D.C. Wire: January 2, 2011 - January 8, 2011
Mayor praises postal workers after package incident
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) praised postal workers who quickly contacted police Friday after discovering an incendiary package similar to two in Maryland on Thursday
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Nikita Stewart
| January 8, 2011; 11:37 AM ET |
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Biddle sworn in as newest D.C. Council member
Sekou Biddle was sworn in Friday as a D.C. Council member, less than 24 hours after prevailing in a close vote among Democratic party activists.
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Mike DeBonis
| January 7, 2011; 5:35 PM ET |
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D.C. Democrats secretly select Biddle
Despite national party rules forbidding "secret ballots," District Democrats may never know what members of their party's leadership are responsible for Sekou Biddle's temporary appointment to the D.C. Council.
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Tim Craig
| January 7, 2011; 4:00 PM ET |
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Rep. Jo Ann Emerson tapped to head subcommittee for D.C. appropriations
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) has been named chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee that handles the District budget, a widely expected move that will make her a leading congressional voice on D.C. issues.
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Ben Pershing
| January 7, 2011; 1:14 PM ET |
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Gray makes more appointments
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) nominated a former commissioner of public health and a former adviser to two Virginia governors to oversee health and health-care finances in his new administration Friday.
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Nikita R. Stewart
| January 7, 2011; 12:19 PM ET |
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Gandhi warns D.C. bond rating might fall
Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi welcomed Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown to their new posts with a letter warning that District's hard-earned bond rating is in danger of falling with the depletion of reserves and any subsidy of United Medical Center. Gray (D) repeatedly...
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Nikita R Stewart
| January 6, 2011; 4:55 PM ET |
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Former AG Peter Nickles returns to private practice
Nickles said the new practice would be a one-stop shop for clients who need "one person to lead them through the maze of government, regulatory processes and the court and to provide public relations." A longtime friend of Fenty's family, Nickles role in the administration stretched beyond that of attorney general. He was often the mayor's de facto spokesman, wading into controversial issues, including questions about the mayor's foreign travel and the city's donation of an ambulatnce and firetruck to a town in the Dominican Republic.
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Ann Marimow
| January 6, 2011; 1:00 PM ET |
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Former Kaine aide to run D.C. Health Care Finance Agency
Wayne Turnage, former chief of staff to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), will be named head of the D.C. Health Care Finance Agency, according to sources close to Kaine and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.
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Washington Post Editors
| January 6, 2011; 12:58 PM ET |
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Mayor stops just short of endorsing Sekou Biddle
Mayor Vincent C. Gray said in an interview Thursday that he is supporting Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown's efforts, including his endorsement of state Board of Education member Sekou Biddle for his vacated at-large seat.
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Nikita R Stewart
| January 6, 2011; 12:14 PM ET |
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Norton fails in effort to prevent loss of Committee of the Whole vote
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) failed Wednesday in an effort to forestall the new Republican majority's plan to strip her and her fellow delegates of the right to vote on the floor in certain circumstances.
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Ben Pershing
| January 5, 2011; 3:53 PM ET |
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Cheh, Thomas, Bowser support Biddle in at-large race
Three D.C. Council members said Tuesday they are supporting Sekou Biddle's bid to win the vacant at-large seat on the council, aligning themselves with Council Chairman Kwame Brown's (D) views on the race. In interviews with the Washington Post, Council members Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3), Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4)...
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Tim Craig
| January 4, 2011; 12:03 PM ET |
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Gray, Norton protest loss of 'Committee of the Whole' House vote
Vincent Gray made his first public trip to Capitol Hill as mayor Tuesday, joining D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) at a pep rally to protest the new House GOP majority's plan to strip the District of the one voting right it has in Congress.
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Ben Pershing
| January 4, 2011; 11:33 AM ET |
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Robinson withdraws, endorses Orange
Kelvin J. Robinson is withdrawing from the race for the vacant at-large seat on the D.C. Council and throwing his support behind former council member Vincent Orange, he announced Monday night.
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Tim Craig
| January 3, 2011; 7:35 PM ET |
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Sekou Biddle picks up another endorsement
Hours after D.C. Council member Kwame Brown (D) endorsed his candidacy, Sekou Biddle snagged another high-profile supporter in his campaign for the vacant at-large seat on the D.C. Council.
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Tim Craig
| January 3, 2011; 6:20 PM ET |
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Excerpts: Marc Fisher on how Gray should govern
Post columnist-turned-editor Marc Fisher was online earlier today to take readers' questions about his piece in this past Sunday's Outlook section setting goals for the new D.C. mayor's administration. Excerpts follow. Q: What kind of role will Kwame Brown play as the new Council chairman in the coming term? Mayor...
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Christopher Dean Hopkins
| January 3, 2011; 4:34 PM ET |
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Kwame Brown endorses Sekou Biddle for at-large council seat
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) is endorsing Sekou Biddle in the race for the vacant at-large seat on the council, providing a sizeable boost to the school board member just days before the D.C. Democratic State Committee names a replacement.
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Tim Craig
| January 3, 2011; 3:03 PM ET |
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Mayor Gray goes to work
Mayor Vincent C. Gray began his first day as the leader if the nation's capital by working at home and arriving at the John A. Wilson Building at 2 p.m. Monday.
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Nikita R. Stewart
| January 3, 2011; 2:58 PM ET |
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Brown replaces Evans with Cheh as D.C. Council No. 2
In one of his first official acts, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) on Monday removed member Jack Evans as council chairperson pro-tempore and replaced him with Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3)
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Tim Craig
| January 3, 2011; 11:50 AM ET |
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White House aide delivers statement of support for new D.C. mayor
Though President Obama did not personally attend the swearing-in of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, but the White House did have a presence. David Agnew, Obama's director of intergovernmental affairs, attended the ceremony, sitting on the dais next to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Attorney General Eric Holder also attended, swearing...
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Michael DeBonis
| January 2, 2011; 12:38 PM ET |
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Brown sworn in as Council chairman, pledges 'world-class' city, schools
Kwame R. Brown was sworn in Sunday as the seventh chairman of the D.C. Council, vowing to work closely with Mayor Vincent C. Gray while also providing "robust oversight" of the administration. Brown, a former at-large council member, was joined by his wife, Marcia, and two children when he was...
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Tim Craig
| January 2, 2011; 11:49 AM ET |
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'Phil' Graham sworn in as Council member
As D.C. Council members lined up to be sworn in this morning, one encountered a hiccup. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler had a bit of trouble with the name of member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), who is beginning his fourth term. Kessler, who had previously sworn in Council member...
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Michael DeBonis
| January 2, 2011; 11:05 AM ET |
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Gray kicks off inauguration day with inclusive prayer service
Mayor-elect Vincent C. Gray started his inauguration day Sunday with a prayer service attended by several hundred well-wishers and supporters. The Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White of Brown Memorial AME Church led the service, which featured Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu leaders, as well as a gospel choir. "Thank you...
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Michael DeBonis
| January 2, 2011; 9:58 AM ET |
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