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...shortly before its Jan. 2 Alamo Bowl game against Michigan State, Texas Tech has fired head coach Mike Leach for allegedly mistreating a player who received a concussion diagnosis. According to reports, Leach ordered that Adam James, son of former NFL player and current ESPN analyst Craig James, be sequestered in an equipment shed and electrical closet during Texas Tech practices in mid-December as punishment for allegedly faking the concussion...
...Congress's legislative database and more than 200 hits come up for bipartisan amendments and resolutions co-sponsored by Graham this year alone. "He's very good, very willing, very open, very helpful to try and reach bipartisan solutions," says Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who has worked with Graham, who sits on that committee, on a number of amendments this year. (See pictures of Judge Sonia Sotomayor...
Stuker talks in giddy tones about special operators working behind the scenes to correct missed connections even while Global passengers are still in the air. "When I call the 800 number in Michigan, most of the time I don't even have to introduce myself, they know me," says Stuker. "I got my own 1-800 KISS MY ASS hotline...
...budget deficit of at least $275 million and a nearly 30% unemployment rate. Detroit also needs to attract and retain a sizable middle class - of any hue - which is difficult given the sorry state of schools, public security and business. The situation is so dire, the state of Michigan may seize control of Detroit in the coming months. "With the kind of challenges the city is going to face," Cockrel says, "I can make a better contribution not at that table but from another place...
There's no firm consensus on the minimal number of hours a week it takes to run a home. But in a 2008 study by the University of Michigan, married women with more than three kids reported doing an average of about 28 hours of housework a week, while married men with more than three kids reported putting in about 10 hours. So it's reasonable to assume that single mothers, who have to go it alone, face a significant amount of labor after they get home from work. (See iPhone apps for new moms...