Editorial: Talkin' trash about Detroit restructuring A request for private-sector companies to take over city trash collection is an object lesson in the power of an emergency manager. Orr can cut through the bureaucratic red tape that's stymied restructuring efforts for years. As Orr's Friday meeting with Detroit's creditors and pensioners looms, let's hope it's a power he's learned to wield deftly.
June 13, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
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June 12, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
Alan Greenspan in Baltimore Sun My biggest frustration remained the president's unwillingness to wield his veto against out-of-control spending,Greenspan wrote in his book.
Russ Feingold in New York Observer In a June 28 statement, he wrote that "while there are some positive provisions in the final measure, the lack of strong reforms is clear confirmation that Wall Street lobbyists and their allies in Washington continue to wield significant influence...