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		<title>Pete Hoekstra defends Super Bowl ad featuring Chinese woman amid claims of racial insensitivity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Pete Hoekstra's first major ad of Michigan's 2012 political campaign season -- aired before and during the Super Bowl -- was a doozy, drawing sharp criticism for racial insensitivity from Democrats, Republicans and civil rights advocates.]]></description>
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		<title>Rochelle Riley: DPS emergency manager Roy Roberts has bold plans for district</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Roy Roberts became emergency manager of the Detroit Public Schools, the first thing he did was pare his administrative staff from 35 to eight. Now Roberts is doing the same with the school district, moving 31 buildings out of DPS to rightsize a sy...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Roy Roberts became emergency manager of the Detroit Public Schools, the first thing he did was pare his administrative staff from 35 to eight. Now Roberts is doing the same with the school district, moving 31 buildings out of DPS to rightsize a system that once served 200,000 students but next fall will have 48,500.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Plans for pricey street signs, beach bother some homeowners in Oxford Township community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some residents of an Oxford Township community are questioning plans for $1,000 replacement street signs and a $25,000 beach by their homeowner's association while the community tries to manage empty lots, foreclosures and underwater mortgages.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some residents of an Oxford Township community are questioning plans for $1,000 replacement street signs and a $25,000 beach by their homeowner's association while the community tries to manage empty lots, foreclosures and underwater mortgages.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Billionaire Manuel (Matty) Moroun, top aide to stay out of jail &#8212; for now</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun and a top aide will stay out of jail for now. But they may be going back soon. Their fate depends on whether Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards can craft a reasonable rationale for their jailing tha...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Billionaire businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun and a top aide will stay out of jail for now. But they may be going back soon. Their fate depends on whether Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards can craft a reasonable rationale for their jailing that will satisfy higher courts.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Billionaire Manuel (Matty) Moroun, top aide to stay out of jail &#8212; for now</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun and a top aide will stay out of jail for now. But they may be going back soon. Their fate depends on whether Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards can craft a reasonable rationale for their jailing tha...]]></description>
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		<title>Tech Tuesday: Pen and paper thrive in a digital world</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The surging smartphone has succeeded in rendering many other gadgets obsolete. The alarm clock? Who needs one? The GPS navigation system? Why pay for one when you can get turn-by-turn for free? But there's something big that the smartphone, try as it m...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The surging smartphone has succeeded in rendering many other gadgets obsolete. The alarm clock? Who needs one? The GPS navigation system? Why pay for one when you can get turn-by-turn for free? But there's something big that the smartphone, try as it might, has not been able to stare down into oblivion: pen and paper.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Automakers stand out at Superbowl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally the auto industry's commercials performed well enough in the wake of Sunday's Super Bowl to surprise marketing experts who said the industry has not always distinguished itself with consumers. Four automotive ads were ranked in the top 10 of ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Generally the auto industry's commercials performed well enough in the wake of Sunday's Super Bowl to surprise marketing experts who said the industry has not always distinguished itself with consumers. Four automotive ads were ranked in the top 10 of USA TODAY's AdMeter as of 6 p.m. Monday.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Timeline surrounding Nancy Dailey&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan Wood and Tonia Watson, with criminal histories that date back decades, were paroled in 2010. Within months, they were back in trouble. All dates below are in 2011. April 14: Watson stops reporting to her parole officer and is listed as an absconder.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alan Wood and Tonia Watson, with criminal histories that date back decades, were paroled in 2010. Within months, they were back in trouble. All dates below are in 2011. April 14: Watson stops reporting to her parole officer and is listed as an absconder.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some questions and answers about the state district, school changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUESTION: What is the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA)? ANSWER: It is a statewide school district formed last year through an agreement between Detroit Public Schools and Eastern Michigan University.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[QUESTION: What is the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA)? ANSWER: It is a statewide school district formed last year through an agreement between Detroit Public Schools and Eastern Michigan University.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2 accused in murder of 80-year-old Royal Oak woman should have been behind bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two parole agents have been suspended as the Michigan Department of Corrections investigates why they allowed a pair of parolees suspected of committing new crimes -- and now accused of murder -- to remain free last fall, the MDOC confirmed Monday.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two parole agents have been suspended as the Michigan Department of Corrections investigates why they allowed a pair of parolees suspected of committing new crimes -- and now accused of murder -- to remain free last fall, the MDOC confirmed Monday.]]></content:encoded>
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