Amid Rumors, Queries, Barry Soldiers On

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Amid Rumors, Queries, Barry Soldiers On
Comeback Bid Draws Support, Skepticism

By Yolanda Woodlee and Monte Reel
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, August 9, 2004; Page A01

First thing in the morning, commuters stepped off their buses and trudged toward the Anacostia Metro station. A thin man in a straw hat intercepted them, a politician angling for votes.

"You live in Ward 8? You 18?"

Some continued to trundle past that July morning, but one woman -- a 64-year-old named C. Kennedy -- saw something familiar in the man's face and gave voice to the double takes happening around her: "It's Marion Barry."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50603-2004Aug8.html

[soothsayer]

1. Bitch set him up. n/t