Former Basketball Star Bing Brings Business Savy

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[Dave Bing] led second-place finisher and current acting Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. in that poll, garnering 28% of the vote to Cockrel's 22% while Freman Hendrix finished third with 13%. The poll had a 5.8% margin of error which means that Cockrel and Bing could be considered even and Hendrix and Cockrel could be as well, according to the article.

Bing's website, www.bingformayor.com, states that he will focus on creating jobs for Detroit citizens by using his experience to cut through red tape and to get results fast through things like alternative energy and green technologies. Bing also wants to get tough on crime in the city and to make public safety one of his biggest priorities.

While Bing's advancement in the city's primary is definitely not a sure thing, he has as good a chance as any of the candidates to become Detroit's next mayor.

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Former Basketball Star Bing Brings Business Savy

In political races across the country, it has been proven time and time again that big-name candidates like former actors and athletes are almost ...

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