Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Va. Gov. Northam meets with Cabinet, mulls stepping down
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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 21:12:43 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies sex assault allegation from 2004; Northam’s med school banned yearbooks in 2013 — after students posed in Confederate garb

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, with his wife Pam at his side, listens during a press conference in the Executive Mansion on Saturday. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Va. Gov. Northam meets with Cabinet, mulls stepping down <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northam-meets-with-cabinet-and-senior-staff-weighs-resignation/2019/02/04/3ec1f13c-2896-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.5714e3a3042f&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

As Gov. Ralph Northam (D) discussed his future with senior officials, the state's Republican House speaker expressed “hesitation” about the possibility that the legislature would try to force him out.

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella   ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northam-meets-with-cabinet-and-senior-staff-weighs-resignation/2019/02/04/3ec1f13c-2896-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.5714e3a3042f&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies sex assault allegation from 2004 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-denies-sex-assault-allegation-from-2004/2019/02/04/05fb0f6c-272b-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Allegation was a private Facebook post that appeared on conservative web site

By Theresa Vargas ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-denies-sex-assault-allegation-from-2004/2019/02/04/05fb0f6c-272b-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Northam’s med school banned yearbooks in 2013 — after students posed in Confederate garb <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northams-med-school-banned-yearbooks-in-2013--after-students-posed-in-confederate-garb/2019/02/04/6050fa70-288a-11e9-8eef-0d74f4bf0295_story.html?utm_term=.dbc4b0231580&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

President of Eastern Virginia Medical School says yearbooks were “offensive to me as well as to future patients.”

By Jim Morrison ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northams-med-school-banned-yearbooks-in-2013--after-students-posed-in-confederate-garb/2019/02/04/6050fa70-288a-11e9-8eef-0d74f4bf0295_story.html?utm_term=.dbc4b0231580&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Perspective

This is shameful: In a wealthy hockey town, D.C. kids have nowhere decent to play <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/this-is-shameful-in-a-wealthy-hockey-town-dc-kids-have-nowhere-decent-to-play/2019/02/04/53f875a4-2895-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The only indoor rink in the nation’s capital is about to lose funding for needed upgrades. Time for Ted Leonsis and the Washington Capitals to step in and help.

By Petula Dvorak ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/this-is-shameful-in-a-wealthy-hockey-town-dc-kids-have-nowhere-decent-to-play/2019/02/04/53f875a4-2895-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Congressional Republicans question report critical of Trump hotel lease <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-republicans-question-report-critical-of-trump-hotel-lease/2019/02/04/93332bb6-28a3-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.bd51e26204a2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A letter to federal watchdog suggests Trump’s allies in Congress will aggressively defend the president’s business dealings.

By Jonathan O'Connell ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-republicans-question-report-critical-of-trump-hotel-lease/2019/02/04/93332bb6-28a3-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.bd51e26204a2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Attempted suicide can be prosecuted in Maryland. A lawmaker wants to change that.  <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/attempted-suicide-can-be-prosecuted-in-maryland-del-moon-wants-to-change-that/2019/02/04/1c040148-24d7-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?utm_term=.175900bdcfde&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Maryland and Virginia still allow common-law charges of attempted suicide.

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11 hikers rescued after getting lost on Billy Goat Trail in Great Falls area Sunday night <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/hikers-get-lost-sunday-night-on-rugged-trail-in-great-falls-area-authorities-say/2019/02/04/89cc5646-2840-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A Montgomery County fire spokesman said the response included the county fire department, firefighters from the Navy installation at Carderock, boats and a U.S. Park Police helicopter.

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There’s an air quality alert in Washington, the sky is hazy and it’s February. What’s going on? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/04/theres-an-air-quality-alert-washington-sky-is-hazy-its-february-whats-going/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

It's rare and due to an inversion in the atmosphere.

By Jason Samenow ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/04/theres-an-air-quality-alert-washington-sky-is-hazy-its-february-whats-going/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Trump’s appeals court confirmations at a historic high, as pick to replace Kavanaugh on D.C. Circuit faces scrutiny <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/two-years-in-trumps-appeals-court-confirmations-at-a-historic-high-point/2019/02/03/574226e6-1a90-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html?utm_term=.7cfccb20765e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

His nominees are mostly men, mostly white and often younger, which extends his imprint through longevity.

By Ann E. Marimow ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/two-years-in-trumps-appeals-court-confirmations-at-a-historic-high-point/2019/02/03/574226e6-1a90-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html?utm_term=.7cfccb20765e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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State of the Union address to disrupt traffic near Capitol on Tuesday night <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/02/04/state-union-disrupt-traffic-near-capitol-tuesday-night/?utm_term=.afa1bd867500&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The speech is planned for 9 p.m., but street closures and restricted access to some areas of downtown Washington will begin much earlier.

By Luz Lazo ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/02/04/state-union-disrupt-traffic-near-capitol-tuesday-night/?utm_term=.afa1bd867500&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Perspective

That mural of a luscious Marilyn Monroe is a reminder of the pain she soothed <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/that-mural-of-a-luscious-marilyn-monroe-is-a-reminder-of-the-pain-she-soothed/2019/02/04/41e60608-23f2-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?utm_term=.917b68d1c5b9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

“No matter how happy she was, I knew she was sad,” said the D.C. hairdresser behind it.

By John Kelly ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/that-mural-of-a-luscious-marilyn-monroe-is-a-reminder-of-the-pain-she-soothed/2019/02/04/41e60608-23f2-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?utm_term=.917b68d1c5b9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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National Zoo says its ‘daredevil’ infant gorilla has a broken leg <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-problem-at-the-national-zoo-healing-a-gorilla-with-a-broken-leg/2019/02/04/61fbfbbe-2839-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The zoo expresses cautious optimism.

By Martin Weil ·   Read more <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-problem-at-the-national-zoo-healing-a-gorilla-with-a-broken-leg/2019/02/04/61fbfbbe-2839-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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12 things to do in the D.C. area this week <https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/04/things-do-dc-area-this-week/?utm_term=.77348e3c2b1f&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Lunar New Year celebrations are all over the District this week, starting on Monday with ChiKo's daily “Year of the Pig Plates."

By Going Out Guide staff ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/04/things-do-dc-area-this-week/?utm_term=.77348e3c2b1f&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Analysis

Your hunt for a home should include research on the  neighborhood’s long-term transit plan <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/04/your-hunt-home-should-include-research-neighborhoods-long-term-transit-plan/?utm_term=.53dd6598e738&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Some Silver Spring, Md., homeowners say they fear a proposal to expand the Beltway in their neighborhood could harm their property values.

By Jill Chodorov Kaminsky ·   Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/04/your-hunt-home-should-include-research-neighborhoods-long-term-transit-plan/?utm_term=.53dd6598e738&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/04/your-hunt-home-should-include-research-neighborhoods-long-term-transit-plan/?utm_term=.53dd6598e738&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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