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Kwame Kilpatrick: A Mayor In Crisis - detroit Free Press
updated at 10 a.m.: mayor kwame kilpatrick arrived almost 80 minutes early for his deposition by lawyers for the detroit free press. he was seen arriving at 8:40 a.m. for a scheduled 10 a.m. questioning in the free press freedom of information ...
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Mccarty Agrees To Terms For One Year With detroit
darren mccarty will return for his 13th season with the detroit red wings after agreeing to terms of a one-year contract.
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detroit Auto Execs Ask Pelosi To Fund Loan Program
the top executives of detroit's auto industry on wednesday asked house speaker nancy pelosi to fund a $25 billion loan program to help the companies modernize their plants, arguing the sluggish u.s. economy could affect thousands of workers.
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Darren Mccarty, Red Wings Agree To One-year Deal - International Herald Tribune
detroit : darren mccarty will return for his 13th season with the detroit red wings after agreeing to terms of a one-year contract. red wings general manager ken holland announced the deal with the 36-year-old mccarty on wednesday night. mccarty re ...
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Cockrel Sworn In As detroit Mayor - detroit Free Press
in separate ceremonies, detroit city council president kenneth cockrel jr. was sworn in today as detroit mayor, and council president pro tem monica conyers was sworn in as his successor as council president. detroit city clerk janice winfrey ...
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detroit Mayor's Name Replaced On Zoo Water Tower
detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick's name no longer is in its prominent place at the detroit zoo.
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detroit Restaurant Owner Testifies During City Hall Probe
detroit -- detroit businessman kevin r. ransom testified for about 25 minutes wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating city hall corruption, his attorney confirmed.
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First Step Taken In Possible State Takeover Of detroit's Troubled ... - detroit Free Press
the financial crisis in detroit public schools has snowballed to the point where the district soon could see a state financial manager take over its budget. one day after a meeting with five of detroit’s 11 school board members, state ...
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Next detroit Mayor Takes Early Oath Of Office - Chicago Tribune
detroit - detroit's next mayor has taken the oath of office, but it won't become effective until 12:01 a.m. friday. ken cockrel jr. released a statement saying he took the oath in a private ceremony at 4:25 p.m. wednesday in the detroit city clerk's ...
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Judge: detroit Mayor Can Stay One More Day
detroit, sept. 17 (upi) -- outgoing detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick doesn't have to leave his post one day earlier than planned, a michigan judge ruled wednesday.
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First Step Taken In Possible State Takeover Of detroit's Troubled School Finances
detroit public schools' financial crisis has snowballed so much that the district could soon see the state appoint a financial manager to take over its budget.
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detroit Auto Execs Ask Pelosi To Fund Loan Program - Businessweek
the top executives of detroit's auto industry asked house speaker nancy pelosi to fund a $25 billion loan program to help the companies modernize their plants and build more fuel efficient vehicles. the leaders of general motors corp., ford motor co ...
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Success Under Laimbeer Is No Shock - Washington Post
bill laimbeer doesn't care how many people across the wnba like him or his team. he only cares about winning championships. in the 6 1/2 seasons since he became the head coach and general manager of the detroit shock, laimbeer has built his team ...
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Cockrel Sworn In As detroit Mayor
in separate ceremonies, detroit city council president kenneth cockrel jr. was sworn in today as detroit mayor, and council president pro tem monica conyers was sworn in as his successor as council president.
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detroit Board Rescinds Mcphail's Pension -- Or Does It?
detroit -- a chaotic pension board meeting ended wednesday afternoon with a 5-4 vote to rescind allowing sharon mcphail, the outgoing general counsel for mayor kwame kilpatrick, to use her eight years as a wayne county assistant prosecutor to sweeten her city pension.
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Young Leaves Game With Right Finger Injury - International Herald Tribune
arlington, texas : rangers shortstop michael young aggravated a right finger injury and left the game wednesday night against detroit after the fourth inning. young has played the past few weeks with a fractured right ring finger and a cyst on his ...
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detroit Big Three Seek Federal Loans - Wjrt
mid-michigan (wjrt) -- (09/17/08)--the big three detroit automakers are pushing congress for $25 billion in federal loans. the oversized request is money they say would help the companies modernize their plants and build more fuel-efficient vehicles ...
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Video: Monica Conyers Sworn In As detroit City Council President
monica conyers was sworn in as detroit city council president this afternoon, the same day that outgoing president kenneth cockrel jr. was sworn in as interim mayor.
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Ken Cockrel Sworn In Secretly As detroit Mayor
detroit -- in an unexpected move, city council president kenneth v. cockrel jr. was sworn in as mayor on wednesday -- two days before he takes over from kwame kilpatrick, who is resigning.
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Uaw, Automakers Make Peace During Crisis - Reuters
detroit (reuters) - here in the motor city, both automakers and their unions are singing the blues, and they are largely carrying the same tune. unions, traditionally a thorn in the industry's side, are now doing whatever they can to help automakers ...
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