... voted. 359 Representative voted AYE. 1 Representative voted NO. That representative...Marion Berry. No, not MarionBarry . Though that would have made sense considering he's probably got Georgetown ties (and he probably would have been high). No, this Marion currently represents a district in the great, progressive state of Arkansas where I suppose they just don't get...
A shrimp and some crab soup tried to MURDER MarionBarry! A futile assassination attempt. MarionBarry is not afraid of sea creatures, cooked or otherwise. [Washington Times] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is very concerned about the structural integrity of America’s beaches. They must take action, regardless of the cost! [Washington Examiner] Looks [...] Sponsored...
As we noted in the Morning Roundup , Ward 8 D.C. Council member MarionBarry was just released from the hospital on Monday evening after being treated for dehydration and a mild blood infection. But now D.C. Wire is reporting that the "Mayor for Life" actually went right back to Howard University Hospital late last night, thanks to an allergic reaction he had to some shrimp....
Both D.C. Wire and WJLA have updates on the health of former mayor and Ward 8 D.C. Council member MarionBarry, who was hospitalized early Tuesday morning to be treated for "dehydration," according to his spokesperson. Barry remained in Howard University Hospital's intensive care unit on Wednesday, according to both reports, and will likely not be discharged for at least...
D.C. Council member MarionBarry (D-Ward 8) has been hospitalized for dehydration, the Post is reporting this morning. Barry did not show up for the Council's Tuesday morning legislative session, at which point word finally came down from Bernadette Tolson, his chief of staff, that the councilman was admitted to Howard University Hospital at 3 a.m. this morning. Barry underwent...
MarionBarry may be sick in the hospital today , but he and fellow D.C. Council member Harry "Tommy" Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) were taken to task today by the Washington Post's editorial board for making racist and sexist comments Friday night at a parks and recreation committee hearing on the confirmation of acting Department of Parks and Recreation director Ximena Hartsock....
All this from a peace loving people!?????????????????? 1977 United States, March 9: Three buildings in Washington, DC, are seized by members of the militant African-American Muslim Hanafi sect and over 100 hostages taken. One bystander is shot and killed, and Washington city councilman MarionBarry is shot in the chest. After a two-day standoff all [...]
Michael Kelly, longtime executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority, is headed to New York City and Councilman MarionBarry, D-Ward 8, isn’t happy about it.
... know -- one would assume that anyone who had lived in D.C. for 28 years would at least recognize MarionBarry, Jack Evans, and Jim Graham. Should one assume the councilmembers that were elected in the same year (Bowser, Wells, Thomas, and Alexander) are probably off the list, since their names and faces would have been in the news leading up to the election? Who's your money on? Catania?...
... Traficant Release Party: Free At Last, Free At Last Real World DC: Let the [Drinking] Games Begin MarionBarry: The Most Interesting Man in the World
When D.C. Council member MarionBarry swelled up after eating shrimp-and-crab soup last week, he abruptly joined the ranks of an estimated 12 million people in the United States with food allergies.
... looks set for passage. All but two members of the Council – Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) and MarionBarry (D-Ward 8) – have pledged their support for the bill, and even the District's usual congressional foes seem to be at a loss over whether they can put a stop to this. As far as Council member and committee chair Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) is concerned, the session will...
... on the Council; 10 of the Council’s 13 members are cosponsors of the legislation (Councilmember MarionBarry plans to attempt to fight the bill). DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is expected to sign it. Opponents are petitioning the DC Board of Elections and Ethics to allow a referendum on the matter. DC law, however, prohibits referendums that discriminate against classes protected by the...
... liar, which the Republican found "to be below the dignity of a gubernatorial campaign." MarionBarry Leaves Hospital: Former mayor and Ward 8 D.C. Council member MarionBarry left Howard University Hospital on Monday , presumably now fully hydrated. Here's the statement he released via a spokesperson: "I would like to first thank God for giving me the...
... Peebles grew up in Washington and got his start as a developer and politico there. Then-Mayor MarionBarry named him chairman of the powerful property appraiser's board in the '80s. He's also active in the capital, pursuing development projects and raising money for President Obama. The Washington Business Journal speculated the run would be revenge for Fenty rejecting a Peebles project...