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Then, in January, the Detroit Free Press published excerpts from text messages that appeared to support allegations that Kilpatrick and Beatty had lied under oath about their conducting an affair. Beatty swiftly resigned. Kilpatrick and his wife, Carlita, appeared on local television holding hands, apologized and pleaded for privacy as they sorted through the matter. All along, Kilpatrick had loudly pledged that he would never give up the mayorship. Today, his lawyer, Dan Webb, said, "If this mayor is required to resign from public office before that jury trial, it means he's going to be punished prematurely before...
...broke through, getting into it, getting tired. [The fatigue] actually feels good, getting to make use of all the work we’ve been doing off the court.” Certainly, the endurance of the Crimsons players proved crucial in the three and a half hour affair. While the team certainly hopes for stronger starts in the future, the team’s confidence can only grow heading into the Ivy League season if Harvard continues its strong play in single competition...
Some of Britain's most distinguished journalists genuflected to John McCain as he emerged from his first meeting with Gordon Brown on Thursday morning. Observers later reported that the meeting had been a workmanlike affair, 45 minutes long and short on chitchat. Both politicians appeared keen to cut straight to the burning issues of the day: Iraq (a polite disagreement over Britain's plans to scale down its troop deployment), Afghanistan (praise for Britain's role and concern over the challenges), climate change (a bad thing), Tibet ("very disturbing," said McCain afterwards). For Brown, it was an opportunity...
...since it's over, it has no effect, it's not binding, let's get back to work.' KWAME KILPATRICK, mayor of Detroit, on the city council's nonbinding call for his resignation. Text messages surfaced in January that proved the embattled mayor had lied under oath about an affair with his chief of staff...
...Annie (Kate Beckinsale, “Underworld”). As Arthur’s parents attempt to reconcile their differences, Annie and her husband Glenn (Sam Rockwell, “Matchstick Men”) struggle to maintain appearances for the sake of their daughter, even as Annie has an affair with her co-worker’s husband. The relationship between Becinsale and Rockwell is striking not only for its violent outbursts but for the way it both humanizes and demonizes them. Rockwell is unnerving in the part of a born-again Christian who attempts to redeem himself in Annie?...