Detroit journalist Charlie LeDuff, whose recent book, “Detroit: An American Autopsy,” offers a streetwise view of crime, corruption and hidden heroism in his hometown, has one fan in high places: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. Snyder read the book and now...
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The General Motors (GM) world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit’s ’24 Olympics Bid: Never Mind
Scratch the 2024 Olympic Games from Detroit’s list of concerns. Mayor Dave Bing announced that the Motor City can’t afford to host an event that would require at least $3 billion to operate. Detroit’s deficit hit nearly $327 million in...
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President Barack Obama during a tour of the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Michigan, on Dec. 10, 2012, prior to speaking on the economy and fiscal cliff negotiations.
Obama: `Won’t Compromise’ on Taxes for the Highest-Earners
“I want us to bring down our deficits, but I want to do it in a balanced and responsible way,” the president said today at a truck engine manufacturing plant in Michigan. The president was addressing United Auto Workers members...
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Supporters wait for Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan at the Long Family Orchard Farm and Cider Mill on Aug. 24, 2012 in Commerce, Michigan.
Romney Wrong on Auto Bailout, Right for White House: Detroit News
Mitt Romney has taken a lot of heat in the past four years for an opinion piece he wrote for the New York Times that carried the headline “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” His essay, which urged structured bankruptcies for the...
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President Barack Obama chats with host Jay Leno during a break in the taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Oct. 24, 2012 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California.
Obama’s `Joy Ride,’ Tigers Pitch, Swing-State Hershey Bars: Jay Leno
When a president rides, it’s in an armored limousine. When he flies, it’s Air Force One. Yet President Barack Obama did get out for a little “joy ride” recently — taking a friend’s electric Chevy Volt for a spin. “That...
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A sales manager ties balloons to General Motors Chevrolet vehicles at a dealership in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Obama’s Auto Bailout: Moody’s OK
The Obama administration managed quite a deal for U.S. taxpayers when it rescued General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC and their financing arms in 2009, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The bond rating service issued an endorsement of the auto...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney listens as President Barack Obama during their second debate.
Obama: Romney’s `One-Point Plan’
Jeremy Epstein, a 20-year-old college student, told the candidates for president tonight that all he hears about is what little chance he will have to find employment. “Your question is one that’s being asked by college kids all over this...
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Throughout the Democratic convention, speakers have criticized Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for opposing the government bailout of the U.S. auto industry, which wound up saving General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC. Vice President Joe Biden is suggesting tonight...
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A delegate holds a UAW sign during day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Obama’s Auto Industry Rescue — Convention Pleaser
“Don’t bet against the American worker, don’t bet against the American people,” President Barack Obama is seen saying on the mammoth video screen behind the stage of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Cheers from the convention floor. A second-generation...
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Residents help clean up in front of a foreclosed home in Miami.
`Misery:’ Miami Worse than Cleveland — Bloomberg Index in Swing States
The “Misery Rate” — a Bloomberg index of government data combining consumer prices and the jobless rate — is over 10 percent in President Barack Obama’s home town, and under 7 percent in Republican Mitt Romney’s home town. The rate...
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