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No joke: Lions will win nine

Here are some thoughts, opinions and predictions about the Lions halfway through the exhibition season. The Lions will win nine games, maybe more. They're super fast on defense, they will build a running game, protect the quarterback and have talent at wide receiver. I say 9-7 is the standard. Whether that earns a playoff spot remains to be seen, but this team will not fall apart, unless shredded by injuries. - 4:07 pm

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Goodman: Council will wait on appeal until Granholm considers ouster

DETROIT -- City Council attorney William Goodman said Tuesday the panel won't decide on whether to appeal a court decision halting its planned forfeiture of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick until after Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Sept. 3 removal hearing. - 3:57 pm

Former Kilpatrick aide under FBI scrutiny

DETROIT -- Derrick A. Miller, a former top aide to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is under FBI investigation in connection with the failed Asian Village development and a homeland security project he was involved in approving, according to federal court records and interviews. - 4:04 pm

Top QB recruit rescinds U-M commitment

Kevin Newsome, a top dual-threat quarterback, has decided to rescind his commitment to Michigan for the 2009 class. - 3:57 pm

Kansas governor asks Michigan women to back Obama

WARREN -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, an early Barack Obama supporter and one of his potential vice-presidential running mates, kicked off the Obama campaign's outreach to Michigan women voters today, telling about 150 supporters "the road to the White House comes through Michigan." Sebelius avoided questions about Obama's vice presidential search, which appears to be nearing its end. - 3:57 pm

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