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State Of The Union: Detroit

Detroit, Michigan is the pulse-point of America's automobile industry...but it's been battling every major urban ill for the past three decades. Poverty and poor schools are still a reality in Detroit...but there are surprising signs of a new lease on life for the city. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

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