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29 Jul 2009 15:50

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Biz, U.S.: A damn shame: Nearly one-fifth of Detroit is out of work

  • 17% percent of Detroiters are sitting at home doing nothing source
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23 Jul 2009 08:59

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Biz: Ford managed to find its way to big profits minus bankruptcy

  • $2.3 billion in 2Q profits for the Detroit automaker source
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15 Jun 2009 23:01

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Music: As musical tastemakers, we highly recommend Rodriguez.

  • Rodriguez’ urban folk classic “Cold Fact” came out 40 years ago, was forgotten, became popular in South Africa, and was re-released last year. It’s still awesome, by the way. Gritty, subversive, critical and polished, it’s a real treat.source
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11 Jun 2009 22:47

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Sports: The Red Wings are pretty much Detroit’s only reason to smile

Which, of course, means that they’ll probably lose Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals tomorrow night. Why does God hate Detroit? source
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01 Jun 2009 10:39

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Biz, U.S.: How did General Motors go from pioneering to bankrupt?

General Motors circa 1906
  • There’s a long, winding story of how GM got from hand-crank to Hummer to handouts. For a company this essential to our country – especially the Midwest, but really everywhere – it’s a sad, bastardized legacy.source
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15 May 2009 12:57

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Biz: GM begins its long, crazy trip to screwing over its dealers

  • 1,100 dealers learned today that GM’s not working with them anymore source
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12 May 2009 22:49

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Culture, Music: Eminem’s bringing a crew bigger than D12 to Jimmy Kimmel

  • 200 laid-off Detroit autoworkers will join Slim Shady on Friday source
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11 May 2009 08:25

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Sports, U.S.: Detroit’s mayor a former Piston: Dave Bing to be sworn in

  • The NBA legend is the city’s third mayor in eight months. Bing, pretty much the Pistons’ biggest star before the Chuck Daly era, will be sworn in today after winning a special runoff election over incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. Both men were vying to finish out the waning months of the second term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who was brought down in a very public scandal. Bing hopes to run for a full term next year. source
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25 Apr 2009 01:53

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Sports: So the Detroit Lions just bet the bank on an unproven rookie. Whoo!

  • $78 million The contract that the Detroit Lions are offering top pick Matthew Stafford source
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22 Apr 2009 22:33

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Biz, Politics: Expect GM’s decision to screw over all sorts of industries

  • There could be failures in lots of different industries as a result of this. One lost job at GM can result in up to 10 lost jobs elsewhere.
  • Mark Zandi • Chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, on the potential mushroom effect this GM taking a break business could have on the freaking economy. We recommend that those 10 lost jobs elsewhere stock up on the Peanut Butter Crunch, because there’s gonna be a run on it because of all the middle aged men watching cartoons on a Tuesday afternoon. • source
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