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<channel><title><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Mayor's Race 2006]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2006/02/15/LI2006021501232.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><description><![CDATA[Ongoing coverage of the 2006 mayoral race in Washington, D.C.  News about the candidates running for mayor in the District of Columbia.]]></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com?nav=rss</link><url>http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif </url></image>
<item><title><![CDATA[ 2 Advocates for Poor Picked for Top Legal Posts ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901876.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901876.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty (D) yesterday named a pair of lawyers with broad backgrounds in social justice to become the District's top legal representatives. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura  and Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty, Gray Move Quickly to Make an Impact ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802315.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802315.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty said yesterday that he will use his seven-week transition to host town hall meetings in every ward, conduct a sweeping performance review of city government agencies and put his imprint on the city's fiscal 2008 budget. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura and Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bobb, Laying Out Bold Plan, Says He Will Fight a Mayoral Takeover ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802311.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802311.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ One day after his election as president of the D.C. Board of Education, former city administrator Robert C. Bobb yesterday outlined an aggressive plan for boosting student achievement and indicated he will strongly oppose a possible effort by Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty to seize control of the schools. ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Democrats Change Leaders ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110800920.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110800920.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The D.C. Democratic State Committee elected Anita Bonds , head of the Ward 5 Democrats, as its chairman last week. She will replace Wanda Lockridge of Ward 8.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111818529" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111818529" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Yolanda Woodlee and Elissa Silverman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Trounces Foes in Mayoral Race ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701826.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701826.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Adrian M. Fenty, who inspired hope that he could fix the failing D.C. school system and resolve the divide between wealth and poverty, was overwhelmingly elected last night as the District's fifth mayor. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bobb Is Chosen to Lead as Schools Face an Uncertain Future ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701810.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701810.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former D.C. administrator Robert C. Bobb won a heated battle last night for school board president, a position that will be at the center of a debate over Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty's likely attempt to turn the board into an advisory panel. ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes and Theola Labbe</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Three Newcomers to Join Board; More Changes Ahead ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701552.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701552.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Democratic candidates won six D.C. Council races yesterday, and independent David A. Catania, a popular incumbent, retained an at-large council seat. ]]></description><author>Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Is Elected City's Fifth Mayor ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701751.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701751.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:02:01 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Adrian M. Fenty, who inspired hope that he could fix the failing D.C. school system and resolve the divide between wealth and poverty, was overwhelmingly elected tonight as the District's fifth mayor.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111818831" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111818831" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Vows 'Aggressive' Transition If Elected ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601056.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601056.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Adrian M. Fenty promised yesterday to pursue the "most aggressive" mayoral transition agenda in the history of the District government, assuming the Democratic nominee wins today's general election as widely expected. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Power Elite Lean on Congress to Approve Bill ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601052.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601052.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A prominent group of D.C. politicians and business leaders is making a new push for approval this year of a bipartisan bill in Congress that would give District residents full voting rights in  the House for the first time. ]]></description><author>Yolanda Woodlee  and Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Some Democrats Cross Party Lines Over Development ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301710.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301710.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Some members of the Democratic Party are trying to influence future neighborhood development by backing the Republican candidate over Democrat Mary M. Cheh in Tuesday's election for the Ward 3 D.C. Council seat. ]]></description><author>Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Council's Ward 6 Race Marked by Spirited Campaigning ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300002.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300002.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A hard-fought partisan battle for control of Capitol Hill is taking place this month. It's over the Ward 6 seat on the D.C. Council.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111819036" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111819036" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Elissa Silverman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Candidate Who Aims to Build Faith in D.C. Schools ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300010.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300010.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Laurent Ross lived every parent's nightmare nine years ago when his second son, David, a junior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, was sick with a rare muscle cancer. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb?</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Offers Inkling of Plan For Schools ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103562.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103562.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty gave a hint of his school takeover plan yesterday, saying high-performing public schools would get more autonomy and failing schools could be closed and reopened with new staffs and extra resources. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb? and David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ D.C. Police Chief Keeps 'Options Open' ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103561.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103561.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey said last night that he is exploring other professional options in case the District's new mayor does not want to keep him as the city's top cop. ]]></description><author>Allison Klein</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Schools Race Highlights City's Gaps ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103560.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103560.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ To understand a prominent theme in today's school board race east of the Anacostia River, go back almost four decades to a time when everything was black and white.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111819328" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111819328" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty, Bobb Get Head Start ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101413.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101413.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It was sort of a candidates' forum -- a private one, that is -- between Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty and candidate for school board president Robert C. Bobb. ]]></description><author>Yolanda Woodlee and Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Residents Give Possible Schools Takeover Mixed Marks ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101607.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101607.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If Democratic nominee Adrian M. Fenty is elected mayor of Washington -- and there is a strong probability that he will -- he has indicated that he might eliminate the elected school board and turn it into an advisory panel. ]]></description><author>Keith L. Alexander</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ GOP Feeling Good About District Slate ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101415.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101415.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The D.C. Republican Committee is calling this year's slate of candidates for the District general election the strongest ever. ]]></description><author>Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Statehood Greens Hope To Fill Void ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101414.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101414.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ They make up just 1.3 percent of registered voters in the District, so D.C. Statehood Green Party members say they know they face an uphill battle in winning local elections.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820236" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820236" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Elissa Silverman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ D.C. Mayor Seeks Raise  For Successor ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110100374.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110100374.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mayor Anthony A. Williams urged the D.C. Council yesterday to approve emergency legislation to boost the salary of his successor to $200,000 a year. ]]></description><author>Elissa Silverman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty's Fundraising Continuing Apace ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110100430.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110100430.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty has received $414,000 in contributions in the past three weeks, almost doubling his campaign account to $812,000 for a general election in which he is essentially assured of victory. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura and Yolanda Woodlee</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Seeking 'Fresh Breath of Air' for D.C. Schools ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/31/AR2006103100002.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/31/AR2006103100002.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ One in a series of profiles of candidates for president of the D.C. Board of Education ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ For Catania, Mellowing  With Age, Incumbency ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801285.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801285.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Looking back over his nine years as an at-large member of the D.C. Council, David A. Catania has a small apology.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820523" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820523" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Elissa Silverman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Board 'Inclined' to Relinquish Monitoring Role ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800872.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800872.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The D.C. Board of Education is considering giving up authority over charter schools and transferring oversight of the 18 public charter schools it  monitors, according to key members of the panel. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb?  and V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Online, Fenty Solicits Thoughts on Policies ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601608.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601608.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 -- Adrian M. Fenty's quest to become D.C. mayor has taken him door-to-door, city-to-city and now computer-to-computer in a series of blogs he has created to gather public input as he prepares for his likely administration. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ District 3 Offers Candidates Myriad Challenges ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601625.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601625.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Terri Anomnachi is the mother of four and president of the PTA at Lucy Diggs Slowe Elementary School in Northeast Washington, where her two youngest children are enrolled. Her two oldest children also went there, but when they approached middle school age, Anomnachi decided to send them to a charter school, rather than Bertie Backus Middle School. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb?</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty, L.A. Leader Discuss School Takeover ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501864.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501864.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 -- D.C. Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty continued his barnstorming tour of major cities Wednesday to gather ideas for a likely administration, meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa to kick off a three-day California visit.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820740" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820740" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Candidates Disagree on How to Fix Ailing Schools ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301472.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301472.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Four candidates running to represent Wards 5 and 6 on the D.C. Board of Education agreed last night that schoolchildren have been ill-served by city public schools, but they outlined varying approaches to fixing the problems. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb?</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Spokesman-Strategist Is Fired as Election Day Nears ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301116.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301116.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty fired his chief spokesman yesterday, shocking staff members and shaking up his campaign two weeks before the general election. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Experience Could Help or Hurt Graham ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301117.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301117.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Board of Education Vice President Carolyn N. Graham's bid to become the board's president comes down to convincing voters that her experience on the board means she understands school system issues but is not part of the problem. ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ D.C. School Board Member May Abandon Campaign ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102001789.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102001789.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Board of Education Vice President Carolyn N. Graham, a candidate for school board president, said yesterday that she may quit her campaign because a disputed memorandum links her to a scandal involving charter school funds.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820959" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111820959" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes  and Theola Labb?</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dave Kranich Fighting The Fenty Juggernaut ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901648.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901648.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dave Kranich is a salesman. And he's pretty good at it. ]]></description><author>Nikita Stewart</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Stadium Garages Proposal Rejected ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801350.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801350.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The D.C. Council narrowly rejected a proposal yesterday to build aboveground garages near a new baseball stadium under construction on the Anacostia waterfront, leaving city officials without a plan to provide parking for the Washington Nationals when the ballpark opens in 2008. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty's $3 Million Tops City's Costliest Mayoral Primary ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800639.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800639.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the District's most expensive mayoral primary, Democratic nominee Adrian M. Fenty raised an unprecedented $3 million, nearly $350,000 more than his closest opponent, D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp. ]]></description><author>Yolanda Woodlee</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Kwame Jackson Promotes Fenty ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800581.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800581.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Adrian M. Fenty has the masses. Now he has the glitterati.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111821244" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111821244" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>David Nakamura  and V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Promotes Aboveground Parking To End Fight Over New D.C. Stadium ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101701641.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101701641.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ D.C. Democratic mayoral nominee Adrian M. Fenty is pushing a plan that he said would resolve a long-standing dispute with the Washington Nationals by building two aboveground parking garages near the new baseball stadium in time for Opening Day 2008. ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bobb Touts Skills, 'Sense Of Urgency' ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101700008.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101700008.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ At the Potomac Avenue Metro one morning last week, Robert C. Bobb, a candidate for D.C. Board of Education president, looked for voters willing to talk about education. Dozens of people whizzed by, but Sheila Savage marched up to the 61-year-old Louisiana native and fired off questions. ]]></description><author>Theola Labb?</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Candidates Weigh In on System's Future ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101700004.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101700004.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Eight D.C. Board of Education candidates faced off last night at a community forum on school reform, charter schools, the federally funded voucher program and other issues challenging an already troubled school system. ]]></description><author>V. Dion Haynes</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fenty Gets School Reform Tips From Bloomberg ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601236.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601236.html?nav=rss_metro/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- Adrian M. Fenty isn't the District's mayor yet, but Monday he got a taste of what it might be like, sharing breakfast at an uptown deli with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, then riding the subway with him to City Hall for one of the duties of a chief executive: the news conference.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111821510" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=459111821510" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>David Nakamura</author></item>
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