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Former Birmingham mayor gets 15 years for bribery
4:23 PM on 03/07/2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking clothes, Rolex watches, loan payments and cash worth more than $240,000...
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Ex-Detroit mayor may be heading back to prison
4:51 PM on 02/26/2010
VIDEO - If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick...
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Despite legal troubles, ex-Detroit mayor lives large
10:41 AM on 02/26/2010
DETROIT (AP) - If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick...
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Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor
9:12 AM on 02/08/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Four years ago, Mitch Landrieu narrowly lost to Ray Nagin in a racially divisive election for mayor of Katrina-scarred New Orleans...
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TheGrio's 100: Cory Booker, Brick City mayor with a bright future
9:18 AM on 02/05/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Cory Booker took office as mayor of Newark, N.J., in 2006...
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TheGrio's 100: Kevin Johnson, playing for keeps in Sacramento
5:00 AM on 02/05/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Kevin Johnson is in a position to champion the people as Mayor of Sacramento...
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Mayor-elect in Newton, Mass. set for historic inauguration
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) -- The city of Newton inaugurated the first African-American to be elected mayor in a popular vote in Massachusetts.
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The Grio's 100: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore's new direction
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's installation as mayor of Baltimore on February 4 is the latest in a series of political accomplishments...
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Judge: Ex-Detroit mayor owes $300K within 90 days
9:10 AM on 01/21/2010
DETROIT (AP) -- Kwame Kilpatrick lost his job as Detroit's mayor and his freedom, in part, for telling lies...
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Race takes lead role in New Orleans contest
1:10 PM on 01/12/2010
From NYTimes.com Less than a month before the primary, the race for mayor here is a struggle over who will bring the soaring murder rate down, who will attract badly needed new businesses and who will guide the city in its still dauntingly long road to recovery. But it is...
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Katrina wrecks black political base, leaders say
4:27 PM on 01/08/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The storm decimated once-thriving black, middle-class neighborhoods, undercutting efforts by black candidates to raise money and build voter support...
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Reed to be sworn in as Atlanta's mayor
10:20 AM on 12/10/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim Reed will be sworn in as Atlanta's next mayor after a Wednesday recount confirmed his slim margin of victory over opponent Mary Norwood...
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Atlanta to have recount for mayoral runoff election
2:16 PM on 12/08/2009
Ballots cast in a tight Atlanta runoff race for mayor will be recounted at the request of the runner-up, who lost by just over 700 votes. Election officials for Fulton County say they will tally the votes again on Wednesday from the nonpartisan runoff last week to replace outgoing two-term Mayor Shirley Franklin.
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Runner-up in Atlanta mayoral elections to seek recount
9:42 AM on 12/07/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - A city councilwoman who sought to become Atlanta's first white mayor in a generation is expected to formally request a recount soon of last week's mayoral runoff....
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Reed wins Atlanta's mayoral race by 715 votes
2:03 PM on 12/04/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - When the final votes are counted, it's likely the black political machine that integrated Atlanta's City Hall will have pulled through one more time...
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Atlanta mayor's race too close to call
8:34 AM on 12/02/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- With a slim lead of 620 votes, a former state senator claimed victory in the race for Atlanta's mayor early Wednesday, though the contest was too close to call and could be headed for a recount...
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Baltimore mayor convicted of stealing gift cards
3:11 PM on 12/01/2009
Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of felony theft charges...
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Atlanta set for mayoral runoff election
10:13 AM on 11/30/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - The Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.
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Baltimore mayor accused of stealing gift cards for the needy
5:14 PM on 11/12/2009
BALTIMORE (AP) - Store receipts prove Mayor Sheila Dixon used gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees, prosecutors said Thursday...
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Museum named in honor of Charlotte's first black mayor
7:31 AM on 10/27/2009
VIDEO - With the opening of the Harvey Gantt Museum in Charlotte, a page of history is turned by a notable historian himself...
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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