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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Was Swimming in Cash, Prosecutor Says
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — The prosecution lit into Kwame Kilpatrick in opening arguments today, and the defense countered with sharp criticism of the charges. By 1:55p.m., the first day of battle was over, opening the way for the government to call its first witnesses on Monday in the biggest case in…