Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Daniel Howes Commentary: GM plant gives state chance to recharge Any way you frame it, General Motors Corp.’s move into the clean, 21st-century battery business is a big win for a place badly in need of one. Metro Detroit is likely to emerge from the process with the first battery pack [...]

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Union members no fan of Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News In the homes of many a United Auto Worker, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker from Tennessee is a household name — and not in a good way. "He’s a sell-out," said Bill Bagwell, a second-generation auto [...]

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 GM critic Sen. Corker praises automaker during 2007 Saturn plant visit David Shepardson / The Detroit News One of Detroit’s critics during the auto bailout debate, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is coming to visit the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this afternoon. Corker plans to visit the General Motors [...]