The Daily J - November 5, 2009 - AM Edition

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Ford To Put Air Bags In Back Seat Belts - 2011 Explorer to be First Vehicle to Combine Top 2 Life-Saving Automotive Devices; Air Bag in Pocket Sewn in Belt from Buckle to Shoulder Inflates More Gently and Uses Cooler Air Than Front Baags, Safer for Children

Worldwide Automotive Report: A Deep-dive Into Chrysler's Plans

Sylvan Lake Residents Under Boil Water Alert - Concern Stems from Possible Bacterial Contamination Caused During Emergency Repairs by Water Department

Meijer Soup Recalled - Cream of Mushroom Reduced Sodium Soup May Contain Chicken Noodle, Undeclared Allergen: Egg

Local News

Recall Of Laid-Off Troopers On Hold - Gov. Says She Needs 7-10 Days to Review State Police Budget She Signed Last Week

State Lawmaker Wants To Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Ban - Lyndon Twp. Official Calls It 'Economic Issue'

Teacher Pleads Guilty In Racy Text Case - Clarkston Teacher Expects 90 Days in Jail

MDOT To Hold Nine Mile Bridge Meeting - Scope of Bridge Replacement, Timeline to be Discussed Nov. 12 at Hazel Park City Hall

Parents Request Early Christmas Cards For Terminally Ill Son - Seasonal Joy Sought as Five-year-old Noah Biorkman of South Lyon Fights Neuroblastoma

National and World News

Senate Votes To Extend Jobless Benefits - Unemployed Would Get 20 More Weeks of Benefits; Homebuyers and Struggling Business Could Get Tax Credit
Michigan US Senator Debbie Stabenow Talks About Benefits Extension

House Steams Toward Health Reform Vote - Democrats Increasingly Confident They'll Pass $1.2T Bill in Saturday Vote

Gas Guzzlers Reign in Cash for Clunkers - $3B Cash for Clunkers Trades Topped by Old-for-New Pick-ups

Tracking a Predator - Critics Say System for Monitoring Sex Offenders Is Broken

Business News

U.S. Stock Futures Decline Following Fed Call; Cisco Climbs

Stocks To Watch: Starbucks, CBS, Nvidia, Nasdaq

Oil Near $77/Barrel Ahead of US Economic Reports

Grants Support Manufacturing, Wind Energy - State Pledges $1.04 Million Toward Expanded Manufacturing, More Than 100 New Jobs

Foundation Awards $5 Million In Grants To Detroit-Area Groups - Arts League of Michigan, Cranbrook, CCS; DSO, United Way and Detroit Public Library Benefit

Happening Today

9:30am- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan hosts news conference to reveal the names of free clinics receiving grants in the Detroit area.

10am- Washtenaw County Health Department holds H1N1 vaccine clinic at Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center.

10:30am- Vice President Joe Biden hosts panel discussion with scholars on economic developments and trends affecting middle class families.

11am- Ford makes what the automaker calls a "significant announcement."

5:30pm- THAW holds its annual "Night of Warm Hearts" fundraiser and auction.

7pm- WWJ hosts The New Detroit Council. A one hour special featuring members of the newly elected City Council.

In Print

Batman Arrested in Drunken Bigg Market Brawl - Halloween High Jinx Gets Caped Crusader Captured in Cartoon Caper (Chronicle)

Drunk Mailman Delivers - Forget Rain, Sleet and Snow. Bring on the Booze (Sun Sentinel)

Drunker Scotsman Challenges Lampost To Fight (S-TV)

Moonshine Turns Horse Race Rowdy

'Vigilante' Shopkeeper Charged, Cleared Of Most Crimes Against Would-be Thieves (Toronto Sun)

Letter to Reid on healthcare from former Surgeon General Koop shuts Senate (The Hill)

Sports

Yankees Win World Series - Game 6 Win Gives Yanks 27th Title; Hideki Matsui Ties World Series Record with Six RBIs

Pistons Lose to Raptors

Wings' Osgood Earns 50th Career Shutout

Schwartz Laments Lions' Lack of Big Plays

Great Lakes IT Report

U-M Reasearch: Hybrid Molecules Show Promise Against Alzheimer's - Study, New Tools May Show How Amyloid-beta Peptides Cause Cell Death, Disease

MichBio Expo Draws More Than 500 To WMU - Annual Celebration of All Things Life Science

Related: Notes From MichBio 2009

GR's DVS Launches Production Company

Plymouth Business Incubator Offers Free Space

Around Town

Nov. 5-22: Ethel Merman's Broadway at The Gem Theatre

Nov. 12-15: Disco Days and Boogie Nights at Detroit's Orchestra Hall

Nov. 14-22: A Little Night Music, a musical by Stephen Sondheim at the Detroit Opera House

Nov. 15, 22 & 29: A Puppet History of Ypsilanti at Dreamland Theater

Traffic & Road Construction

Hines Dr. from Ann Arbor Trail to Outer Dr., closed for Lightfest setup (9 am – 3 pm)

WB I-94 at Ecorse Rd., right lane closed (til 3 pm Sat)

WB I-96 btwn Kent Lake Rd. and US-23 double lane closure (9 pm Thurs – 5 am Fri)

M-59 btwn Dequindre and Crooks, lane shift/intermittent lane closures (til 4/4/10)

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