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Will the mayor of detroit (Kwame Kilpatrick) finish out his term as mayor?

Settled as No

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0451546120080904

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty on Thursday to obstruction of justice in a plea agreement that will force him from office and cap a scandal that had threatened to affect the presidential campaign in a key battleground state.

Background:

Kwame Kilpatrick is in real trouble, but he's been here before and somehow manages to get out of trouble. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS01/802140397/1003&theme=KILPATRICK012008


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Settled

Yes
1%
No
99%
Activity: H$120,077
Settled as No on Thu 4th Sep 7:54am PDT

Suspend date: Mon 16th Nov 2009 11:59pm PST (49 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 7:54am PDT

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%

Action history:

Created Thu 14th Feb 2:12am PST by kelsy
Suspended Sat 16th Feb 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Sun 17th Feb 6:24am PST by tbyrd: Still in office.
Edited Sun 17th Feb 9:38am PST by ryanj[Admin]
Edited Fri 7th Mar 4:11pm PST by ryanj[Admin]
Settled as 'No' Thu 4th Sep 7:54am PDT by destry[Admin]: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0451546120080904

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty on Thursday to obstruction of justice in a plea agreement that will force him from office and cap a scandal that had threatened to affect the presidential campaign in a key battleground state.
Suspended Thu 4th Sep 7:54am PDT by cognos[Power User]: Flagged by super user: I guess NOT!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26516456/
Settlement requested Sun 28th Sep 4:31pm PDT by theonecalledmichael: Detroit has sworn in new mayor to finish out kilpatrick's term

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-obamadetroit0928,0,4287560.story
Settlement requested Fri 3rd Oct 1:58am PDT by mork[Power User]: Kilpatrick resigned earlier this month as part of a plea deal in two criminal cases.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-obamadetroit0928,0,4287560.story
Settlement requested Tue 28th Oct 7:04pm PDT by notablenotices[Power User]: Should settle as "No"


Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick sent to jail
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kilpatrick29-2008oct29,0,2336506.story
The 38-year-old Kilpatrick left office Sept. 18 after nearly seven years as mayor
Unsuspended Wed 29th Oct 2pm PDT by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Mon 16th Nov 2009 11:59pm PST (49 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 7:54am PDT
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Comments (3)

  1 binthz
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posted 16 weeks ago
  2 cognos[Power User]
I guess NOT!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26516456/
posted 12 weeks ago
Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick sent to jail
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kilpatrick29-2008oct29,0,2336506.story
The 38-year-old Kilpatrick left office Sept. 18 after nearly seven years as mayor
posted 5 weeks ago

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