...  Barry's eulogy to pay homage to a different side But Barry didn't fall for it. “They were trying to get Barry to take kickbacks, but anybody who knew Marion knew he wasn't in it for the money,” Smith said. “But they couldn't find anything on Marion, so they ended up doing the drug thing.” Cox … Read more on Washington Post Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies A lot of people will tell you, now, I got my first job through Marion Barry's summer job program. And that was the way he endeared himself to the public, despite his occasional flamboyant excesses. VIGELAND: Well, in later years, his problems with drug … Read more on NPR Read ...