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  • October 2008

    • Pundits Zero In on McCain's Slide

      Politico  |  Oct 5, 08 2:34 PM CDT

      Pundits Zero In on McCain's Slide

      (Newser) - With the election campaign in its last month, the Sunday talk shows turned to John McCain’s substantial slide in the polls, Politico reports. The highlights: Vice-presidential debate moderator and soon-to-be author Gwen Ifill suggested on Meet the Press that hype over her alleged pro-Obama bias came from a twitchy Sarah Palin camp: “It was also interesting to realize that if changing the subject from the stakes of the vice-presidential debate, then talking about the moderator, instead of talking about the candidate, they would do that.” Sarah Palin’s attempt to tie Barack Obama to a radical leftist is a “strategic mistake,” ex-Clintonite Paul Begala told Meet the Press, arguing that McCain himself once sat on the board of a far-right group Begala termed “a point of contact for extremists, racists, and anti-Semites.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • Meet the Press  • Jennifer Granholm  • Gwen Ifill

  • September 2008

    • 'I'm Set for Comeback,' Boasts Booted Detroit Mayor

      Detroit Free Press  |  Sep 5, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      'I'm Set for Comeback,' Boasts Booted Detroit Mayor

      (Newser) - Hours after pleading guilty to two felony perjury charges, disgraced Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gave a televised address that the Detroit Free Press called part apology, part campaign speech. "This city always gets up," said Kilpatrick, pointing out the "standards for excellence" he has established. "I want to tell you, Detroit, that you done set me up for a comeback.” He will step down, serve four months in jail and give up his pension as part of a plea deal. More »

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      Detroit  • perjury  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • Jennifer Granholm  • obstruction of justice  • plea bargain  • Christine Beatty

    • Detroit Mayor Dickers Over Jail Time in Plea

      Detroit Free Press  |  Sep 4, 08 3:16 AM CDT

      Detroit Mayor Dickers Over Jail Time in Plea

      (Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is weighing whether to enter a plea deal this morning that will cost him jail time, the Detroit Free Press reports. A lawyer for Kilpatrick, who faces felony perjury charges, said Kilpatrick was negotiating jail time, probation and retaining the right to run for future office. The mayor is due in court today, but a hearing could be canceled if he agrees to a plea deal and resigns. More »

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      Detroit  • Michigan  • perjury  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • Jennifer Granholm  • plea bargain

    • Detroit Mayor's Job on Line in Hearing Today

      Detroit News  |  Sep 3, 08 1:56 AM CDT

      Detroit Mayor's Job on Line in Hearing Today

      (Newser) - A state hearing to determine if Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be booted from office is back on the schedule today after the mayor lost an appeal to block it. Kilpatrick’s lawyer had argued that the hearing established Michigan's governor as "judge, jury and executioner," reports the Detroit News . The mayor is accused of manipulating City Council members into a $8.4 million whistle-blower settlement to cover up perjury linked to a torrid affair with an aide. More »

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      Detroit  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • appeal  • Jennifer Granholm  • criminal charges  • ouster

  • August 2008

    • Mich. Gov OKs Ouster Hearing on Kilpatrick

      Detroit News  |  Aug 27, 08 11:19 AM CDT

      Mich. Gov OKs Ouster Hearing on Kilpatrick

      (Newser) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will hold hearings next week on allegations that Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick misled City Council for personal gain, the Detroit News reports. The proceedings, which could remove Kilpatrick from public office for 3 years, are above and beyond criminal perjury and assault charges the beleaguered mayor faces. More »

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      Detroit  • assault  • perjury  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • Jennifer Granholm  • criminal charges

  • July 2008

    • Unpopular Mich. Governor Could Hurt Obama

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 11, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Unpopular Mich. Governor Could Hurt Obama

      (Newser) - Michigan has gone blue in every presidential election since 1988, and it should have been an easy state for Barack Obama to win in November. But the presumptive nominee has an albatross around his neck: Jennifer Granholm, the intensely unpopular Democratic governor. Frustration with Granholm is just one of the factors imperiling Obama's campaign there, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Detroit  • Michigan  • swing states  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • Jennifer Granholm

  • June 2008

    • Gore: 'We Need Change'

      Detroit Free Press  |  Jun 17, 08 5:48 AM CDT

      Gore: 'We Need Change'

      (Newser) - Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama for president at a Detroit rally last night, saying the 2008 election “matters more than ever before,” the Detroit Free Press reports. “After 8 years of lost jobs, we need change,” the former Democratic nominee said. “After 8 years of the worst, most serious foreign policy mistakes, we need change.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Detroit  • endorsement  • Al Gore  • Jennifer Granholm  • campaign rally

  • March 2008
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