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Detroit: End of the American Dream or Hope of the Future?
Detroit is America's poster child for urban decay. Can it be re-invented on a smaller scale? Could it become a model for urban restoration in other parts of the country?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenDetroit is America's poster child for urban decay, featuring crime, racial tensions, unemployment and a declining population. Can it be re-invented on a smaller scale? Could it become a model for urban restoration in other parts of the country? Also, Egypt's defense minister warns of a collapse of the state. On Reporter's Notebook, will bipartisan immigration reform proposed in the Senate have a chance on the other side of Capitol Hill?
Banner image: Detroit skyline from the Cultural Center. Photo by John N Only
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3 storiesEgypt's Defense Minister Warns of State Collapse
Violence continues in several Egyptian cities, and it's escalating in Cairo. General Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi, the head of the country's most powerful institution, is warning about the “collapse of the state,” according to David Kirkpatrick, Cairo Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minDetroit: End of the American Dream or Hope of the Future?
Detroit is a shrinking city, with just 700,000 residents in a place designed for two million. Many who still live there want to leave. But instead of trying to restore the Silicon Valley of the Jazz Age to its time of industrial greatness, civic leaders have another idea.
Read the story35 minPresident Obama Launches Immigration Reform Push
Before his speech today in Las Vegas, the White House said President Obama "will applaud the bipartisan Senate agreement" on immigration reform , which is "consistent with his long-held view." Yesterday, eight senators, four from each party, outlined the details of a new plan for immigration reform.
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