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Obama's 'Great Mayor" Pleads Guilty to Felony Obstruction
News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 7:07 PM EDT
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice on Thursday morning. Kilpatrick will forfeit his office and serve 120 days in jail, ending a scandal that began when the Detroit Free Press published raunchy text messages between Kilpatrick and his ex-chief of staff. Messages proving that, in spite of Kilpatrick's testimony during a civil lawsuit, the pair had, in fact, been knocking boots.
As much as Detroiters are relieved to be rid of their lubricious, dissembling mayor, Barack Obama has to be even more relieved.
Last year, before addressing the Detroit Economic Club, Obama praised Kilpatrick as "a great mayor."
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| Kilpatrick pleads no contest to charge of assaulting police | The Detroit Free Press | Thu Sep 4 | 1 |
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| Kwame Kilpatrick: 'I lied under oath' | The Detroit Free Press | Thu Sep 4 | 1 |
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