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NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing and incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. advanced Tuesday to a May 5 runoff election, vying to serve out the remainder of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s second term.
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Detroit mayoral primary candidate Dave Bing votes at St John Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 in Detroit. Voters in financially strapped Detroit were deciding Tuesday which two of 15 candidates would advance to a May 5 runoff to replace the..
