Wednesday, May 06, 2009

NBA great Bing says running Detroit won't be easy

Sent from Express News
DETROIT - Basketball legend Dave Bing, elected as Detroit's third mayor in less than a year, promises swift and decisive action once he officially assumes the Motor City's top post.

But restoring fiscal responsibility to this cash-strapped Rust Belt city that's notorious for fiscal mismanagement won't be easy for the 65-year-old political novice, who swept incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. from office Tuesday and now has until August to earn his political stripes.
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer

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