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Why Tuesday's Primary Election Still Matters
DETROIT - JANUARY 26: The Spirit of Detroit Statue, a scale casting of Joe Louis' fist, welcomes visitors to Detroit as it rests at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Jefferson Avenue facing Windsor, Ontario, January 26, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit will host Super Bowl 40 (XL) on February 5. (Photo by Fabrizio Costantini/Getty Images)
DETROIT - JANUARY 26: The Spirit of Detroit Statue, a scale casting of Joe Louis' fist, welcomes visitors to Detroit as it rests at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Jefferson Avenue facing Windsor, Ontario, January 26, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit will host Super Bowl 40 (XL) on February 5. (Photo by Fabrizio Costantini/Getty Images)

Detroit -- City voters will winnow a field of candidates for the next mayor and for the City Council on Tuesday amid much uncertainty about Detroit's future and the role of its elected leaders.

The appointment of Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and his decision to take Detroit into bankruptcy have cast a cloud over the primary election.

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