The Daily J - November 3, 2009 - AM Edition

November 3, 2009

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It's Election Day Voters in Detroit go to the polls to decide who will lead the city as mayor over the next four years and make picks for City Council. For details on this and other elections around the metro area and beyond, click here.

Election Day 2009: Early Test of Obama Influence Two states are electing governors in what could be seen as a very early test of President Barack Obama's political influence.

Local News

Amber Alert For Missing White Lake Township Girl Police say that Brittany Ann McGuire was last seen getting off a school bus on Casa Mia around 3pm Monday.

GM Uses Government $ To Buy Part Of Delphi

Flags To Be Lowered In Honor Of Army Specialist

Knight Foundation To Give $5M In Grants To Detroit

National and World News

Karzai Vows To Tackle Corruption, Cronyism Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will welcome anyone from the opposition into his government and will institute reforms to stamp out corruption.

H1N1 Vaccine Working Well For Moms-To-Be

Airlines Ratchet Up Holiday Surcharges

Business Interests: No Health Care Reform

Sniper Attorneys Plan Appeal To US High Court

Business News

Oil Prices Hanging Around $78 Mark Oil prices hovered near $78 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors welcomed new U.S. manufacturing and construction figures as positive signs of an economic recovery.

Report: Full Recovery Of US Auto Investment Unlikely

Chinese Group Buys Delphi Brake Unit

Nevada Judge Approves Wal-Mart Wage Settlement

Happening Today

8:15am - Michigan Treasurer Robert Kleine speaks about the state’s budget at the Michigan Tax Conference in Novi.

10am - Dearborn school employees plan to protest cuts in school funding by the Michigan legislature.

12pm - Ford reports October auto sales. Other automakers report sales throughout the afternoon.

8pm - Election 2009 polls close. Live coverage of the results on WWJ.com.

In Print

Toddler Pulled To Safety After Falling From Stroller And Onto Train Platform (Chicago Tribune)

Bug Spray May Have Killed Infant, Injured Two In South Carolina (Times Picayune)

Divorces Dipping Along With Economy (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Can Testosterone Therapy Aid Older Men? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Consumer Group Finds Elevated BPA Levels In Range Of Foods (Los Angeles Times)

Sports

Lions Try To Regroup After Latest Disaster Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz doesn't want the Lions to play an overly conservative offense. But, without Calvin Johnson, he doesn't think he has much of a choice.

Mr. October Tied By Mr. November

Pistons Plan To Rest Hamilton For Another Game

UM Coach Rodriguez Urging Patience As Losses Mount

Great Lakes IT Report

French Auto Firm Buys Troy Emissions Supplier The French automotive technology company Faurecia will acquire Emcon Technologies, an integrator of emissions control technologies for passenger and commercial vehicles.

Perrigo Sales, Profits Jump

New Sound Analysis Hardware From Wayne State Spinoff

MSU Collaboration Spawns Robot Fish To Monitor Water

Around Town

Nov. 3: Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic at the The Palace of Auburn Hills

Nov. 3: Contemporary Songwriter 'ISSA' performs at the Ark in Ann Arbor

Nov. 6: Jason Bishop (State-of- the art "magic" show) at River Raisin Centre for the Arts

Nov. 7: Joan Osborne, the Holmes Brothers, and Paul Thorn perform at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Traffic & Road Construction

NB & SB M-10 ramps to 7 Mile closed (9am – 3pm today)

NB & SB Joslyn Rd. at I-75, intermittent lane closures (til 11/6)

E. Liberty St. in Ann Arbor closed from S.Division to Thompson (til Fri)

NB & SB Novi Rd. between Grand River and 12 Mile, intermittent lane closures (til 11/15)

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