Detroit School to “Bribe” Kids to Attend Class on “Count Day”

“BCK, 4717 Woodward, made an arrangement with the school district to give away a free pair of black leather Nikes to every student who comes to class on Oct. 3, the day when students are counted and their numbers used as the basis for per-pupil funding from the state and federal government.”

“The more bodies in class, the more money schools have all year.”

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/13/detroit-store-tries-to-draw-kids-to-school-with-new-shoes/

Clint Eastwood: Halftime in America

Passengers and Crew on Delta Flight are Heroes as Terrorist Suspect Attempts to Detonate Bomb on Approach to Detroit

 A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities learned his father had warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son.

Some airline passengers traveling Saturday felt the consequences of the frightening attack. They were told that new U.S. regulations prevented them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing.

The Justice Department charged that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO-mahr fah-ROOK ahb-DOOL-moo-TAH-lahb) willfully attempted to destroy or wreck an aircraft; and that he placed a destructive device in the plane.

U.S. District Judge Paul Borman read Abdulmutallab the charges in a conference room at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. where he is being treated for burns.

An affidavit said he had a device containing a high explosive attached to his body. The affidavit said that as Northwest Flight 253 descended toward Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Abdulmutallab set off the device — sparking a fire instead of an explosion.

For full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_on_re_us/us_airliner_attack;_ylt=AhS5NmnB8yydLnLmfRzJLR.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNpYzFicWFmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMjI2L3VzX2FpcmxpbmVyX2F0dGFjawRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA25pZ2VyaWFubWFuYw–

UPDATE: Father of suspect notified US Embassy of his concerns about his son 4 weeks ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_on_go_ot/us_airliner_attack_intelligence

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