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Obama lunches with Detroit mayor, hears plans

By Jeff Karoub
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Friday that President Barack Obama expressed interest in his ideas for creating economic opportunities in the bankrupt city and requested a formal plan within 90 days.

The pair shared a lunch of salmon and rice at the Michigan Biotechnology Institute in Lansing before Obama signed the federal farm bill at Michigan State University. Duggan declined to share specifics but said his ideas focus on bringing jobs back into the city.

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