Without consistent support from the Obama administration, "we would not be as well-positioned today for the city's comeback," said Dave Bing, mayor from 2009 through 2013.
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"This is my home town," said Bing, who grew up in Northeast. "This is where I was born and raised and where I learned to play the game, so to see what's happening at this arena, to see what's happening in this city, especially compared to where I am right now [in Detroit], it's quite different."
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