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A plan to consolidate one of the more public functions of state government has some civic officials concerned. Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is proposing to close branch offices in downtown Lansing and East Lansing. Land says consolidating those services into a single "super center" would allow for better customer service and save money.
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Iran war games 'defend nuclear sites'
Iran begins five days of war games to simulate strikes on its nuclear sites, warning it will retaliate if attacked.
Hundreds pulled from Indonesia ferry
More than 240 people are rescued after an Indonesian ferry sinks in stormy waters, but at least 29 people die, officials say.
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ANN ARBOR, MI (AP) - University of Michigan economists say the state's economy will improve in 2010, but only in comparison to what has been one of the most "brutal" in a generation.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul plan has cleared an important Senate hurdle but lawmakers warned on Sunday of challenges ahead in winning support for passage, even among Obama's own Democrats.
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LANSING, MI (MPRN) - Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly in October, but the state still has the highest jobless rate in the nation.
LANSING, MI (WKAR) - The city of Lansing might start charging nightclubs for emergency services if police and fire departments are repeatedly called to quell disturbances.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unilever United States Inc. said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling certain Shedd's Country Crock chilled side-dish products because they may contain sulfites.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of marijuana bud displayed like candy.
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