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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Has Better Things to Do Than Build a RoboCop Statue
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsTo govern is to choose. And then there's this: After soliciting suggestions from the Web on how to improve his city, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made the unpopular (if Twitter is any guide) choice to deny a request to erect a statue of RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine law enforcer in the 1987 film of the same name. Residents hoping to immortalize the Motor City science-fiction hero submitted the suggestion via Twitter. But, alas, their hopes were dashed. Actually, judging by his initiative to provide police officers inexpensive housing within city limits, Bing is far more concerned about ...
The Kilpatrick Carnival Continues
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyFresh out of jail with a $50,000 bond and an electronic tether (for violating his previous bond, imposed for perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice), Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was immediately charged with two felony assault charges. It seems that Kilpatrick assaulted a public officer attempting to serve a subpoena on a friend of (and potential witness against) Kilpatrick. The charges carry a possible two year incarceration penalty. Kilpatrick has become a comic embarrassment to political service - a thug masquerading as a mayor. The people of Detroit and the Democratic party bring ...
Detroit Mayor Goes To Jail
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyDetroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to jail for taking a trek up to Canada - in violation of the terms of his bond. Kilpatrick and a former (female) top aide are presently charged with perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice. It seems that a sneaky little provision of Kilpatrick's bond held that he would not venture out of the country. Kilpatrick portrayed himself as a martyred civil servant at his bond-violation hearing. In fact, the mayor was in Canada on official business - attempting "to save the city and close a $300 million deficit facing the city." Placing himself ...
Democrats Lose a Golden Child
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyDetroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the state's youngest elected leader and a rising star amongst Democratic ranks, was charged with perjury earlier today with regard to a sexual affair with an aide. In Clintonesque fashion, Mayor Kilpatrick's "personal affairs" will now be aired before the public eye. The only question seems to be whether the mayor will hold onto his office until mandatorally expelled in accordance with a felony conviction, or whether he will forgo the spectacle and quietly resign. As a final note, the lengthy AP story apparently could not find room for one little, surely ...
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