Retirees Fear Losing Pensions In Bankrupt Detroit  A federal
judge has given Detroit the green light to enter bankruptcy.
Host Michel Martin speaks with Detroit Free Press columnist
Rochelle Riley about what it means for Motown residents.    This
is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Later in the
program, we want to tell you about an increasingly lethal
conflict that you might not have heard much about. It's in the
Central African Republic. That's later. But first, we want to
check in on an economic crisis much closer to home - that is, in
Detroit. A judge cleared the way on Tuesday for Detroit to enter
bankruptcy.  The ruling could allow the city to start digging
its way out of $18 billion in debt. But it also means that
retired city workers could lose pension benefits. And current
workers may not get all the benefits that they've been promised
- or rather, that have been negotiated on their behalf. We
wanted to hear more about all this, so we've called, once again,
Rochelle Riley. She's an award