Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Signing of federal funding agreement for Purple Line canceled after court ruling
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Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 16:01:11 -0400 (EDT)

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SIGNING OF FEDERAL FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR PURPLE LINE CANCELED AFTER COURT RULING
The Monday event would have guaranteed $900 million for the light-rail line’s construction, but a judge’s ruling has made the project at least temporarily ineligible.
By Katherine Shaver
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COURT FIGHT DIDN&#8217;T ANSWER A KEY QUESTION: HOW REALISTIC IS THE PURPLE LINE&#8217;S PROJECTED RIDERSHIP?
A federal judge declined to require the release of software that would have allowed critics to scrutinize the numbers.
By Katherine Shaver
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ADVOCATES GO TO COURT IN FIGHT TO PROTECT PROTEST SPACE OUTSIDE TRUMP HOTEL
Advocates worry Trump's hotel will bar public from having full access to "America's Main Street."
By Jonathan O'Connell
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D.C. COUNCIL MEMBER TRIES TO TAMP DOWN FUROR OVER CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Vincent B. Orange says he will stay in office while working for the chamber of commerce but wants to dissolve his business regulation committee
By Fenit Nirappil
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WATCH GIANT BABY PANDA BEI BEI PLAY IN THE WATER FROM A HOSE
The National Zoo put out a video on social media showing the almost 1-year-old baby panda playing in the water from a hose as keepers clean his area.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR SO BELOVED, HE MOVED IT TO HIS BASEMENT
McLean man build a replica of McKeever’s when watering hole closes
By Michele Lerner
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12 THINGS TO DO IN THE D.C. AREA ON THE WEEKEND OF AUG. 5-7
Find the humor in Donald Trump, watch a 10-ton sculpture get installed and enjoy an original D.C. combo: go-go and mumbo sauce.
By John Taylor
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WOMAN CHARGED IN LIQUOR THEFT FROM FLOOD-RAVAGED RESTAURANT IN ELLICOTT CITY
“I got more important things to worry about,” restaurant owner said of looting.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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WOMAN, 72, FOUND DEAD WITH ‘TRAUMA’ TO HER BODY IN WHEATON HOME
Montgomery County police ID’d victim as Linda Cheryl Johnson, of Arcola Avenue.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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