Detroit Falters In Wake Of Automakers' Troubles This may be the final weekend before Chrysler files for bankruptcy. The automaker and the government are negotiating with Chrysler's creditors over its future. And as they wait, some people in the auto industry's capital are thinking of their city's past.

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This may be the final weekend before Chrysler files for bankruptcy. The automaker and the government are negotiating with Chrysler's creditors over its future. And as they wait, some people in the auto industry's capital are thinking of their city's past.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from Detroit on how the city is coping.

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