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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) speaks with his legislative director, Janene Jackson, aboard an early-morning flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport outside Baltimore on his way to Concord, N.H., to try to gain support from New Hampshire legislators for D.C. statehood on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray boards an early-morning flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, on his way to New Hampshire to try to gain support from the state's legislators for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "[The activists] should find out what the problem is first. If they're ousted from office, you may just pass the problem on to the new person." Derrick Williams, 27, Capitol Hill, sales

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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "I don't know much about it, but if it's founded, sure." Brad Wells, 27, Capitol Hill, consultant

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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "I don't necessarily like the direction Gray has led the city, but the alleged incidents that are the basis of the recall don't justify his being thrown out of office mid-term." John Jameson, age not given, Capitol Hill, consultant

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Washington DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray arrives for a joint press conference with Washington DC Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, to announce a drop in the number of homicides and a plan to improve police services, in Washington DC, Friday, December 30, 2011. As of December 30, 2011 there have been 108 murders in the District, putting the nation's capital on pace to have it's lowest number of homicides in nearly 50 years. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray faces a recall attempt initiated by a D.C. resident who says he is ready to hit the pavement. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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District Mayor Vincent C. Gray said "opinions always matter" and "we take them seriously," but he is proud of accomplishments such as the fiscal year 2012 budget and sustainability efforts that will stretch into the new year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A man checks out some of the District's new dump trucks on Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday. Mayor Vincent C. Gray displayed some of the new equipment to help the city deal with snowstorms this winter. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray offers remarks Thursday as he introduces Brenda Donald as his choice to lead the District's Child and Family Services Agency. It will be her second stint at the helm of the agency, which she headed in 2004 and 2005. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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"I don't have any reservation in saying at this stage that the District of Columbia is an absolute leader in early-childhood education," D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday that he has not been summoned to appear before a grand jury investigating allegations of corruption in his mayoral campaign. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton walks with Harry E. Johnson, president/CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation (center), and D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, at the King memorial on the Mall. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray (BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Harry E. Johnson (center), president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, gives D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton a tour of the memorial Wednesday in anticipation of its dedication at the end of August. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray, as chairman of the D.C. Council, in December 2008 was involved in initially blocking approval of a contract award to a company to run the D.C. Lottery. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)