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The chance of a major winter storm in Washington on Sunday and Monday has markedly decreased; Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to tax and fraud charges in Virginia court


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The giant company that could: How Dominion turned scorn into a big payday <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/2018/02/28/14773b9e-1730-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html?utm_term=.a3d62f7afcb0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Virginia legislators were fired up to resist, but savvy utility is poised for major political victory

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The chance of a major winter storm in Washington on Sunday and Monday has markedly decreased <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/08/the-chance-of-a-major-winter-storm-in-washington-sunday-and-monday-has-markedly-decreased/?utm_term=.0f324a0698b9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

But the possibility is not completely dead.

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Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to tax and fraud charges in Virginia court <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-set-to-make-first-appearance-in-virginia-court/2018/03/07/237f9ace-1cca-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?utm_term=.55378a1c9983&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The former Trump campaign manager faces charges brought by the special counsel.

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D.C. attorney wrote Hollywood’s ‘inclusion rider.’ But she fights for women at Walmart, chicken plants and hospitals, too. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-wrote-hollywoods-inclusion-rider-but-she-fights-for-women-at-walmart-chicken-plants-and-hospitals-too/2018/03/07/bafeaa5c-215c-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html?utm_term=.399a3c5c03aa&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Kalpana Kotagal’s legal work got a shout-out from Frances McDormand on Oscars night. But most of her clients aren’t glamorous, and neither are their workplaces.

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Va. filmmaker was stabbed on a dark Istanbul street. Was he set up by a murderous dictator or did he stage it like a Hollywood thriller? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/this-filmmaker-was-stabbed-on-a-dark-istanbul-street-was-he-set-up-by-a-murderous-dictator-or-did-he-stage-it-like-a-hollywood-thriller/2018/03/07/9539f8ec-053e-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html?utm_term=.297effea93c0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The attack came as Virginia director Muhammad Bayazid was working to make a movie about a notorious Syrian prison. But his account has come into question.

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U.S. House member still feels ‘exposed, stripped’ by ex-aides’ cyberstalking crimes, release of nude photos <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/us-house-member-still-feels-exposed-stripped-by-ex-aides-cyberstalking-crimes/2018/03/08/c2b981c6-22e8-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html?utm_term=.f007994b12a5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

First of two staffers to Virgin Islands’ representative sentenced in release of explicit images

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MLB has never had a female general manager. This U-Va. grad is on track to be its first. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/03/08/mlb-has-never-had-a-female-general-manager-haley-alvarez-is-on-track-to-be-its-first/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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Ex-Justice Dept. lawyer caught in ‘most serious’ internal corruption case in recent memory <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ex-justice-dept-lawyer-caught-in-most-serious-internal-corruption-case-in-recent-memory/2018/03/08/560071e2-2262-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

In new details, former fraud prosecutor admits stealing dozens of secret lawsuits to sell to companies under investigation.

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12 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/08/11-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.f310766d9811&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade fills Constitution Avenue with marching bands, floats and Irish dancers on Sunday afternoon.

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DHS official jailed over Va. domestic violence case says he handles ‘high volume’ of classified information <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dhs-official-jailed-over-domestic-violence-case-says-he-handles-high-volume-of-classified-information/2018/03/07/a0171e34-2221-11e8-86f6-54bfff693d2b_story.html?utm_term=.933d779d7b77&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A senior intelligence briefer is under a restraining order and barred from a Coast Guard base after a 2016 domestic abuse case.

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With urging from Montgomery Co. officials, Metro preps to ramp up Shady Grove service in early 2019 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/03/08/with-urging-from-montgomery-co-officials-metro-preps-to-ramp-up-shady-grove-service-in-early-2019/?utm_term=.41b7b52735ae&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Metro will seek input from the public on whether to add trains to provide more peak-period service from Grosvenor-Strathmore to Shady Grove. Montgomery County officials say they wish it had happened sooner.

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At impasse over Medicaid, Virginia’s legislature to miss budget deadline <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/at-impasse-over-medicaid-virginias-legislature-to-miss-budget-deadline/2018/03/08/b705f720-22ec-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.4381b9107dcf&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The General Assembly will have to go into overtime or call a special session.

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‘I don’t want to be shot and killed at my school’: Students’ voices dominate at gun-control forum <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/i-dont-want-to-be-shot-and-killed-at-my-school-students-voices-dominate-at-gun-control-forum/2018/03/08/51efeb2a-2265-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.fba769c87d29&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Inside a packed high school auditorium, children and teenagers lined up to voice their fears and call for solutions.

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A short guide to D.C. Public Schools scandals <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/a-short-guide-to-dc-public-schools-scandals/2018/03/08/c40e2c4e-2170-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.589af631a5af&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The District’s education system is undergoing its worst crisis in at least a decade.

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