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The April 17, 2005 issue of Time Magazine listed him as one of the three worst big-city mayors in the United States. [1][2] The other two mentioned in the article are **** Murphy of San Diego and John F. Street of Philadelphia.
In May 2005, the Detroit Free Press reported that over the first 33 months of his term, Kilpatrick has charged over $210,000 on his city-issued credit card for travel, meals, and entertainment.
In October 2005 Kilpatrick caused controversy with an advertisement which compared media criticism of him to lynch mobs.
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This guy seems like a real "winner"... although he seems to be making better decisions in his second term.