Barry 'Doing Well' After Kidney Transplant
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,...
View ArticleDC Council Recognizes Other States' Gay Marriages
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...
View ArticleDC Cops Charge Marion Barry With Stalking
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...
View Article'Stalking' Victim Is Barry's Ex
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...
View ArticleProsecutors Drop Stalking Charges Against Barry
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...
View ArticleBarry Apologizes for 'Dirty' Asian Comments
Marion Barry finally sort of apologized today after coming under a hail of criticism for comment disparaging Asian business owners. "We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up...
View ArticleMarion Barry Apologizes for Gaffe ... With New Gaffe
Marion Barry has apologized again for incendiary comments about Asians —but his apology has him in more hot water. The DC Council member recently said he'd "do something about these Asians coming in,...
View ArticleMarion Barry Dies at 78
Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the...
View ArticleFormer DC Mayor's Son Dead at 36 From Suspected Overdose
Marion Christopher Barry once hoped to follow his famous father into Washington, DC, politics. Instead, he has followed him to the grave at the age of 36. Family members tell NBC Washington that Barry,...
View ArticleBarry 'Doing Well' After Kidney Transplant
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,...
View ArticleDC Council Recognizes Other States' Gay Marriages
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...
View ArticleDC Cops Charge Marion Barry With Stalking
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...
View Article'Stalking' Victim Is Barry's Ex
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...
View ArticleProsecutors Drop Stalking Charges Against Barry
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...
View ArticleBarry Apologizes for 'Dirty' Asian Comments
Marion Barry finally sort of apologized today after coming under a hail of criticism for comment disparaging Asian business owners. "We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up...
View ArticleMarion Barry Apologizes for Gaffe ... With New Gaffe
Marion Barry has apologized again for incendiary comments about Asians —but his apology has him in more hot water. The DC Council member recently said he'd "do something about these Asians coming in,...
View ArticleMarion Barry Dies at 78
Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the...
View ArticleFormer DC Mayor's Son Dead at 36 From Suspected Overdose
Marion Christopher Barry once hoped to follow his famous father into Washington, DC, politics. Instead, he has followed him to the grave at the age of 36. Family members tell NBC Washington that Barry,...
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