MARCH 12: AG tells mayor to quit
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, citing the burgeoning text message scandal and Kilpatrick’s use of the N-word during his State of the City speech, says: “He is not fit to be mayor anymore. … He should resign.”

MARCH 12: Business leaders concerned
Three prominent CEOs meet with Kilpatrick: “We told him that he is losing credibility,” said Dave Bing, an industrialist and former Detroit Pistons basketball star.

MARCH 14: Beatty’s mom praises Kilpatrick
Free Press publishes a letter from Carolynn Rowland — Beatty’s mother — defending her daughter and praising the Kilpatrick administration’s efforts. “The mayor is a good man who is working hard,” she wrote.

MARCH 17: ‘I will be vindicated’
Kilpatrick tells the weekly Michigan Chronicle he will be cleared of legal and political perils: “I made some significant mistakes as mayor of the city of Detroit that are being recognized now. I’ve said I’m sorry. I’ve said I’m sorry to my wife, to the people of the city of Detroit. But enough is enough.”

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