(Washington Post) — Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and his leading opponent in the mayoral race, Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray, discussed unemployment, public safety and schools during a debate at the Newseum on Wednesday afternoon.
Fenty repeatedly pointed to his administration’s record on education, reducing the homicide rate and having safer streets. For his part, Gray hit the mayor on city contracts awarded to firms with ties to Fenty and what he called the administration’s disregard for high unemployment in wards 7 and 8.