Detroit Informer

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told about 10,000 attendees of the Detroit NAACP’s 38th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner that as she listened to several speeches Sunday night, she compiled notes on what she would take back to Congress. Full News here – Detroit News

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Associated Press / Richard Drew General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson Richard Drew | Associated Press DETROIT, MI – The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen some of the 2013 pay for top executives at General Motors and Ally Financial, Bloomberg… Full News here – Detroit Business News

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It depends on how you measure the record and how much rain falls in the afternoon and evening of Thursday, April 18, according to Mark Walton, a hydrologist for the U.S. Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Full News here – Oakland Business

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Are small vehicles the next big thing in the U.S. automotive industry? Chrysler Group LLC Vice President of Product Design Ralph Gilles thinks so. Gilles, also CEO SRT & SRT Motorsport for Chrysler, said a shift is occurring in the U.S. automotive industry toward smaller, more practical vehicles. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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Explorer was shipped to 64 countries including Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Ford said Explorer exports last year increased nearly 65 percent from 2011, to more than 24,000 vehicles. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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“We have taken today what is undoubted the greatest relationship between two nations anywhere in the world and we’ve made it a little better.” Full News here – Detroit News

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The government has sold another piece of its stake in General Motors Co. The Treasury Department said in its March report to Congress that it sold $ 621 million worth of GM common stock last month. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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Automakers, including the Detroit Three, sold about 1.45 million vehicles in March, a 22 percent growth from February, and a 3 percent uptick from March 2012 — the strongest month of last year. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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Inkster — There’s no secret to living to be the oldest person in the United States. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares today to hear arguments on the gay marriage controversy for the first time, Michigan, like much of the country, is torn. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Bloomberg – The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have the legal authority to cut Saturday mail delivery as Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has said it will do, the Government Accountability Office said today. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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Two members of Congress who represent Detroit want the Government Accountability Office to investigate the state takeover of Detroit's finances. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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DETROIT, MI – Rihanna’s tour hit a bit of a snag Wednesday when one of her tour buses was stopped by U.S. Border Patrol at the Windsor-Detroit border and searched by one of the agency’s dogs. Full News here – Detroit Entertainment

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U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and other law enforcement officials plan to release details of a large prescription drug and health care bust that snared at lest 57 suspected participants at 2 p.m. today. Full News here – Detroit News

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To date, the Treasury has recovered approximately $ 29.8 billion of its $ 49.5 billion investment in GM as part of the automotive bailout through repayments, sales of stock, dividends, interest, and other income. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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