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- Former TV Reporter Charles Pugh Will Lead City Council
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Nov 4, 2009Metro Desk - Link to Audio
With more than 88-thousand votes...Detroiters chose former Fox 2 television reporter Charles Pugh to lead the next city council. WDET's Amanda le Claire has more...
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The mood at Pugh's campaign celebration last night was expectedly jovial...although some staffers did express dismay over the election's low voter turnout. Supporter Khary Kimani Turner expressed his belief that this election marks a new period for Detroit when he introduced Pugh by reciting a poem written for the occasion:
"I come from a resilient city...soon come a new day risen with the raising of the sun...soon come a new day risen with the raising of one sun...soon come a new day risen with the raising of the sun..."
Pugh says his first act as President will be creating a unified council plan to address major issues like unemployment in the city. I'm Amanda le Claire...WDET news.