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Kwame R. Brown’s political career Among the challenges the former D.C. Council chairman has faced: a backlash over a taxpayer-funded SUV, slumping poll numbers and, now, charges of bank fraud amid a long-running corruption investigation.
June 8, 2012
Former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown becomes emotional as he address the media after appearing in U.S. federal court in Washington for a plea agreement hearing. Brown is facing federal charges of bank fraud.
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June 8, 2012
Kwame Brown, followed by his attorney Frederick D. Cooke Jr., leaves federal court in Washington after pleading guilty to bank fraud.
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Kwame Brown leaves the court house in preparation to address the media after appearing in U.S. federal court in Washington.
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June 6, 2012
Reporters listen at D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown's door, waiting for developments after he was charged with bank fraud.
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June 6, 2012
Kwame R. Brown leaves his office and walks into a gauntlet of news reporters after he was charged with bank fraud.
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June 6, 2012
Kwame R. Brown wades into a crowd of news reporters asking for his response to bank fraud charges filed against him.
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July 20, 2011
In his most extensive interview since controversies began chipping away at his popularity and renewed doubts about his ability to lead, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) had dismissed suggestions that the troubles have taken a toll.
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July 20, 2011
As D.C. Council chairman, Kwame R. Brown (D) insisted he be interviewed while his senior staff — most of whom are in their 30s — sat next to him, because he said they embodied his fast-paced leadership style.
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July 20, 2011
“I understand what game this is,” said D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D), referring to what he calls life in the “fishbowl” at the John A. Wilson Building. “But you can’t complain about something you signed up for.” Instead, just as his father taught him, Brown is out to prove he’s not one to get knocked down easily.
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July 20, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) has put up posters of Muhammad Ali as well as other memorabilia in his office. As a young boy, Brown became obsessed with the boxer, known to almost always get up after a knockdown. Brown strikes an Ali pose.
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July 20, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) works on a Rubik's Cube in his office. He completed the puzzle in less than two minutes.
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July 20, 2011
Resisting opportunities to stray from talking points, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) spoke of his role in tackling the city’s challenges.
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June 16, 2011
D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), left, and D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) greet Kaya Henderson, the then-acting chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, after her confirmation hearing.
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Jan. 4, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) listens to fellow council members during the opening session on Jan. 4. Brown’s popularity has plummeted — partly because of the SUV controversy — since he won 55 percent of the vote in the September 2010 Democratic primary.
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) talks with Jim Dyke Jr., left, and Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) after the opening session.
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Jan. 4, 2011
From left, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) and Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) laugh on inauguration day.
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Jan. 2, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) and Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) embrace onstage after the council was sworn into office during inauguration day ceremonies. Brown said he’s confident that the coalition that elected him will continue to stand behind him. “You can’t derail the will of the people,” Brown said.
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June 30, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D), right, walks out of the Fruit Bat bar with Julia Christian, then executive director of the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, as they take a tour of participating vendors while H Street celebrates completion of construction with an Art Walk including a yarn bombing.
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May 12, 2011
The House Committee on Oversight and Government D.C. subcommittee heard testimony from Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D), left, and D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D), on the District's fiscal 2012 budget.
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April, 11, 2011
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and members of the D.C. Council are arrested in a civil disobedience during a rally in front of the Hart Senate office building. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) is handcuffed as Gray and Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), with fist raised, watch from the street.
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Jan. 20, 2011
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D), right, seated in the front row during the service of tribute for William Lockridge at the Temple of Praise in the District.
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Sept. 14, 2010
Kwame R. Brown (D), running for the D.C. Council chairmanship, votes at the Washington Seniors Wellness Center in Southeast Washington. He and his family greeted supports throughout Ward 7. From left to right, Lauren Brown, 9, and Kwame R. Brown and his son Kwame II, 11.
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July 17, 2010
Kwane Brown, center, a Democratic candidate for D.C. Council chairmanship, takes notes as he listens to Brendan Quinn, right. Brown and Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) talked with voters along Military Road NW.
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June 26, 2009
Then D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown talks with Okeyia Clayton, center, and her classmates from the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys as they attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Eastern Market.
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Feb. 26, 2007
From left: Greater Washington Urban League President Maudine R. Cooper; D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown (D), then chairman of the Committee on Economic Development; Victor Selman, interim director for the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development; and Earl Jenkins, president of Beechwood LLC; and first-time home buyer Shelvee Brown.
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Jan. 2, 2005
Newly sworn-in D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown (D), right, joins hands with Council Chairman Linda Cropp, center, and Council member Jack Evans (far right) as all the council members and judges stand in prayer at the end of the "Oaths of Office" program.
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Feb. 7, 2006
D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown (D), left, chats with City Administrator Robert Bobb outside the Council chambers at the Wilson Building.
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Sept. 1, 2004
At-large D.C. Council candidate Kwame R. Brown (D), second from right, gets well wishes from election committee chairman Rick Lee, right, at a campaign fundraiser. Seated in the foreground are the Rev. Ezra Naughton, far left, of the Church of the Holy Communion and his wife, Laverne.
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Aug. 31, 2004
At-large D.C. Council candidate Kwame R. Brown (D), right, gets well wishes from Jill Ransome as he campaigns at the Eastern Market Metro stop.
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Sept. 14, 2004
Holding his daughter Laurn, then 3, Kwame R. Brown, with his wife, Marcia, and son, Kwame II, arrive to Phish Tea Cafe after the Democrat won an at-large seat on the D.C. Council.
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Sept. 16, 2003
Kwame R. Brown, a longtime friend of D.C. Council member Adrian Fenty, complains of the delay in emergency response after Fenty collapsed during an outdoor event at the National City Christian Church.
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