednesday, she hung up on him.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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More ballot challenges withdrawn in Minnesota recount (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 01:15
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ST. PAUL, Minn. ? Republican Sen. Norm Coleman today withdrew 650 ballot challenges that his campaign lodged in the recount for the still-unresolved election for his Senate seat.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Minneapolis, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Politics, Senate
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76ers' leading scorer will miss Pistons game because of injury (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 01:15
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PHILADELPHIA ? Philadelphia forward Elton Brand will miss Friday's game at Detroit with a strained right hamstring.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Bushes plan move to elite neighborhood (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 00:45
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WASHINGTON ? President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home in an affluent neighborhood of north Dallas where they will live after the president leaves office in January.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Canada's leader suspends Parliament to stay in power (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 05/12/2008 at 00:45
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UPDATED AT 3:27 PM: OTTAWA ? Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament today in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Bernanke: More action is needed to rein in runaway foreclosure rate (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 22:00
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WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government today to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Government, Mortgages
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LIONS' NEXT OPPONENT: NFL players' union sues to stop suspensions of 5 players, including 2 Vikings (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 21:45
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MINNEAPOLIS ? The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit today to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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It's official: Edgar Renteria joins Giants (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 21:30
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SAN FRANCISCO ? Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, with the team announcing today that he will replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Baseball, Baseball Players, Omar Vizquel
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2 teen girls charged in nursing resident abuse (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 21:00
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ALBERT LEA, Minn. ? Two teenage girls who worked at a nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Teen
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Bushes plan move to elite Dallas neighborhood (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 20:45
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WASHINGTON ? President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home in an affluent neighborhood of north Dallas where they will live after the president leaves office in January.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Analysts: Oil under $40 a barrel possible by year's end (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 19:30
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VIENNA, Austria ? Oil prices sank today to lows last seen nearly four years ago as more bleak news from the world's largest economy boosted views that crude could tumble below $40 by the end of the year.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Austria, Vienna
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Bernanke: More help needed to slow foreclosures (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 19:00
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WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government today to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Government, Mortgages
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Key rate cut boosts European markets (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 17:15
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LONDON ? European stock markets rose today, despite a mixed performance in Asia, as investors cheered Sweden's Riksbank massive rate cut and predicted aggressive moves later from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Asia, Finance, Markets, Stocks, World Markets
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Solar car becomes first to circle the globe (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 14:45
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POZNAN, Poland ? The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the UN climate talks today, arriving with the message that clean technologies are available now to stop global warming.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Unsold in Detroit: Property with suspected crime ties (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 13:30
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DETROIT ? Federal prosecutors twice pursued a former autoworker suspected of running a multimillion-dollar drug operation.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Unsold in Detroit: Property with suspected crime ties (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 13:30
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DETROIT ? Federal prosecutors twice pursued a former autoworker suspected of running a multimillion-dollar drug operation.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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2 from banned Pakistani group suspected in Mumbai probe (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 12:45
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MUMBAI, India ? India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks, officials said today, as Pakistan's president vowed "strong action" against any elements in his country involved in the siege.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : India, Mumbai, Pakistan
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Duke pastes host Purdue, 76-60 (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 11:30
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Kyle Singler had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke beat No. 9 Purdue, 76-60, on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Jon Scheyer scored 20 points and Nolan Smith 12 for the Blue Devils (8-0).Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Judge bars MGA from making, selling Bratz dolls (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 11:15
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LOS ANGELES ? A federal judge has banned MGA Entertainment Inc. from making and selling its hugely popular Bratz dolls in a sweeping decision that rival Mattel Inc. hailed as a major victory in the companies' the four-year doll fight.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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2nd reopening of UAW contract is 'what has to be done' (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 10:00
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The UAW, which became a lightning rod in Congressional hearings over assistance for Detroit's automakers, moved Wednesday to pave a smoother road for the Detroit Three.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Business, Chrysler
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Richardson added to Obama's diverse Cabinet (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 09:45
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President-elect Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a cabinet and White House staff that are among the most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Politics, The 44th President of United States, US President, White House
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Franken drops 633 challenges, but Minnesota Senate recount goes on (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 07:00
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ST. PAUL, Minn. ? Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots today in Minnesota's contested U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Actors and Actresses, Al Franken, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Senate
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Canada's PM says opposition bid to topple him is undemocratic (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 05:45
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TORONTO ? Prime Minister Stephen Harper today condemned an opposition plan to oust his government in an upcoming confidence vote, calling the effort a threat to Canada's economy and democracy.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Canada, Counties, Government, Toronto
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LIONS' NEXT OPPONENT: Judge blocks NFL's suspension of Vikings DTs (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 05:15
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MINNEAPOLIS ? A Minnesota judge has blocked the NFL's suspension of Vikings stars Kevin and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Prosecutor: Jealousy behind Hudson family killings (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 04:45
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CHICAGO ? A prosecutor alleged today that Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law killed three of her relatives ? with a gun stolen from one of the victims ? because he was angry that his estranged wife, the singer's sister, was dating another man.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Votes for automakers aren't there, Senate majority leader says (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 03:30
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WASHINGTON ? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that the Democrats' plan to tap the Wall Street rescue fund to save U.S. automakers doesn't have the votes to pass.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Government, Senate
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UAW may restart contract talks, alter controversial jobs bank (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 04/12/2008 at 00:00
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UPDATED AT 1:29 P.M. -- UAW President Ron Gettelfinger today said the union will suspend the jobs bank and delay the 2010 payment into a retiree health-care trust.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Business, Chrysler
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UAW to restart contract talks, end jobs bank (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 21:15
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A United Auto Workers official says the union has agreed to restart contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers and delay their payments into a union-run health care trust.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Pirates' attack on U.S. cruise ship stirs fears (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 20:00
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - NATO
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Aunt arrested in shackled California teen case (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 19:00
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BERKELEY, Calif. ? Police have arrested the aunt of a 17-year-old boy who showed up at a gym shackled and terrified, claiming he had just fled his captors. Caren Ramirez is the third suspect arrested in the alleged assault against the teen.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Teen
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Rice demands Pakistan help investigate attacks (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 18:30
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NEW DELHI ? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Condoleezza Rice, Government, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pakistan
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Notre Dame official: Weis will stay another season (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 18:30
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Charlie Weis will return for a fifth season as Notre Dame's football coach despite posting his second straight disappointing season. A person familiar with the decision says the university will make the official announcement later today.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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GM chief: First pitch 'not our finest hour' (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 14:30
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WASHINGTON ? The head of General Motors says bankruptcy isn't a viable option for struggling U.S. automakers, maintaining that a retooling plan being presented to Congress this week will save the industry.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Obama to name Richardson for Commerce today (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 13:30
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President-elect Barack Obama is ready to name Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary after passing over his vanquished Democratic rival for secretary of state.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Politics, The 44th President of United States, The Obama Campaign
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Auditors fault policing of bailout funds (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 13:15
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Lawmakers want the Treasury to do a better job of insisting that banking institutions sharing in the $700 billion bailout comply with limits Congress imposed on executive salaries and use the money for its intended purposes.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Auditors fault Treasury policing of bailout funds (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 12:00
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Lawmakers want the Treasury to do a better job of insisting that banking institutions sharing in the $700 billion bailout comply with limits Congress imposed on executive salaries and use the money for its intended purposes.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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TOM WALSH: Automakers need a decision (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 11:15
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It's a decision that many members of Congress won't be happy about either way. They will unleash a Christmas nightmare in Detroit if they allow GM and Chrysler to fail. These are nerve-racking times. The city anxiously awaits the nation's verdict.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Business, Chrysler
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TOM WALSH: It's decision time, Congress (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 11:15
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"There isn't a Plan B," Fritz Henderson, GM's president and chief operating officer, told journalists Tuesday. "Absent support, frankly, the company just can't fund its operations." After an underwhelming appearance before U.S. House and Senate committees in mid-November, the CEOs of the Detroit Three were told by congressional leaders to present specific requests for aid, along with detailed...Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Duke pastes host Purdue, 76-60 ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 10:15
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Kyle Singler had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke beat No. 9 Purdue, 76-60, on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Jon Scheyer scored 20 points and Nolan Smith 12 for the Blue Devils (8-0).Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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NHL ROUNDUP: NHL suspends Avery indefinitely (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 10:00
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NEW YORK -- The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely Tuesday for making a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Cities and Towns, New York, New York City
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NFL ROUNDUP: NFL suspends 6 for doping (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 09:45
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NEW YORK -- Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended for four games without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy. All were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : Cities and Towns, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York City
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DETROIT 89, S.A. 77: Wallace gets T-ed, hits threes (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 09:45
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After being called for an offensive foul midway through the third quarter and the Pistons trailing by four points, Rasheed Wallace decided to release his inner 'Sheed against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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DETROIT 89, S.A. 77: Wallace gets T-ed, hits threes (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 09:45
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After being called for an offensive foul midway through the third quarter and the Pistons trailing by four points, Rasheed Wallace decided to release his inner 'Sheed against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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DETROIT 89, S.A. 77: Wallace gets T-ed, hits threes in win (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 09:15
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After being called for an offensive foul midway through the third quarter and the Pistons trailing by four points, Rasheed Wallace decided to release his inner 'Sheed against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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DETROIT 89, S.A. 77: Wallace gets T-ed, hits threes in win (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 09:15
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After being called for an offensive foul midway through the third quarter and the Pistons trailing by four points, Rasheed Wallace decided to release his inner 'Sheed against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Body of Hubert 'Pit' Martin recovered in icy lake (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 06:00
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Police divers recovered the body of Hubert "Pit" Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, who drowned after the snowmobile he was driving plunged into an icy lake near his home.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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GOP's Chambliss wins Senate runoff in Georgia (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 03:30
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ATLANTA ? Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss won re-election in a runoff today, dashing Democrats' hopes of capturing enough seats in the U.S. Senate to thwart Republican filibusters.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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Two Vikings linemen suspended by NFL for doping, won't play vs. Lions (Detroit Free Press)
Posted 03/12/2008 at 02:15
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NEW YORK ? Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended four games without pay by the NFL today for violating the league's anti-doping policy.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
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