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| Kwame Brown opens doors for council committees, Barry's future |
| 2010-11-02 |
[Washington Examiner] The likely next D.C. Council chairman says he's leaving open all possibilities when drawing up blueprints for council committees and the members who'll head them -- including the high-profile education committee and Ward 8 Councilman Marion The Bitch Set Me UpBarry. With deep cuts to agency budgets expected in the face of the District's troubled financial status, it'll be up to committee chiefs to help find the spots where cash can be saved. Kwame Brown will move carefully as council members seek to hold on to the power they have, or position themselves to win higher-profile committees. "I'm going to look at all the possibilities," Brown told The Washington Examiner. Brown already has said he'll give Barry a committee, but he hasn't said which one. Current Council Chairman Vincent Gray stripped Barry of his housing committee chairmanship in March after an independent investigator determined Barry handed a city contract to his girlfriend. Since then, Barry has been absolved of any legal wrongdoing, although the Office of Campaign Finance found he acted unethically. |
| Posted by:Fred |