Yet More Trouble For Detroit Mayor; Kilpatrick Defends Use of Racial Slur...

The Washington Post;  March 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......calls for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's resignation are...refusing to join the mayor onstage. Kilpatrick, who is African American...t excuse what the mayor did, but I support...support the city." Kilpatrick's troubles include...

A party too far? Detroit's mayor.(Detroit's mayor gets into hot...

The Economist (US);  June 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Detroit's new mayor, who took office...year. Kwame Kilpatrick is a towering...police was at the mayor's supposedly frisky bash. Mr Kilpatrick's reaction has...this goes to Mr Kilpatrick's predecessor...the current mayor has kept things...

Profile: Difficulties being faced by Kwame Kilpatrick in his bid for...

NPR All Things Considered;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......MELISSA BLOCK, host: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could have some trouble tomorrow...of newly paved roads that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick points to as a hallmark of...Soundbite of campaign commercial) Mayor KWAME KILPATRICK (Democrat, Detroit): It's...

Detroit mayor swamped with calls for resignation; Kilpatrick called liar,...

The Washington Times;  March 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......crumbling for embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is under increasing...previously campaigned for the mayor, has called Mr. Kilpatrick's tactics divisive and...City Council has ordered Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to appear before the governing...

Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns [Derived headline]

The Intelligencer;  September 5, 2008 ;     342 words ...Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns DETROIT (AP) -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges...President Ken Cockrel Jr. will succeed Kilpatrick as mayor until a special election is held...

Detroit Mayor launches city-wide afterschool initiative.(Kwame M....

Nation's Cities Weekly;  November 4, 2002 ;     412 words ...Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick drew more than 15,000 mothers, fathers...to 8 p.m. is Mayor's Time, added Kilpatrick. Mayor's Time is a comprehensive, collaborative...the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Mayor Kilpatrick is truly a national pioneer in this...

Mayor invites region to help rebuild Detroit: Inaugural speech upbeat in...

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  January 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......address Thursday, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick offered a vision...feeling inferior, Kilpatrick said. We start...that. But for the mayor's rhetoric to become...39, said of the mayor's plans for layoffs...s skeptical of Kilpatrick. He didn't deliver...

Kilpatrick faces 2 assault charges; State attorney says mayor pushed...

The Washington Times;  August 9, 2008 ;     657 words ......Friday for embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick as he was charged with two...court's order to jail Mr. Kilpatrick, saying the mayor should get a chance to post...years. CAPTION(S): Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sits in court Friday at...

KILPATRICK; Chapter Two; Mayor outlines plans for Detroit's future during...

Michigan Chronicle;  January 24, 2006 ;     585 words ......national spotlight, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pledged to invest...his second term, Kilpatrick acknowledged some...to be a better mayor. "I am much more...disagreements. One of the mayor's top priorities...security. Last year, Kilpatrick met with Detroit...

Memo to mayor: Act quickly; Business looks for fast results from...

Crain's Detroit Business;  November 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ...As Mayor-elect Kwame Kilpatrick launches into seven weeks...press secretary, said the mayor's staff and city department...transition for some time. ``The mayor is determined give Mayor-elect Kilpatrick all the help he can to hit...department, including the mayor's office, has ...

Detroit Mayor Could Face Removal; Michigan Governor Sets Hearing to Decide...

The Washington Post;  August 27, 2008 ;     434 words ......whether Kwame M. Kilpatrick should be forced...embattled Detroit mayor's appeal to have...Granholm, who like Kilpatrick is a Democrat...process of removing Kilpatrick from office. If...to replace the mayor, she has the power...will precede the mayor's upcoming criminal trials. ...

Mayor's crisis manager a veteran of high-stakes cases.(News)(Kwame...

Crain's Detroit Business;  May 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Bill Shea Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's crisis manager...But in March, Kilpatrick announced he'd...obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick and former Chief...first advised the mayor more than five...remember exactly how Kilpatrick first found her...example was when Kilpatrick ...

Mayor's PAC got late jolt of cash: Kilpatrick fund's filing was tardy.

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  February 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......weeks before Nov. 8 when Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's re-election was in serious...based on Pete's belief that Mayor Kilpatrick represents the best person...unlimited amounts to help the mayor. Freman Hendrix, Kilpatrick's challenger, did not have...

2001 Newsmaker of the Year.(Detroit's new mayor Kwame Kilpatrick)

Crain's Detroit Business;  January 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ...When Kwame Kilpatrick attended last Tuesday...the new Detroit mayor's involved approach...fewer resources, a mayor has got to show...also concurs with Kilpatrick's plan to hire a...obvious, that the mayor chooses a good administrator...political to protect the mayor's prerogatives. ...

'Hard Rock' mayor; Kilpatrick moves to become schools czar

Michigan Citizen;  November 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......interviewed by the NAACP, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said Nov. 18 that...advisory power. Kilpatrick said, "The responsibilities...and provide to the mayor an annual evaluation...Conn pointed to Kilpatrick's corporate connections. "The mayor, his Republican...