Kwame Kilpatrick

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Kwame Kilpatrick's Sext Messages Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


The Detroit Free Press has obtained court records containing over 6,000 text messages from the city-issued paging device of former mayoral chief-of-st...

Kwame Kilpatrick Text Messages Released

AP | ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


DETROIT — Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is out of jail. His ex-lover and top aide, Christine Beatty, still has weeks behind bars. But their text mes...

Kwame Kilpatrick Released From Jail After 99 Days

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


DETROIT — Kwame Kilpatrick regained his freedom early Tuesday morning, emerging from jail after a 99-day sentence and stepping back onto the str...

Men Behaving Badly: The Need for Ethics Reform

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


C. Nicole Mason

This past year has shown us that power and openness to corruption often go hand-in-hand.

Who Cares About New York?

Harry Moroz | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

Urban America is resurgent and hearing the stories -- both good and bad -- from its diverse environs will help city dwellers and suburbanites alike better understand the nation's economic challenges.

Top 5 Corrupt Politicians of 2008

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


Casey Gane-McCalla

Elliot Spitzer may not be the first to take in the services of a hooker, he is probably the biggest hypocrite who did; he spent his career trying to clean up New York in the name of decency.

Detroit Mayor Proves Jeans and Genes Corrupt

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 10.11.2008 | Chicago


Derrick K. Baker

Depending on your politics and perspective, if there ever was a time to kick a dog when he's down, it's now, as Kilpatrick might be headed to hell on scholarship.

Detroit Mayor To Resign Immediately

AP | ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was bounced from office Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to jail and put an end to the se...

Obama To Avoid "You, Me And Dupree" Moment At Convention

Diane Tucker | Posted 02.21.2009 | Home


Diane Tucker

"Road trip? Sure, why not," said writer Chris Sloat, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. "Who knows what kind of trouble Kwame can get into in Denver? And at least he'll be somebody else's problem for a week."

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick To Stand Trial On Assault Charges

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — A judge ruled Friday that there's enough evidence for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to stand trial on two felony assault charges stemming fro...

Detroit Mayor Allowed By Judge To Go To Dem Convention

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — Barack Obama doesn't want Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his legal troubles to be a distraction at the upcoming Democratic Nationa...

Detroit Mayor Accused Of Violating His Bond

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — A prosecutor on Monday accused Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of violating his bond in an assault case by spending time over the weekend with ...

Detroit Mayor's Mom Wins Primary Despite Son's Sex Scandal

AP | KEN THOMAS and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — The mother of Detroit's mayor narrowly survived a primary election that focused on her scandal-plagued son as much as her own six term...

Kwame Kilpatrick Sex Scandal: More Steamy Text Messages Revealed

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — A series of often explicit text messages from Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former chief of staff appear to show she had a long-term romant...

Christine Beatty, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's Former Top Aide, Video Of Her Allegedly Committing Perjury

AP | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former top aide have pleaded not guilty to charges they lied under oath about having an affair. The mayor and ...

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick And Ex-Top Aide Christine Beatty Arraigned On Perjury Charges

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — Legal experts said Tuesday that the heart of the perjury case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick _ steamy text messages that seem to contr...

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Charged With Perjury Over Affair With Aide

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with perjury and other offenses Monday _ and got a stern lecture about the importance of telling th...

Detroit Council Asks Mayor to Resign

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


DETROIT — A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick quickly rejected the City Council's call Tuesday for him to resign because of accusations that he lie...

Embattled Detroit Mayor Blasts "Lynch Mob Mentality"

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lashed out at his opponents and the news media Tuesday night, accusing them of showing a "lynch mob mentality" amid a scandal o...

Christine Beatty, Chief Of Staff To Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Resigns Over Steamy Texts

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The Detroit Free Press reports: Christine Beatty, chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, submitted her letter of resignation this morning...

Mayor Caught Exchanging Steamy Texts With Chief Of Staff

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick exchanged romantic - and often salacious - text messages with a top aide, contradicting earlier denials made under oath...