Subject: Afternoon Buzz: After 10 inches of rain in D.C., the Potomac is about to hit highest level in 8 years
From: "The Washington Post" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 20:02:38 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Beelzebub on the ballot: Nathan Larson and the scary guys running for Congress; Frank Carlucci, defense secretary and tamer of federal bureaucracies, dies at 87

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Updates since this morning's paper

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Arlington’s Four Mile Run struggled to drain all the rain Sunday. (Tom Mockler via Flickr)

After 10 inches of rain in D.C., the Potomac is about to hit highest level in 8 years <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06/04/after-10-inches-of-rain-in-d-c-the-potomac-is-about-to-hit-highest-level-in-8-years/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.05f831d17ac2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Sunday's deluge, which flooded creeks and streams, is now funneling into area rivers.

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Beelzebub on the ballot: Nathan Larson and the scary guys running for Congress <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/beezlebub-on-the-ballot-nathan-larson-and-the-scary-guys-running-for-congress/2018/06/04/90f1d892-6806-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html?utm_term=.8039ebd60093&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Larson, who lives in Charlottesville and describes himself as pro-incest, pedophilia and rape, isn’t the only heinous candidate seeking a place in Washington

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Frank Carlucci, defense secretary and tamer of federal bureaucracies, dies at 87 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frank-carlucci-defense-secretary-and-tamer-of-federal-bureaucracies-dies-at-87/2018/06/04/1e34535a-67f9-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.87db536de013&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Mr. Carlucci was a self-described damage-repair specialist, including during the Iran-contra scandal. He also served as national security adviser and deputy CIA director.

By Bruce Nelan   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frank-carlucci-defense-secretary-and-tamer-of-federal-bureaucracies-dies-at-87/2018/06/04/1e34535a-67f9-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.87db536de013&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Four incumbents and eight newcomers are seeking six nominations in the June 12 Democratic primary.

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