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Mayor Vincent C. Gray stands quietly in the back during the invocation by Reverend Dexter Nutall, New Bethel Baptist Church, before delivering 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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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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Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray arrives to give his 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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Vincent C. Gray gave his State of the District address at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on Tuesday. He said he is working to earn back people's trust after a rocky year in 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray, in his State of the District address Tuesday, touted the District as a thriving "city of firsts" that is growing, attracting investors and saving for its future while it yearns to bring its neediest residents into the tent of prosperity. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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GAME OVER: In a letter to the D.C. Council, Mayor Vincent C. Gray supported repeal of iGaming and called for transparency in any rebid. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Lt. Robert Alvarado (right) of the D.C. Fire Department speaks to fellow firefighters before entering Mayor Vincent C. Gray's State of the District address Tuesday at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Firefighters made no overt political statements before the speech after many participated in a walkout Jan. 24 protesting department leadership issues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray delivers 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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Washington D.C. Fire Department Lt. Robert Alvarado talks to a group of firefighters as they prepare to attend Mayor Vincent C. Gray's 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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Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray delivers 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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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) and D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (right) head to vehicles outside the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) arrives with D.C. Council member David Catania (right) and other D.C. representatives at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (right) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (from left) and D.C. Council members David Catania, Michael A. Brown and Vincent Orange stand for the Pledge of Allegiance before advocating for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (second from left) and D.C. Council member Mary Cheh talk beside D.C. Vote Executive Director Ilir Zherka (right) at the New Hampshire Statehouse before delivering testimony to New Hampshire representatives to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) reviews his talking points with his legislative director, Janene Jackson (left), at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., before delivering testimony to New Hampshire representatives to advocate for D.C. statehood on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray looks at the long history of the New Hampshire Statehouse while there to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) arrives with D.C. Council members and D.C. citizens at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, to try to gain support for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)