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Hopes killed with Detroit landlord Residents mourn death as symbol of dying community George Hunter / / The Detroit News Detroit — For Florida Benton, the hopes of a city were embodied in her two-story apartment complex, a place she said was a "rat trap" until her landlord, Australian-born...

by Ilyce Glink, CBSMoney Watch Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Isn't this partially what contributed to the burst of the housing bubble in 2007? The latest Florida mortgage deal carries a potential taxpayer burden that could leave you wondering what happened to the last four years. Earlier...

This is from 1969 - A must watch. Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

ACLU files brief supporting Terry Jones Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News Dearborn— The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has weighed in on the Terry Jones saga, filing a brief supporting the controversial pastor's right to protest this afternoon in front of a mosque. In the...

House votes to kill main Obama foreclosure aid By Corbett B. Daly 2 hrs 57 mins ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to kill President Barack Obama's signature program to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. A bill to terminate the program...

I'm not saying I agree or disagree with the writer, I just wanted to share this with all of you. How Dumb Are We? NEW YORK – NEWSWEEK gave 1,000 Americans the U.S. Citizenship Test—38 percent failed. The country's future is imperiled by our ignorance. In this week’s issue, Andrew...

Chunk of Calif. coastal highway falls into Pacific CARMEL, Calif. – Engineers on Thursday were working to figure out when they'll be able to reopen a stretch of California coastal highway that collapsed into the ocean, blocking traffic to the scenic Big Sur region. A 40-foot section of...

He can stay there, for all I care! Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam for the first time - Yahoo! News

Police arrest 26 in Monroe County dogfighting raid | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

.Foreclosures helping change color of some suburb SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) -- Three years ago, Lamar Grace left Detroit for the suburb of Southfield. He got a good deal -- a 3,000-square-foot colonial that once was worth $220,000. In foreclosure, he paid $109,000. The neighbors were...

By VICKI SMITH, Associated Press Vicki Smith, Associated Press – Mon Feb 28, 4:35 am ET MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – He was repeatedly rejected by military recruiters and got into uniform at 16 after lying about his age. But Frank Buckles would later become the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War...

Protests spread to Yemen. Tens of thousands march against Yemen's president - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON — The man who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War defended both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the Army private suspected of providing the site with thousands of sensitive government documents. Daniel Ellsberg said Thursday that Wikileaks' disclosure of...

This is an interesting read. Why do Americans get the Constitution so wrong? - Yahoo! News

Big Brother is watching Craigslist removes adult services section - Yahoo! News

Barry O passes away and finds himself standing at the "Pearly Gates" where he is met by a man with a long beard. "Are you Mohammad?" BO asks. "No, I'm Peter. You most go up the "Golden Ladder if you seek Mohammad." So up he climbs to the next level to be greeted by another man with a long...

I'm not sure how i feel about this. Your comments please. :confused: Former enemies US, Vietnam now military mates - Yahoo! News

Again, I don't care if you are conservitive, liberal, dumb-o-crate, re-bumblican, etc, etc. Any canidate that is willing to even talk about oil drilling on the great lakes MUST be stopped!!!:mad: Ron Johnson, GOP Senate Candidate Open To Drilling In Great Lakes, Owns BP And Exxon Stock -...

At this time, I would like to give a big thanks to all of you that have served this great and glorious land. While we may have our differences in politics, religion and other aspects of our daily life, we must remember those that have fallen in defending our land, were all Americans. (ok, some...

It still rings true today! Why I Fight By Norman Moskovitch It is not for me, the common soldier, to discuss the basic or immediate causes of this present conflict. That is past history. But, as an American who has volunteered to take arms against the forces of evil, I find it necessary...