At-large D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson was selected by his colleages Wednesday morning to take over as chairman of the body until a special election in November.

Several legislators noted the importance of showing unity in selecting their next leader after a tumultous week in which Kwame Brown resigned as chairman before being hit with a federal bank fraud charge and a campaign finance charge.

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