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Detroit mayor, soon off to jail, talks of comeback DETROIT - Only hours after agreeing to resign and serve time in jail as part of plea deal, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick expressed regret for the scandal that has engulfed the city -- and left the door open for a return to public life.   Nations:U.S.   People:Barack Obama   Activities:2008 Kilpatrick Sex Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-09-05 Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns DETROIT - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges Thursday in a sex scandal, forcing him out of office after months of defiantly holding onto his job leading the nation's 11th-largest city. He was ordered jailed for four months and fined $1 million. "I lied under oath," Kilpatrick said in court.   Nations:U.S. Canada   People:Kwame Kilpatrick   Activities:2008 Kilpatrick Sex Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-09-04 Potential plea deal in the works for Detroit mayor DETROIT - After months of defiantly holding onto his office, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appeared ready to give it up as part of a plea deal with prosecutors in a sex-and-misconduct scandal that has embarrassed the nation's 11th-largest city for months.   Nations:U.S.   People:Kwame Kilpatrick Barack Obama   Activities:2008 Kilpatrick Sex Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-09-04 Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case DETROIT - A prosecutor made a surprising offer Friday to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: resign by Sept. 3 in exchange for the dismissal of one of two assault charges.   Nations:U.S.   People:Kwame Kilpatrick   Activities:2008 Kilpatrick Sex Scandal   Source:(AP)   2008-08-22 Court blocks Detroit council's plan to oust mayor DETROIT (Reuters) - Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won a legal victory on Monday when a judge blocked the city council from holding hearings intended to oust him.   Nations:U.S.   People:Kwame Kilpatrick   Activities:2008 Kilpatrick Sex Scandal   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-19 Headlines Detroit mayor, soon off to jail, talks of comeback 2008-09-05 Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns 2008-09-04 Potential plea deal in the works for Detroit mayor 2008-09-04 Detroit mayor offered plea deal in assault case 2008-08-22 Court blocks Detroit council's plan to oust mayor 2008-08-19 Detroit mayor's lawyers seek to free him from jail 2008-08-08 Indicted Detroit mayor jailed for violating bond 2008-08-07 FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit 2008-07-05 Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor 2008-05-13 More text messages revealed in Detroit mayor sex scandal 2008-04-29 Obama's ex-pastor says black church misunderstood 2008-04-28 Council silences embattled Detroit mayor 2008-04-14 2 attorneys emerge in Detroit mayor case 2008-04-09 Mayor's scandal hurts Detroit's image 2008-03-29 Detroit faces race issues with mayoral crisis 2008-03-27 Mayor's lawyers want steamy texts tossed 2008-03-26 Detroit mayor, aide plead not guilty 2008-03-25 Detroit mayor charged with perjury 2008-03-24 Detroit council asks mayor to resign 2008-03-18 Detroit mayor: I'm not resigning 2008-02-28 Cindy McCain, like others, stands by man 2008-02-21 Detroit mayor: Scandal hurts city image 2008-02-01 Detroit mayor pleads for forgiveness 2008-01-30 Detroit mayor's chief of staff resigns 2008-01-28 Most text messages are saved only briefly 2008-01-26 Detroit Mayor's Racy Texts In Spotlight 2008-01-25 Most-viewed More text messages revealed in Detroit mayor sex scandal 2008-04-29 Obama's ex-pastor says black church misunderstood 2008-04-28 Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor 2008-05-13 Council silences embattled Detroit mayor 2008-04-14 2 attorneys emerge in Detroit mayor case 2008-04-09 Mayor's scandal hurts Detroit's image 2008-03-29 Detroit faces race issues with mayoral crisis 2008-03-27 Mayor's lawyers want steamy texts tossed 2008-03-26 Detroit mayor, aide plead not guilty 2008-03-25 Detroit mayor charged with perjury 2008-03-24 Detroit council asks mayor to resign 2008-03-18 Detroit mayor: I'm not resigning 2008-02-28 Cindy McCain, like others, stands by man 2008-02-21

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