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In the Chrysler Super Bowl ad, Clint Eastwood invokes Detroit. "How do we win?" he asks, "Detroit is showing us it can be done... It's halftime America, and our second half is about to begin."

What do we mean when we talk about Detroit?

Last night during the Super Bowl, Chrysler ran a follow-up to its much buzzed-about commercial from last year’s big game.The new commercial, dubbed “It’s…

GM is less complicated and less wasteful, investors told

General Motors executives says the company is becoming less complicated, and less wasteful, than it was in the past. GM CEO Dan Akerson says that…

Tom Clancy, seen here in 2010, was an insurance agent before publishing <em>The Hunt For Red October</em> in 1984.

Tom Clancy Dies, Left 'Indelible Mark' On Thriller Genre

Tom Clancy built his fascination with military hardware and history into a best-selling career writing thrillers — beginning in 1984 with The Hunt for Red October. His books were turned into Hollywood blockbusters and popular video games. NPR's Lynn Neary has a remembrance of Clancy, who died this week at 66.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to block Internet porn by default on all British computers.

U.K. Cracking Down On Porn, Blocking It Unless Users Opt In

The British prime minister says a plan to outlaw "violent" porn and block certain search terms is designed to protect children. Will a crackdown result in less child abuse?

Lt. Raj Bansal and Capt. Joseph Shannon (right) approach Foxtrot-01, a remote nuclear missile base in Nebraska.

Welcome To The Nuclear Command Bunker

A small cadre of officers is responsible for keeping America's nukes on alert 24/7. Here's a peek into their world, and what it takes to do the job.

News this morning: Right-to-work, Ford profits, and heavy rain

Let's skip the lawsuits and go straight to the topThat's the idea behind Gov. Snyder's call for the Michigan Supreme Court to rule on the…

Snyder, Canadian officials: "Let's get a bridge going"

Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian officials have vowed to forge ahead with plans to build a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor.Snyder and Canada’s…

Standing next to a portrait of independence hero Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at Miraflores Palace in the capital, Caracas, in October 2012.

Venezuela's Chavez: An Outsized Personality, A Domineering Figure

The populist president was an ally of dictators like Cuba's Fidel Castro and loudly opposed the United States. Chavez claimed capitalism was destroying the world and tried to transform Venezuela into a socialist state.

Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon drives to the basket against Mercer's Ike Nwamu.

Spring May Not Be Outside, But It's On The Court

In honor of the NCAA tournament and the official start of spring, Lev Grossman recommends the timeless The Canterbury Tales, while Tim Lane looks to the sports bio, Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich.

So... did last week's election really change anything in Michigan?

It’s time for a post-mortem edition of It’s Just Politics and, as the saying goes, it’s time for political reporters to come down from the hills after the…

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