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Biographical information of Marilyn Kelly
------ NAME: Marilyn Kelly AGE: 70 (Born 4-15-38) RESIDENCE: Bloomfield Township NOMINATED BY: Democratic Party EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in French, Eastern Michigan University, 1960; master's degree in French, Middlebury College, 1961; law...Tags: Middlebury, Laws, Democratic Party, Court Administration, Michigan
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Former Michigan State trustee Robert Weiss dies
Genesee County chief probate judge and former Michigan State University trustee Robert E. Weiss has died at age 69. According to a Michigan State release and the Lansing State Journal, Weiss died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. Weiss was...Tags: Michigan State University, Government, Michigan, National Government
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Lean Ind. budget has few new capital projects
Associated Press WriterGov. Mitch Daniels wants a two-year moratorium on new capital projects funded by Indiana taxpayers -- but the lean budget he proposed does include money for the expansion of two prisons. Daniels says public safety is a high priority and that expanding...Tags: State Budgets, Republican Party, Credit and Debt, Prisons, Executive Branch
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Mich. SupCt changes with new justice, new leader
Associated Press WriterThe Michigan Supreme Court was transformed Thursday when a Democrat became the new chief justice, thanks to the arrival of the court's first new judge in nearly a decade. Marilyn Kelly, 70, is the fifth woman to serve as leader of the court since it was...Tags: Defendants, Court Administration, Michigan, Prosecution, Freedom of the Press
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Obama begins campaign to boost his economic recovery plan
Washington BureauPresident-elect Barack Obama, pledging to "set a new course'' for an ailing American economy, delivered a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1 trillion recovery plan Thursday, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept massive new spending as a...Tags: Virginia, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, State Budgets, Wages and Pensions, Investments
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ODU gains commitment from junior-college linebacker
Daily PressLinebacker J.J. Williams, who had 71 tackles last season for Garden City Community College in Kansas, has committed to Old Dominion. He will join the Monarchs when classes resume next week. Their first season begins in the fall of 2009. Williams had...Tags: Kansas, Old Dominion University
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W&M makes Princeton Review's "Best Value" list
757-247-7870The College of William and Mary was in the national spotlight this morning when it was named the third best value in public education on NBC's "Today" Show. The university earned the title from the Princeton Review, which ranks the country's public...Tags: NBC, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary
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In centuries-old tradition, Congress confirms Obama as the next president
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined...Tags: Ohio, U.S. Electoral College, Hawaii, Bill Nelson, Dick Cheney
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ESPN won't push for BCS playoff, executive says
ESPN will not pressure Bowl Championship Series officials into pursuing a playoff in college football when the cable network takes over full control of the broadcast package in 2011. ESPN executive Burke Magnus said Thursday at the annual meeting of...Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Antitrust Issues, National Football League, Football, Rose Bowl Game
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Rell Picks Appellate Judge For Supreme Court Post
The Hartford CourantJudge C. Ian McLachlan of the Appellate Court was named Thursday by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to fill a vacancy on the Connecticut Supreme Court. McLachlan, 66, of Chester, would succeed Justice Barry R. Schaller, a Rell appointee who reached the mandatory...Tags: John G. Rowland, Court Administration, Stamford, Jodi Rell, Executive Branch
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Tens of thousands gather at Dolphins Stadium in anticipation of BCS title game
South Florida Sun-SentinelUnder sunny skies, and with rising anticipation, tens of thousands of fans gathered on the east side of Dolphins Stadium Thursday afternoon hours before the helmet-thumping showdown between the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma for...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Oklahoma, Transportation, University of Florida, Road Transportation
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Boss makes Shockey trade look good for Giants
barbara.barker@newsday.comHey, who says there's nothing controversial about Kevin Boss? Who says he doesn't know how to use the media to stir things up? You should have heard what went on the other night at the Boss household in Lyndhurst, N.J. Word leaked out that the Giants...Tags: New York Giants, Injuries, Soccer, Brandon Jacobs, Ethics
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