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Posted: Friday, 06 November 2009 7:27AM

The Daily J - November 6, 2009 - AM Edition



  November 6, 2009

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Fort Hood, TXFort Hood Rampage Suspect Sill Alive - Military Mental Health Doctor Facing Deployment Overseas Opened Fire at the Fort Hood Army Post, Killing 13 and Wounding 31

Michigan Man Hit In Fort Hood Shooting - Wife of Michigan Soldier Stationed at Ford Hood, Texas, Says He Was One of 31 People Wounded During Rampage

Fort Hood Suspect Id'd, Home Searched

Local News

Train Hits Car In Chelsea
- Chicago-To-Dearborn Amtrak Train
with 200 People On-board Hits Empty Vehicle Stalled On Tracks

Borders Closing 200 Stores - 1,500 Workers Will Be Affected

State House Votes To Ease School Funding Cuts

New Detroit Council Meets - Seven of Nine Incoming Leaders Gather at WWJ, Answer Questions About City's Future
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National and World News

Pres. Barack ObamaObama to Sign $24B Economic Stimulus Bill
- Legislation Will Extend Tax Rebates for Homebuyers, Unemployment Benefits, Business Tax Breaks

Congress Expands Homebuyers Tax Credit -
House Passes Measure Extending $8,000 Credit for First-Time Buyers, Adds $6,500 Credit for Some Current Homeowners

Washington State Approves Gay Partnerships - Voters OK “Everything But Marriage” Law

Study Asks: Will Warmer World Bring Harmful Smoke? - Michigan Tech Researchers Look At Health Concerns Raised As More Wildfires Expected With Increase In Global Warming

Business News

Major Financial Reform Proposed - Senator Dodd Proposes New Agency, Single Regulator Take Over Bank Supervising Responsibilities of Federal Reserve, FDIC

14 More Charged in Alleged Insider Trading - $25 Million Insider Trading Probe Nets More Suspects Including Lawyers, Money Managers

Wall St. Gets Hands on H1N1 Vaccine - Goldman Sachs, Citigroup NYC's Largest Employers Receiving Doses of Flu Vaccine

GM Boss: US Aid Can Be Used To Fix Opel

Automation Alley Welcomes 22 New Members

'Play' ButtonWorldwide Automotive Report, Friday Nov. 6 2009: Some GM Layoffs May Be Permanent; Ford's Inflatable Seat Belt

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Happening Today

8:30am- The Labor Department will release employment figures.

9am- Art Blackwell appears in Wayne County Circuit Court for a hearing regarding bond.

9am- Michigan Collegiate Job Fair opens at Burton Manor in Livonia.

1pm- Michigan Governor Granholm joins the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to announce a major education commitment to the state.

In Print

Man Earns $90K/Yr. For Wearing T-Shirts - (Courier Mail)

Bald Hedgehog Found Abandoned - Video (BBC News)

Indoor Plants Could Save Your Life -
(The Telegraph)

SUV Sideswipes Elephant - (AP)

Louisville No. 1 In Online Porn Searches - (WLKY.com)


Sports

Kevin Smith, LionsKevin Smith Returns, Calvin Johnson Looks Good -
Lions (1-6) in Mariners (2-5) in Seattle, Sunday 4:05 pm

Red Wings 2, Sharks 1 (SO) - Next up: Wings v. Maple Leafs in Toronto, Saturday 7 pm

Prince Out, Hamilton Doubtful - Pistons (2-3) v. Magic in Orlando, Tonight @ 7

MSU (4-5) v. WMU (4-5) - E. Lansing, Saturday 12 pm

UM (3-6) v. Purdue (5-4) - Ann Arbor, Saturday 12 pm

Great Lakes IT Report

Wind ConferenceLarger-Than-Expected Crowd Blows Into Detroit For Wind Conferences -
More Than 2,000 Attend American Wind Energy Association Conferences

Winner Of WSU E2 Challenge Plans Renewable Energy Business

Dow Corning Buys Silicon Metal Manufacturing Assets

Green Gear Web Site Adds New Feature

Grant Helps MSU Develop Drugs From Plants

Rofin-Sinar Sales, Profits Tumble

Around Town

Nov. 6: Bob Dylan and his Band at Detroit's Fox Theatre

Nov. 6: Montgomery Gentry with Steel Magnolia at The Palace of Auburn Hills

Nov. 6- Dec. 27: "Causa Mortis" or "The Medical Student" a World Premier Comedy on stage at Detroit Repertory Theatre

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

Traffic & Road Construction

E/WB I-696 from I-94 to Groesbeck, double lane closures (9 pm Fri – 5 am Mon)

WB I-94 ramp to I-696 closed (9 pm Fri – 5 am Mon)

WB I-696 at Halsted Rd., 2 RLs closed (7 am Sat – 5 am Sun)

E\WB I-96 from Livernois to Davison, double and triple lane closures (9 pm Fri – 5 am Sat)

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