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Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair Greg Wilson NBC Chicago 10/14/2011	Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can’t Read CBS Detroit 05/04/2011
The city of Detroit has high unemployment, and no one has a tougher time finding work than an ex-con.	According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday.
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Bloomberg: US Should Make All New Immigrants Live in Detroit Fox News 05/01/2011	Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Charged With Extortion, Fraud, Bribery; 38-Count Corruption Indictment CBS Detroit 12/15/2010
Detroit needs residents. Immigrants want to live in America. Michael Bloomberg says he's got a simple solution for both needs -- send all new immigrants to Detroit.	The U.S. Attorney in Detroit Wednesday unloaded a laundry list of federal charges against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and three other city officials in an indictment the FBI says has been a long time coming.
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Parents who skip kids' school conferences could face jail in Detroit Detroit News 10/20/2010	Attack on son of Aretha Franklin investigated MATT HELMS Detroit Free Press 09/21/2010
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is pushing for a law that calls for jail time for parents who skip parent-teacher conferences, a plan some call inspired and others consider the nanny state run amok.	The investigation of an apparent beating of one of the sons of Detroit Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin took on mysterious tones today as police officials said they were unable to reach him, and a hospital official said he was treated and released without surgery a family spokeswoman said he’d undergone.
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7-year-old girl killed in Detroit police raid CNN 05/16/2010	Detroit city employees banned from wearing scented products 03/14/2010
Police in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday expressed "profound sorrow" at the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl in a police raid. Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police executing a search warrant as part of a homicide investigation, Assistant Chief Ralph Godbee said in a statement.	Detroit city is planning to ban its employees from wearing scented products as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed by a city planner in 2008 and settled last month.
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Protests to Begin in Detroit Over Property Taxes Amy Munday Huliq 03/01/2010	Judge orders ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick to pay $319000 M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer USA Today 01/21/2010
Detroit residents are protesting the amount of their property taxes for a viable reason. The taxman is charging homeowners exorbitant property taxes on homes that aren't worth the tax percentage being demanded. The same scenario is seen with underwater mortgages right now, people are trying to make money off of property that is no longer valuable.	DETROIT — A judge branded former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick a liar Wednesday, ordering him to cough up $319,000 within three months toward the $1 million in restitution.
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