Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Rep. Comstock declines to say if she believes her friend Kavanaugh’s accusers
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:08:26 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

I couldn’t stop reading #WhyIDidntReportIt stories. Then I realized why.; Ex-Virginia Sen. John Warner crosses party lines to endorse Democrat Tim Kaine

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Rep. Comstock declines to say if she believes her friend Kavanaugh’s accusers <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-comstock-declines-to-say-if-she-believes-her-friend-kavanaughs-accusers/2018/09/26/237a91da-c023-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html?utm_term=.dd375c061cac&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Rep. Barbara Comstock, a two-term Republican facing a tough House reelection fight in Northern Virginia, has said that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford should testify under oath.

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Perspective

I couldn’t stop reading #WhyIDidntReportIt stories. Then I realized why. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/i-couldnt-stop-reading-whyididntreportit-stories-then-i-realized-why/2018/09/26/6dff450c-c109-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html?utm_term=.c86fb8a5d3c5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Too many people are now speaking out about sexual abuse for us to pretend this is just about politics.

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Ex-Virginia Sen. John Warner crosses party lines to endorse Democrat Tim Kaine <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/ex-virginia-sen-john-warner-crosses-party-lines-to-endorse-democrat-tim-kaine/2018/09/26/414585ba-c1b5-11e8-a1f0-a4051b6ad114_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Warner, a dean of the state’s Republican Party, joined other Republicans who’ve steered clear of nominee Corey A. Stewart.

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He’s teenage. He’s mutant. Now he just needs some ninja skills.

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Fall Dining Guide: Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly is No. 10 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/its-all-too-easy-to-pig-out-at-kuya-jas-lechon-belly-in-rockville/2018/05/24/0d0a4778-5eb8-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html?utm_term=.958ebad0af37&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Slow-cooked pork belly is the star at this Rockville storefront, but it’s far from the only attraction.

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Kenneth Gaughan, 40, faked invoices for anti-bullying programs and funneled payments from the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to businesses he created, prosecutors say

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Sol-Jay Maiava’s family moved from Laie, Hawaii so that he could play quarterback for St. John’s in D.C., in support of his dreams of playing major college football on the mainland. 

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Crab fakes? Seafood mogul pleads guilty to selling ‘distressed’ meat as fresh Chesapeake blue crab. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/crab-fakes-seafood-mogul-pleads-guilty-to-selling-distressed-meat-as-fresh-chesapeake-blue-crab/2018/09/26/d739629e-c0e3-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html?utm_term=.80d34dd73758&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The case has raised questions about how much of the region’s signature dish is mislabeled as local.

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Drivers continue to ignore speed cameras in the District, earning city more than $100 million <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/09/26/drivers-continue-ignore-speed-cameras-district-earning-city-more-than-million/?utm_term=.7737e591e6df&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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Council Mary Cheh says the city needs more bike lanes, especially the kind that separate bicycles -- and maybe scooters -- from vehicles.

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Maryland attorney general is investigating sexual abuse in the Catholic Church <https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/09/25/maryland-attorney-general-is-investigating-sexual-abuse-catholic-church/?utm_term=.75fd41bd8865&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Attorney General Brian Frosh has requested files from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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