Muriel Bowser

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) sits on stage and prepares before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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DC resident Muriel Martin, right, speaks with Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), center, before a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilwoman Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) speaks to reporters before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), right, greets people as she walks in the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), right, chats with her supporters during the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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D.C. City Council member Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 Democrat and mayoral candidate, joined the Fourth of July party on the Palisades parade route on MacArthur Boulevard. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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At the invitation of Muriel Bowser, chairman of the D.C. Council’s Committee on Government, Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan discusses Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s proposal to overhaul campaign finance on Tuesday with members of the panel. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Muriel Bowser (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Muriel Bowser (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (left) chats with Councilmembers Muriel Bowser (Ward 4, center) and Jack Evans (Ward 2, right) as they await the arrival of Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, for the 2012 State of the District Address at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser

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Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser has promised to deliver a comprehensive ethics reform bill for consideration by the end of the year. "I recognize the urgency we're dealing with. But I also recognize the need to follow our process," she said on Tuesday. (The Washington Times)

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"Ward 4!" yells D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser during the annual Palisades July Fourth parade in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)