Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Ben Jealous, former NAACP president, considering run for U.S. Senate
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Ben Jealous, former NAACP president, considering run for U.S. Senate <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY9qA0b32>
Jenna Johnson
Benjamin Jealous, the former president of the NAACP, has told friends and supporters in Maryland that he is thinking about running for the U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will vacate in 2016, according to two people with knowledge of these conversations.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY9qA0b32> 

College president: Can small private schools like Sweet Briar survive? <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY95A059e>
Susan Svrluga
Earlier this week, the president of Sweet Briar College, James Jones, Jr., told the campus community that the board of directors had unanimously voted to close the school because of financial challenges. The news, which shocked faculty, students, parents and alumnae — many of whom have pledged to fight the decision — is also rippling through the world of higher education.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY95A059e> 

Icy road conditions, bitter cold temperatures in wake of storm <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-IAdb01>
Dana Hedgpeth, Patricia Sullivan
By lunchtime Friday, some snow from the Washington area’s biggest storm of the winter had started to melt — okay, not a ton, but some — after a rough morning commute marked by crashes and delays caused by icy patches on roads and sidewalks, authorities said. Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-IAdb01> 

Survey: How can we improve our forecasts? <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-XA1d84>
A. Camden Walker
We considered a few things when trying to come up with a survey you (and we) would find useful. Thanks for any time you can spend giving us feedback! We want to hear what you think! [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-XA1d84> 

With campus science buildings, size matters <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-mAf4e9>
Nick Anderson
The new science and engineering hall at George Washington University, which formally opened Wednesday, is the largest of its kind among universities in the nation’s capital.The building, with 500,000 square feet, is meant to help GWU’s push to grow as a research university. In these ventures, size matters. Laboratories and high-tech equipment require major amounts of space.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-mAf4e9> 

Traffic, transit tips for the weekend <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-1A00d2>
Robert Thomson
Following Friday’s cold, the Capital Weather Gang sees a warming trend for this weekend, which will help the roads, sidewalks and trails, and make it easier for people to get their cars cleared off.There’s no major road work to impede travel once the snow crews finish their work. Transit schedules are getting back to normal, and the main issue for travelers will be Metro’s weekend rebuilding program.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY-1A00d2> 

‘Unfinished Business,’ ‘ The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ and other new movies, reviewed <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY_EA6b9f>
Macy Freeman
In this week’s new releases, Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson star in “Unfinished Business,” a comedy about a businessman struggling to launch his start-up, and Maggie Smith shines in “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.”Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY_EA6b9f> 

10 soups that aren’t pho or chicken noodle to help you get through our forever winter <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY_TAa139>
Maura Judkis
I mean, just look outside. You need this.Hangover Soup at BulYou don't have to be recovering from an all-night bender to enjoy this soup. Its restorative effects aren't just a salve for overworked livers: Hangover soup is a soothing, fragrant balm for anything that ails you. Well, assuming you like fish cakes, that is. The soup is studded with them, and they're a funky flavor that not everyone immediately takes to. But if you do, this clear broth and its subtle pleasures will go down well with some sake -- in which case, think of it as a preventative measure.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cv3c.40xl/VPoC4sPo0mrBPY_TAa139> 

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