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CIA boss asks US Muslims to aid anti-terror effort...who say they have felt the sting of suspicion and discrimination since Sept. 11. About 300,000 people with roots in the Arab world live in the Detroit area. "President Obama has done a tremendous amount of outreach in the Muslim... In this article: Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, Eric Holder, Michigan, Detainee, Islamic, and Ramadan |
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ABC | September 09, 2009
CIA Director to Visit Dearborn Next Week
...to Visit Dearborn Next Week DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - A planned visit by CIA Director Leon Panetta to a Detroit suburb with one of the nation's largest Arab populations is drawing criticism. Panetta announced Tuesday he will attend an...
In this article: CIA, Leon Panetta, Michigan, Absenteeism, All rights reserved, Ramadan, Harvard University, and Council on American-Islamic Relations
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CIA Director Panetta in Dearborn Today
...area's large Middle Eastern community. A five-member board officially takes over operations of Detroit's aging Cobo Center after months of haggling and sniping between city and suburban leaders. The Food and Drug Administration approved...
In this article: Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, All rights reserved, Larry Gilliard Jr., Food and Drug Administration, Joe Wilson, Bruce Willis, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama
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Detroit News | September 16, 2009
CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks in Dearborn
...understanding of the Mideast, Radsan said. "We don't understand the region very well," said Radsan, a former president of the Iranian-American Bar Association who grew up in the Detroit area. Those Panetta will meet with tonight "know...
In this article: Leon Panetta, Central Intelligence Agency, Dearborn, Mideast, Ramadan, and Breast cancer
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Times Online | March 31, 2009
CIA launches recruitment drive on internet and TV
...Facebook and YouTube. Earlier this month Scott White, third in command at the CIA, held meetings with Arab-American and Chaldean-American representatives in Detroit, which has heavily populated American Muslim suburbs. He told the groups that...
In this article: Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, US, and Linguists
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2 Young Girls Critically Injured in Firebombing
...email address or use them in any way. Detroit Police are searching for a man in connection with a firebombing that critically injured two young children on the city's west side. CIA Director Leon Panetta plans to speak in...
In this article: Larry Gilliard Jr., CIA, Leon Panetta, Bruce Willis, Patrick Swayze, and Cobo Center
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CIA chief to meet with metro Arab-Americans
...CIA will meet with Arab-Americans in metro Detroit, say local leaders. And it shows the growing importance of the Arab-American in metro Detroit to government officials. This would be third meeting with Arab-Americans in Dearborn by a...
In this article: Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, Free Press, Department of Homeland Security, and Janet Ann Napolitano
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Detroit (pronounced: /dɛ ˈtrɔɪt/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded on July 24, 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Its name originates from the French word détroit () for strait, characterizing its location on the river connecting the Great Lakes.
Known as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, The Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames emerged in the twentieth century, including City of Champions beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport, Arsenal of Democracy (during World War II), The D, D-Town, Hockeytown (a phrase officially owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings), Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"), and The 3-1-3 (its telephone area code).
In 2008 Detroit ranked as the United States' eleventh most populous city, with 912,062 residents. At its peak in 1950 the city was the fourth largest in the US, but has since seen a major shift in its population to the suburbs.
- Name:
- City of Detroit
- Also Known As:
- The Motor City, Motown, The D, Rock City, Hockeytown
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- "Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus"
- Government type:
- Mayor-Council
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1701
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 143.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 138.8
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 4.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 600
- Urban Population:
- 3903377
- Time Zone:
- EST
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