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Next in line as mayor
City Council President Ken Cockrel will succeed Kwame Kilpatrick until a special election is held. The governor will call for the special election. Cockrel voted in May to begin ouster proceedings against Kilpatrick. He said Thursday was "a very sad day...Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, Elections
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Voters at fault for election problems
It's deja vu all over again. It seems that Palm Beach County simply cannot get it right when it comes to having an election. We elect a new elections supervisor in each election. We have gone through three types of voting machines in the past several...Tags: Boca Raton, Political Candidates, Elections
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Detroit mayor takes plea deal in scandal
Chicago TribuneMired in a sex scandal that crippled the governance of Detroit all year, the city's troubled mayor chose Thursday to walk out of office, rather than run the increasing risk of being heaved out. The tawdry drama of Kwame Kilpatrick, the once-promising 38-...Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, Regional Authority, Religious Leaders, Tribune Co., Freedom of the Press
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Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
South Florida Sun-SentinelA hunt will launch at daybreak today for roughly 2,500 missing Palm Beach County ballots from the Aug. 26 primary, the latest turn in an election plagued by counting problems. The search for ballots will involve what Assistant County Administrator Brad...Tags: Voting, Fires, Political Candidates, Judges, Beach Vacations
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You wanted a paper trail? Careful what you ask for
Undervotes, overvotes. Confusion over vote totals. An election in question, 10 days later, hanging on a fraction of the ballots cast. Does any of this sound sickeningly familiar? It should, because Palm Beach County's search for 3,400 missing ballots in...Tags: Polls, Voting, Robert Wexler, Delray Beach, Political Candidates
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In the news
•Gary Mathews, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools superintendent, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the James City County Rotary Club. Mathews discussed the progress local students have made in achieving state and federal...Tags: College of William and Mary, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), National Government
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigns
By Tim Jones Tribune correspondent Mired in a sex scandal that crippled the governance of Detroit all year, the city's troubled mayor chose Thursday to walk out of office, rather than run the increasing risk of being heaved out. The tawdry drama of...Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, Regional Authority, National Government, Republican National Conventions, Trials
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Deacons face off in race for Congress
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It's hard to find much brotherly love on the campaign trail, particularly in a hard-fought, high-profile race for an open seat in the U.S. House. But that's exactly what the pastor of Montgomery's First Baptist Church, Rev. Jay...Tags: National Government, Political Candidates, Christianity, Democratic Party, Baptist
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Vet Michel slams 'weak' Illinois GOP
MINNEAPOLIS—Former U.S. House Minority Leader Robert Michel on Thursday chastised fellow Republicans in Illinois for being organizationally weak, a critique that was as much surprising as direct. "I've always been a party man, strong...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Regional Authority, Republican National Conventions, National Government, Barack Obama
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Connecticut's Young Republicans Energized And Optimistic
Capitol Bureau ChiefOnly a month ago, Michael Rell was concerned. The 35-year-old son of Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell knew that Barack Obama had sharply energized the Democratic Party's base and continued to draw large crowds wherever he went. A former supporter of former...Tags: Regional Authority, National Government, Fires, Southern Connecticut State University, George Bush
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Lieberman: I Won't Leave Democratic Party
Courant Staff WriterSen. Joseph I. Lieberman said Thursday he has no intention of leaving the Democratic Party, despite the party's dismay over his featured role at the Republican National Convention. Two days after telling delegates and a prime-time television audience...Tags: National Government, Harry Reid, Jodi Rell, Democratic Party, Parliament
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Park's opening offers preview of 'New Cicero,' town officials say
Special to the Chicago TribuneLeaders in Cicero have long been pitching their vision, and version, of a New Cicero. Instead of being linked to a past of corruption, crime and, yes, Al Capone, they say they're promoting new ideas and new construction. Last Friday, the town took its...Tags: Corporate Crime, National Government, Organized Crime, Political Candidates, Corrupt Practices
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