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Gray: Early Childhood Education Shouldn’t be Mandatory in D.C.

Mayor Vincent Gray discussed the District’s efforts to support early childhood education in his weekly radio address, but went on the record as opposing mandatory schooling for young children.

2013/05/12

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Marion Barry Released from Hospital

District of Columbia Councilmember Marion Barry has been released from the hospital after he was admitted overnight due to a drop in blood sugar.

2013/04/03

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Marion Barry’s House on the Market; Asking Price Dropped

A piece of Washington history is on the market as D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry is selling his plush 3,000-square-foot home in Southeast.

2013/02/20

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Barry Says D.C. Should Spend Some of Surplus

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he’s going to try to force the city to spend up to $100 million of its $417 million budget surplus on services for disadvantaged residents.

2013/01/30

Barry Discloses Sponsors of Turkey Giveaway

Although D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry is still not giving specifics of how his annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway for needy residents was funded, he has released a list of sponsors for Tuesday’s event.

2012/11/20

Barry: Only ‘Liberal White Folks’ Care Who Pays for Turkey Giveaway

D.C. Councilmember and former mayor Marion Barry says only ‘liberal white folks’ are interested in knowing who’s funding his annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.

2012/11/20

Marion Barry Wins 3rd Straight D.C. Council Term

Marion Barry will continue to represent the District of Columbia’s poorest ward on the D.C. Council.

2012/11/06

DC Council Bill Would Slash Traffic Camera Fines

New legislation in the D.C. Council would reduce fines from automated speed cameras and running red lights could be lowered to $50.

2012/10/17

Washington Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry attends the HBO documentary Screening of "Nine Lives of Marion Barry" at the HBO Theater on Aug. 6, 2009 in New York City. (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)

Marion Barry: Black Community ‘Not Going To Support Mitt Romney’

Unflinching before a skeptical NAACP crowd, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat’s policies.

2012/07/11

Mendelson Promises To Restore Trust, One Councilmember Brought To Tears

Phil Mendelson was selected Wednesday as interim chairman of the scandal-plagued D.C. Council, pledging to restore trust in a legislative body that’s lost two members this year to criminal convictions.

2012/06/13