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		<title>Another Kwame Bites the Dust</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit don't play]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mayor of Detroit was just forced to step down. Is he a criminal, or just a victim of the dreaded Kwame curse?]]></description>
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<p>This morning, after an extended bout of municipal fuckery, Detroit Mayor <strong>Kwame Kilpatrick</strong> pled guilty and stepped down as part of a plea bargain that also includes his resignation, five years of probation, $1 million in restitution, being stripped of his law license and pension, and 120 days in the bing. Yowza. The thing is, he&#8217;s not the only Kwame to catch an L. Our society hasn&#8217;t been kind to the K, so kontinue on and kommiserate with his konflicted kin&#8230;<br />
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<strong><u>KWAME KILPATRICK</u></strong><br />
<strong>Track Record:</strong> Two terms as mayor of Detroit<br />
<strong>Offenses:</strong> Charged over $210,000 on his city-issued credit card for travel, meals, and entertainment during his first term; using city-issued cell phones for dirty texting during an extramarital affair with his chief of staff (that&#8217;s her in the pic&#8211;yikes!); felonious obstruction of justice. We could go on&#8211;how much time you got?<br />
<strong>Low Point:</strong> Being named one of <em>Time</em>&#8217;s three worst mayors in America.<br />
<strong>Comeback Opportunity:</strong> Auditioning for a role in the <em>Wire</em> movie.</p>
<p><img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/brown.jpg' alt='brown' /><br />
<strong><u>KWAME BROWN</u></strong><br />
<strong>Track Record:</strong> The first NBA player to be drafted first overall straight out of high school. After that&#8230;<br />
<strong>Offenses:</strong> 7.5 career PPG<br />
<strong>Low Point:</strong> <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&#038;id=2733968" target="_blank">Stealing some dude&#8217;s birthday cake</a>. Seriously.<br />
<strong>Comeback Opportunity:</strong> He&#8217;s on his way to Detroit with a two-year deal&#39;but when you get traded after 15 games by the very team that gave up Pau Gasol for you, things aren&#8217;t looking so good. </p>
<p><img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/kwame.jpg' alt='kwame' /><br />
<strong><u>KWAME THE BOY GENIUS</u></strong><br />
<strong>Track Record:</strong> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6rcf3P4Ddw" target="_blank">It&#8217;s the man we all know and love!</a><br />
<strong>Offenses:</strong><br />
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<strong>Low Point:</strong> Having his entire existence dismissed by Biggie on &#8220;Unbelievable&#8221;: &#8220;Your life is played out like KwamÃ© and those fuckin&#8217; polka dots.&#8221;<br />
<strong>Comeback Opportunity:</strong> Done and done. He&#8217;s now known as producer K-1 Million, who produced Lloyd Banks&#8217;s &#8220;On Fire&#8221; and, uh, Will Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Switch.&#8221; That hits the spot!</p>
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