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themoderatevoice.com - 9/5/2009

Prof. Marion Barry, Department of Chemistry

— themoderatevoice.com — Sonny already plugged Matt Labash’s great article about America’s most notorious mayor. I second that. The strangest... thing I learned about Barry was that he came within one year of finishing a PhD in chemistry. He was an Eagle Scout. He recited poems in church. He went to college, ... (more) Prof. Marion Barry, Department of Chemistry

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americasfuture.org - 9/5/2009

Conventional Folly » Matt Labash on Marion Barry

— americasfuture.org — Matt Labash on Marion Barry America’s greatest living treasure, a/k/a Matt Labash, has a 9,500 word profile... on Marion Barry this week. He had access to the Mayor For Life for several days; he went to church and IHOP and the Old Ebbit Grill with the ... (more) Conventional Folly » Matt Labash on Marion Barry

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OxBlog — ... The strangest thing I learned about Barry was that he came within one year of finishing a PhD in chemistry. He was an Eagle Scout. He recited poems in church. He went to college, and stopped one year short of getting his doctorate in chemistry, quitting to join the civil rights movement. "In chemistry, there's order," he says wistfully. "In politics, there's disorder. The rules change just about every other day."If only he had become a chemist instead. Cross-posted at Conventional Folly ...

Prof. Marion Barry, Department of Chemistry
The Moderate Voice — ... he came within one year of finishing a PhD in chemistry. He was an Eagle Scout. He recited poems in church. He went to college, and stopped one year short of getting his doctorate in chemistry, quitting to join the civil rights movement. “In chemistry, there’s order,” he says wistfully. “In politics, there’s disorder. The rules change just about every other day.” If only he had become a chemist instead. Cross-posted at Conventional Folly