Word: councilmanic
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...former Washington mayor, who left office in disgrace and spent six months in jail after being caught on video smoking crack, is back. The newly elected city councilman boycotted last week's Inaugural because the Federal Government made the city of Washington pay part of the security costs. Earlier, TIME's Perry Bacon Jr. spoke with Marion Barry about his improbable comeback...
...that his comeback is about feeding an epic ego and replenishing his bank account on the $92,500 salary city council members are paid. But after winning 58% of the votes in a September Democratic primary that included seven candidates, including the incumbent, Barry just finished his fourth week councilman representing Anacostia, one of DC?s poorest areas...
...chosen one was Cory Booker, then a Newark, N.J., city councilman. He ultimately lost a close race against Mayor Sharpe James after Booker was accused of not being "black enough." At the Democratic Convention this summer, Booker walked into the hall and encountered a group of admirers. "One of them said I should be Vice President. I said I thought that might be going a little too far." One woman took out her camera and asked, "Could I take your picture, Mr. Obama?" Booker laughs as he tells the story. "I said, 'Ma'am, there's more than one sexy...
...fairer sex have opted for more. Only this new sort of cleavage is far less to Dartboard’s liking. It’s so evil a town in Louisiana is near to passing a law against it. Dartboard rallies behind men from this town like Westwego City Councilman Glenn Green, who said simply, “I don’t relish seeing the beginning of the crease of people’s buttocks.” Neither does Dartboard, dammit...
DIED. JAMES E. DAVIS, 41, New York City councilman from Brooklyn; after being shot by Othniel Askew, 31, an opponent Davis had brought into the building as his guest; in New York City. Having fended off a challenge from the political novice, Davis escorted Askew into City Hall without going through metal detectors. On the balcony overlooking the council chamber, Askew pulled out a gun and shot Davis in front of onlookers, then was shot to death by a security officer...