Marion Barry has finally been forced to face some consequences for some of the many misdeeds he’s been accused of over the last 30 years. The D.C. Council has voted to censure Barry (D-Ward 8) and refer possible public corruption charges against him to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Those findings were presented last week in a report prepared by independent attorney Robert Bennett. Twelve Council members voted Tuesday to formally censure Barry, as well…

We’ve been busy since yesterday reading through the full 107-page report, prepared by Special Counsel Robert Bennett, on the findings of his investigation into alleged ethics violations by D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8). While you’ve already read the gist of the report’s biggest revelations, there’s plenty more material in there that shouldn’t go unmentioned. So we’ve excerpted some of the most revealing passages below: Page 12: “Mr. Barry’s Narcotics Anonymous sponsor received…

Photo by Kyle Gustafson / photokyle.com You’ve read the stories and maybe even read the report detailing how D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) has repeatedly misused city money by doling it out to his personal friends and associates. That included his former girlfriend, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt, from whom he allegedly then asked for kickbacks. You may have already made up your mind about Barry’s guilt. But give the man a chance to defend…

We finally got the full report, all 107 pages of it. Guess what we’ll be reading tonight! Enjoy. Bennett Report…

If you weren’t tuned in to Channel 13 this morning, you missed an extraordinary presentation by former Skadden attorney Robert Bennett on his findings from the ethics investigation into Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry. Bennett, alongside his associate, Amy Sabrin, today laid out in great detail how they found Barry had repeatedly violated ethics laws when he funneled city money to his personal friends and associates, including his former girlfriend, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt….

Good stuff from WaPo’s Tim Craig on the ongoing bickering between At-large D.C. Council member David Catania and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry. The two men have never been the best of friends, but they’ve been particularly at odds since the recent revelations that Barry may have improperly directed earmarks to several non-profits that appear to have been created by and under the control of the Ward 8 council member’s office. Barry has…

The Washington Post has a fantastic story on today’s front page accusing Sen. Mary Landrieu (D.-La.), in her role as chairwoman of the Senate’s D.C. appropriations subcommittee up until earlier this year, of forcing an unproven reading program on the District’s kindergarten and first grade classrooms in exchange for $80,000 in donations from the company that designed it. It’s a long story, but it’s worth reading all the way through. On the surface, it tells…