Mike DeBonis on Local Politics: October 31, 2010 - November 6, 2010
DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 5, 2010
TODAY IS NOV. 5, 2010 -- 58 DAYS UNTIL INAUGURATION PREVIOUSLY -- Police union supporters vexed by Gray funeral no-show How, if you are Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray, do you turn a week of celebration into something much more troublesome? First,...
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| November 5, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Police union supporters vexed by Gray funeral no-show
UPDATED 7:05 P.M. Officer Paul Dittamo, the D.C. police officer killed in a Saturday car crash, was eulogized and laid to rest today. But several prominent leaders were notably absent for the funeral -- the first for an officer killed...
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| November 4, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 4, 2010
TODAY IS NOV. 4, 2010 -- 59 DAYS UNTIL INAUGURATION PREVIOUSLY -- Where creating 'One City' will require some work -- D.C. Republicans in danger of becoming 'minor' party Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray -- boy, it feels good to retire the...
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| November 4, 2010; 11:17 AM ET |
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Where creating 'One City' will require some work
These are the 15 precincts where Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray did not win a majority of the votes cast, according to unofficial returns: Precinct 130 -- West Capitol Hill (Ward 6) -- 40.8 percent Precinct 9 -- Spring Valley (Ward 3)...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 3, 2010; 7:00 PM ET |
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D.C. Republicans in danger of becoming 'minor' party
UPDATED 1:35 P.M. Yesterday, on its surface, was not a good day for city Republicans. Plenty of pundits applauded the local party for providing an alternative to the city's Democratic near-majority, but voters simply did not appreciate the the particular...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 3, 2010; 11:21 AM ET |
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DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 3, 2010
TODAY IS NOV. 3, 2010 -- 60 DAYS UNTIL INAUGURATION PREVIOUSLY -- Fenty write-in supporters make a statement -- Voter uses Fenty stamp on voting-machine screen -- Polls open smoothly in District To wrap up Tuesday's results, I'll revisit the...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 3, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Fenty write-in supporters make a statement
The die-hard supporters who urged voters to write in Adrian Fenty for a second term as mayor appear to have made their point loud and clear: This ain't "one city" yet. Unofficial election night returns show that 22.8 percent of...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 3, 2010; 1:30 AM ET |
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Voter uses Fenty stamp on voting-machine screen
But it wasn't so simple for one Fenty supporter Tuesday afternoon. That voter, at Precinct 51 at Lafayette Elementary School in the Chevy Chase neighborhood, appears to have used the stamp on the screen of an electronic machine, election officials said.
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Mike DeBonis
| November 2, 2010; 3:32 PM ET |
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Polls open smoothly in District
All 143 city polling locations opened on time this morning, said Rokey W. Suleman II, executive director of the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. That represents a much improved showing from the Sept. 14 primary, when issues with new...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 2, 2010; 11:10 AM ET |
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DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 2, 2010
TODAY IS NOV. 2, 2010 -- TODAY IS GENERAL ELECTION DAY PREVIOUSLY -- Hosts of Gray's victory party owe city $860K in taxes -- Last-minute lobbying on elected AG ballot question -- Graham defends Wade against Mara's strong school board...
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| November 2, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Hosts of Gray's victory party owe city $860K in taxes
The owners of Love nightclub -- where presumptive mayor-elect Vincent Gray and presumptive council chairman-elect Kwame Brown have scheduled a victory party tomorrow night -- owe the city nearly $900,000 in unpaid taxes, WRC-TV's Tom Sherwood reported this evening....
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Mike DeBonis
| November 1, 2010; 6:35 PM ET |
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Last-minute lobbying on elected AG ballot question
It's flown pretty well under the radar, but the question being put to D.C. voters of whether to elect the city's attorney general is the subject of some last-minute campaigning. Automated phone calls have gone out from groups supporting...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 1, 2010; 5:16 PM ET |
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Graham defends Wade against Mara's strong school board challenge
Some Ward 1 residents found an interesting flier in their mailboxes last week: "Dotti Love Wade urges you to re-elect Jim Graham." Forgive many Ward 1 voters for not knowing that Wade is the ward's elected representative to the State...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 1, 2010; 3:30 PM ET |
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D.C. election officials pledge smoother vote, earlier count
District elections officials are promising that tomorrow's election will go much more smoothly election than the last one. The Sept. 14 primary generated a host of complaints, beginning with polling locations that were late to open and ending with a...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 1, 2010; 12:58 PM ET |
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DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 1, 2010
TODAY IS NOV. 1, 2010 -- ONE DAY UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION PREVIOUSLY -- Montgomery government campaigns in election, drawing lawsuit In a piece titled simply "The Education Manifesto," Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty (bylined in that order) take to the...
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Mike DeBonis
| November 1, 2010; 10:08 AM ET |
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