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Budget negotiations extend late into night

After spending all day and evening Wednesday in marathon budget negotiations, the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate failed to pass a budget by their midnight deadline at press time Wednesday, after the Senate adjourned until 12:15 a.m. without sending a continuation budget to Gov. Jennifer Granholm to avoid a partial state government shutdown.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

All-Big Ten midfielder out for year

No. 10 MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton said Tuesday’s practice was full of “devastated” players and coaches, as they dealt with the loss of senior midfielder Lauren Sinacola because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, an injury that not only ended her season, but also her career.