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Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

19. 7. 2013 - 14:03

Detroit's decline and decay

Reality Check: Detroit bancruptcy, Middle East peace process.

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Once the a heartland of American industry, Detroit is broke.

The home of not only the motor industry, but also a powerhouse of American music and pop-culture, over the past few decades, the city has fallen into decline, and now ruin.

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Detroit has filed for bancruptcy in the face of billions of dollars of debt

Unlike Chicago, which weathered the industrial downturn by re-inventing itself as a service based city specialising in finance and business, Detroit has been unable to counter the economic crisis.

In today's Reality Check, FM4's Joe Remick looks at the factors that led to Detroits downfall.

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Middle East peace process

Analyst Michael Lüders examines the latest efforts by the US to get the Middle East peace process moving again.

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