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| | Anthony A. Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | As a result of the dodgy petitions, Williams was fined $277,700 by the [District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics][1] and was kicked off the ballot, forcing him to run as a write-in candidate. |
 | | Williams was instrumental in arranging a deal to move the financially ailing Montréal Expos, a Major League Baseball team, to Washington, D.C. Although he faced opposition from much of the D.C. City Council, Wiliams eventually prevailed—and in late December 2004, the Council approved by one vote a financing plan for a new stadium. |
 | | Williams led the city into a fiscal recovery, which made him a popular figure; having been "drafted" by popular support, he was elected mayor in 1998, despite not having held any elected office since sitting on the New Haven, Connecticut city council when a student at Yale University. |
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