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Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters

Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters | Washington Examiner

Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters




By: Freeman Klopott

Examiner Staff Writer



September 24, 2010














D.C. Council Chairman Vince Gray's mayoral campaign is
expected to release a schedule this week of town hall meetings designed
to unify the District's racially divided electorate. But the uncertainty
surrounding the future of D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee might
make it difficult for Gray to assuage the fear of many white, affluent
voters that his election means school reform will be dialed back.



During a news conference following his first meeting with Rhee as the
city's presumptive next mayor, Gray made it clear he won't make any
decisions on Rhee's future until after the November general election. As
he rolls out his town hall schedule that will bring him to each of the
city's eight wards, Gray will also be



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