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Robert Bobb To Jim Graham: “You Should Be Ashamed”
The war of words between Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham and the chairman of the Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation's board, Robert Bobb, is escalating with a new round of letters...
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Jim Graham: “I Am Not Resigning”
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham issued a statement this afternoon saying he's not going to leave office just because the Washington Post editorial board asked him to. "I am not resigning," said...
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Jim Graham: Tommy Wells is Grandstanding for the Post
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham does not think highly of his colleague Ward 6 Councilmartyr Saint Tommy Wells' proposal to form an ad hoc committee to consider whether Graham ought to be punished by...
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Graham to Appeal Ethics Ruling
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham announced today from the D.C. Council dais that his lawyers are headed shortly to the D.C. Court of Appeals to fight the recent scolding Graham received from the Board...
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Mendelson Wants to Reprimand Graham, Who Is Suing Ethics Board
The current forecast for Monday: 100 percent chance of Grahamstanding. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced today that he wants the Council to reprimand Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham and...
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Judge to Jim Graham: You’re on Your Own, Jimbo
D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Anthony Epstein told Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham this morning he'll be on his own next week when the D.C. Council votes on whether to reprimand Graham and strip...
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Jim Graham Punished
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham appeared chipper and was mostly smiles this morning as his colleagues gave him the legislative equivalent of putting a toddler in time out and taking away his or her...
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The Graham Scheme of Things
Just by looking at him, you would have been hard-pressed to tell in the last week that Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham was going through one of the lowest points of his political career. After a D.C....
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Collateral Damage
This past week was not a good one for former D.C. Council chairman and convicted felon Kwame “Fully Loaded” Brown. First, a judge denied his request to be allowed to travel to North Carolina as a part...
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Jim Graham Sued Over Metro Deal
Omar Karim, one of former Mayor Adrian Fenty's most-favored developers, is suing Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, Metro, and another developer over a failed bid to develop a Metro property on Florida...
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Graham, Grosso Want Identical Licenses for Undocumented Drivers, Others
This morning's hearing on driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants—a proposal introduced last month by Mayor Vince Gray—normally wouldn't be a contentious one. It's got the mayor's support, and...
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Boxer Accused of Stealing City Funds Has Plea Hearing Tomorrow
Keely Thompson, the former Columbia Heights boxing gym operator accused of blowing $500,000 in city grants meant for at-risk kids on his own lavish lifestyle, has a plea hearing scheduled for tomorrow...
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Staffer for Ward 1 Challenger Brianne Nadeau Needs a Place to Crash
Can you spare a couch to defeat Jim Graham? Ward 1 candidate Brianne Nadeau is ready to hire her first paid staffer. But first, she needs to find him a place to sleep. "We're very excited to be...
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Here Comes Your Graham
The way some people in Adams Morgan talk about Councilmember Jim Graham, he sounds more like the neighborhood heavy than Ward 1’s elected representative. He gets things done, one man says, but no one...
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Ex-Council Staffer Beverley Wheeler Enters the Ward 1 Race
LL wondered in yesterday's column whether candidates in Ward 1 could throw the race to incumbent councilmember Jim Graham, if he does decide to run. Right on cue, the race now has a third challenger....
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Post ed board criticizes councilmembers Vincent Orange and Jim Graham again over opposition to Marion Barry's censure. [Post] Petula Dvorak wishes Large Retailer Accountability Act backers talked more...
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Jim Graham Launches an Exploratory Committee
Jim Graham has represented Ward 1 on the D.C. Council since 1999. By now, you'd expect him to know who his constituencies are and aren't. Apparently, though, Graham needs more information. Graham...
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Potential Candidates Potpourri
If Vince Gray is ever going to divulge his campaign intentions at his bi-weekly press conference, it won't be today. Gray begged off the umpteenth question by saying he doesn't currently have any...
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Disclosure Not on the Menu at Council Turkey Giveaways
Jim Graham showed up at the LeDroit Park Apartments on Friday afternoon ready to hand out free turkeys to public housing residents. But first, he wanted to give a speech, and restless elements in the...
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Morning Links
Jim Graham, who still hasn't announced his Ward 1 re-election plans, heads to News Channel 8 at 10 a.m. for an announcement. [Twitter] Who are Vince Gray's voters? [Post] Gray: lack of voting rights...
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