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I have been receiving these SPAMS about twice a week. They appear to be generated from an IP that is part of the University of Michigan campus network. I called the U of M hotline to report abuse of their system, but I have a suspicion that the perp may be someone with admin privileges. Here is the SPAM (recipient email addresses have been removed for privacy) I am including only the first few paragraphs of this SPAM since it is so sickening. ----------------------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from inbound-mx8.atl.registeredsite.com ([64.224.219.118]) by imta03a2.registeredsite.com with ESMTP id <20040922010630.HBTN6886.imta03a2.registeredsite.com@inbound-mx8.atl.registeredsite.com> for <>; Tue, 21 Sep...

Police say a 21-year-old man dressed as Superman attacked some motorists in Ann Arbor early Sunday. A group of men stopped their car to talk to some friends outside an Ann Arbor home when the alleged attacker jumped out from behind some bushes and into the vehicle, "I guess this young man jumped in the back seat of the victim's vehicle and just started hitting him and when the victim attempted to call using his cell phone, (Superman) grabbed the cell phone and he stomped on it," said Sgt. Angella Abrams, of the Ann Arbor Police Department. The victims said...

Election problems serious, council told Former Ann Arbor city clerk says another disaster could happen Wednesday, April 7, 2004 BY TOM GANTERT News Staff Reporter Ann Arbor is unprepared for the November general election and would face "another serious disaster" if it were to hold an election anytime soon, the City Council was told Tuesday night. Winifred Northcross, the retired city clerk brought in by the city to examine the city's election readiness, said the clerk's office is in turmoil and there aren't enough qualified, experienced poll workers at the city's 48 polling precincts. The city recently fired the previous...

Politics and religion collide Pickets offend members of Beth Israel congregation Monday, March 29, 2004 BY LISA KLIONSKY News Staff Reporter They fan out on the sidewalk along Washtenaw Avenue, carrying large, blue-and-white signs reading "Free Palestine," "Stop U.S. Aid to Israel," and "Universalism not Zionism." They number a dozen or so. And they've been protesting each Saturday - the Jewish Sabbath - in front of the Beth Israel Congregation for more than six months. The weekly protest has been staged by a fledgling group known as Jewish Witnesses for Peace and friends that includes Jewish and Palestinian members. The...

<p>The anonymous posters began to speckle the campus of St. Lawrence University in upstate New York last month. They carried an eye-grabbing message--"Republicans: The Other White Meat."</p> <p>Elizabeth Wardell, a senior, thought she knew who was responsible for their appearance: a certain assistant professor with the reputation of a provocateur. Surfing around her school's Web site, she landed on the sociology department's homepage and read a paragraph about Robert J. Torres. Then she clicked on his name and was transported to his personal blog. There, Ms. Wardell--who is president of the local College Republicans--discovered an entry headlined "Fascist, Racist College Republicans."</p>

A lawsuit filed Monday by a conservative group seeks to block the Ann Arbor Public School District from providing insurance benefits for same-sex couples, an option offered in its employee contracts. The Thomas More Law Center, which wants to stop tax money from supporting those benefits, claims that the district's policy is an attempt to institutionalize same-sex marriage. But backers of such policies say they ensure equal compensation among employees. The civil suit filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court says the district's contracts violate a 1996 Michigan law that defines marriage as "inherently a unique relationship between a man and...

NEWS UPDATE  January 27, 2003 Student?s Pro-Life T-shirt Is Equivalent to the Swastika Says School Principal; Thomas More Law Center Enters Fray ANN ARBOR, MI ? The mother of an honor student at Abington Junior High School in Pennsylvania was told by the principal that her son?s pro-life t-shirt was unacceptable school clothing because its message was the equivalent of the swastika.  The t-shirt displayed the messages, ?Abortion is Homicide.  You will not silence my message.  You will not mock my God.  You will stop killing my generation.  Rock for Life.? This past November, the principal told the student to either cover...

TOTAL Dick Jennifer DIFFERENTIAL Posthumus % Granholm % COUNTY BY Posthumus Granholm CODE/NAME COUNTY REP DEM 01 ALCONA 4,587 2,387 2,165 -222 52% 47% 02 ALGER 3,524 1,623 1,855 232 46% 53% 03 ALLEGAN 34,835 21,694 12,772 -8,922 62% 37% 04 ALPENA 11,223 4,722 6,391 1,669 42% 57% 05 ANTRIM 9,457 5,576 3,752 -1,824 59% 40% 06 ARENAC 5,516 2,611 2,821 210 47% 51% 07 BARAGA 2,480 1,170 1,263 93 47% 51% 08 BARRY 20,266 11,943 8,136 -3,807 59% 40% 09 BAY 39,759 18,001 21,190 3,189 45% 53% 10 BENZIE 6,625 3,480 3,036 -444 53% 46% 11 BERRIEN 40,845...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) - Movie bad guy Steven Berkoff has played a nemesis to stars ranging from Eddie Murphy to Sylvester Stallone. ...Berkoff met his match in U.S. immigration officials and was deported before he could take the stage, apparently for a visa violation. Berkoff was sent home Tuesday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service agents at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on allegations that he had violated the stipulations of a previous work visa issued in 1997, Summer Festival Director Evy Warshawski and Berkoff's American agent, Joe Ajlouny, told The Ann Arbor News...

<p>WASHINGTON — A potential primary in the suburbs of Michigan, which would pit the dean of the U.S. House against the darling of academia, could turn bitter if two Democratic incumbents are forced to go head to head for their political survival.</p>

Pro-gun group ready for fight Director urges easing of concealed weapon restrictions; prosecutor not warmly received. Thursday, April 4, 2002 By PATTY MAHER NEWS STAFF REPORTER The executive director of the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners told a group of about 75 gun enthusiasts gathered Wednesday night at Webster Township Hall that he'll lead them in a fight to make Michigan the envy of gun lovers in Florida, Nevada and Texas. Ross Dykman told the crowd they are powerful "ambassadors of the gun movement" and urged them to vigorously support pro-gun candidates with endorsements, money and letters to local...

Washtenaw meeting with Prosecutor Mackie! April 3rd. Submitted on: April 1, 2002 Chapter Event - Washtenaw County Town Hall Meeting - Webster Township Hall Date: Wednesday, April 03 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Webster Township Hall 5665 Webster Church Road Dexter, MI 48130 Description: Special guest speakers: Gene DeRossett, District 55 House Representative Brian Mackie, Washtenaw County Prosecutor. Come meet one of our most pro-gun legislators and listen to and question Prosecutor Brian Mackie, chair of the gun board that has rejected more applicants per capita than any other board in Michigan. Many of you remember Mr. mackie from his debate...