Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans, standing in front of Mayor Dave Bing, left, addresses the media in the mayor's office in Detroit on Monday, July 6, 2009. Evans will replace James Barren, who was fired Friday. Barren was brought out of retirement and appointed chief in September by then-Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. after Ella Bully-Cummings retired. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans, standing in front of Mayor Dave Bing, left, addresses the media in the mayor's office in Detroit on Monday, July 6, 2009. Evans will replace James Barren, who was fired Friday. Barren was brought out of retirement and appointed chief in September by then-Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. after Ella Bully-Cummings retired.

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  1. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  2. City of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, former NBA player, and his wife Yvette sit in the stands before the start of the NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards in Auburn Hills, Michigan December 6, 2009.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing (L) participates in the Obama administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  4. DETROIT - OCTOBER 29: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing waits to speak at a press conference at Detroit Edison October 29, 2009 in Detroit, MIchigan. White House Director of Auto Communities and Workers Ed Montgomery was at the facility to highlight the White House's announcement Tuesday of an $83 million award to Detroit Edison's smart energy grid program.

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  1. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  2. City of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, former NBA player, and his wife Yvette sit in the stands before the start of the NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards in Auburn Hills, Michigan December 6, 2009.
  3. City of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, former NBA player, and his wife Yvette sit in the stands before the start of the NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards in Auburn Hills, Michigan December 6, 2009.
  4. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing (L) participates in the Obama administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  5. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing talks to the media during a red carpet reception at Motown's 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Detroit.
  6. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, greets Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. at a reception for the 50th anniversary of Motown Records on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Detroit.
  7. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing greets supporters after winning the mayoral election in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Bing era as Detroit mayor will continue for at least four years, giving the former steel supplier and NBA great more time to pull the city from financial hardship. Bing defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday's nonpartisan general election, a race in which the incumbent refused to even debate the challenger.
  8. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing addresses supporters after winning the mayoral election in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Bing era as Detroit mayor will continue for at least four years, giving the former steel supplier and NBA great more time to pull the city from financial hardship. Bing defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday's nonpartisan general election, a race in which the incumbent refused to even debate the challenger.
  9. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing addresses supporters after winning the mayoral election in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Bing era as Detroit mayor will continue for at least four years, giving the former steel supplier and NBA great more time to pull the city from financial hardship. Bing defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday's nonpartisan general election, a race in which the incumbent refused to even debate the challenger.
  10. Tom Barrow, left, is shown in an undated handout photo provided by Barrow and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is seen in an Aug. 18, 2009 photo. Bing is finishing former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's second term and is expected to move on to a full four years as mayor. Barrow has failed in two previous mayoral bids. Detroit voters hope the Tuesday election brings political stability to City Council, mayor's office.
  11. DETROIT - OCTOBER 29: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing waits to speak at a press conference at Detroit Edison October 29, 2009 in Detroit, MIchigan. White House Director of Auto Communities and Workers Ed Montgomery was at the facility to highlight the White House's announcement Tuesday of an $83 million award to Detroit Edison's smart energy grid program.
  12. DETROIT - OCTOBER 29: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing answers questions from the new media after a press conference at Detroit Edison October 29, 2009 in Detroit, MIchigan. White House Director of Auto Communities and Workers Ed Montgomery was at the facility to highlight the White House's announcement Tuesday of an $83 million award to Detroit Edison's smart energy grid program.
  13. DETROIT - OCTOBER 29: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing listens to White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers Executive Director Ed Montgomery speak at a press conference at Detroit Edison October 29, 2009 in Detroit, MIchigan. Montgomery was at the facility to highlight the White House's announcement Tuesday of an $83 million award to Detroit Edison's smart energy grid program.

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