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Kwame Kilpatrick stories: 28 news summaries

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(Newser) - The calls for Mark Sanford to resign are growing louder, but recent history suggests that the South Carolina governor has a chance to hold on, writes the Washington Times. While every politician who admits an affair faces calls to quit, only those who have committed real crimes are hounded from... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • Antonio Villaraigosa • David Vitter • Eliot Spitzer • affair • Kwame Kilpatrick • political scandal • Jim McGreevey • Mark Sanford

Former NBA
Star Bing
Wins Detroit Mayor's Race

He replaces
disgraced Kilpatrick

May 5, 09 9:34 PM CDT
(AP) - Businessman and professional basketball Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing has been elected Detroit's newest mayor and will serve through the end of the year. The 65-year-old Detroit Pistons great defeated incumbent and fellow Democrat Ken Cockrel Jr. today in a special runoff election, 52.3% to 47.7%. More »

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Detroit • mayor • Kwame Kilpatrick • election • Dave Bing

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing, who’s running for mayor of Detroit, is turning to the political branch of the “NBA family” for support, the Detroit News reports. Former senator and presidential candidate Bill Bradley will appear next week with retired Suns point guard Kevin Johnson, now... More »

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NBA • Detroit • mayor • Bill Bradley • Kwame Kilpatrick • special election • Kenneth Cockrel Jr. • Dave Bing • Kevin Johnson

 Ex-Detroit Mayor 
 Kilpatrick Out of Jail 

99 days in jail on obstruction, assault charges for 38-year-old

Feb 3, 09 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is a free man once again, the News reports. Kilpatrick left prison at 12:35 this morning, after spending 99 days of a 4-month sentence in an isolated cell on obstruction of justice charges related to an affair he had with his chief of staff.... More »

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(Newser) - If Detroit's ousted mayor hoped to catch a break in court today, he was very much disappointed, the Detroit News reports. After upbraiding Kwame Kilpatrick as "arrogant" and "defiant," the judge told the disgraced politician he'd have to serve his full 4-month sentence for obstructing justice with... More »

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Detroit • mayor • Kwame Kilpatrick • political scandal

 Obama Smears 
 Are Low-Profile 
 Precision Strikes 

Efforts to emphasize Democrat's "foreign-ness" dodge publicity

Sep 24, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - This election’s smear campaigns are precision strikes flying under the radar, unlike the publicity assault from the Swift Boat attacks last time around, the New York Times reports. An independent group has run cable ads heavy on racial overtones in Detroit’s suburbs, linking Barack Obama to controversial black... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • advertising • advertisements • Jeremiah Wright • Kwame Kilpatrick • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Detroit Mess May Hurt Obama 

In battleground Michigan, GOP seizing on Dem's support of ousted Detroit mayor

Sep 5, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fall of Kwame Kilpatrick could hurt Barack Obama’s chances in all-important Michigan, writes Keith Naughton for Newsweek. Long before the scandal broke, Obama embraced Kilpatrick at a Detroit event and told a crowd the “great” mayor would do “astounding things for many years to come”—... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • Detroit • Michigan • suburban voters • African-American voters • Kwame Kilpatrick • the suburban vote • Election 2008

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

Plea-deal felon apologizes, talks of his 'standards for excellence'

Sep 5, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Detroit • perjury • obstruction of justice • plea bargain • Jennifer Granholm • Kwame Kilpatrick • Christine Beatty • felony assault • Kenneth Cockrel Jr. • Carlita Kilpatrick

Detroit's Mayor Admits He Lied, Will Step Down

Kilpatrick to serve 4 months for perjury; still faces assault charges

Sep 4, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit’s embattled mayor plead guilty to perjury charges today, admitting that he lied under oath during a police whistleblower trial, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a deal that requires him to resign, Kwame Kilpatrick will serve 4 months in jail on two felony counts of obstruction of... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • resignation • perjury • guilty plea • Kwame Kilpatrick • whistleblower

Detroit Mayor Dickers Over
Jail Time in Plea

Prison now appears unavoidable for embattled Kilpatrick

Sep 4, 08 3:16 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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

Detroit Mayor's Job on Line
in Hearing Today

Kilpatrick loses appeal to block fallout from love affair

Sep 3, 08 1:56 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Mich. Gov OKs Ouster Hearing on Kilpatrick

Unusual step could boot Detroit mayor from office for 3 years

Aug 27, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Detroit Mayor Rejects Deal to Step Down

Embattled Kilpatrick would have had one assault charge nixed

Aug 22, 08 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has rejected a plea deal in his assault case that would have forced him to resign, the Detroit Free Press reports. The judge in the case declined to discuss the mayor’s bond, which confines him to Detroit, and set a court date for Monday.... More »

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Detroit • Democratic National Convention • resignation • perjury • plea bargain • assault • Kwame Kilpatrick

Indicted Detroit Mayor Seen as Obama Liability

Dems mull uninviting Kilpatrick to Denver; GOP links two in ad

Aug 15, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is, like Barack Obama, a charismatic black Democrat. He’s also facing multiple felony charges and recently spent a night in jail for violating conditions of his bond. The GOP thinks he could hurt Obama in Michigan come November, the Detroit News reports. Kilpatrick and... More »

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Barack Obama • Detroit • Michigan • attack ad • Kwame Kilpatrick

Judge Says Detroit Mayor Can See Sis

Kilpatrick ducks another night in jail as court rejects violation

Aug 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick dodged another visit to jail this morning when a judge ruled that his weekend contact with his sister was not a violation of the terms of his bond, even though she was present at the incident that got him into trouble in the first place. The... More »

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(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick now faces felony assault charges for allegedly shoving a sheriff's deputy into another officer last month, the Free Press reports. Kilpatrick, who spent last night in jail for violating his bond on a separate charge, remains in custody, though he could be freed on bail later... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • Kwame Kilpatrick

 Jailed Detroit
 Mayor Faces
 Assault Rap

First mayor in city history behind bars shoved deputy, say cops

Aug 8, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, jailed for a bail violation, may now face a new charge of felony assault. The rap stems from an incident last month when Kilpatrick allegedly shoved a sheriff's deputy who was serving papers on a friend of the mayor, reports the Detroit Free Press. Kilpatrick... More »

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Detroit • Kwame Kilpatrick • Mike Cox • bail violation • felony assault • Kandia Milton • Robert Moran • Ronald Giles

Detroit Mayor Sent to Jail for Bond Violation

Unauthorized Canada trip gets Kilpatrick
a night in the slammer

Aug 7, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend tonight in jail after an unauthorized business trip across the river to Windsor, Ontario, the AP reports. Kilpatrick violated terms of his bond in a pending perjury case by not asking the court for permission. The mayor apologized to the judge, saying, "I've... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • jail • perjury • Kwame Kilpatrick

Detroit Mayor's Mom Survives Primary Scare

Rep. Kilpatrick, 6-term incumbent, gets Dem nod by 1,700 votes

Aug 6, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks like the mother of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will survive the scandal that has engulfed her son and keep her seat in Congress, the Detroit Free Press reports. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick barely held off two challengers in the Democratic primary yesterday, making her the heavy favorite in... More »

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Congress • primary • Detroit • House of Representatives • Kwame Kilpatrick • Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Unpopular Mich. Governor Could Hurt Obama

Granholm heads list
of Democrats' problems in vital state

Jul 11, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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