Corey Williams

February 23, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - The freedom of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could be decided - again - in a Detroit courtroom as he faces an arraignment on claims that he violated probation by failing to make a $79,011 restitution payment on time.Judge David Groner ordered Kilpatrick to return to Wayne County Circuit Court on Friday.

By COREY WILLIAMS

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October 29, 2008 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail for four months Tuesday for his part in a sex-and-text scandal and the judge chastised the disgraced ex-mayor for arrogance and disregard for the rule of law.Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner's sentence was the finale to the scandal that destroyed Kilpatrick's reign at City Hall and threw local government into disarray for months.

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE

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February 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

By Corey Williams

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August 29, 2008 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP-Desperate to save his political life, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is suing to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm from holding an extraordinary hearing next week that could lead to his eviction from office for misconduct.Some of the argument in the lawsuit filed Thursday are dry and technical, attacking the removal law as "vague" and "subjective.

By ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS

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March 26, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By COREY WILLIAMS

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September 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges Thursday in a sex scandal and will step down after months of defiantly holding onto his job leading the nation's 11th-largest city. He was ordered jailed for four months and fined $1 million.The plea deal brings to an end a seven-months-long ordeal that led to felony charges against Kilpatrick and plunged the city, region and state into political chaos.

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE

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January 21, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - Kwame Kilpatrick lost his job as Detroit's mayor and his freedom, in part, for telling lies.A judge on Wednesday called Kilpatrick deceitful and self-serving while ordering him to come up with more than $300,000 for restitution to the city within 90 days or possibly face a return to jail."We are here because you committed perjury," Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner told Kilpatrick.

By COREY WILLIAMS

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July 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - NAACP National Board Chair Julian Bond said Sunday that the civil rights organization is needed now more than ever because the Bush Administration has done little to support blacks.From the administration's slow response to Hurricane Katrina to the war in Iraq and immigration issues, Bush has seen his presidency questioned, Bond told an estimated 3,000 people during a public meeting in Detroit.

By Corey Williams

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August 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By COREY WILLIAMS

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September 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE

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