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Wed Aug 7, 2013, 03:24 AM Aug 2013

Napoleon, Duggan appear headed for November showdown for Detroit mayor amid flood of write-ins

Source: Detroit Free Press

In an uphill battle fought partly in court and partly in the neighborhoods of Detroit, former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan appears to be headed for a showdown in November with Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon as both seasoned political figures vie to become the next mayor of Detroit.

“There was one message tonight: Detroiters wanted change,” said Duggan to about 1,000 supporters who cheered him Tuesday night at the Antheneum Hotel in Greektown.

“My opponent went out and aired negative ads,” Duggan said. “Then, out of the city’s 500,000 registered voters, they found Mike Dugeon.”

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20130806/NEWS01/308060161/Napoleon-Duggan-appear-headed-November-showdown-Detroit-mayor-amid-flood-write-ins

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Napoleon, Duggan appear headed for November showdown for Detroit mayor amid flood of write-ins (Original Post) alp227 Aug 2013 OP
With a dictatorial Emergency Manager in place, the position is meaningless. nt dsharp88 Aug 2013 #1
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