Wayne Commission picks Boike as new chair; Ware absent from meeting Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:08:00 EST DETROIT -- The Wayne County Commission today unanimously voted to make Edward Boike its next leader.
 | Judge: 'Lying in court has a price tag'; Beatty gets 120 days Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:07:00 EST Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny has castigated Christine Beatty for "misusing" her many talents and participating in a cover-up with former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that cost the city millions of dollars. Beatty declined to address the court.
 | Worthy says Kilpatrick lawyers asked her to destroy text messages Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:48:00 EST Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy revealed this morning that former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's attorneys tried to make sure that text-messages at the heart of his downfall would be destroyed if they resolved the case.
 | Cockrel chooses Obama team Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:37:00 EST An army of national political consultants that helped Barack Obama win the presidency will be working with Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr.'s campaign to help him hold off a flurry of tough competition in next month's special election.
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