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Gray names Fenty holdover city administrator

D.C. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray Wednesday named a top official in the Fenty administration his city administrator and chose a former Amtrak executive to be his chief of staff.

Tags: Allen Lew , Michelle Rhee , Gabe Klein , Gerry Mason Hall , Amtrak , D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission , Office of Public Education Facilities Modernizatio , Nationals Park , Mark Segraves

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Klein leaving post as D.C. transportation head

Gabe Klein leaves his post as director of the D.C. Department of Transportation Jan. 1.

Tags: Gabe Klein , D.C. Department of Transportation , DDOT , Adrian Fenty , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher

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Lanier: Wants to remain under Gray, one of D.C.'s highest paid

Cathy Lanier want to keep her job after the new mayor is sworn in next month, the D.C. police chief told WTOP Thursday.

Tags: D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier , Cathy Lanier , D.C. Police Union , Kristopher Baumann , Mayor Fenty , salary , Michelle Rhee , Vince Gray , Mark Segraves , Paul D. Shinkman

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Gray and Obama discuss voting rights, education

D.C. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray discussed bringing jobs to the District and the city's quest for congressional voting rights during a lunchtime meeting with President Obama Wednesday at the White House.

Tags: Barack Obama , White House , D.C. voting rights , St. Elizabeths Hospital , Anacostia , Department of Homeland Security , Adrian Fenty , Gary Emerling

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D.C. Council considering anti-bullying legislation

The D.C. Council is considering anti-bullying legislation that would take the fight beyond the classroom.

Tags: D.C. Public Schools , Harry Thomas Jr. , Michael Brown , D.C. Council , anti-bullying , bullying , Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation , Committee of the Whole , David Aponte , Trina Cole , Metro TeenAIDS , Dunbar High School , Kate Ryan , Gary Emerling

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D.C. seeks help honoring vets on newly found plaque

For decades, it hung on the first-floor wall of the District Building on Pennsylvania Avenue -- a large glass plaque with the names of fallen veterans engraved in gold.

Tags: C.R. Gibbs , Veterans Day , D.C. Council , D.C. Council Office of the Secretary , Chairman's Challenge , Mark Segraves , D.C. Council Secretary

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Nickles' office takes aim at Fenty rival in suit

The office of D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has filed suit against owners of a city-leased building -- including a political rival of Mayor Adrian Fenty -- for allegedly overcharging the District by more than $1 million.

Tags: Adrian Fenty , R. Donahue Peebles , Don Peebles , 2100 Martin Luther King Associates Limited Partner , MLK Partnership , The Washington Post , Gary Emerling

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Gray criticized for missing officer's funeral

D.C.'s next mayor has already upset some constituents by missing the funeral for a city police officer Thursday.

Tags: Adrian Fenty , Paul Dittamo , Kristopher Baumann , Kwame Brown , D.C. elections , Mark Plotkin , Gary Emerling

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Getting elected with their bad selves

A group of D.C. politicians were "Busting Loose," in the way of self-proclaimed "Godfather of Go-Go" Chuck Brown.

Tags: Marion Barry , Vince Gray , Kwame Brown , Yvette Alexander , Chuck Brown

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A quick sample of Election Night spreads

The ballots are cast, the polls are closed and the races are (mostly) decided. But amid the din of political revelry Tuesday night, there was more to examine than just election results. Like, which local candidate had the best Election Night spread?

Tags: Martin O'Malley , Gerry Connolly , Barbara Mikulski , Chumbawamba , Black Eyed Peas , The Beach Boys , U2 , John Mayer , Love nightclub , The Washington Post , Tim Craig , Gary Emerling

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