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Read "Is This Detroit's Last Winter?" See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...they had their way, Senate Republicans would prefer that no taxpayer money be given to Detroit, which finds itself on the verge of bankruptcy after years of mismanagement. In their minds, any handouts would just postpone the inevitable demise (or at least painful restructuring) of the industry. But most Republicans realize they can't afford to be blamed for letting hundreds of thousands of more Americans lose their jobs at the holidays, and many in their ranks believe that the outgoing leader of their party should take the political hit by authorizing the use of TARP funds himself...
Flight Plans. Southwest is changing some routes starting May 9, 2009. The airline is adding service between Tucson and Denver, and Nashville and Oakland. It's also canceling service between Detroit and Orlando. (See a complete list of changes...
...Metro Detroit's ethnic communities are wide and diverse. The city's population increased more than six-fold during the early 20th century industrial boom, fed largely by an influx of Irish, Germans, Scots, Poles, Italians, Greeks, Serbians, Turks, Armenians, Jews, Arabs and Lebanese. In fact, "it is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in North America," says Warren David, founder of Arabdetroit.com and president of David Communications, a public relations firm specializing in Arab-American and Islamic markets. "Many initially streamed in from Syria for economic reasons. The silk industry had collapsed there...
...does Detroit's immigrant autoworkers feel about the federal bailouts? Like most people in the Motor City, protective. "Why did the government bail out the banks and not the car companies?" asks Jerry Lelito, a General Motors plant manager for 23 years. "Those bankers make huge windfalls, and the executives walk away with golden parachutes. These are hardworking American workers who make up the industrial core in this country. So many other industries depend on the existence of the U.S. auto industry." Warren David adds that while the younger immigrant generations are not as directly affected (many have received better...