AP - Lawyers for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick have proposed a deal in which he would plead guilty to two felonies, make restitution and serve five years’ probation in exchange for avoiding jail time, a newspaper reported Sunday.
August 2008
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Sun 31 Aug 2008
Report: Detroit mayor’s lawyers offered plea deal (AP)
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Sun 31 Aug 2008
AP - The clock is ticking down on Pennsylvania smokers who want to light up in many public spaces. A statewide smoking ban goes into effect in less than two weeks 90 days after it was signed by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
AP - Two people have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said Sunday.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
AP - Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
Auto association projects drop in Labor Day travel (AP)
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AP - Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
Sun 31 Aug 2008
Ali attends Chicago memorial for longtime manager (AP)
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AP - Muhammad Ali and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan were among those paying respects Saturday to Ali’s former manager and the son of a former minister of the Nation of Islam.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
Police identify body of owner’s wife in burnt-out mansion (AFP)
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AFP - The first of two charred bodies found in the burnt-out mansion of a debt-laden businessman listed as missing has been identified as that of his wife, police said Sunday.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
AP - The advice of doctors to Zimbabweans is, don’t get sick. If you do, don’t count on hospitals they’re short of drugs and functioning equipment.
Sun 31 Aug 2008
Thai PM turns to parliament to try to defuse protests (AFP)
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AFP - Thailand’s prime minister turned to parliament Sunday to try to prevent anti-government protests from entering a second week, but angrily rejected opposition calls for him to step down or hold fresh elections.