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Rice wins Senate confirmation to be secretary of state The Senate overrode Democratic critics of the Iraq war today and handily confirmed Condoleezza Rice, a chief architect of US policy, to be secr etary of state.
Many say there are cheaper ways to go Folks in the Motor City know how to get around. We make the cars, we driv e them and we know a good deal when we see one. Thanks to you, Mayor Kwa me Kilpatrick and his wife have affordable, roomy and not-so-flashy opti ons for driving Detroit's first family about town. Forget about that top -of-the line, cherry red Lincoln Navigator.
Brace yourself People are taking a painful hit with their heating bills, thanks to a dra matic run-up in natural-gas prices. The state's two largest utility comp anies say the average home gas bill was almost 20 percent higher last mo nth than it was in December 2003.
residents forced to flee again MARK BIALEK/Special to the Free Press John and Lynn Casemier carry their belongings through a flooded street Mo nday in Robinson Township. The intruder slipped into Kevin Purcell's bedroom as he slept. It had no form, no smell and no regard for anything in its way. Purcell's alarm cl ock rousted him at 5 am He swung his legs over the bed and plopped his bare feet down toward the carpet. He isn't sure what startled him more the ice cold, or the wet.
Top 10 in state or bust Northville senior Brad Lempke and the other members of the boys swimming and diving team are aiming for a Top 10 finish in Division 1 in the stat e this season. "Depth-wise, we're stronger than last season, " said swim coach Rich Bennetts.
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GM IN ASIA: One company, three countries and a w orld of uncertainty -- global forces are pushing General Motors into new ways of competing, but Americans are feeling pain and loss.
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