Detroit Seeks Bankruptcy, Facing Debts of $18 Billion - NYTimes.com
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Détroit, l’agonie, le commencement de la fin
DETROIT — Detroit, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the nation’s fourth-most-populous city, has filed for bankruptcy, an official said Thursday afternoon, the largest American city ever to take such a course.