The radical Yemeni American cleric who was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen in September personally directed the plot to take down a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, according to a Justice Department memo . Read full article > >

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Awlaki directed Christmas ‘underwear bomber’ plot, Justice Department memo says

– Hot on the stiletto heels of Sunday’s acclaimed Super Bowl halftime gig, Madonna announced a massive world tour that will visit Washington’s Verizon Center on Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. The cheap seats will cost you $48 — the priciest are going for $358. Read full article > >

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Madonna to play Verizon Center Sept. 23; Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit clothing line not really made in Detroit; Daft Punk collaborating with Nile…

The majority of the baseball world had deemed the Washington Nationals the odds-on favorite to land first baseman Prince Fielder , the kind of free agent slugger who could transform them from a team on the rise to a contender that had arrived. And then Tuesday afternoon came, and the Detroit Tigers made a stealth bid, one the Nationals had no intention of approaching. Read full article > >

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Prince Fielder chooses Detroit Tigers over Washington Nationals

At this year’s Detroit auto show, there’s been a lot of hoopla over fancy new electric cars and hybrids. Less-remarked has been the fact that automakers are shifting to smaller and lighter vehicles. With good reason: This is, by far, the easiest way to boost gas mileage. Read full article > >

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Why cars will keep getting lighter

Politicians hoping to secure factory jobs for their states were among the visitors at the Detroit Auto Show’s preview week.

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Auto Show Blends Politics and Pragmatism

Automakers are flooding the Detroit auto show with new hybrid and plug-in models, but the combination of gas prices below $4 a gallon and higher upfront costs for the cars is not attracting consumers.

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Wanted or Not: Alternative-Fuel Cars Flood Auto Show

While New Orleans Saints beat Detroit Lions.

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Texans Win First Playoff Game Ever

The electric cars that will be on display in Detroit adopt one of two overriding design philosophies: make it exciting, or make it familiar.

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Design: It’s Electric. Should It Look Electrifying?

The electric cars that will be on display in Detroit adopt one of two overriding design philosophies: make it exciting, or make it familiar.

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Design: It’s Electric. Should It Look Electrifying?

A formal state review of Detroit’s books could lead to the appointment of an outside emergency manager to take over the city’s finances.

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Detroit Budget Crisis May Lead to Outside Manager

Washington has never been known as a pizza town. Unlike New York, Chicago or New Haven (or even Detroit, Trenton or St. Louis), D.C. doesn’t have a pizza style of its own — and no, jumbo slice doesn’t count. The city’s homegrown pizza parlors hadn’t exactly put it on the map over the years. But during the past decade — 2 Amy’s started the trend in 2001 — the landscape has changed, as a flood of Neapolitan and boutique pizza-makers raised the bar for Capital City pizza. Read full article > >

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D.C. public relations trailblazer Ofield Dukes died Wednesday in his hometown of Detroit at the Henry Ford Hospital after enduring a long battle with multiple myeloma, a a rare form of bone cancer. He was 79. “We are extremely saddened by the loss of our dear friend,” said Gregory Lee Jr., president of the National Association of Black Journalists. “Ofield Dukes revolutionized the public relations industry by increasing the visibility of African-Americans working in the field. Mr. Dukes will forever be regarded as a standard bearer for public relations professionals of all races. A true giant in the world of PR, he will truly be missed.” Read full article > >

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Ofield Dukes, PR legend dead at 79

As Detroit loses on Thanksgiving, again.

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It is an unusually bountiful Thanksgiving for NFL fans. Four of the six teams involved in the day’s three-game football feast have at least a share of first place in their divisions. In two of the three games, both participants have records of 7-3 or better. The Green Bay Packers play at Detroit in the early-afternoon game while their closest pursuer for NFC supremacy, the San Francisco 49ers , are in Baltimore for the nighttime matchup that features the NFL’s first meeting of brothers as opposing head coaches. Read full article > >

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NFL Thanksgiving games provide a bountiful TV-fest for pro football fans

NEW YORK — Detroit’s Justin Verlander has become the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century to win a Most Valuable Player award, adding it to his Cy Young Award last week. Verlander earned the American League MVP honor Monday, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes and 280 points in voting announced by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Read full article > >

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