Subject: Afternoon Buzz: We declare winter over and spring here, effective today
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 16:01:10 -0500 (EST)

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AFTERNOON BUZZ
 
Updates since this morning's paper

WE DECLARE WINTER OVER AND SPRING HERE, EFFECTIVE TODAY
 We no longer see a credible threat of snow and/or acute cold weather.
By Jason Samenow
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‘THE TRUMP EFFECT’ IS CONTAMINATING OUR KIDS — AND COULD RESONATE FOR YEARS
His ugly rhetoric is being mimicked by many children at school and sporting events.
By Petula Dvorak
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ANGRY OVER COAL-ASH WATER RELEASE, STUDENT ACTIVISTS OCCUPY LOBBY OF VA. REGULATOR
Students object to Dominion Virginia’s plan to release treated coal-ash water into Potomac tributary.
By Fenit Nirappil
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PEPCO AND EXELON MAKE LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO SAVE $6.8-BILLION MERGER
Companies do not offer D.C. more money, but would give flexibility to keep rates lower at expense of environmental efforts.
By Thomas Heath and Aaron C. Davis
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D.C. STREETCAR WORKERS VOTE TO JOIN METRO UNION
The move comes after a year of labor-relations dustups -- and after an earlier group of operators was fired for violating a no-cell-phone-use policy
By Michael Laris
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MD. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE DAVID TRONE: MACHINES FOR DISABLED VOTERS ARE ‘UNFIT’
Screen doesn’t display all candidate names, spurring complaints from those on second page.
By Fenit Nirappil
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POLICE FIND MINIVAN THEY THINK WAS USED IN FATAL SHOOTING IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
The vehicle was stolen from a church in Maryland.
By Clarence Williams and Peter Hermann
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PINEAPPLE AND PEARLS WILL OPEN APRIL 7 WITH DINNER PRICED AT $250 PER PERSON
Tickets for Aaron Silverman's fine-dining restaurant will include dinner, drinks, taxes and gratuity. 
By Tim Carman
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