Mayor Kenney on Thursday endorsed state Sen. Dwight Evans in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah in the Democratic primary election. That news piled onto a tough week for the 11-term congressman, who is scheduled to start his federal trial on corruption charges six days after the April 26 primary. Fattah's latest campaign finance report, filed Sunday, showed that his legal bills continue to chew through his meager funds. And his son, Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr., was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison in a bank fraud case unrelated to his father's legal troubles. Kenney said he has a friendly relationship with Fattah and hopes the federal case "turns out well for him." Kenney,...
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