hotair.com - 8/7/2008
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A palate-cleansing flashback for you from June 2007 to salute Detroit’s mayor of unknown party affiliation being sent to jail. [...] Read the rest »
Jailed Detroit Mayor Faces New Assault Charges —
TPMMuckraker
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was supposed to be released from jail today, but instead he faces a new set of felony charges relating to his allegedly shoving a sheriff's deputy into his partner last month. The two deputies were reportedly trying to deliver a subpoena to a friend of the mayor when the incident occurred.
Attorney General Mike Cox -- the first Republican AG in 48 years -- ...
Detroit's Thug Mayor Freed, Faces Fresh Assault Charges —
JammieWearingFool
I really hope he shows up at the Democrat Convention. He'll be the perfect representative of the party of hope, change and weird cult symbols.
It goes without saying this wire item ignores his party affiliation.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting out of jail but now faces assault charges for allegedly interfering with a detective trying to deliver a subpoena to his friend.
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Hip Hop Mayor Goes to Jail, and the Angels Still Refuse to Sing —
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Kwame goes to jail today, and things slide from worse to worser.
It was busy for the media in Detroit today. Not only is half of Oakland County in an unmanageable gridlock (even without Tiger Woods) because of the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, this morning the self-proclaimed "Hip Hop" Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, managed to score a jail cell for an overnight visit. This ...
Mayor of Detroit Jailed for Violating Bail —
Boots and Sabers
Be proud, Detroit… be proud.
The mayor of the US city of Detroit has been jailed for violating the terms of his bail in a perjury case.
Kwame Kilpatrick had travelled to Canada without informing the court.
Mr Kilpatrick faces charges including lying under oath to try to cover up an affair with his former chief of staff, misconduct and obstruction of justice.
He is also accused ...
Free Kwame!!! [Dan Collins] —
protein wisdom
A judge on Thursday jailed indicted Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for violating the conditions of his bond by crossing the Canadian border without permission .
The 38-year-old mayor, once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, faces a trial on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and official misconduct stemming from a sex scandal and his handling of a whistle-blower ...
Obama: 'A sad day for Detroit' —
Ben Smith's Blog
Obama's campaign is responding cautiously to the arrest today of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for violating his bond by going to Canada without notice.
"This is a sad day for Detroit," said his Michigan spokesman Brent Colburn, offering no support to the embattled Mayor. "These are very serious charges. Senator Obama believes that the legal process will resolve them ...
Detroit Mayor Sent To Jail —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Judge Ronald Giles just sent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail moments after the mayor pleaded for forgiveness and admitted he made an unauthorized trip to Windsor on city business.
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"The first day you were before me, I thought I made it clear to you that this court comes first in everything," Giles said. "I do understand that you're under...pressure...but I have to look ...
Name That Party: Kwame Kilpatrick Edition —
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered jail by a judge after violating the terms of his bond as part of his perjury case.The mayor made an unauthorized trip to Canada last month, leading the county prosecutor's office to request Kilpatrick be punished and triggering the judge's ruling.
Only minutes earlier, the mayor offered an apology to the court, telling District Court Judge Ronald Giles
Detroit Mayor Sent to Jail —
TPMMuckraker
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered to jail for violating bond.
From the Detroit Free Press :
The mayor violated his bond when he went to Canada July 23 without informing the court, a condition of his bond. The judge also pointed out that the mayor had to make many calls and arrangements for his trip to Canada and could have easily called the court to alert it of the trip.
The ...
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