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NEWS ABOUT: Marion Barry

Marion Barry stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Close another chapter in the Marion Barry files. Federal prosecutors are dropping stalking charges against the former DC mayor and current councilman, reports the Washington Post. The move follows a bizarre chain of events in which his ex-girlfriend flagged down US Park Police late Saturday to accuse Barry, 73, of... More »

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(Newser) - Marion Barry’s lawyer says the woman he was arrested for stalking on Saturday is his ex-girlfriend, and that the two had been together earlier that day, the Washington Post reports. Police say they took Barry into custody after a woman said he was “bothering her”; ex Donna... More »

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DC Cops Charge Marion Barry With Stalking

Woman says scandal-plagued councilman was 'bothering' her

Jul 5, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington DC's most-wanted politician, Marion Barry, has again found himself on the wrong side of the law, reports the Washington Post. Police busted the 73-year-old councilmember and former mayor last night after a woman complained he was "bothering her" as the two traveled in separate vehicles in a... More »

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DC Council Recognizes
Other States' Gay Marriages

Council passes measure 12-1

May 5, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington, DC’s city council voted 12-1 today to recognize gay marriages from other states, the Post reports. The vote was initially unanimous without debate, but member (and former mayor) Marion Barry asked for a re-vote, saying he hadn’t initially understood what he was voting on. Another member said... More »

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(Newser) - Marion Barry—the controversial former DC mayor and current council member—had a successful kidney transplant last night, the Washington Post reports. Barry, 73, who had been on dialysis for 3 months, announced a week ago that he was experiencing kidney failure likely brought on by a 20-year battle with... More »

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hypertension • diabetes • Washington DC • mayor • kidney transplant • city council • kidney failure • Marion Barry

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