Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Congolese state security. A posh Georgetown hotel. Then shocking violence in broad daylight.
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Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 21:06:45 +0000

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Congolese state security. A posh Georgetown hotel. Then shocking violence in broad daylight. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/congolese-state-security-a-posh-georgetown-hotel-then-shocking-violence-in-broad-daylight/2018/03/09/b4a6ad28-2088-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.3c1a05081aa7&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A 2014 attack and its aftermath shows the uneasy balance between U.S. rights and diplomatic immunity for foreign nationals.

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Snow possible Sunday night into Monday, but agonizing forecast is slow to come into focus <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/09/some-snow-possible-sunday-night-into-monday-but-agonizing-forecast-is-slow-to-come-into-focus/?utm_term=.a4367556fbe4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

It is difficult to say how significant or insignificant it may become but should be watched over the weekend.

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