LANSING - Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder had called on Democrats and independents to support his campaign, and pundits have said those crossovers helped turned the election for him. Now, observers are also beginning to look at the voting returns for proof that crossover voting played a major role in Snyder's victory. Mark Grebner, founder
WASHINGTON DC - CEOs from Google and Verizon Communications on Monday announced a proposal to policymakers for keeping the Internet open. The companies jointly suggested a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The major breakthrough in the proposal is an agreement that the nondiscrimination clause that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed as part of
SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe said Thursday that it will release an emergency fix the week of August 16 for a critical hole in Reader that was publicly disclosed at the Black Hat conference last week. The flaw, which could be exploited to take control of a computer, is related to the way Adobe's PDF (portable
LANSING - They just won their party's respective nominations, but Republican Rick Snyder has more support among likely voters than Democrat Virg Bernero, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll. The survey of 500 likely voters contacted the day after the primary showed Snyder with 49 percent support to Bernero's 37 percent. Another 3 percent of
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder sent a letter to Democratic nominee Virg Bernero on Wednesday urging that the two conduct three debates before the November election. While Bernero did not make an official response to the request, there are indications he will call for as many as eight debates. In the letter, Snyder
LANSING - With the two gubernatorial candidates set for November, one of their immediate focuses turns to the task of selecting a lieutenant governor nominee, and the question of drawing to each party's base has already emerged as a key factor in making a decision. For Republican Rick Snyder, the questions are two: whether he
LANSING - Michigan's next governor will be a man that as recently as two weeks ago few people - except possibly the two candidates - thought would be the final contenders in the November election. On November 2, Michigan voters will decide between Republican Rick Snyder and Democrat Virg Bernero on who will serve as
LANSING - What does it take to surprise the political establishment and hatch two unexpected winners who win by huge margins in a primary? Message, split opposition, lots of help from lots of friends, a political mood that embraces change, and lots of money, even if it isn't your own money. And what do the
ANN ARBOR ? NanoBio Corporation announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a seventh U.S. patent covering its novel nanoemulsion technology. The new claims encompass methods of treating Herpes Simplex I infections, including herpes labialis (commonly referred to as cold sores), using NanoBio's proprietary anti-infective nanoemulsion product candidates. This new patent covers NanoBio?s NB-001, a
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan analytical chemist Robert T. Kennedy is one of four scientists selected to receive the 2010 Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience. Kennedy, who is the Hobart H. Willard Professor of Chemistry and a professor of pharmacology, will receive $200,000 over two years to