DEBONIS: Chairman candidates keep debate away from Brown's debt

Go HERE to read full article. Last night's candidate forum was presented by the Congress Heights Community Association, the Anacostia Coordinating Council, the River East Emerging Leaders, and the Reentry Network for Returning Citizens.

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Last night, in the auditorium of the sparkling new St. Elizabeths Hospital, Democratic candidates for D.C. Council chairman talked about seniors, libraries, economic development, taxes, poverty and school cosmetology programs.



Also addressed, briefly, was the new front-burner issue in the campaign -- candidate Kwame Brown's large personal debts.


Dozens of audience members lined up to query the candidates, and moderator Jonetta Rose Barras exercised iron-fisted control of the proceedings. That left Brown, former council member Vincent Orange, State Board of Education member Dorothy Douglas and accountant Calvin Gurley just 30 seconds to answer most questions.

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