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Detroit Is 'Olympics Of Restructuring,' New Emergency Manager Says

March 14, 2013 • Earlier this month, Michigan's governor declared that the city is in a financial emergency. The city government is running a huge deficit and faces huge debts. Now, a lawyer with experience in bankruptcies is coming in to try to straighten things out.

Michigan Governor Declares Financial Emergency In Detroit

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Michigan Governor Declares Financial Emergency In Detroit

March 1, 2013 • Rick Snyder said the city could soon have a new overseer, expected to bring the city's dire financial situation to order. Snyder said while it was a sad day, it was "also a day of optimism and promise."

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Reporter's Dream: A Mansion Straight Out Of 'Please Don't Eat the Daisies'

April 12, 2012 • Where could a newspaper (or radio) reporter pick up a mansion/castle like the one David Niven and Doris Day take over in Please Don't Eat the Daisies?

It's All Politics

Romney's Big-Stadium Speech Makes Some Ask: Why Union-Bash In Detroit?

February 24, 2012 • Photos of Romney's crowd of 1,200 members of the Detroit Economic Club seated at the 30 yard line against a backdrop of all those empty seats didn't necessarily present the kind of image a presidential campaign normally strives for just days before an important primary, in this case Michigan's. Romney's campaign said it sold so many tickets for the event, it outgrew the hotel room it booked.

It's All Politics

GOP Michigan Debate: Autos, Cain Likely Topics

November 9, 2011 • When the Republican presidential candidates meet Wednesday evening in Michigan for their ninth debate (it feels like there've been many more than that) the main topic up for discussion is supposed to be the economy. But is there anyone who expects that the travails of Herman Cain won't be a subtopic?

Blog Of The Nation

October 13th: What's On Today's Show

October 13, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States, and writer Ariel Dorfman on the things he left behind when he fled Chile. In the second hour, the "renaissance" of Detroit, and the bicycle ride of your life.

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Pictures Speak Louder Than Numbers

March 28, 2011 • The latest census figures show that Detroit's population has dropped 25 percent over the past ten years. That means one person left the city every 22 minutes for the past decade. The most astounding evidence of the change can be found in photos.

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In Detroit, Package Stored By Guard For Three Weeks Was A Bomb

March 23, 2011 • It wasn't until Friday that the package was collected by the Detroit Police Department's bomb squad and detonated. The guard has been suspended.

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Football's Free Tonight In Detroit; Tickets Gone

December 13, 2010 • Snow collapsed the cover at Minneapolis' Metrodome, forcing the NFL to move the Vikings-Giants game to Detroit. Motor City fans who want to see tonight's game won't have to pay.

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Good Luck, Detroit

January 5, 2010 • Charles Pugh and Saunteel Jenkins were just two of the 37 people who ran for Detroit City council in the last election and two of the five newcomers who came out on top. Charles Pugh, who is also the city's first openly gay elected leader, will be...

Blog Of The Nation

A Populist Anthem

March 31, 2009 • What do you do when you're fed up with bailouts and bonuses? If you're a musician, you craft your own populist anthem and watch it go viral.

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Reports: Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Expected to Resign

September 4, 2008 • News reports coming out of Detroit indicate that embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to accept a plea deal this morning requiring the mayor to resign from office immediately and serve jail time.

Blog Of The Nation

Buyout, Anyone?

February 26, 2008 • If your company offered you $140,000 to quit, would you?

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Full News Weekend Includes Detroit's Crisis

January 28, 2008 • Folks are still waiting to hear from Kilpatrick, who's kept a low profile...

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