Subject: Afternoon Buzz: House Republicans take unprecedented step to upend local D.C. law
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Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 16:00:24 -0400 (EDT)

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AFTERNOON BUZZ
 
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HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAKE UNPRECEDENTED STEP TO UPEND LOCAL D.C. LAW
Measures would prevent D.C. from declaring fiscal independence from Congress
By Aaron C. Davis
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‘INVISCATE,’ ‘CONESTOGA’ GET TWO CONTESTANTS TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE SPELLING BEE
Others lose with “chanoyu,” “alpargata” and “catadromous.”
By Ian Shapira
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MCAULIFFE LAWYER: INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOTHING ON HIM
Federal authorities are investigating a potential violation of a statute dealing with foreign lobbying
By Jenna Portnoy
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MEMORIAL DAY FORECAST STILL IFFY AS WE MONITOR RAIN AND SMALL TROPICAL STORM RISK
Showers are possible, especially Monday, but it may not be a washout.
By Jason Samenow
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SHE WAS PROMISED FREE COLLEGE, BUT LIFE GOT IN THE WAY. TWO DECADES LATER, SHE’S A GRADUATE.
Caring for her crack-addicted mom derailed Martece Yates’s college dreams. At nearly 40, she has now earned her degree.
By Perry Stein
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SOME TIPS FOR YOUR SHORT TRIPS ON THE LONG MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Outbound highways will be jammed, but the capital area also will draw a crowd.
By Robert Thomson
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VA. GOV. TERRY MCAULIFFE ISSUES METRO SAFETY OVERSIGHT DIRECTIVE
The order is a first step toward creating a new commission with Maryland and the District.
By Jenna Portnoy
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FIRE DAMAGES TWO ROWHOUSES IN SHAW, DISPLACES 11 PEOPLE
Officials say the fire, which was determined accidental, caused $750,000 in damage.
By Peter Hermann
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D.C. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES STUDENT-DEBT-RELIEF COMPANY CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A FEDERAL REGULATOR
District Attorney General Karl A. Racine is suing a Florida-based debt relief company and its owners for misleading area residents about student loan relief and illegally charging hundreds of dollars for their services.
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
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ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL AGREES TO A WATERED-DOWN ETHICS CODE
No penalties, no commissions; the measure is “aspirational in nature.”
By Patricia Sullivan
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