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Romney takes Michigan, Arizona as ‘Super Tuesday’ push begins
March 3rd, 20120 LANSING — Detroit-born Mitt Romney overcame negative vibes from past comments about his desire to let the city's auto industry go bankrupt to win the Republican primary Tuesday in his native state, beating out former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum by a total of 41% to 38%. He will now set his sights on ‘Super Tuesday’ and...
Suspect captured for string of burglaries in the Dearborn-Dearborn Heights area
March 2nd, 20120 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A suspect has finally been arraigned for the string of burglaries that have occurred in both the West Dearborn and Dearborn Heights areas over the last four months, after Dearborn Heights Police caught the intruder in action when they received a tip from a local neighbor. Marcel Terry22 year old Marcel Terry had...
New Obama indefinite detention and torture guidelines merely a skillful PR move
March 2nd, 20120 WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama issued a policy directive on Tuesday that was quickly portrayed as a resolve to his right to detain U.S. citizens without trial. In reality, the plan is a carefully crafted PR move that doesn’t strip his absolute power over Americans. The presidential policy directive released by the White House...
89% vote in favor of new Syrian Constitution
February 27th, 20120 Syria’s Interior Minister has announced that 89 per cent of those who took part in the referendum have voted in favor of a new constitution. The new law puts an end to five decades of one-party rule among other reforms put forward by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma vote during a...Mayor of Dearborn explains reports of “salary increases”
DEARBORN — In a news report published by the Michigan Capital Confidential (MCC), the news agency discovered details about the fiscal year budget of 2011 for the city of Dearborn, after imposing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on the mayor’s office. O'ReillyWhat they had discovered was that several city officials received...School counselor files complaints, alleges students being denied proper educational services
A student counselor at Dearborn Height's Crestwood High School has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging discrimination against the school district. Left, CHS counselor Bill Ebbitt and Mrs. Hiam...Salamey primed for 19th District Judge race, gets O’Reilly endorsement
DEARBORN — Attorney and former 19th District Court Magistrate Sam Salamey officially announced his candidacy for the court's upcoming judge seat this week, and he's doing so with the endorsement of the city's top official, Mayor Jack O'Reilly. Salamey, 53, served 15 years as a judicial magistrate and said that the experience gave him a...Lieberman edges U.S. to war with Iran
Sen. Joe Lieberman is leading a group of nearly one-third of the U.S. Senate urging that the red line on war with Iran be shifted from building a nuclear weapon to the vague notion of Iran having the “capability” to build one. The neoconservative senator from Connecticut has introduced a “Sense of the Senate” resolution that...Cold war in warm waters: U.S.-China’s dangerous contest for Asia-Pacific
On two occasions in my life I found myself living close to the South China Sea. The sea became my escape from life’s pressing responsibilities. But there is no escaping the fact that the deceptively serene waters are now also grounds for a nascent but real new cold war. China takes the name of the sea very seriously. Its claim...Anthony Shadid: A man for others
New York Times' reporter, Anthony Shadid died unexpectedly this week. With his passing we lose America's finest reporter on Arab World issues — at the time when Americans need his work more than ever. The importance of Shadid’s writings to Americans and Arabs cannot be overstated. His reporting was unique, reflecting both his...
Our endorsement: Ron Paul is the right man for the job
February 24th, 20120 It was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps America's greatest civil rights leader and one of its most trusted moral compasses, who once spoke out against America's penchant for dictating the affairs of other nations through military and other interventions. “Don't let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine,...
Vulgar letters at Fordson snowball into a major bullying outbreak
February 24th, 20120 DEARBORN — One sophomore girl from Fordson High School was celebrating what she described as a wonderful birthday with her family on the eve of February 10. But unbeknownst to her, she was about to receive a letter in the mail that would humiliate her and her entire family and turn her Happy Birthday into an ongoing grueling...
Michigan primary looms as candidates fight for votes
February 24th, 20120 Santorum faring better than native son Romney in projection polls Michigan voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 28, casting their ballots in the state's Republican primary on the same day as Arizona voters decide their winner. U.S. Republican presidential candidates (L to R) U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, former U.S. Senator...
It’s time to support Ficano, new executive team
February 24th, 20120 Dwelling on past mistakes only hurts Wayne County Robert FicanoNow that the start of a new year is upon us it is time to take a different approach to our County of Wayne. It is indeed all of our county, in many ways the anchor of much of our state. Home of GM, Ford, the Tigers, the Lions, downtown Detroit, Metro Airport and almost...
Syria: To arm or not to arm rebels, that is the question
February 24th, 20120 WASHINGTON — Just days before the opening meeting of the new international "Friends of Syria" in Tunis Friday, the debate over whether the United States should provide more support – including weapons – to opposition forces is gathering steam. Free Syrian Army fighters look at a tank taken by defectors from the regular Syrian Army......
Hunger strike renews urgency: Demand boycott of Israel now
Khader Adnan’s life was just saved. He paid a terrible price for his freedom. He paid with a health-shattering two months on hunger strike. Shackled, starving, and surrounded by Israeli soldiers, he defeated them all. The Palestinian people are often shackled, often starving, and always surrounded by Israeli soldiers.Yet they just...
Star International’s Hamdan commits to Wayne State football program
February 23rd, 20120 DEARBORN — The Wayne State University college football program put itself back on the map with a Division-II runner-up performance in 2011, and the university has always had a reputation as a quality school academically. That combination was impossible for Star International Academy's Yaser Jamal Hamdan to pass up, as the versatile......
Fighting cancer: local activist honored, supported at recognition banquet
DEARBORN - A recognition and support banquet was held for Dr. Suleiman Barada on Thursday, February 23 at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn. Dr. Barada, who is a community activist, was recently diagnosed with cancer and is seeking an alternative form of chemotherapy, which is a trial therapy that is not covered by major health...Murder charges dismissed against two brothers from Christmas day car accident
DEARBORN - Homicide charges were dismissed last Friday against Yaken Al-Ghathie and Saber Alghathie, two Dearborn boys who were accused of killing their sister in a car accident on Christmas day while driving to their other sisters wedding at Greenfield Manor.In what the brothers described as "Zaffa," a Yemeni wedding tradition that...
Wayne County Treasurer stresses communication as tax deadline approaches
February 23rd, 20120 DETROIT – With the March 30 deadline approaching for delinquent taxpayers in Wayne County who may be subject to foreclosure, the county's treasurer, “We are hoping to pursue and give guidance to people during this strenuous, challenging economic time.” Raymond J. Wojtowicz, spoke with The Arab American News about what...New York Times foreign correspondent remembers working with Anthony Shadid
Stephen Farrell, a Middle East correspondent for the New York Times is still grieving the loss of his close friend and colleague Anthony Shadid who received international acclaim as one of the most distinguished reporters to cover the region for the Times. Nada Bakri, Anthony Shadid's wife, lights a candle at a vigil for Shadid, at......
Tawakkul Karman: A tool for farcical democratic initiatives
February 23rd, 20120 Who is Tawakkul Karman and more importantly, how and why has this religiously-dressed Yemeni woman come to be the darling of Western-oriented democracy movements? To understand who is actually reaping the rewards of this activist, we should begin by following the money. Mrs. Karman has a non-governmental organization (NGO)...
Rise of Islamists in Syria could threaten Jordan’s political stability, analyst warns
February 23rd, 20120 AMMAN - An eventual fall of Syria's regime, followed by the rise of an Islamist government could create a quandary for Jordan, a small country that has strategic ties with its northern neighbor, analysts say. Free Syrian Army fighters pose in front of a tank taken by defectors from the regular Syrian Army in Al Qusayr February 23, 2012.......
Victory of hunger striker Khader Adnan partial, but memorable
The Palestinian prisoners’ movement will never forget Khader Adnan. Its history will record that his “battle of the empty intestines,” as Palestinians refer to prisoners’ open hunger strike, lasted the longest. Adnan was able to do what hasn’t been done in a long time. His story turned the cause of Palestinian political...
Israel will not strike Iran in the near future
February 22nd, 20120 Israel will not strike Iran without securing Washington’s approval. The Obama administration expects the sanctions on the Islamic Republic to work. As the U.S. economy starts to improve and the troops return home the last thing Americans want is a new war.The mood in Israel is different from that of the U.S. Iran’s suspect......