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Oct 13, 2005 10:02 am US/Mountain
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Detroit Mayor Decides To Shed Earring
DETROIT (AP) ―
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has decided to drop his trademark diamond earring.
"That little insignificant thing in my ear gave off a bad spirit of rebellion," the 35-year-old Kilpatrick, who is locked in a tight race for re-election, said Wednesday.
"And it overshadowed the fact that I have a law degree, that I was leader of the (Michigan) House, ... that I'm able to do things like put together the best emergency operations plan in the country."
Kilpatrick showed up without the stud Wednesday at a church event organized to announce his endorsement by several religious leaders. The mayor also removed the earring two weeks ago before speaking to a group of business leaders.
He stopped wearing the earring during his 2001 campaign after a poll showed that women ages 40 to 55 didn't like it.
"As long as I'm mayor of this town, I'll never put it back in," he said.
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