Marion S. Barry Jr., Former Mayor Of Washington, Dies At 78

By DAVID STOUT, New York Times: Obituaries
Sun, 11/23/2014 - 1:22am

Mr. Barry was a flamboyant and polarizing mayor of the nation’s capital who went to prison on cocaine charges, then recaptured City Hall in one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of American urban politics.

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