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Barry requests meeting with Philippines ambassador

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he has requested a formal meeting with the Philippines ambassador after the former mayor criticized local hospitals for hiring Filipino nurses instead of District residents.

Tags: Philippines, Jose Cuisia

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D.C. delegate to Barry: Tone down the racial rhetoric

Norton is calling on the Ward 8 official to stop targeting racial groups when calling attention to issues.

Tags: Eleanor Holmes Norton, darci marchese, D.C. Council

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Criticism grows over Marion Barry's controversial comments

D.C. Councilman Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) is facing more criticism over his recent comments about Asian-Americans.

Tags: Philippines, Asian-Americans

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Barry apologizes for disparaging comments about Asians

The former mayor made the comments Tuesday night after he won the Democratic primary for his Ward 8 D.C. Council seat.

Tags: Vincent Gray, Maryland General Assembly

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Barry wins Council primary; Orange-Biddle close

Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry has easily won a Democratic primary for his D.C. Council seat, virtually assuring him of a third consecutive term representing the poorest of the city's wards.

Tags: DC primary, Sekou Biddle, Vincent Orange, muriel bowser, Jack Evans, Yvette Alexander

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Parents sue D.C. Council candidate for abuse at her business

The parents of a young girl are suing a candidate running for the D.C. Council. The couple says their daughter was sexually abused while working for the candidate's modeling business.

Tags: Natalie Williams, House of KAS, minor, mark segraves

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Barry says he's 'on schedule' for fundraising

Tags: D.C.

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D.C. mayor, council meet for first time since profanity ban

WTOP's Mark Segraves is tweeting what happens at the breakfast meeting and council meeting that follows, starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Tags: mark segraves, D.C.council, Kwame Brown, Vince Gray, Jeffrey Thompson, Adrian Fenty

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D.C. Council approves measure to clean up language

The D.C. Council has passed a measure banning members from using profanity during public meetings.

Tags: D.C. Council, Kwame Brown, David Catania, United Medical Center

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Marion Barry out of hospital after minor surgery

Barry's chief of staff, Joyce Clements-Smith, says Barry was released as expected early Saturday afternoon from Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.

Tags: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Joyce Clements-Smith

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