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Sat 12 Dec 2008When the American dream breaks down
Detroit is a city on its knees. Its auto industry, the heart of a business that employs one in 10 Americans, is on the brink after the Senate this week turned down a $14 billion rescue deal
THE SOULFUL BEATS of Motown Records echoed the tireless rhythm of the production lines at Ford, General Motors (GM) and Chrysler - Detroit's Big Three car manufacturing plants. But that was back in the 1960s and 1970s when hundreds of thousands of men and women worked three shifts a day to churn out muscle cars and gas guzzlers with evocative marques like Thunderbird, Mustang, Chevy and Dodge.
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