http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05detroit.html [Backround: http://www.infosecnews.org/hypermail/0801/14318.html - WK] By SUSAN SAULNY and NICK BUNKLEY The New York Times September 4, 2008 DETROIT - Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges here on Thursday and agreed to resign from office and serve 120 days in jail, ending eight months of political turmoil but also opening a new era of uncertainty for the city. After the agreement, Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan suspended her hearing on whether to remove Mr. Kilpatrick for misconduct, relieving her of being in the awkward position of possibly ousting the mayor, a fellow Democrat, from office. "It is my profound hope that we can now write a new history for this great but embattled city and that the citizens of Detroit begin the healing process to move forward," she said. But even as the fate of Mr. Kilpatrick became clear on Thursday, a new layer of potential pitfalls came into view. The City Council that will now try to bring stability to the nation's 11th largest city is known for its volatility. Its two top leaders, Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr., the council president who will now be interim mayor, and Monica Conyers, who will become president of the Council, were recently involved in a public shouting match that has become a running joke. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Fri Sep 05 2008 - 02:41:13 PDT
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