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Auto bailout: decision closer

Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 4 hours ago | Business News

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Two weeks after bruising hearings on their plea for federal help, Detroit's Big Three returned to Capitol Hill with a bigger request, a chastened tone, and more political muscle. Heading toward what would be the last vote of the 110th...

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NBC 6 Marquette (WLUC): Cliffs confirms layoffs

Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Business News

Source: Uinta County News

What's been talked about since mid-November is now a reality on the Marquette Iron Range. Cliffs announced today that production at the Tilden and Empire Mines is being cut in half. That means up to 350 employees will be laid...

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Tar Heels toy with Spartans in rout

Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 17 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Greensboro News and Records

During their hapless march toward the NFL's first 0-16 season, the Detroit Lions have scored 93 points in six games at Ford Field. They might want to ask Roy Williams about their offensive coordinator position. The top-ranked Tar Heels scored...

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Tiebreaker? Bears lose out vs. Vikings

Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 18 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Daily Southtown

It's the other game to watch as a victory by Minnesota (7-5) over hapless Detroit (0-12) at Ford Field means the Bears (6-6) cannot get into the playoffs on a tiebreaker with the Vikings. The farthest a tie could play...

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Canadian auto union backs UAW concessions

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: United Press International

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers union says he completely backs concessions offered by the United Auto Workers union in the United States. GM ), Chrysler and Ford to avert potential bankruptcies, the Windsor Star reported. The fund paid...

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Ford says CEO will work for $1 to get loans

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 2 days ago | Political News

Posted by LewisStanley

Ford Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO...

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Experimental cotton unlikely to pose feed hazard

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Bradenton Herald

An unauthorized strain of genetically modified cotton was accidentally mixed in with other harvested cotton in Texas last month, but government officials said Wednesday they do not believe the incident poses safety concerns.

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New Lawson really just the old Lawson

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Charlotte Observer Online

With the way he's playing right now – blowing by people, protecting the ball, swiping steals – it would be easy to think there's something new going on with North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson. But really, it's just the...

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Texas Longhorns excited to court basketball royalty

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Dallas Observer

And for others who haven't yet given a thought to motion offense or free throw percentages this season, perhaps the 2008 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series offers the missing draw...UT coach Rick Barnes, making sure to point out the Horns playing...

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Ford, GM post losses large and larger

Detroit :: MI :: USA | 27 days ago | Business News

Source: United Press International

posted a combined net loss of $2.629 billion in the third quarter Friday, the bulk of that at GM. GM, the largest automaker in the country, reported a net loss of $2.5 billion or $4.45 per share, while Ford's loss...

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