It is going to take years for the Michigan economy to recover. Families are being forced to split up; husbands are going to different states for work and sending the money home.
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WASHINGTON — Incomes in Michigan continued to lag the nation in 2006, remaining essentially unchanged and continuing the state’s slide down national rankings, [...]

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned that the United States may be heading into recession as the biggest victim to date of the sub-prime mortgage debacle was humiliatingly sold for a token sum in Germany.Traders are braced for another week of turmoil after the near breakdown of America’s $2,200bn (£1,100bn) market for commercial paper.“It [...]

(CBS) In life, Mother Teresa was an icon — for believers — of God’s work on Earth. Her ministry to the poor of Calcutta was a world-renowned symbol of religious compassion. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a rare interview in 1986, Mother Teresa told CBS News she had a calling, based on [...]

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BEIJING (Reuters) – A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of Chinese food and product safety scares.Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are widespread in China, whose exports have been rocked in recent months [...]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Chinese-made blankets containing high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor said Wednesday, amid rising global concern over the safety of products from China.The voluntary recall by Australia-based Charles Parsons came two days after New Zealand launched a probe of Chinese-made clothing after scientists found [...]

Vladimir Putin announced ambitious plans to revive Russia’s military power and restore its role as the world’s leading producer of military aircraft yesterday.Speaking at the opening of the largest airshow in Russia’s post-Soviet history, the president said he was determined to make aircraft manufacture a national priority after decades of lagging behind the west.The remarks [...]

The ugly elbowing over which states will go first in the 2008 presidential primary process is due to explode into open warfare Saturday as the Democratic National Committee decides what to do about “rogue” states that are threatening to violate party rules. The DNC’s powerful Rules and Bylaws Committee is scheduled to meet at 10 [...]

Mitt Romney has stepped up his broadside of his Republican rival, Rudolph W. Giuliani, over immigration with a new radio ad in New Hampshire.The 60-second spot opens with a narrator sternly declaring: “Immigration laws don’t work if they’re ignored. That’s the problem with cities like Newark, San Francisco and New York City that adopt sanctuary [...]

I added a new feature to the blog. Towards the right of the site, you will see from The Huffington Post a tool you can use to search how people you know contributed in recent campaigns.
Happy searching!