Politics

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File-This Dec. 2, 2013. file photo shows Washington Mayor Vincent Gray speaking with reporters after filing paperwork to run for a second term at the Board of Elections in Washington. Gray often calls the District of Columbia "the envy of the nation" for its robust economy and fast-growing population, but some say the local government he leads — plagued by corruption, pay-to-pay politics and disengaged voters — is a stain on the city's progress. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)