Subject: Afternoon Buzz: The giant company that could: How Dominion turned scorn into a big payday
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Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 21:15:27 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post
The chance of a major winter storm in Washington on Sunday and Monday has markedly decreased; Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to tax and fraud charges in Virginia court

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Updates since this morning's paper

 

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The giant company that could: How Dominion turned scorn into a big payday <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/2018/02/28/14773b9e-1730-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html?utm_term=.a3d62f7afcb0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Virginia legislators were fired up to resist, but savvy utility is poised for major political victory

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The chance of a major winter storm in Washington on Sunday and Monday has markedly decreased <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/08/the-chance-of-a-major-winter-storm-in-washington-sunday-and-monday-has-markedly-decreased/?utm_term=.0f324a0698b9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

But the possibility is not completely dead.

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Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to tax and fraud charges in Virginia court <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-set-to-make-first-appearance-in-virginia-court/2018/03/07/237f9ace-1cca-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?utm_term=.55378a1c9983&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The former Trump campaign manager faces charges brought by the special counsel.

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