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  • January 2008

    • Detroit Mayor to City: I'm Sorry!

      newser  |  Detroit Free Press  |  Jan 31, 08 3:22 AM CST

      Detroit Mayor to City: I'm Sorry!

      Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick apologized to Detroit on television last night following news earlier this month of an extramarital affair that he insisted under oath did not exist. "I want to say to the citizens of this great city: I'm sorry," he said. But despite repeated entreaties for forgiveness, Kilpatrick couldn't say exactly what he was sorry for without risking perjury charges, reports the Detroit Free Press. More »

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      Detroit  • sex scandal  • Kwame Kilpatrick

    • Detroit Mayor's Aide Quits in Steamy Text Scandal

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Jan 28, 08 5:45 PM CST

      Detroit Mayor's Aide Quits in Steamy Text Scandal

      A Detroit official quit today after steamy text messages linked her to the mayor in an ongoing sex scandal, the Detroit News reports. Christine Beatty regretted "the devastation that the recent reports have caused" and wrote "that I can no longer effectively carry out the duties of chief of staff.” Two city council members quickly demanded a probe into the scandal that has already cost Detroit $8.4 million, the Detroit Free-Press reports. More »

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      Detroit  • sex scandal  • affair  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • text messages  • police officer

    • Saucy Texts Could Sink Detroit Mayor

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Jan 25, 08 2:59 AM CST

      Saucy Texts Could Sink Detroit Mayor

      Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's continuing administration looks doubtful after the emergence of over 14,000 racy text messages between him and his chief of staff. Kilpatrick and his aide, both married during their steamy affair, testified under oath last year that they weren't sexually involved with one another. They were grilled as part of a lawsuit against Kilpatrick and the city filed by two cops who said they'd been punished for investigating inappropriate behavior by the mayor. More »

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      Detroit  • mayor  • text messaging  • Kwame Kilpatrick

    • GM Sees Light at End of Tunnel

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 18, 08 10:05 AM CST

      GM Sees Light at End of Tunnel

      Overseas sales expansion and reduced labor costs over the next three years will bring “significant” profit increases to General Motors, CEO Rick Wagoner told analysts yesterday. Wagoner also asked investors for patience as share prices continue slipping in a worsening US economy, reports the Wall Street Journal. He said production cuts could accelerate if sales slow further. More »

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      US economy  • General Motors  • Detroit  • auto sales

    • Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 3:56 PM CST

      Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

      Work on the world's cheapest cars is underway at the world's biggest car companies, the Associated Press reports. Toyota and GM announced this week at Detroit's North American International Auto show they are working on inexpensive subcompacts similar to India's Tata Motors' $2,500 car and aimed at emerging markets. "There is a huge market for low-cost/price vehicles," Toyota's president said. More »

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      India  • General Motors  • Detroit  • Toyota  • Tata Motors  • Detroit Auto Show  • subcompact  • cheap

    • Mitt-mentum: How Far Will It Go?

      newser  |  Time  |  Jan 16, 08 11:09 AM CST

      Mitt-mentum: How Far Will It Go?

      Mitt Romney finally got his gold medal last night in Michigan, but the win has analysts wondering whether his home-state comeback can carry the country. Michigan was, after all, the land of his father, a three-term governor in the Big Three's glory days; there was a nostalgic haze around the campaign the last few days, Salon notes. His message was so focused on the state, "you almost got the idea that the winner would go on to be president of Michigan," writes Mike Madden. More »

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      election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Detroit  • Michigan  • Michigan primary

    • Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jan 14, 08 4:15 AM CST

      Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

      Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid by 2010, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      General Motors  • Detroit  • Toyota  • hybrid car  • Detroit Auto Show  • lithium ion batteries

    • It's Awesome Baby! Dickie V Returning Feb. 6

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Jan 13, 08 7:31 PM CST

      It's Awesome Baby! Dickie V Returning Feb. 6

      College hoops will soon get its biggest voice back bay-bee! ESPN analyst Dick Vitale,  on the sideline since surgery in December to treat ulcers on his vocal cords, plans to make his broadcasting return on Feb. 6, reports the network.  And there's nothing like returning for a big rivalry game: Duke vs. North Carolina will be his assignment that night. More »

    • Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 13, 08 4:26 PM CST

      Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      General Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media accolades. Truck of the Year went to the Mazda CX-9, which beat out two GM finalists for the prize. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • car  • Chevrolet  • Detroit Auto Show  • Mazda  • auto show  • Chevy Malibu

    • Tanker Explodes After Fall From Detroit Freeway

      newser  |  Detroit Free Press  |  Jan 10, 08 11:12 AM CST

      Tanker Explodes After Fall From Detroit Freeway

      A tanker carrying propane exploded after falling 20 feet off a Detroit freeway during rush hour this morning and slamming to the ground below, the Detroit Free Press reports. The 75-foot fireball engulfed a nearby house, though its occupants escaped unscathed. The truck's cab, still on Interstate 75, burned too, likely killing the driver, police said. More »

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      Detroit  • crash  • fuel tankers  • truck fire

  • December 2007

    • Americans Drive Cycle of Auto Debt

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 31, 07 9:25 AM CST

      Americans Drive Cycle of Auto Debt

      More and more Americans are entering a cycle of larger, longer, and far riskier auto loans, raising the possibility of a debt crisis similar to the one that has hit the housing market. The Los Angeles Times explores the increasing trend of trading in a used car for a new one—and rolling together old debt and new. More »

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      credit crisis  • Detroit  • debt  • credit  • auto loans

    • Toyota Poised to Overtake GM

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 25, 07 8:00 AM CST

      Toyota Poised to Overtake GM

      Toyota, the most profitable automaker in the world, says it will increase production by 5% to a record 9.95 million vehicles in 2008, opening up a lead over General Motors, Reuters reports. Toyota, which sold 9.36 million vehicles in 2007, also expects sales to increase 5% in 2008 to 9.85 million units. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • Toyota  • auto sales  • automaker  • sales

    • The Last Muscle Car?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 6:35 PM CST

      The Last Muscle Car?

      GM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards, could make such models obsolete, the AP reports. More »

    • GM Offering Buyouts to 5,200 Workers

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Dec 19, 07 5:59 AM CST

      GM Offering Buyouts to 5,200 Workers

      General Motors is offering to buy out another 5,200 hourly workers, the Detroit News reports. The automaker, worried that the slowdown in auto sales will carry into next year, is keen to get veteran workers out the door and lower-paid new workers in. Over 34,000 blue-collar workers left the company last year in a similar deal. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • United Auto Workers  • labor  • buyout  • Rick Wagoner

    • Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST

      Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still in the crosshairs as the storm moves across the Midwest and into New England. More »

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      Chicago  • Detroit  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Kansas  • severe weather  • Oklahoma  • ice storm

    • '08 Race Adds Google Pilgrimage

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 2, 07 10:29 AM CST

      '08 Race Adds Google Pilgrimage

      Where Detroit once beckoned to any candidate who would be president, the 2008 field is making increasing pilgrimages to the Googleplex to showcase their tech savvy, reports the New York Times. And YouTube, which didn't even exist in the last presidential election, has launched YouChoose ’08, a modern version of Sunday morning news shows politicians use to explain their platform. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Google  • YouTube  • John Edwards  • Detroit  • campaign trail

  • November 2007

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