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House Judiciary Chairman and Detroit Democrat John Conyers is calling for an investigation into published allegations that the Bush Administration fabricated evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.    WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     A recent book alleges that senior members of the Bush Administration directed the C-I-A to create false documents that showed Iraq might have ...

Members of the Obama campaign are beginning an effort in Michigan to lure female voters to support the Democrat.    WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     Since Hillary Clinton suspended her presidential campaign…many analysts have wondered whether those voters who supported her would now back the presumed Democratic nominee…Barack Obama.    So the Obama campaign is launching a get-out-the-vote ...

A former high-ranking member of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s administration is reportedly being investigated by federal authorities.    WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     When Kilpatrick became the youngest man ever elected Mayor of Detroit…his long-time friend Derek Miller was at his side.    Miller was a top member of the Kilpatrick Administration until he resigned last year to create ...

General Motors is reviving its “employee pricing for everyone” plan to help boost sagging vehicle sales.  Detroit Public Radio’s Jerome Vaughn has more. SOQ GM had moved away from special discount and incentive plans a couple of years ago – and instead tried to get customers to avoid waiting for special deals before buying the company’s cars and trucks.    The company had used the practice to ...

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A judge has ruled that the Detroit City Council does NOT have the power to begin forfeiture proceedings against embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.    Detroit Public Radio’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     Kilpatrick faces several felony charges…including one related to text messages that appear to indicate the Mayor committed perjury during a civil trial.    In settling that case…Kilpatrick ...

August 15, 2008                        by Pat Batcheller  An aspiring local filmmaker is producing a new horror series for cable access television…shot entirely in Metro Detroit…and starring mostly Michigan-based actors.  They’ve been working on weekends this summer to get the first episode “in the can” by September.  With just a few weeks before its debut… the show’s creator hopes this is the ...

    The Forfeiture of Office hearings against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be delayed at least one day.     Wayne County Circuit Court will rule Monday afternoon, setting back the week-long hearings before the Detroit City Council which are scheduled to start Monday morning.      Detroit’s corporation counsel Sharon McPhail says the city charter’s language is vague because it doesn’t spell out ...

A Wayne County judge has changed Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s travel restrictions. Judge Leonard Townsend ruled this morning (Thurs) that Mayor Kilpatrick can attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month.    And Townsend says the mayor will be allowed to attend the convention without a tether. “I also don’t think that the people of the city of Detroit and the state of ...

  If you're a regular listener to public radio...you know the This I Believe Series.  It was started by Edward R. Murrow in the 1950's when he asked Americans to write their own personal essays.  The goal..."to point to the common meeting grounds of beliefs, which is the essence of brotherhood and the floor of our civilization." The essay we're about to hear is based on the This I Believe ...

    Macomb County’s leadership says the budget looks bleak.     County Commission Chairman William Crouchman says analysts project a $33 million deficit next year and an even larger deficit in the following fiscal year. He says this is home foreclosures starting to take their toll.     “There’s about a 15-to-18 months delay and that’s exactly what’s happening, it’s going to hit us next year and ...

Republican John McCain told employees at a Michigan factory today (Wed.) he will lower taxes and make their jobs more secure if elected president.    Detroit Public Radio’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     McCain toured a plant in Livonia that creates parts for commercial and military aircraft.    The presumed Republican presidential nominee pledged to create a combination of tax cuts and ...

    The prosecution was handed a defeat in the assault case against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.     Michigan’s Attorney General filed a brief alleging Kilpatrick violated his bond when he met with his sister last weekend. The mayor is charged with two felony counts for allegedly shoving a sheriff’s deputy at his sister’s home, last month. Kilpatrick is supposed to have no contact with ...

The U-S Attorney General says he will NOT prosecute any members of the Justice Department who hired employees based on their political persuasion.    WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more… For many months…Detroit Democratic Congressman John Conyers – head of the House Judiciary Committee – has questioned if U-S Attorneys had been fired for political reasons…rather than their qualifications.    ...

    The Michigan attorney general claims Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick violated his bond in an assault case a day after being released from jail following a bond violation in his perjury case.     The motion filed Monday by a lawyer with Attorney General Mike Cox's office said a 36th District Court magistrate prohibited Kilpatrick from having contact with his sister, since she is listed as a ...

    A Metro Detroit community could soon send repeat blight offenders to jail.     Tired of residents not keeping up their properties, Warren City Council member Mark Liss says homeowners would get four-chances to clean up their act under his ordinance. After that… the usual civil infraction would become a misdemeanor… increasing the $100 to $1,000 ticket to the possibility of 90 days in jail ...

    A group of Macomb County veterans are asking for more money to help provide timely physical and mental health services.     Patrick Daniels is Commander of the Macomb County Council of Veterans Organizations. He says the county’s Veterans Services Department has limited staffing due to low funding. This is forcing appointments to back up for as long as six weeks.     “If you’re a veteran ...

    Michigan’s Attorney General is charging Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with shoving a Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy.     Mike Cox says the Michigan State Police investigation into the alleged July 24th shoving incident involving the Mayor has been completed. The Attorney General says he is charging Kilpatrick with two felony counts of assault or obstructing a police officer.     Cox says he expects ...

Local reverb-rockers Ancourage came to the WDET studios the morning of their final show in Metro Detroit. The band’s amps buzzed louder than almost anything we’ve heard before and it didn’t disappoint- their effects heavy sound couldn’t be contained, even by our sound-proof studio. Bottom line- Ancourage’s shoe-gaze inspired rock is awesome. They’ll be missed on Detroit’s musical landscape. ...