Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Blackwater guards to be sentenced in Iraq shootings of 31 unarmed civilians
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:53:28 -0400 (EDT)

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BLACKWATER GUARDS TO BE SENTENCED IN IRAQ SHOOTINGS OF 31 UNARMED CIVILIANS 
Spencer S. Hsu
Sentencing was underway Monday for four Blackwater Worldwide guards convicted in the 2007 shooting that killed 14 unarmed Iraqis and injured others in a Baghdad traffic circle.Paul A. Slough of Keller, Tex.; Evan S. Liberty of Rochester, N.H.; and Dustin L. Heard of Knoxville, Tenn., were found guilty by a District federal jury in October of multiple counts of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in the Sept. 16, 2007, incident at Baghdad’s Nisour Square.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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D.C. COUNCIL RAISES ALARMS OVER MAYOR BOWSER’S BUDGET 
Aaron C. Davis
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is facing tough questions from the D.C. Council over her $12.9-billion spending plan.Bowser on Monday morning began presenting her budget to the council, including her administration’s plans to increase funding for new homeless shelters and affordable housing.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN ENDORSES DONNA EDWARDS IN MD. SENATE PRIMARY 
Rachel Weiner
Carol Moseley Braun, the first and only African-American woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, has endorsed Rep. Donna Edwards in Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary. In a statement, the former senator described Edwards as “a trailblazing fighter” with “extraordinary voice and talent.” Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FAIRFAX TEACHER HONORED WITH AGNES MEYER AWARD INSPIRED BY ‘WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE’ 
T. Rees Shapiro
Kimberly Scott’s life and career as a teacher in Fairfax County, honored this week with an Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award, was shaped by a chance meeting more than 25 years ago. Scott grew up in Jefferson City, Mo., where her father served as pastor of the Church of Nazarene. One day she spotted a handsome man with blue eyes and chestnut hair who was attending a service. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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ANNE ARUNDEL POLICE SAY MAN KILLED WIFE INSIDE DUNKIN’ DONUTS IN HANOVER 
Dana Hedgpeth, Julie Zauzmer
Police in Anne Arundel County said they are looking for a man who they said killed his wife at a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in Hanover where they both worked.Just before 11 p.m. Sunday, a police officer went to check the doughnut shop in the 7600 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard after patrons said there were no employees at the store even though it was open.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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OFFICER SHOT IN ANNE ARUNDEL DISRUPTED ROBBERY PLAN, POLICE SAY 
Julie Zauzmer
An Anne Arundel police officer who was shot outside a 7-Eleven last week had apparently happened upon a man who was about to rob the convenience store, police said Monday.Police have arrested two people connected to the shooting which left Cpl. Larry Adams in critical condition Friday.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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STARTING A FOOD BUSINESS IS HARD, BUT MESS HALL’S SECOND ‘LAUNCH PAD’ COMPETITION CAN HELP 
Maura Judkis
A year after Mason Dixie Biscuit Company submitted a business plan to Mess Hall's inaugural Launch Pad competition, the company is riding the wave of one of the year's biggest food trends, with a Relay Foods delivery deal and a Union Market stall that always sells out. The biscuit company's success is thanks, in part, to the influx of cash and mentoring it won from the Edgewood culinary incubator.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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