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Former Detroit Mayor Is Sentenced

Oct. 28, 2008
A judge has sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to 120 days in jail, nine months after a newspaper story about text messages ignited a scandal at City Hall.
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Ex-Detroit mayor seeks law license back

Ex-Detroit mayor seeks law license back

DETROIT, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been accused of trying to break a deal he made to avoid a trial by seeking his law license back, his prosecutor says.

Club owners testify in Kilpatrick probe

DETROIT, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The owners of a Detroit nightclub say city building officials extorted contributions to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's campaign fund, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Michigan opens Detroit mayor perjury probe

DETROIT, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Investigators have opened a perjury probe of Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. for allegedly making false claims on campaign disclosure forms, an official said.
Kilpatrick hopes to salvage law license

Kilpatrick hopes to salvage law license

DETROIT, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for jailed former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick say they're hoping to salvage his license to practice law.

Report: Feds seek Kilpatrick fund records

DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Federal officials have subpoenaed the records of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's nonprofit foundation, sources say.

Kilpatrick to get no good time

DETROIT, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick must complete all of his 120-day sentence in the Wayne County, Mich., Jail, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Kilpatrick set to start jail sentence

Kilpatrick set to start jail sentence

DETROIT, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to begin a 120-day sentence in a Wayne County Jail cell that has few perks, former inmates say.
Prosecutor wants ex-mayor's records

Prosecutor wants ex-mayor's records

DETROIT, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Detroit has received a subpoena for records of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's city issued credit card and his travel expenses, public records show.
More Kilpatrick text messages released

More Kilpatrick text messages released

DETROIT, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was unfaithful to his mistress as well as his wife, text messages released Thursday suggest.

Kilpatrick text messages to be unsealed

DETROIT, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge says text messages sent between former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff should be made public.

Prosecutors push to open text messages

DETROIT, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say they want a judge in Detroit to unseal text messages that allegedly prove former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former top aide lied under oath.

Beatty bids to keep text messages sealed

DETROIT, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Attorneys for an aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick say the judge in her corruption trial should keep text messages sent between the two under seal.

18 file for Detroit mayor primary election

DETROIT, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Eighteen Detroit residents say they've got what it takes to replace the disgraced Kwame Kilpatrick as the city's new mayor.
Kilpatrick returns to Detroit for hearing

Kilpatrick returns to Detroit for hearing

DETROIT, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has returned to the city from Dallas to await sentencing on his felony convictions, his lawyer says.
Kilpatrick aide demands to see affidavits

Kilpatrick aide demands to see affidavits

DETROIT, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Lawyers for an aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick say they want to know how prosecutors went about obtaining thousands of her text messages.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler