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26 Dec 2009 09:26

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U.S.: CNN’s got a pretty great shot of the Detroit terrorism suspect

CNN obtained this exclusive shot of the arrest of the suspect in yesterday’s attack, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Someone used their camera phone well. source
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25 Dec 2009 16:01

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U.S.: Trying to bomb a plane: One of the dumber ways to celebrate Xmas

  • UPDATE: THE passenger was trying to blow up the flight. Today, at the Detroit Metro airport, a flight that was headed from Amsterdam to the saddest metro area in the country ended when one of the passengers tried – and failed – to set off a firecracker-like device on the plane after landing. Fellow passengers stopped the attacker, who was reportedly Nigerian, had Al-Qaeda ties and was on the no-flight list. source
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19 Nov 2009 20:56

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U.S.: For the price of a New York City condo, you can buy the Silverdome

  • $583,000 but it might get blocked source
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30 Oct 2009 10:42

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U.S.: FBI-slain Detroit mosque leader looked just like Dave Chappelle

The FBI is defending its decision to shoot Luqman Ameen Abdullah, but we’re thrown at hello because he looks like he was on Chappelle’s Show. source
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25 Oct 2009 14:03

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U.S.: Nobody wants to move to Detroit. An auction won’t change that.

9,000 properties in the Detroit area were auctioned off recently. The starting bid was $500. Less than a fifth of them sold. Wow. source
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07 Oct 2009 20:52

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U.S.: For sale: The saddest stadium in the world, the Pontiac Silverdome

Pontiac Silverdome
  • It holds 80,000 people. It held the Detroit Lions for a good 20 years. It’s just sitting around right now. Nobody’s using it. Anyone want to travel to sunny Pontiac, Michigan and buy the Pontiac Silverdome? It’s for sale, guys. You know, the ShortFormBlog staff needed new offices. Anyone want to convert this thing into a loft? source
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25 Sep 2009 18:52

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U.S.: Bing: Not the search engine, the straight-talking Detroit mayor

Back in the day, Dave Bing was a basketball star on the Detroit Pistons. Now he’s the guy cutting jobs (and resources) left and right in a hard-hit city. source
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07 Aug 2009 19:38

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Sports: Ben Wallace grovels his way back to the Pistons fold

  • 2006 In a classic bad career move, Detroit’s biggest star, Ben Wallace, takes a massive payday from Pistons’ biggest rival, the Chicago Bulls. He quickly declines.
  • 2009 After spending time sucking for two different teams, Wallace re-signs with the Pistons for the veterans’ minimum. He didn’t completely burn the bridge. source
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07 Aug 2009 11:41

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U.S.: Detroit’s worthy of two plays spoofing its political misfortune

  • This is priceless stuff. I wasn’t really planning to do a second one but the material was there.
  • Playwright Marc Warzecha • On creating “Kwame a River 2: The Wrath of Conyers,” the sequel to his spoof of shamed former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The first play was a huge hit, running for seven months when it was originally supposed to run for three. Regarding the subject matter mixed in with the downright atrocious state of the city, he says “I hope that it’s cathartic in a way, that all of us can come together for a while and just laugh at all this stuff.”  • source
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31 Jul 2009 10:54

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U.S.: The two sides of Detroit businessman Jim Burwell

  • The good side Jim Burwell, a mechanic, was famous in Detroit as a businessman who was apparently color-blind. He helped out those in the community – especially the poor – who needed it. He gave generously to Detroit’s Black Panther party.
  • The guy Jim Burwell
  • The evil sideYears after his death, it came out that Burwell was a top-ranking Klansman, a revelation which shocked many. “A whole lot of black people considered him their friend,” said civil rights activist Ron Scott. source
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