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The DC Education Blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
During this week's Democratic convention Chancellor Rhee and Mayor Fenty took part in a panel discussion about education with NYC Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer and the Rev. Al Sharpton. According to various reports the teachers unions came under a lot of fire from the panelists, and the panelists were heartily cheered by a mostly Democratic...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton read the District of Columbia's nominating votes into the record in Mayor Adrian Fenty's absence. Drama during the roll call! As head of the D.C. delegation, Mayor Adrian Fenty was supposed to be the one to read the District's vote into the record at the Democratic National Convention -- but Fenty didn't turn up until at least 10 minutes after D.C....
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The Bellows (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Really? Is this helpful? Aligning yourselves against a popular mayor who’s trying to continue hard reforms in the District by punishing gross incompetence? When everyone in the city is sick to death of the status quo, defending the status quo is not a good way improve people’s opinion of you.
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Global Features (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
On Friday, August 22, Mayor Fenty showed up in the 3800 block of Ga Ave to celebrate yet another public property giveaway, only to be greeted by shouting protesters demanding both and end to these deals and that he honor his many promises to keep Franklin Shelter open.Download audio:
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TheWashCycle (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
There was more in the Post about Mayor Fenty's bicycle crash. Fenty (D) lost control of his bike during a training ride and crashed on the pavement near the Whitehurst Freeway. Although few details have emerged, two people who saw...
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The Quick and the Ed (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Matt Yglesias observes the spate of union-sponsored Fenty-bashing at the Democratic national convention, driven in large part by the Fenty administration's proposal to pay teachers a lot more money in exchange for more accountability and less job security, and doesn't like what he sees. (Side note: let's all agree to apply some standards of objectivity and reasonableness in the use of...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Speaking at an A-list (among education reformers at least) event in Denver on Sunday, Mayor Adrian Fenty let loose some choice words for the teachers’ unions that have been balking at D.C. public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee’s proposed contract, which centers on merit-based, rather than seniority-based, pay for teachers. When asked by News Hour reporter John Merrow about the union’s opposition,...
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ANC2C02 Forum (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
7-8:30pm, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 Old Dominion Brewhouse 1219 9th Street NW (back room) A Community Salute and Thank You to: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Deputy Mayor Neil Albert, Councilmember Jack Evans, Councilmember Kwame Brown and the entire Shaw Community Hosted by the CityMarket at O and Roadside Development Team Everyone in the Shaw, Mt Vernon Sq, Blagden Alley/Naylor Court, Logan Circle, ANC2C,...
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20,000 Free Wallpapers (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
This 6th gallery of Grammy-Award winning Barbadian singer and model Rihanna Fenty contains 30 free wallpapers. Here are 6 - to view the rest visit Rihanna's page in the "Female Celebs" section of 50,000 FREE WALLPAPERS .
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
In its report to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and others, the Police Complaints Board recommended cameras in D.C. patrol cars. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post)
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outta mind outta site (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... art and musical performers. Radio would offer better options in addition to WPFW and NPR. Mayor Fenty (or myself) would have a personal supply of lightning bolts at his disposal to punish any motorists who wander into the bike lane. The Fourth of July would once again be the ultimate celebration of anarchy it was when I was a child—basically do away with the ‘no open container’ law. read...
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BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
- The District of Columbia delegation to the Democratic National Convention is counting on Mayor Adrian M. Fenty to advocate for the city’s appeal for congressional voting rights in Denver. Fenty told The Washington Post on Friday that he endorsed Barack Obama only after the presumptive nominee promised to support D.C. voting rights if he became [...]
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
... kids. Do you doubt it? Then consider what African-American Mayors Cory Booker of Newark and Adrian Fenty of Washington, DC, said in Denver Sunday. "Ten years ago," said Booker, "I was literally brought into a broom closet by a union and told I would never win office if I kept talking about charters." He meant charter schools, of course - anathema to the teachers' unions. Fenty assailed...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
The morning began with the buoyant spirit of a pep rally -- all cheers, prizes and inspirational words from Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and other officials to launch the District's teachers into the fall term that starts Monday.
