Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Bob McDonnell loses appeal over public corruption convictions
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:15:32 -0400 (EDT)

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BOB MCDONNELL LOSES APPEAL OVER PUBLIC CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS 
Matt Zapotosky
A federal appeals panel court on Thursday unanimously affirmed the public corruption convictions against former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, writing in an 89-page opinion that the onetime Republican rising star “received a fair trial and was duly convicted by a jury of his fellow Virginians.”Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY BODIES PULLED FROM POTOMAC RIVER AS MISSING VA. COUPLE 
Dana Hedgpeth
Authorities with the Maryland Natural Resources Police said they have confirmed that the two bodies found in the Potomac River are that of a couple from Stafford County, Va., who went missing from their boat.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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HOME SALES IN D.C. REGION REACH HOUSING BOOM HEIGHTS 
Kathy Orton
Buyers in the D.C. metro region are snapping up homes at a pace not seen since the housing boom.According to data released Friday by RealEstate Business Intelligence, a subsidiary of MRIS, more homes were sold last month than in any month since June 2006.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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THREE PEDESTRIANS HIT BY GOLF CART AT NATIONAL ZOO IN D.C. 
Dana Hedgpeth
Three pedestrians were hit by a golf cart Friday at the National Zoo in Northwest Washington, authorities said.It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred on zoo property, according to D.C. Police and Fire officials.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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D.C. RANKS NO. 6 ON LIST OF THE NATION’S SWEATIEST CITIES 
Perry Stein
By now, everyone in D.C. has seen them: Those professional men moping around downtown and Capitol Hill in the summer, looking miserable in their sweat-spattered suits.And it seems there is good reason for all that shvitzing. D.C. is, after all, the sixth-sweatiest city in the country, according to a new report. Tampa topped the list, followed by Miami and Houston.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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REAL ESTATE AGENT WANTS LAWSUIT OVER SNAKE-INFESTED HOME DISMISSED 
Perry Stein
The real estate agent accused of deceptively selling an Annapolis family a snake-infested home is asking a judge to dismiss the pending case against her.Jody and Jeffrey Brooks filed a suit against their real estate agent, Barbara Van Horn, in May, alleging they found snakes slithering out of the walls of the “dream home” they purchased in 2014 for $410,000.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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2015 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL DAY 1: SHAKESPEARE, GENTRIFICATION AND D.C. MAYOR BOWSER 
Nelson Pressley
The 10th-annual Capital Fringe Festival launched up and down Northeast D.C. on Thursday night, with nearly two dozen acts on stages from Trinidad to Brookland. This weekend we'll offer notes on shows and the new set of venues as Fringe puts down roots in a different part of town.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND 
Robert Thomson
Two main issues for local travel this weekend: The disruption of Metro’s Red Line in downtown Washington and the disruption of Interstate 95 in central Baltimore.The Nationals will be at Camden Yards this weekend to play the Orioles. See the note below about dealing with I-95 in Baltimore.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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