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Norton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance

At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The session on Wednesday was a fresh reminder of Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton’s frailty and limitations at a critical moment for her city.
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