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Consumers How to effectively complain to get results
Not every purchase goes as planned, and it can be frustrating. How you handle the situation affects the time it takes to resolve things and the money you may get back. Here are some tips on how to effectively complain to get an issue resolved to your liking:1. Take emotion out of it. For starters, don't get riled up. Being motivated to take action and being enraged or hostile are two ...
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Which cars get the most safety complaints
To determine the 10 car brands with the most complaints, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed sales figures and information on complaint submissions to the NHTSA published by Edmunds.com for the year ...
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What Detroit crisis Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
Detroit's emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr talks to members of the media outside the Detroit Newspapers building about the report he delivered to the State of Michigan about Detroit's finances, in Detroit, Michigan May 13, ...
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Michigans new learning standards spur debate
Educational goals being implemented in Michigan schools have sparked a contentious debate in Lansing, pitting Republican Gov. Rick Snyder against the Republican-led Legislature that is taking steps to halt the standards.In 2010, Michigan's State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards benchmarks in reading, writing and math, which 44 other states have adopted. The ...
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Canton Township service planned after man dies day after wedding
Jordan Costa and his wife, Heather Favazza-Costa, pose for a photo at their wedding at Connection Church in Canton Township on Saturday, May 18, 2013. / Connection Church / Associated ...
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Amanda Bynes I dont drink or do drugs
Amanda Bynes busted on drug charges: Police say Amanda Bynes threw a bong out of her apartment window, right in front of officers. The actress is also accused of rolling a joint in the lobby and smoking pot in the ...
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Detroit 6 Minnesota 0 No second no-hitter for Tigers Anibal Sanchez
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez talks about near no-hitter: Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez talks about his near no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Comerica ...
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Red Wings forward Drew Millers return helps penalty kill deliver at right time
Wings want to 'stick to it' in Game 4: The Detroit Red Wings are focused on building a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks. Video by Helene St. James / ...
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General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport
Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...
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ACLU Oral Arguments to Be Delivered Friday in Lawsuit Against Michigan Department of Corrections
ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ...
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Will an Andretti reign at Indy 500 again
INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti was hanging out in the media center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Carb Day on Friday, speaking fluent Italian to a stoutly built friend in the front of the room.Indy is a place Andretti both loves and hates but respects for its ability to lure you in and devour you just when you think you have the track beaten.Andretti won only one Indianapolis 500 in ...
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Lions safety Silva working on strength speed
Ricardo Silva heard the whispers.Silva started six games at safety for the Lions midway through last year after being signed off the practice squad, but by the time the season ended he was inactive and on the bench.He was a step too slow or maybe ...
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Red Wings look to eliminate the Blackhawks in Game 5
The Red Wings are looking to eliminate the Blackhawks in game five of the playoff series Saturday in Chicago. The Wings lead the series 3-1. To see all of the action, tune into Local 4 for the pre-game show at 7:30 p.m. The game immediately follows at 8 p.m. Jamie Edmonds will be live from Chicago for the postgame ...
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A bad night for Twins Team suffers 10th straight loss
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez talks about near no-hitter: Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez talks about his near no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Comerica ...
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Royal Oak dangerous dog law requires $1M insurance policies
Royal Oak officials said they hope that a new ordinance will prevent vicious attacks by dogs like two incidents reported by police last year.In October, an attack by a Doberman pinscher outside a Royal Oak grocery store left a Warren man with a broken nose and impaired breathing that required surgery. And in December, a police officer shot two pit bulls after the unlicensed dogs fatally mauled a ...
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Pontiac schools in danger of missing payroll state warns
A report released by the state this week paints a bleak picture of the Pontiac School ...
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Fed furlough day after cuts hampers IRS HUD services
Washington - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5percent of the federal workforce - 115,000 people at six major agencies - were told not to show up as the government dealt with the continuing ...
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MSU law professor plans AG bid
Lansing - A Michigan State University law professor is laying the groundwork to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general next year and challenge Republican Bill Schuette. Mark Totten, a 39-year-old attorney from Kalamazoo, created a campaign committee this week with the Secretary of State's Office and plans to kick off an official campaign next month. "I do plan on ...
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Job market improving for Michigan veterans
As the nation pauses this weekend to honor fallen service members, businesses and job organizations are stepping up to help former soldiers and sailors find civilian jobs that will help them merge back into mainstream America. The unemployment rate among America's veterans of all ages was 6.2 percent in April, compared to 7.5 percent for America as a whole. Among Michigan's 680,417 ...
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Volunteers clean up Detroits parks
John George cuts grass for the nonprofit Motor City Grounds Crew this week at Williams Park, on the ...
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Afghan vet now an MSU student honors fallen Marines in documentary
Logan Stark, 26, of East Lansing, a former Marine corporal and now a senior at Michigan State University, has produced a documentary about his time in Afghanistan. / Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free ...
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Some unions now fear health care overhaul will jeopardize benefits
President Barack Obama speaks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic in 2009 at Coney Island in Cincinnati. Some unions that initially backed Obama's health care overhaul are now angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan. / David Kohl/Associated ...
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After vote on gay youths Boy Scouts facing more protests departures
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.Dismayed conservatives already are looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters pledged Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts to end the still-in-place ban on gay adults serving as ...
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Britain readies for possible copycat terror attacks
Military boots are laid in tribute outside the Woolwich Barracks, in London, Friday, May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack on Wednesday when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. London's Metropolitan Police said more than 1,000 officers will be sent to potential trouble spots as Britain is bracing for any clashes with right-wing extremists and even possible copycat ...
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Detroit, the little motor city that could?
Detroit has been kicked in the face by the world economy, political scandals and budget deficits. But are things perhaps looking up for the automotive capital of the country?
Detroit has long been considered the US capital of car manufacturing, giving rise to its nickname, Motor City. In the 1950s the city was the fourth largest in the country, but a decline in fortunes and a changing economy has left the city with just half as many people it had in its heyday. Read more
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