D.C. Wire: April 4, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Video: Fenty delivers 2010 State of the District Address
11 a.m.: And the speech is over. What did you think? 10:35 a.m.: In his pageboy cap, Burberry trench, navy suit and blue tie, Fenty appears more dapper than usual. 10:32 a.m.: In delivering his annual address at Deanwood, Fenty appears to be dismissing concerns that his administration favored...
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April 9, 2010; 10:12 AM ET |
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Gray seeks budget document from Fenty
On Monday, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty will go before the council to answer questions about his fiscal 2011 budget proposal.
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April 8, 2010; 4:42 PM ET |
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D.C. Obama supporters gear up for 2010 elections
More than 100 Obama enthusiasts packed Local 16 restaurant on U Street on Wednesday night to celebrate the passage of health-care reform. The event was sponsored by America's Impact, the D.C. Democratic Party, D.C. for Democracy, D.C. for Obama, D.C. Latino caucus, Generation Obama, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, Montgomery County Young Democrats, Organizing for America, South Asians for Opportunity and Young Lawyers for Obama.
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April 8, 2010; 1:12 PM ET |
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D.C. Democratic committee has $27,000 more in penalties than in funds
By nearly any measure, the District is one of the most Democratic jurisdictions in the nation. But if the D.C. Democratic Committee doesn't start raising money fast, it's going to go broke. The Office of Campaign Finance recommended Wednesday that the local Democratic committee be fined $18,000 after it failed...
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April 8, 2010; 10:55 AM ET |
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Ray's opening brings nearly every pol out
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was in full campaign mode Wednesday afternoon, passing out green stickers to potential volunteers and nibbling on a juicy porterhouse steak and at the soon-to-open Ray's: The Steaks at East River in Ward 7. "When I am campaigning, I try to work as hard as...
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April 8, 2010; 9:24 AM ET |
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D.C. campaign finance office clears Gray of wrongdoing
The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance has cleared Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) of wrongdoing for his decision to allow a company owned by friend and mega developer William C. Smith to perform improvements at his home, according to a ruling released this afternoon. The office, part of the...
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April 7, 2010; 4:52 PM ET |
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Evans mum about impending marriage
Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) announced last week that he will run for council chairman. But Evans, the longest continuously serving member of the council, is staying tight-lipped about his engagement to interior designer Michele Seiver. They have been dating for about three years and have three children each....
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April 7, 2010; 2:15 PM ET |
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D.C. denied end to lawsuits
The District was dealt another setback Wednesday in its effort to end the class action lawsuits covering three of the city's social services agencies. In an 84-page decision issued Wednesday morning, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle rejected the city's argument that under a recent Supreme Court decision, the city...
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April 7, 2010; 8:26 AM ET |
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Fenty, Gray to attend Ward 7 steakhouse opening Wednesday
Ray's: The Steaks at East River will open with fanfare Wednesday when Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) joins eccentric restaurateur Michael Landrum to unveil his latest addition.
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April 6, 2010; 7:12 PM ET |
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D.C. officials announce expansion of food stamp program
District officials announced Tuesday that they greatly expanded the city's food stamp program recently, allowing up to 5,000 residents to be added to the rolls to help fight poverty and boost the local economy. At a news conference this afternoon, council member Michael Brown (I-At Large) and Mary Cheh (D-Ward...
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April 6, 2010; 2:54 PM ET |
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Peaceoholics downsizing, forced to give up its headquarters space
Peaceoholics, the nonprofit as well known for its politics as working with at-risk youths, is severely downsizing after losing millions of dollars in earmarks. About 50 part-time and full-time workers have been laid off, and the group has until the end of the month to move out of its headquarters...
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April 6, 2010; 2:49 PM ET |
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Gray called on to give specifics
In case you missed it, Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles wasn't too kind to Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) this morning. Sketching an unflattering depiction of Gray, Toles picked apart Gray's brief speech when he declared his candidacy for mayor last Tuesday. Despite the general decline in influence...
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April 6, 2010; 11:22 AM ET |
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Battle lines forming over wards 4 and 7
Are wards 4 and 7, the respective homes of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray, shaping up to be the battlegrounds for the September primary? Fenty, who has been spotted door-knocking in Ward 7 the past few months, is making plans to deliver his state of...
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April 6, 2010; 10:14 AM ET |
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Fenty hopes to attend funerals for Southeast massacre victims, sources say
The word around the John A. Wilson Building is that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) will try to attend several, if not all, of the funerals for the men who were fatally shot last week in Southeast. Mafara Hobson, a Fenty spokeswoman, did not immediately respond to questions about the...
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April 5, 2010; 3:24 PM ET |
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Judge rips Fenty on Child and Family Services leadership
Mayor Adrian Fenty and his administration took quite a tongue-lashing Monday from U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan in his long-awaited opinion on the District's effort to end the long-running class-action case against the city's child welfare agency. Not only did Hogan reject the city's legal argument for ending the...
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April 5, 2010; 1:51 PM ET |
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