Kwame Kilpatrick
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his wife, Carlita, cast their votes in Detroit's mayoral election in 2005.

News Headlines: Jan. 31, 2007

Talk About It:
AP: Mayor Pleads for Forgiveness on TV — "Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his wife and constituents Wednesday in an emotional but carefully worded televised speech, avoiding direct mention of racy text messages that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide."

Is this too little too late? Should Kilpatrick step down?

Election 2008:
Reuters: Obama Faces Super Tuesday Challenge with Hispanics

L.A. Times: Schwarzenegger Likely to Back McCain

Nation:
Reuters: Judge Tosses Katrina Lawsuit Against Engineer Corps

CNN: Most Middle-Class Still Can't Buy a House

L.A. Times: Cross-Racial Shootings Spark Fear in Calif. Town

AP: W.Va. May Offer Gun Training in Schools

Washington Blade: Gay Outing Campaign Roils D.C. Baptist Church

AP: Army Suicides Up 20 Percent in 2007: Report

World:
New York Times: Power Failures Outrage South Africa

BBC: South African Police Arrest 1,500 in Church

AP: Opposition Lawmaker Killed in Kenya

Op-Ed:
Clarence Page: Clinton's Hispanic Edge Over Obama

McClatchy Newspapers: How Kenya's Election Was Rigged