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Herman Cain will try to clarify his 9-9-9 economic plan, and give details about the economic "opportunity zones" he has cited as offsetting increased taxes on the poor, at a speech in Detroit Friday.

Cain hopes to encourage growth in impoverished areas by further lowering the tax burden of residents. But for a jurisdiction to qualify, it would have to adopt a number of conservative policies that may seem unpalatable to liberals, including eliminating the minimum wage, instituting school vouchers, and declaring the area "right-to-work" - or non-union.

A preview of the speech was obtained in an e-mail mistakenly sent to Fox News.

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