Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor
iht.com     May 13, 2008            

The City Council narrowly approved taking the first step Tuesday toward removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is charged with perjury over explicit text messages sent to a former aide. Council members voted 5-4 to begin forfeiture of office proceedings against Kilpatrick. On a separate 5-4 vote,... [read full story]                    


View all news articles about*:
Elections Government Granholm Jennifer Judiciary Kilpatrick Kwame Lawsuits Local
*Newstin tag cloud displays all featured persons, associated organizations, related topics, regions and companies

View other selected articles:

                   

Detroit mayor thrown in jail after bond violation

iht.com     20 mins ago   124 related          

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed Thursday for a bond violation in his perjury case, his pleas for leniency rejected by a judge who made it clear the mayor would get no special treatment. But District Judge Ronald Giles was not...                    

comments

Granholm sets time and location for Kilpatrick hearing

freep.com     1 hr ago   3 related          

BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF • FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF • August 7, 2008 Gov. Jennifer Granholm has set a time and place for Sept. 3 in Detroit to decide whether to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office. The announcement of a...                    

comments

                   

Video: This is not the Kwame Kilpatrick Obama thought he knew

hotair.com     1 hr ago          

posted at 6:30 pm on August 7, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly A palate-cleansing flashback for you from June 2007 to salute Detroit’s mayor of unknown party affiliation being sent to jail. The requisite...                    

comments

                   

Assassination, Impeachment and Prison Sentences [News Round Up]

gawker.com     1 hr ago          

Raymond Hunter Geisel (no relation to the awesomest Geisel ever) was arrested in Florida today for threatening to assassinate Barack Obama. One nutjob down, too many to go. [Politico] A President is going to get impeached! No,...                    

comments