Faced with a $131 million budget shortfall, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty leapfrogged lawmakers and slashed agency spending on his own.
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Faced with a $131 million budget shortfall, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty leapfrogged lawmakers and slashed agency spending on his own.