ROBERTS SWORN IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE

Judge John Roberts is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens as his wife Jane Roberts holds the Bible on Sept. 29, 2005, in the East Room of the White House. Roberts is the 17th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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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.

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