Susan Mikula, Andrew McCain and people related to the former Detroit mayor’s legal troubles topped the list of the most searched names on Muckety last week.
Susan Mikula
Artist Susan Mikula moved to the top spot as her partner, Rachael Maddow, launched her new TV show on MSNBC. “The Rachael Maddow Show” debuted on Sept. 7.
Andrew McCain
Andrew McCain moved up two positions to become the number 2 most searched term last week as news spread of the failure of Silver State Bank, where McCain had been a director. McCain is the son of GOP presidential nominee John McCain. Regulators seized the Nevada bank and sold it, blaming its failure on soured loans in commercial real estate and land development, mainly in Los Vegas.
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Kwame Kilpatrick et al.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and others who were involved with the text-messaging scandal that sent Kilpatrick to prison landed them in the number three spot for last week.
On Sept. 4, Kilpatrick agreed to plead guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice, for committing perjury. He will serve four months in jail and five years’ probation, and will pay up to $1 million in restitution.
Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, were indicted in March on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office and conspiracy. At the time, he had pledged to fight efforts to remove him from office.
Hunter Biden
Users continued to search for information about Hunter Biden, the 38-year-old son of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden.
On Friday, Biden quit lobbying in an apparent effort to shield his father and his father’s running mate, Barack Obama, from negative political fallout.
Ramah Wright
Our fifth most searched for term last week was Ramah Wright. Wright is an associate pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a church formerly attended by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. She is married to Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who retired from the church earlier this year.
Ramah Wright’s name turned up in the news after a Reuters report mentioned a 37-year-old Texas woman who claimed to have had an affair with Rev. Wright.
According to Reuters, “Ramah Wright reportedly went to Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago for marriage counseling in the 1980s when she and her first husband were trying to keep their marriage alive.”
Following counseling at the church, Ramah Wright became the Rev. Wright’s second wife.
Top five stories for the week
J.K. Rowling victorious in copyright suit against Michigan publisher
Rowling won her claim that a Harry Potter fan had violated her copyright with his plans to publish an encyclopedic guide to the boy wizard’s world.
Sex, drugs and bid-rigging described at the Interior Department
A government watchdog has detailed bid-rigging, acceptance of improper gifts and sexual relationships among top department officials charged with overseeing oil and gas companies.
Silver State bank fails; John McCain’s son had been director
Andrew McCain may have left in the nick of time. The son of GOP presidential nominee John McCain resigned as a director of troubled Silver State Bancorp just five weeks before regulators shut down the bank.
McCain’s campaign for change is fueled by same old money machine
John McCain’s reputation as a maverick and his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would signal that he’s bringing change to the Republican Party. But his campaign money machine sends a different message.
Obama and McCain both have ties to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In the wake of the federal government’s bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two presidential candidates are calling for reform.
