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I've known Marion Barry for more than 30 years. I also covered his many adventures for more than a decade.

At 73, he is not the strong,charismatic figure who once moved across the national scene at a time when American politics was opening up to diversity.

The womanizing, the substance abuse, the chronic tax problems, prison time... I can't imagine that being the way I would want to be remembered.

Barry is not a rich man. He still needs to earn a salary at an age when most of us hope to be kicking back and retired.

He once told me proudly, " No one can say I ever stole a dime." But , I think there comes a time when you want to try to live in ways that keep law enforcement out of your life.

Some very good lawyers will work to resolve these latest issues for Mr. Barry. Maybe he won't have problems with his probation-- he is under supervision until 2011.

He is a public figure with problems. I've heard the expression "everyone loves a bad boy." WHY?