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WWW.FREEP.COM TUESDAY NOV. 4, 2008 METRO FINAL ◆◆ ON GUARD FOR 177 YEARS CMYK Bridge .............. 2E Business .......... 1B Classified ......... 1E Comics ........ 7C, 8C Corrections....... 2A Deaths ............. 6A Editorials ....... 12A Horoscope ........ 5C Local News ...... 3A Lottery ............ 2A Movie Guide ..... 2C Names & Faces . 5C Puzzle Page ...... 2E Sports.............. 1D Television ......... 7C SUNNY AND WARM Golf season survives into November! Chuck Gaidica forecast, 13A 70 49 HIGH LOW CONTACT US Delivery questions: 800-395-3300 News tip hotline: 313-222-6600 Classified: 586-977-7500; 800-926-8237 INDEX Vol. 178, Number 184 © 2008 Detroit Free Press Inc. Printed in the U.S. Wayne, Oakland & Macomb counties 75¢ Elsewhere 50¢ Think one or two votes don’t matter? Barbara Dobb, Gary Blash and Joe Hune would beg to differ. Today, a record turnout of about 5 million Michigan voters are ex- pected to participate in what prom- ises to be a historic election. Still, more than 2 million regis- tered state voters will sit it out, not helping choose the next president, or who represents them in Con- gress or the state House or whether sick people can use marijuana for pain relief. Consider these stories before you decide you’re too busy to bother or too impatient to wait in line: BARBARA DOBB Daughter has mom’s instinct to thank In 1990, Dobb was among seven Republicans running for the 24th District state House of Representa- tives seat in western Oakland Coun- ty. The campaign had been grueling and Dobb estimated she knocked on 10,000 doors before the Aug. 7 pri- mary. Dobb, 59, who lived in Union Lake at the time, worked the dis- trict with volunteers including her father, John Dobb, 84, of Commerce Township. But her mother, Vivian Dobb, 84, didn’t really like the door- to-door campaign grind and she wasn’t ready to leave the family’s vacation home as the last vestiges of RICK NEASE/Detroit Free Press THE POWER OF ONE Don’t think your single vote really matters? These people would beg to differ By KATHLEEN GRAY FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER See VOTES, 11A WHY THE PISTONS DEALT BILLUPS FOR IVERSON MITCH ALBOM PLUS MORE ANALYSIS, STATS ON THE NUGGETS TRADE SPORTS, 1D Despite heavy discounting and falling gas prices, U.S. monthly sales of new cars and trucks sunk to their lowest level in 25 years in October — a depressing perfor- mance that fore- shadows more in- tense financial loss- es, cash burns and production cuts for Detroit’s automak- ers. However, the lousy results might also strengthen their case for gov- ernment assistance. U.S. consumers, who have been rat- tled for months by the falling values of their homes and re- tirement savings, by political uncertainty and by a global fi- nancial crisis, bought just 838,156 new cars and trucks last month. That is a breathtaking decline of 31.9% from the same month a year ago, and the second straight month below a million new car and truck sales. Every major automaker posted double- digit declines. Sales plummeted 45.1% for General Motors Corp., 34.9% for Chrysler Sales drop to 25-year worst With automakers reeling, October figures back up urgency for federal aid By SARAH A. WEBSTER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER -34.9% -34.9% 34.9% -45.1% -30.2% -25.2% -23.0% -30.2% 30.2% -33.0% Auto sales -31.9% Overall industry ❚ Automakers up the sales incentives. 8A See AUTOS, 8A Breaking results on national, state and local races Live TV from Free Press newsroom An interactive map to track the vote Videos, photo galleries, blogs, columns, editorials and reader forums FREEP.COM IS TODAY’S ELECTION CENTRAL! POLLS OPEN AT 7 A.M., CLOSE AT 8 P.M. Here are the states to watch while following the presidential returns to- night. And remember, 270 Electoral College votes are needed for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain to win. 7 P.M.: Polls close in three battleground states: Indiana, Florida and Virginia. Returns will start trickling in soon after. Florida’s always important, but the other two are Republican bastions ( President George W. Bush won Indiana by 20 points four years ago) that appear to be in play. Obama’s best chance to pick up a red state in this group is Virginia. If he gets one of the others, the race may be over. 7:30 P.M.: Ohio polls close but don’t ex- pect to see much for hours. McCain needs to hang on here to have a chance, or take a traditionally big blue state in its place. SHORTLY AFTER 8 P.M.: Polls close in a bunch of key states — including Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Mis- souri has a history of picking presidential winners, but if recent polls are correct, Obama could win without it and McCain needs it, but Pennsylvania may be the big blue-state prize McCain must claim. 8:30 P.M.: North Carolina polls close. If Obama wins here, we could be looking at a blowout. LATER: It may take late West Coast poll closings to put a candidate over the top, but watch Colorado (polls close at 9 p.m.) and Nevada (10 p.m.) carefully — Obama leads in each and, if he wins, he could give up Ohio and Florida and still get the victory. If McCain does better than expected in tradi- tional battleground states and Virginia, the White House could be his with wins in the two Western states. By Todd Spangler WHAT TO WATCH FOR Don’t forget to vote! ❚ Go to www .michigan .gov/vote to find out your polling place. ❚ No campaign buttons, T- shirts or hats inside polling places. More guidelines, 11A Inside: Election night scorecard ❚ When results are expected, who’s favored, how it all adds up. 10A ❚ Get ready, and be patient. 1C ❚ Obama’s grandmother dies. 11A KILPATRICK CASE DEFENSE Lawyers must explain fees U.S. attorneys give lawyers for ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his fa- ther and ex-aide Christine Beatty until Monday to say if they were paid by political or nonprofit funds. 3A Kwame Kilpatrick Merger is about limiting damage TOM WALSH, 1B F01A_04_2D_X#color#broad#single
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WWW.FREEP.COM TUESDAY NOV. 4, 2008 METRO FINAL � �
ON GUARD FOR 177 YEARS
C M Y K
Bridge ..............2EBusiness ..........1BClassified .........1EComics........7C, 8CCorrections.......2A
Deaths.............6AEditorials .......12AHoroscope ........5CLocal News ......3ALottery ............2A
Movie Guide .....2CNames & Faces .5CPuzzle Page ......2ESports..............1DTelevision.........7C
SUNNY AND WARMGolf season survives
into November!Chuck Gaidica forecast, 13A
70 49HIGH LOW
CONTACT USDelivery questions: 800-395-3300News tip hotline: 313-222-6600Classified: 586-977-7500; 800-926-8237
INDEXVol. 178, Number 184© 2008Detroit Free Press Inc.Printed in the U.S.Wayne,
Oakland &Macomb counties
75¢Elsewhere
50¢
Think one or two votes don’tmatter?
Barbara Dobb, Gary Blash andJoe Hune would beg to differ.
Today, a record turnout of about5 million Michigan voters are ex-pected to participate in what prom-ises to be a historic election.
Still, more than 2 million regis-tered state voters will sit it out, nothelping choose the next president,or who represents them in Con-gress or the state House or whethersick people can use marijuana forpain relief.
Consider these stories beforeyou decide you’re too busy to botheror too impatient to wait in line:
BARBARA DOBB
Daughter has mom’sinstinct to thank
In 1990, Dobb was among sevenRepublicans running for the 24thDistrict state House of Representa-tives seat in western Oakland Coun-ty. The campaign had been gruelingand Dobb estimated she knocked on10,000 doors before the Aug. 7 pri-mary.
Dobb, 59, who lived in UnionLake at the time, worked the dis-trict with volunteers including herfather, John Dobb, 84, of CommerceTownship. But her mother, VivianDobb, 84, didn’t really like the door-to-door campaign grind and shewasn’t ready to leave the family’svacation home as the last vestiges of
RICK NEASE/Detroit Free Press
THEPOWER
OF
ONEDon’t think yoursingle vote reallymatters? Thesepeople wouldbeg to differ
By KATHLEEN GRAY
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
See VOTES, 11A
WHY THE PISTONS DEALTBILLUPS FOR IVERSON
MITCH ALBOMPLUS MOREANALYSIS, STATSON THENUGGETSTRADESPORTS, 1D
Despite heavy discounting and fallinggas prices, U.S. monthly sales of new carsand trucks sunk to their lowest level in 25years in October — a depressing perfor-mance that fore-shadows more in-tense financial loss-es, cash burns andproduction cuts forDetroit’s automak-ers.
However, thelousy results mightalso strengthentheir case for gov-ernment assistance.
U.S. consumers,who have been rat-tled for months bythe falling values oftheir homes and re-tirement savings, bypolitical uncertaintyand by a global fi-nancial crisis,bought just 838,156new cars and truckslast month.
That is a breathtaking decline of 31.9%from the same month a year ago, and thesecond straight month below a million newcar and truck sales.
Every major automaker posted double-digit declines. Sales plummeted 45.1% forGeneral Motors Corp., 34.9% for Chrysler
Salesdrop to25-yearworstWith automakers reeling,October figures back upurgency for federal aid
By SARAH A. WEBSTER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
-34.9%-34.9%34.9%
-45.1%
-30.2%
-25.2%
-23.0%
-30.2%30.2%%
-33.0%
Auto sales
-31.9%Overallindustry
� Automakers up the sales incentives. 8A
See AUTOS, 8A
Breaking resultson national, stateand local races
Live TV fromFree Pressnewsroom
An interactivemap to trackthe vote
Videos, photo galleries,blogs, columns, editorialsand reader forums
FREEP.COM IS TODAY’S ELECTION CENTRAL!
POLLS OPEN AT 7 A.M., CLOSE AT 8 P.M.
Here are the states to watch while following the presidential returns to-night. And remember, 270 Electoral College votes are needed for eitherDemocrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain to win.
7 P.M.: Polls close in three battlegroundstates: Indiana, Florida and Virginia.Returns will start trickling in soon after.Florida’s always important, but the othertwo are Republican bastions ( PresidentGeorge W. Bush won Indiana by 20 pointsfour years ago) that appear to be in play.Obama’s best chance to pick up a red statein this group is Virginia. If he gets one ofthe others, the race may be over.
7:30 P.M.: Ohio polls close but don’t ex-pect to see much for hours. McCain needsto hang on here to have a chance, or take atraditionally big blue state in its place.
SHORTLY AFTER 8 P.M.: Polls close in abunch of key states — including Missouri,Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Mis-souri has a history of picking presidential
winners, but if recent polls are correct,Obama could win without it and McCainneeds it, but Pennsylvania may be the bigblue-state prize McCain must claim.
8:30 P.M.: North Carolina polls close. IfObama wins here, we could be looking at ablowout.
LATER: It may take late West Coast pollclosings to put a candidate over the top, butwatch Colorado (polls close at 9 p.m.) andNevada (10 p.m.) carefully — Obama leadsin each and, if he wins, he could give upOhio and Florida and still get the victory. IfMcCain does better than expected in tradi-tional battleground states and Virginia, theWhite House could be his with wins in thetwo Western states.By Todd Spangler
WHAT TO WATCH FORDon’t forget to vote!� Go to www.michigan.gov/vote tofind out yourpolling place.� No campaignbuttons, T-shirts or hatsinside pollingplaces. Moreguidelines, 11A
Inside: Electionnight scorecard� When resultsare expected,who’s favored,how it all addsup. 10A� Get ready, andbe patient. 1C� Obama’sgrandmotherdies. 11A
KILPATRICK CASE DEFENSE
Lawyers mustexplain fees
U.S. attorneys give lawyersfor ex-Detroit MayorKwame Kilpatrick, his fa-ther and ex-aide ChristineBeatty until Monday to sayif they were paid by politicalor nonprofit funds. 3A
KwameKilpatrick
Merger is aboutlimiting damageTOM WALSH, 1B
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