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Detroit Reelects Bing As Mayor

Nov. 4, 2009
NBA great Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor. Bing's victory comes a little more than a year after Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigned in disgrace following a conviction on felony charges. Bing won the right to replace Kilpatrick in a special election last May. Noah Ovshinsky reports for...
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa