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ELECTION 2018

Uncertainty rules
as the midterms
reach the wire
‘NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE TRUMP EFFECT IS’
Early-voting figures suggest keen interest in outcome
BY M ATT V ISER
BILL O’LEARY/THE WASHINGTON POST CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS
Obama and Trump: The former president campaigns for Sen. Tim Kaine (D) in Fairfax, Va., while the president holds a rally in Cleveland. Democrats were optimistic
they would reclaim the U.S.
House majority and Republicans
remained cautiously hopeful
about maintaining control of the
Senate on Monday as candidates
made final pleas to voters, neither
side fully trusting their political
barometers in the first national
referendum on the volatile
Trump presidency.
The most expensive midterm
elections in history, which in
many states already have prompt-
ed turnout at nearly presidential
election levels, will test whether
Democrats energized by animosi-
ty toward President Trump can
reclaim power and hobble him or
whether Trump’s hard-line pol-
icies and harsh rhetoric will be
reaffirmed by America’s voters.
With heated campaigns con-
JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ/THE WASHINGTON POST cluding across the country — in-
Cruz and O’Rourke: In the Senate race in Texas, supporters cheer Ted Cruz (R) in Pearland; people root for Beto O’Rourke (D) in Houston. volving 35 Senate seats, all 435
House seats, 36 gubernatorial
seats and hundreds of state legis-
lative seats — the results could
provide far-reaching verdicts for
the future of both parties.
But dozens of key races across
the country were toss-ups or close
to it. And few analysts were will-
ing to definitively predict the
outcome, pointing to Democrat
Hillary Clinton’s surprise loss in
2016 and the equally stunning
losses by Republicans in 2017
elections.
“There’s not the certainty that
there normally is,” said Dave Car-
ney, a longtime Republican con-
sultant. “No one knows what the
Trump effect is. What the negativ-
ity and the yelling and screaming
online are going to do.”
Trump, during a three-state
blitz to try to support candidates
in Ohio, Missouri and Indiana,
concluded the campaign the way
he has since entering politics,
CAMPAIGN CONTINUED ON A4

Without proof, They won’t

MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST
Abrams and Kemp: In Georgia, gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams (D), in doorway at left, and Brian Kemp (R) make late appeals.
Congress still has a job — but it has largely stopped doing it
BY P AUL K ANE AND fought election that will deter-
D EREK W ILLIS | ProPublica mine who runs Capitol Hill, that
model is effectively dead.
For more than 200 years, Con- It has been replaced by a weak-
gress operated largely as the ened legislative branch in which
country’s founders envisioned — debate is strictly curtailed, party
forging compromises on the big- leaders dictate the agenda, most
gest issues of the day while assert- elected representatives rarely get
ing its authority to declare war, a say and government shutdowns
spend taxpayer money and keep are a regular threat because of
the presidency in check. chronic failures to agree on budg-
Today, on the eve of a closely ets, according to a new analysis of
HYOSUB SHIN/ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/ASSOCIATED PRESS
congressional data and docu-
ments by The Washington Post
and ProPublica.
The study found that the trans-
formation has occurred relatively
quickly — sparked by the hyper-
polarized climate that has envel-
oped politics since the 2008 elec-
tion of President Barack Obama
and the subsequent dawn of the
tea party movement on the right.
CONGRESS CONTINUED ON A20
Dark warnings: Trump sounds
dubious alarms on immigration. A5
Political whiplash: Narrow
majorities sow more division. A6
Changing its look: Younger, more
diverse Congress is expected. A8
Obama stumps in Va.: House and
Senate candidates get a boost. B1
administration
warns of fraud
in elections
BY A MY G ARDNER
President Trump and Attorney
General Jeff Sessions on Monday
issued strong warnings about the
threat of voter fraud in Tuesday’s
elections, echoing the president’s
baseless claims that massive voter
fraud marred his 2016 election
and prompting accusations that
his administration is trying to in-
timidate voters.
In a tweet early Monday, Trump
said that law enforcement has
been “strongly notified” to watch
for “ILLEGAL VOTING.” He prom-
ised that anyone caught voting
improperly would be subjected to
“Maximum Criminal Penalties.”
Sessions, in a statement laying out
the Justice Department’s plans to
monitor ballot access on Election
Day, said “fraud in the voting proc-
ess will not be tolerated. Fraud
also corrupts the integrity of the
ballot.”
In remarks to reporters on his
way to a campaign rally in Cleve-
land, Trump also falsely claimed
ISSUES CONTINUED ON A4
vote, but they
could swing
the whole thing
BY M ARC F ISHER
AND K RISTINE P HILLIPS
glenville, w.va. — Charlotte
Greenleaf won’t be voting on
Tuesday. Neither will anyone else
in her family. Never have, never
will, she says.
It’s not that she’s too busy.
Greenleaf, 60, is unemployed and
trying to make it on disability
benefits, plus the pigs and chick-
ens she raises on a small farm
near this scruffy town in central
West Virginia. And it’s not that
she’s satisfied with how things
are. Unhappy with President
Trump, she quoted her mother:
“If you don’t got nothing nice to
say, say nothing at all.”
No, this is why she’s not voting:
She figures the country’s leaders
are chosen by rich and powerful
people far from any place she’s
ever been. “My favorite subject in
school was history, and I learned
that’s how it’s always been,”
Greenleaf said. “Politicians just
think about themselves.” So she
NONVOTERS CONTINUED ON A6

Trump preparing for major sta≠ shake-up Saudi elites remain jailed by crown prince
A SHLEY P ARKER,
BY tions. Others, notably Homeland BY K EVIN S ULLIVAN charitable work around the
J OSH D AWSEY Security Secretary Kirstjen Niel- AND K AREEM F AHIM world.
AND P HILIP R UCKER
Post-election shift likely sen, may leave amid a mutual
Furor over Khashoggi He is now among an unknown
for several top officials recognition that their relation- riyadh, saudi arabia — Some- killing may drive releases number of super-wealthy Saudis
The Trump administration is ship with the president has be- where in this kingdom, Prince who remain detained a full year
bracing for a massive staff shake- come too strained. And more still Turki bin Abdullah is locked after Crown Prince Mohammed
up in the weeks following the for President Trump. plan to take top roles on Trump’s away. grees who trained in the United bin Salman startled his country
midterm elections, as the fates of Some embattled officials, in- 2020 reelection campaign or Turki, 47, was once a golden States and Britain. He was the by turning Riyadh’s posh Ritz-
a number of Cabinet secretaries cluding Attorney General Jeff seek lucrative jobs in the private scion of Saudi Arabia’s gilded powerful governor of Riyadh SAUDIS CONTINUED ON A10
and top White House aides are Sessions, are expected to be fired sector after nearly two years in royal family, a prominent son of province, then chief executive of
increasingly uncertain heading or actively pushed out by Trump government. the late King Abdullah and a the multibillion-dollar King Ab- Burial request: Slain journalist’s
into a potentially perilous time after months of bitter recrimina- TRUMP CONTINUED ON A2 fighter pilot with advanced de- dullah Foundation, which funds sons appeal for his remains. A10

In two states where On a violent Sunday

In the news
THE NATION
Ryan Zinke, interior
secretary, said in a
2017 email that he was
involved in discussions
regarding his family
foundation’s property,
despite a pledge to re-
cuse himself from such
matters. A2
The Supreme Court
said it would not hear
SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES a case on federal net
neutrality rules. A3
‘A walking town’ As the migrant caravan If Democrats win the
inches north, it has become an improvised House, Nancy Pelosi
municipality, relying on grit and charity. A9 could return as speaker
eight years after losing
Justices weigh Va. uranium mining ban They her gavel — but frustrat-
ed young lawmakers
were skeptical of the idea that they should
might not let her. A20
consider the motive for the 1983 law. A3
THE WORLD
Chinese President
Xi Jinping gave an
assertive speech with
few signs he will make
major concessions in
the trade war with
Washington. A12
The Ebola outbreak in
Congo may be impossi-
ble to contain, the CDC
director said. A12
THE ECONOMY
Top executives at
Apple, Facebook and
Google have stayed on
the sidelines this elec-
tion cycle, opting not to
make political dona-
tions despite clashes
with the president. A13
President Trump won
big — Arkansas and
Missouri — voters are
likely to approve higher
minimum wages. A13
Retailers are offering
free shipping to entice
holiday shoppers, and
Amazon upped the ante
in a price war. A15
Trump’s comments on
the Federal Reserve
threaten to copy Ven-
ezuela’s biggest eco-
nomic mistake. A15
THE REGION
For 50 years, Paul
Burns Ebert has been
persuading juries to
send killers to death
row. But this time,
jurors did not agree. B1
in Prince William
County, one man was
injured in gunfire with
police, and in an unre-
lated incident, two men
were fatally shot. B1
Major donors and
University of Maryland
leaders condemned the
university system and
called for the school’s
president to remain. B1
D.C. charter schools
brought their complaint
about unequal funding
to federal judges. B3
The head of the Prince
George’s County permit-
ting department is retir-
ing amid the investiga-
tion into the construc-
tion of MGM National
Harbor, where a girl was
severely shocked. B5
Inside
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Family album
DNA test results are
more like ancestry
snapshots, some say.
ST YLE
A gut check
At the midterms, can the
genial Chuck Schumer
win on Trump’s turf? C1
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Email suggests Zinke didn’t abide by ethics pledge

BY J ULIET E ILPERIN
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
continued to engage in discus-
sions involving his family founda-
tion’s property in summer 2017
despite the fact that he had
pledged to recuse himself from
such matters for a year, according
to documents obtained by The
Washington Post.
At issue is an August 2017 email
exchange with David Taylor, the
city planner for Whitefish, Mont.
Zinke authorized him to access
the property and explained that
he was engaged in negotiations
with a developer over building a
parking lot on his foundation’s
land. But under an ethics pledge
he signed Jan. 10, 2017, Zinke
vowed to step down from his
position as president of the Great
Northern Veterans Peace Park
Foundation after winning confir-
mation and refrain from partici-
pating in any matters concerning
the group for one year.
Zinke won confirmation on
March 1, 2017, but state records
and the foundation’s 2018 annual
report listed him as continuing to
serve as an officer for months.
In his ethics pledge, he said: “I
will not participate personally
and substantially in any particu-
lar matter involving specific par-
ties in which I know this entity is
a party or represents a party,
unless I am first authorized to
participate.”
Neither the Interior Depart-
and would lie near land owned by
Zinke and his wife, Lola.
Don Fox, a former acting direc-
tor and general counsel at the
Office of Government Ethics, said
in a phone interview that the fact
that Zinke continued to conduct
foundation business after agree-
ing to stop raised questions about
his overall conduct.
“In the whole panoply of ethics
violations, is this a major one?
No,” Fox said, but adding that
most Cabinet members adhere
strictly to the terms of their ethics
pledges. “The thing, I think, is the JABIN BOTSFORD/THE WASHINGTON POST

H A P P ENI NG TO D A Y ment nor Zinke attorney Stephen totally callous disregard for the Ryan Zinke at the White House last month. On Monday, President
M. Ryan responded to requests standards and norms that previ- Trump said he would “look at” the interior secretary’s conduct.
For the latest updates all day, visit washingtonpost.com. for comment. ous administration officials have
Zinke’s involvement in a devel- complied with, because it’s such a said. “But he has done a very good golf course for him and his
All day Midterm elections take place across the nation. For opment deal involving the park, very easy thing to comply with.” job as secretary.” friends’ personal use and that he
developments, visit washingtonpost.com/politics. backed by David J. Lesar, chair- Before boarding Air Force One The discussion between Zinke was pursuing the construction of
man of the oil services firm Halli- at Joint Base Andrews on Mon- and Taylor focused on two local a parking lot.
10 a.m. The Supreme Court hears arguments in Bucklew v. burton, is under scrutiny by the day, President Trump praised planning questions — whether “Dave, U and your friends are
Precythe, a case involving an execution method; and Justice Department and the In- Zinke’s record but told reporters Taylor and others could set up a always welcome to use the park,”
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details.
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ing lot on the foundation’s land all. But I will take a look,” Trump Taylor that he could erect a disc- until a master plan is developed.”
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TRUMP FROM A1
The expected midterm exodus
would bring fresh uncertainty
and churn to a White House
already plagued by high turnover
and internal chaos. Many in
Trump’s orbit worry that the
administration will face chal-
lenges filling the vacancies —
especially if Democrats win the
House majority and use their
oversight powers to investigate
the administration and issue
subpoenas to top officials.
Trump’s allies, however, note
that some turnover at the two-
year mark is normal in any
administration. They also say
that any departures would give
the president a chance to reshape
the White House more fully in his
own image.
“I don’t think he likes people
leaving him,” said Marc Short, a
former White House director of
legislative affairs. But “it does
provide the president with an
opportunity to reset,” he added.
“When he came in during the
transition, Washington was new
to him. I think he has a better
idea of the talent he wants
around him.”
Short added that, more than
previous Oval Office occupants,
Trump “does function as his own
chief of staff in a lot ways” and
might welcome the chance to
bring in a new crop of aides more
aligned with his vision. “He may
not even know what all those
people do,” Short said, referring
to some members of the current
staff.
This portrait of the White
House preparing for post-mid-
term staff changes comes from
interviews with 14 senior White
House officials, administration
aides and Republican operatives,
many of whom spoke on the
condition of anonymity to can-
didly discuss internal delibera-
tions.
Among those most vulnerable
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to be fired or actively
pushed out by President Trump after months of bitter attacks.
to being dismissed are Sessions
and Deputy Attorney General
Rod J. Rosenstein, who is over-
seeing special counsel Robert S.
Mueller III’s Russia investigation
after Sessions recused himself.
Trump has routinely berated Ses-
sions, whom he faults for the
Russia investigation, but he and
Rosenstein have forged an im-
proved rapport in recent months.
Allies of Sessions and some in
the Justice Department believe
the attorney general could be
fired in humiliating fashion in
the days immediately following
Tuesday’s elections. The White
House has begun considering
replacements, while Trump aides
and confidants have cautioned
the president he would face a
backlash if he fired either of the
top two Justice officials, particu-
larly before the midterms.
Other Cabinet officials — in-
cluding Defense Secretary Jim
Mattis, Interior Secretary Ryan
Zinke and Nielsen — also face
uncertain futures.
Mattis and Trump have long
had “an uncomfortable working
relationship,” in the words of one
former White House official. The
two have clashed on a range of
issues, including transgender
people serving in the military,
the Iran nuclear deal, military
exercises with South Korea and
conflicts in Afghanistan and Syr-
ia. Mattis has made securing
military alliances a priority, and
he has often found himself as-
suaging European and Asian al-
lies rattled by Trump’s com-
ments.
But Trump is unlikely to fire
Mattis, and Mattis — who has
backed Trump on his controver-
sial deployment of troops to the
U.S. border — is unlikely to
resign, according to people famil-
iar with the dynamic.
Trump has been skeptical of
Nielsen because of her service in
addressing forcefully enough. As
with Sessions, the White House
also has been discussing possible
replacements for her.
Nielsen’s primary protector
has been White House Chief of
Staff John F. Kelly, another po-
tential departure who has at
times clashed with the president
but has been asked by Trump to
stay through 2020. If Kelly does
leave, however, many say Nielsen
is likely to follow.
On Zinke, the president start-
ed complaining in recent days to
aides about news reports that
the Justice Department is scruti-
nizing the interior secretary’s
real estate dealings in Montana.
Trump has apparently asked how
problematic Zinke’s conduct has
become.
Other top figures, including
Commerce Secretary Wilbur
Ross and press secretary Sarah
Sanders, also have been men-
tioned as possible departures in
the coming months, though if
they leave, they seem likely to do
so of their own accord.
Sanders has a strong relation-
ship with Trump and is expected
to leave only if the right opportu-
nity arises. In recent weeks, she
has held increasingly infrequent
briefings with the media, all but
eliminating one of her most
fraught responsibilities.
Other West Wing aides intend
to transition to Trump’s reelec-
tion effort. Justin Clark, who
heads the Office of Public Liai-
son, is expected to leave in the
coming months to work on the
campaign in a senior adviser
role.
Nick Ayers, chief of staff to
Vice President Pence, is also
mentioned as a possible depar-
ture. He has a young family and
has told those close to him that
he is eager to return to his home
state of Georgia. If he leaves, he
may work on the reelection cam-
studying White House personnel
patterns for more than two dec-
ades.
Some turnover around the
two-year mark is natural, Dunn
Tenpas said, but “the number of
people resigning under pressure
far exceeds that of any other
administration.”
“The turnover,” she add-
ed, “makes it that much more
difficult to implement your agen-
da, when you’re constantly hiring
and rehiring and having to train
and retrain people.”
In 2006, then-President
George W. Bush fired Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
after Democrats seized control of
both chambers of Congress, in
part because of deepening public
opposition to the Iraq War.
After the 2010 midterm elec-
tions, which then-President Ba-
rack Obama called a “shellack-
ing” because Republicans took
over control of the House, several
top White House staffers left
their posts. Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel resigned to pursue a
run for mayor in his hometown
of Chicago, Deputy Chief of Staff
Jim Messina left to manage
Obama’s reelection campaign,
and press secretary Robert Gibbs
departed a few months later.
A poor performance by Repub-
licans at the polls Tuesday could
also complicate the calculation
inside Trump’s White House. Da-
vid Bossie and Corey Lewan-
dowski, former campaign offi-
cials who informally advise the
president from outside the ad-
ministration, are publishing a
book the last week in November
titled “Trump’s Enemies: How
the Deep State Is Undermining
the Presidency.”
The book has caused conster-
nation in Trump’s circle among
those who believe the duo might
name aides and appointees who
they think are not serving the
president well.
“It is fair to say that we outline
in the book the challenges that he
faces, both external to his admin-
istration and internal to his
administration,” Lewandowski
said.
A poor Election Day showing
also would magnify the adminis-
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Justices reluctant to interpret intent of Va. uranium law
BY R OBERT B ARNES
Supreme Court justices across
the ideological spectrum seemed
reluctant Monday to try to divine
the reason that Virginia lawmak-
ers decided back in the 1980s to
ban the mining of uranium, since
everyone agrees that is something
the state has the right to do.
Lawyers for a company that
wants to extract what is said to be
the nation’s largest untapped de-
posit of uranium, in southern Vir-
ginia, urged the court to look be-
hind the lawmakers’ actions. If
legislators acted because of con-
cerns about radiological safety,
they said, that could violate the
Atomic Energy Act, which places
such responsibility not with the
state but with federal regulators.
Washington lawyer Charles J.
Cooper, representing Virginia
Uranium Inc., said the state
couldn’t use a ban on mining,
which is within its jurisdiction, as
a ruse for concerns about produc-
tion of uranium and storage of
radioactive waste, which are the
province of the federal Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
But Cooper was bombarded
from all sides with questions on
how a court would determine that.
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with many other examples where
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents train at the U.S.-Mexico border Monday in Hidalgo, Tex.
Days before, Army soldiers put up razor wire at the same port of entry as part of “Operation Faithful
Patriot,” which is President Trump’s military campaign to block the possible arrival of a migrant caravan
that has thousands of participants.
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The Trump administration is
asking the Supreme Court to fast-
track a lawsuit over the
president’s decision to end a
program that shields young
immigrants from deportation.
The administration on Monday
asked the Supreme Court to hear
a case about Trump’s decision to
end the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals program, also
known as DACA. A three-judge
panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 9th Circuit heard
arguments in the case in May but
hasn’t yet ruled. The high court
typically doesn’t take cases that
are still pending before appeals
courts.
The Trump administration had
warned that it would ask the high
court to step in if the appeals
court didn’t rule by this past
Wednesday. The administration
had said it wants the high court to
hear the case this term.
— Associated Press
NEW YORK
Jury selection begins
in trial for ‘El Chapo’
Jury selection began Monday
for the U.S. trial of Joaquín “El
Chapo” Guzmán in which
potential jurors, including a self-
described professional Michael
Jackson impersonator, were
quizzed about how much they
knew about Guzmán’s reputation
as a ruthless drug lord in Mexico.
They were also questioned in
Brooklyn’s federal court about
their views on the legalization of
marijuana, their fluency with
Spanish and their feelings toward
law enforcement and cooperating
witnesses. Guzmán, who was
extradited to the United States
early last year, sat at the defense
table listening through an
interpreter.
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Politics & the Nation
we look at a state legislative pur-
pose and decide its permissibility
based on our assessment of legis-
lative motive,” said Justice Neil M.
Gorsuch, a conservative.
“Is this going to require depos-
ing every single legislative mem-
ber?” asked his liberal seatmate
Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
New Justice Brett M. Ka-
vanaugh, a conservative, won-
dered what the outcome would be
if legislators had more than one
reason for enacting the ban.
And liberal Justice Elena Kagan
had another concern. “You would
concede, Mr. Cooper, that two
states with exactly the same stat-
utes, it could come out different
ways because the legislative his-
tory was different in the two
states?” she asked.
“It could, your honor,” Cooper
said.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
wondered: “Suppose Virginia had
said, ‘We think that the extraction
is a dangerous activity, so we are
justifying this ban on mining to
protect the workers from the haz-
ards associated with mining,’ ” not
with the dangers of producing
uranium or dealing with radioac-
tive wastes.
“I would lose if that was the
state of Virginia’s genuine pur-
pose,” Cooper said.
D I G ES T
He has pleaded not guilty to
charges that his Sinaloa Cartel
smuggled tons of cocaine and
other drugs, laundered billions of
dollars and oversaw a ruthless
campaign of murders and
kidnappings. He faces life in
prison if convicted in this trial,
which is set for opening
statements to begin Nov. 13.
— Associated Press
INDIANA
Boy admits to shooting
classmate and teacher
A 13-year-old boy admitted
Monday to shooting and
wounding a classmate and a
teacher at a suburban
Indianapolis school in May,
saying in a statement read by his
attorneys during a juvenile court
hearing that, “If I could, I would
take it back.”
The boy entered a Hamilton
County courtroom for the hearing
dressed in an orange-and-white-
striped jumpsuit and took a seat
next to his parents.
During the hearing, he
admitted to the shooting — which
would be a guilty plea if he had
been charged as an adult in the
May 25 attack at Noblesville West
Middle School, about 20 miles
north of Indianapolis.
Hamilton County Circuit Judge
Paul Felix said he would not
render a decision Monday on the
disposition in the case, which
would be a sentencing if the boy
had been charged as an adult. His
options include ordering the boy
to serve probation, to spend time
in a mental health treatment
center or to be held at a state
juvenile detention center.
Prosecutors said the boy
removed two handguns and more
than 100 rounds of ammunition
from a safe in the basement of his
family’s home, the Indianapolis
Star reported.
Authorities said the boy shot
seventh-grade science teacher
Jason Seaman and 13-year-old
Walter Coles on his Chatham, Va., property. He wants to mine the
119 million pounds of uranium ore said to be underneath.
But it wasn’t, he added. Cooper
and Solicitor General Noel J. Fran-
cisco, representing the federal
government, said the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 4th Circuit did not
do enough to ascertain the legisla-
ture’s true motives.
If not, Francisco said, “you real-
ly are giving state and local gov-
ernments a road map for under-
mining a multibillion-dollar in-
dustry.”
The company says approxi-
mately 119 million pounds of ura-
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classmate Ella Whistler. Seaman,
who was shot three times,
attended Monday’s hearing with
his wife.
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nium ore lies beneath an old plan-
tation just north of the Virginia-
North Carolina border. It was val-
ued in 2011 at roughly $7 billion.
Prices have fallen since then, but
it’s still a major haul.
The Virginia General Assembly
has been skeptical of mining the
uranium since the Coles family
raised the issue in the early 1980s.
Leery after the 1979 nuclear acci-
dent at Three Mile Island in Penn-
sylvania, the legislature passed a
law in 1982 permitting uranium
The Supreme Court won’t take up
challenge to net neutrality rules
BY B RIAN F UNG
The Supreme Court said Mon-
day that it will not hear a closely
watched case over the future of
the Internet — rejecting a peti-
tion by telecom industry groups
to consider net neutrality, the
principle that Internet providers
should treat all online content
equally.
Three of the justices — Clar-
ence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr.
and Neil M. Gorsuch — would
have voted to take up the case,
according to the court’s an-
nouncement. They would have
also wiped off the books a lower
court’s decision backing the
Obama-era Federal Communica-
tions Commission’s net neutrality
rules because of mootness. But
there were not enough justices for
a majority, after Chief Justice
John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice
Brett M. Kavanaugh recused
themselves. (Roberts’s financial
disclosures for last year showed
that he owned stock in Time
Warner, a company now owned
by AT&T under the name Warner-
Media, while Kavanaugh took
part in the case as a judge in the
lower court.)
As a result, the decision by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit
stands. That opinion, in 2016,
held that the FCC had acted with-
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exploration but imposing a one-
year ban on mining. It extended
the ban indefinitely in 1983.
When uranium prices rose
steeply in the early 2000s, Walter
Coles and another local family
formed Virginia Uranium to re-
new the project. They abandoned
the legislative route after 2013,
when newly elected Gov. Terry
McAuliffe (D) vowed to veto any
effort to lift the uranium ban. Af-
ter that, the company — now part
of a Canadian holding firm — fo-
cused on a court challenge.
But in a 2-to-1 ruling, a panel of
the Richmond-based appeals
court said it was not up to the
courts to “decipher” Virginia’s rea-
soning and look for a violation.
That flat statement might have
left a bit of hope for the company
to at least get a remand to a lower
court for further examination of
Virginia’s reasoning.
Several justices pushed back
Monday at Virginia Solicitor Gen-
eral Toby J. Heytens’s assertion
that because the ban is on mining,
which the Atomic Energy Act does
not cover, there is no need for
further judicial probing.
“When you say don’t look at
purpose, there I get off the boat
because I think that’s our job as a
court . . . in a relevant case to
determine what the purpose of the
sweeping new rules the year be-
fore that imposed new obliga-
tions on Internet providers such
as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon.
The FCC rules forbade carriers
from blocking or slowing web-
sites, and also prohibited them
from offering websites faster de-
livery to consumers in exchange
for new, additional fees. Provid-
ers complained that the rules
were overly burdensome and a
violation of the FCC’s congres-
sionally granted powers; con-
sumer advocates said the rules
were necessary as a vital consum-
er protection. The D.C. Circuit
upheld the regulations, prompt-
ing industry groups to escalate
the case to the Supreme Court.
But even as the Supreme Court
was weighing whether to take up
the appeal, the FCC under Repub-
lican Chairman Ajit Pai moved to
rescind those very rules. The new
FCC in 2017 voted to reject much
of its authority over Internet pro-
viders and handed much of the
responsibility for net neutrality
to a sister agency, the Federal
Trade Commission. The repeal
went into effect this summer.
The GOP-led effort to repeal
the FCC’s net neutrality rules set
off a separate round of litigation,
as tech companies and consumer
groups sued to block the deregu-
lation. That suit, which is also
pending before the D.C. Circuit, is
quickly becoming the center of
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statute is,” said Justice Stephen G.
Breyer.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and
Kavanaugh seemed most recep-
tive to the argument that Vir-
ginia’s ban on mining might have
been a pretext for concern about
the production of uranium — re-
ferred to as milling — and the
storage of waste. Kavanaugh ven-
tured that the state was really
concerned about the latter but the
only tool it had was the former.
“When you’re regulating min-
ing, you’re always regulating mill-
ing because you have the two to-
gether, but you can’t regulate mill-
ing,” he told Heytens. “But the two
are interlinked in a way that I’m
not sure you can disaggregate in
the way you’re doing.”
Francisco provided the court
with a test to determine the legis-
lature’s intent. “I think that the
way you would analyze this is by
looking at the text, the legislative
history, the historical context in
which it was enacted and the plau-
sibility of any permissible non-
safety rationale that the state puts
forward,” he said.
Some justices seemed interest-
ed in that if the case were returned
to lower courts.
The case is Virginia Uranium
v. Warren.
robert.barnes@washpost.com
the legal battle over net neutrality
now, with the Supreme Court
deciding not to hear its net neu-
trality case. The Justice Depart-
ment has also agreed to suspend
its recent suit against California
over the state’s new net neutrality
law, at least until the case before
the D.C. Circuit is resolved.
Internet providers who had
petitioned the Supreme Court
said they support an open Inter-
net.
“Rather than back-and-forth
regulations and lengthy court
proceedings, now is the time for
Congress to enact bipartisan leg-
islation and resolve this issue
once and for all,” said CTIA, the
wireless industry’s top trade asso-
ciation in Washington.
Supporters of the now-defunct
FCC rules say the Supreme
Court’s decision not to hear the
industry appeal bolsters their
current litigation before the D.C.
Circuit. Since the lower court had
ruled in favor of the regulations,
the opinion helps back up the
case against the FCC repeal, ac-
cording to John Bergmayer, sen-
ior counsel at Public Knowledge,
a consumer advocacy organiza-
tion.
“This means that the previous
decision is binding on the current
FCC and on the D.C. Circuit panel
that hears the current challenge,”
Bergmayer said.
brian.fung@washpost.com
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Enthusiasm and anxiety are high at the close of midterms
CAMPAIGN FROM A1
painting an ominous picture of
what the country could become if
Democrats regain control of the
House or Senate. He has talked
about an “invasion” of migrants
slowly coming toward the border
with Mexico, deemed several
black candidates “unqualified”
and on Monday began warning of
the potential for voter fraud.
“Tuesday is your chance to
send a message to the Democrat
mob and to everyone who has
made it their mission to denigrate
our movement and divide our
great nation,” he told supporters
during a rally in Cleveland.
“You know the midterm elec-
tions used to be, like, boring,
didn’t they?” he added. “Do you
even remember what they were?
People say midterms, they say,
‘What is that, what is it,’ right?
Now it’s like the hottest thing.”
But in one sign of the conflict
he has injected into the closing
weeks of the campaign, nearly
every news platform — including
CNN, Fox News, Fox Business
Network, NBC News and Face-
book — said Monday that they
would not air Trump’s final cam-
paign ad, calling it offensive. The
30-second ad depicts Central
Americans marching in the
streets and attempting to push
through a gate, while also high-
lighting the case of an undocu-
mented immigrant who killed
two sheriff’s deputies in 2014.
Trump defended the ad, which
blamed Democrats for the kill-
ings even though the immigrant
had been released during a Re-
publican administration.
“They certainly are effective,
based on the numbers that we’re
seeing,” Trump told reporters
when asked about the contro-
versy.
“A lot of things are offensive,”
he added. “Your questions are
offensive.”
Democrats also cast the impact
of the election as existential as
they pleaded with voters to deliv-
er a resounding rejection to
Trump and his brash brand of
politics.
“The character of this country
is on the ballot, who we are is on
the ballot,” former president Ba-
rack Obama said in Fairfax, Va.
“What kind of politics we expect
is on the ballot, how we conduct
ourselves in public life is on the
ballot. How we treat other people
is on the ballot.”
Both sides were bracing for a
long night Tuesday.
Democrats have been in a
strong position to win the 23 seats
needed to reclaim the House ma-
jority, largely because many of the
competitive races are being
fought in suburban districts filled
with women and college-educat-
ed voters whom Trump once
struggled with, and now in many
cases repels. In dozens of those
districts, Republican incumbents
retired in the face of widespread
protests against them after
Trump’s election.
A Washington Post-ABC News
poll released Sunday showed that
50 percent of registered voters
prefer Democratic House candi-
dates, compared with 43 percent
for Republicans.
Democrats also have history on
their side. The president’s party
almost always loses seats in the
Unsubstantiated claims of ballot fraud spur countercharges of voter intimidation
ISSUES FROM A1
that voter fraud is commonplace.
“Just take a look,” he said. “All
you have to do is go around, take a
look at what’s happened over the
years, and you’ll see. There are a
lot of people — a lot of people — my
opinion, and based on proof —
that try and get in illegally and
actually vote illegally. So we just
want to let them know that there
will be prosecutions at the highest
level.”
There is no evidence of wide-
spread voter fraud in the United
States. Trump formed a commis-
sion to study the issue shortly after
he took office that was disbanded
without finding evidence of fraud
after states refused to turn over
voter data.
Voting rights advocates de-
nounced Trump’s remarks as a
blatant attempt to intimidate vot-
ers on the eve of Election Day —
and part of a pattern among Re-
publicans, they said, to curtail vot-
ing access with strict rules that
disproportionately affect voters of
color who tend to vote Democrat-
ic.
“I find this kind of conduct in-
credibly anti-patriotic,” said Kris-
ten Clarke, who leads the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law, a voting rights group that has
successfully challenged several
new voting restrictions across the
country this year. “At a time when
we need our White House and
Justice Department speaking out
first election after he is sworn
into office. Republicans picked up
54 seats in 1994 and 63 seats in
against the relentless campaign of
voter suppression in this election
cycle, it defies reason.”
Accusations of voter fraud and
voter suppression have roared to
the forefront in several closely
contested races this year, raising
the possibility of recounts and dis-
puted results among dozens of
races for House, Senate and gover-
nor.
Anticipating possible problems
at the polls, political parties, inter-
est groups and voting rights or-
ganizations have organized “war
rooms” to watch Tuesday’s elec-
tions unfold and recruited thou-
sands of volunteer lawyers to
monitor precincts across the
country. In his statement, Sessions
said the Justice Department will
follow its usual protocol of send-
ing monitors across the country to
protect against voter suppression,
intimidation and discrimination;
this year, staff will travel to 35
jurisdictions in 19 states to moni-
tor compliance with voting laws.
In past years, Justice Depart-
ment officials have not listed voter
fraud as a top concern when an-
nouncing the deployment of elec-
tion monitors, as Sessions did
Monday.
“It’s indicative of a pattern with
this administration,” said David
Vance, a spokesman for Common
Cause, a civil rights group that
helped recruit 6,500 volunteers to
monitor polling locations across
the country Tuesday. “It’s an effort
to intimidate voters and keep
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BONNIE JO MOUNT/THE WASHINGTON POST
2010. This year’s election is pro-
jected to be closer to the 31 seats
Democrats picked up in 2006.
them away from the polls and try
to dictate which voters will turn
out and which voters won’t. It flies
in the face of what the DOJ has
done traditionally to protect vot-
ers.”
Homeland Security officials
also urged vigilance about a differ-
ent kind of threat to election secu-
rity: interference by foreign ac-
tors, particularly Russia. They
“continue to try to influence pub-
lic sentiment and voter percep-
tions through actions intended to
sow discord,” such as spreading
disinformation on social media,
officials said in a statement.
Nowhere has the debate over
voting rights been more acrimoni-
ous than in Georgia, where Repub-
lican Brian Kemp, a champion of
voting restrictions, is running for
governor against Democrat Stacey
Abrams, who would be the first-
ever black female governor in the
nation.
Kemp, who as secretary of state
is also in charge of running Tues-
day’s elections, over the weekend
accused the state Democratic Par-
ty of trying to hack into the state
election system. Emails from the
party, however, show that party
officials were alerted to a possible
vulnerability in the state system
and forwarded the tip to cyberse-
curity officials, who in turn for-
warded it to lawyers for Kemp as
well as the FBI.
On Monday, computer experts
and lawyers involved with the epi-
sode said they were stunned that
TOP: Tallahassee Mayor
Andrew Gillum, center, the
Democratic gubernatorial
candidate in Florida, greets
supporters at an event in
Crawfordville, Fla., on Monday.
LEFT: Sen. Claire McCaskill
(D-Mo.) talks to reporters in St.
Louis. She flew to several parts
of the state to make final
appeals in her close race
against Republican Josh
Hawley.
BELOW: Supporters await the
arrival of Rep. Ron DeSantis,
the Republican running against
Gillum, for a rally in Orlando.
JEFF J MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES
“If Democrats win the House,
the irony will be that the Republi-
cans who lose are the likeliest to
Kemp had turned an effort to alert
his office about a security vulnera-
bility into a political attack. “It’s
obvious to me that they’re shoot-
ing the messenger,” said Logan
Lamb, an Atlanta-based cyberse-
curity researcher who reviewed
the emails over the weekend.
A spokeswoman for Kemp said
Monday that his office has re-
ferred the matter to the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation.
Kemp has battled Abrams over
voting issues for years. In 2014, he
accused the New Georgia Project,
a voter-registration group that
Abrams founded to register eligi-
ble people of color, of fraud, but his
investigation produced no evi-
dence of wrongdoing. This year, he
accused Abrams of encouraging
undocumented immigrants to
vote, a charge she denies. This
week he circulated the accusation
in an automated telephone re-
cording.
Kemp also championed strict
new voting rules that were partial-
ly blocked in a pair of court rulings
in recent weeks. One of the laws,
requiring personal information
on voter registration applications
to exactly match other govern-
ment records, disproportionately
affected people of color.
Kemp also tweeted an article
Monday from Breitbart, a con-
servative news outlet that regular-
ly publishes right-wing conspira-
cy theories, claiming that “armed
Black Panthers” support Abrams.
The racially charged article fea-
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JABIN BOTSFORD/THE WASHINGTON POST
be critics of Trump,” said David
Wasserman, the House editor of
the nonpartisan Cook Political
Report. “Trump could argue that
these Republicans lost because
they weren’t sufficiently support-
ive of him, when in fact he’s the
leading reason why they were in
danger.”
Trump is saddled with one of
the worst approval ratings in
modern presidential history, with
40 percent of Americans approv-
ing of the job that he’s doing,
according to the Post-ABC poll.
The Senate map is far more
forgiving for Republicans; 10
Democratic incumbents are run-
ning in states that Trump won.
Yet fresh polls Monday prompted
Republican concern that they
were losing some momentum in
tight races.
Democrats would need to gain
two seats to retake the Senate
majority. The races for several
seats that they hold — including
ones in Indiana, Missouri, Mon-
tana and Florida — still appear
tight. Operatives in both parties
expect Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
(D-N.D.) to lose, which would
mean Democrats would need to
hold the other Democratic seats
and pick up three of the four seats
available in Nevada, Texas, Ten-
nessee and Arizona.
Those races are all considered
toss-ups, although Democrats
seem better positioned in Nevada
and Arizona.
Democrats also hoped to turn
the tide in gubernatorial races;
Republicans have made substan-
tial gains over the past decade
and control two-thirds of those
offices. Those seats — with neck-
and-neck races in key states such
as Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin —
are crucial ahead of the next
redistricting after the 2020 Cen-
sus.
Republicans in many parts of
the country feared that the presi-
dent’s closing argument — cen-
tured photographs of black men
carrying guns and holding
Abrams signs.
Accusations and anxiety sur-
faced in other corners of the na-
tion, too. A California group called
the Voting Rights Task Force re-
cruited volunteers on Twitter on
Monday to monitor election re-
turns on county websites every 15
minutes “to make sure vote totals
don’t go DOWN and to capture it
in screenshots if they do.”
“I find this kind of
conduct incredibly
anti-patriotic.”
Kristen Clarke, Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law president
In the Central Valley of Califor-
nia, Democrat Andrew Janz, who
is challenging Rep. Devin Nunes,
the chairman of the House Intelli-
gence Committee, accused local
election officials of changing his
polling location without notice —
and he urged his Twitter followers
to check their polling places be-
fore heading out to vote Tuesday.
It turns out that Janz’s polling
location had not been changed but
that a state website had given him
incorrect information, according
to the Fresno Bee.
In North Dakota, advocates
continued to monitor a restrictive
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tered around the migrant caravan
that remains hundreds of miles
away, the ordering of more than
7,000 troops to the border and a
proposal to revoke birthright citi-
zenship — has struck the wrong
note, damaging the GOP’s odds.
“I wish it was 100 percent
about the economic growth num-
bers and wage increases and jobs.
But they’re going with immigra-
tion and another approach,” said
Scott Reed, the chief political
strategist at the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. “The economy’s do-
ing well, and everybody’s brother-
in-law has a job. That’s what I
think is going to drive turnout
more than stories about barbed
wire.”
Around the country, voters
demonstrated rapt interest in
Tuesday’s election. All told, more
than 35 million votes have been
cast in early balloting, which is up
66 percent over the 2014 mid-
terms.
As always, it was impossible to
predict a partisan advantage
from the early numbers; likewise,
it won’t be known until the close
of the polls Tuesday night wheth-
er the high numbers were simply
an indication that regular voters
were taking advantage of the abil-
ity to vote early rather than on
Election Day.
In Florida, nearly 40 percent of
the electorate has already cast
ballots, with Democrats and Re-
publicans voting in about the
same numbers. In Nevada, too,
about 40 percent have cast bal-
lots, compared with about 25 per-
cent during the 2014 midterm
election.
When the 12-day early-voting
period ended Friday in El Paso,
some 139,000 residents had cast
ballots — more than three times
the 2014 early-voting turnout.
The city, home to Democratic
Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke,
has historically had among the
lowest turnout rates of major U.S.
cities but is now on track to at
least double its total 2014 turnout
of 82,000 votes.
In Minnesota, the secretary of
state said that more than 539,000
ballots had been accepted, an
increase of 129 percent over 2014.
Outside an early-voting center
at a fire station in Eagan, Minn.,
the parking lot was full, with cars
lining the street. Long lines were
visible all weekend as a steady
flow of people cast ballots in one
of the competitive House races,
where Democrats were hoping to
unseat Republican Rep. Jason
Lewis.
Jeff Schuette, a 54-year-old
stockbroker, saw this year as es-
pecially important in helping
Trump hold the House majority.
“Am I pleasantly surprised?
Mostly yes,” he said. “We seem to
be going places we haven’t gone
before. He does seem to be mov-
ing the needle . . . and moving the
country into a freedom direction.”
Joe Panzarella, a 42-year-old
marketing event manager, could
hardly disagree more. Panzarella
considers himself a moderate, but
he saw voting for Democrats this
year as a vital check against
Trump. He worries that the presi-
dent’s inflammatory rhetoric is
“getting out of hand” and inciting
violence.
“No one’s controlling him,” he
said. “He needs to be stopped.”
matt.viser@washpost.com
voter ID law requiring voters to
provide identification displaying
a residential address, which they
say will make it harder for Native
Americans to cast ballots because
they are less likely to have the
necessary documents.
Meanwhile, voting rights were
on the ballot in some places. In
North Carolina, voters will decide
Tuesday whether to require a pho-
to ID to vote. In Kansas, the fiery
secretary of state, Kris Kobach, is
in a tough gubernatorial race in
which his false claims of rampant
voter fraud have become a domi-
nant issue. Several House Demo-
crats have promised that new vot-
er protections, including restor-
ing provisions of the Voting Rights
Act struck down by the Supreme
Court, will be among their top
priorities.
One bright spot for voting
rights advocates has been the
boost in turnout among early vot-
ers logged across the nation. As of
Saturday, the number of people
voting early had outpaced that of
the 2014 midterm elections in 28
states, according to data compiled
by Michael McDonald, a political-
science professor at the University
of Florida. In two additional
states, Texas and Nevada, early
voting was on track to surpass the
entire vote count four years ago,
he said.
amy.gardner@washpost.com
Devlin Barrett and Cleve Wootson
contributed to this report.
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At rallies, Trump issues dark and dubious warnings

President attacks
Democrats, immigrants
in Midwestern states
BY J OSH D AWSEY
AND S EUNG M IN K IM
cape girardeau, mo. — Presi-
dent Trump delivered a dark and
sometimes fact-challenged mes-
sage on immigration Monday as
he zigzagged through a trio of
Midwestern states that propelled
him to the White House, digging
deep into the tactics he used two
years ago in hopes of unseating
Democrats and retaining GOP
control of the Senate.
As he stumped for a handful of
Republican senatorial and guber-
natorial candidates on the eve of
the midterms, his remarks were a
potpourri of 2016 nostalgia, cam-
paign and White House cameos
onstage, boasts about the econo-
my, and taunts for many of his
political foes. Trump touted the
confirmation of Justice Brett M.
Kavanaugh — decrying those who
accused the judge of sexual mis-
conduct and Democrats who vot-
ed against him — and he high-
lighted rising jobs numbers while
bragging about the tax cut bill his
administration passed.
But the president’s speeches —
to packed arenas in Indiana, Ohio
and here in Missouri — were dom-
inated by incendiary language
about immigration, untrue at-
tacks on his Democratic foes and
apocalyptic-sounding threats de-
signed to drive voters to the polls.
White House aides have all but
given up on keeping control of the
House, and the president’s speech-
es were meant to shore up chal-
lenging races in states where he
won overwhelmingly.
“If you want more caravans, if
you want more crime, vote Demo-
crat tomorrow,” Trump told thou-
sands of raucous supporters in
Indiana, the second of three stops
he made on the last day before the
polls open Tuesday.
Trump claimed that there is a
“Democrat-led assault on Ameri-
ca’s sovereignty” and argued that
the “Democrat agenda will deliver
a socialist nightmare.”
He said, again without offering
proof, that his opponents want
undocumented immigrants to
come to the country so they can
vote for Democrats and secure an
array of free services, like educa-
tion and safety net benefits.
“They want America to be a
giant sanctuary city for drug deal-
ers, predators and bloodthirsty
MS-13 killers,” he said, again offer-
ing no evidence.
He frequently brought up the
migrant caravan traveling
through Mexico; he has sent thou-
sands of troops to stop the shrink-
ing group that is still hundreds of
miles from the border. Trump has
sought to make illegal immigra-
tion a vital part of his midterm
pitch, even against the advice of
some aides and Hill leadership.
The president told his support-
ers that “we’re building the wall,
don’t worry,” while arguing
that “barbed wire looks like it’s
going to be very effective, too,”
referring to his deployment of
troops to the southern border.
Before leaving Washington for
Monday’s rallies, Trump an-
nounced in a tweet that “Law En-
forcement has been strongly noti-
fied to watch closely for any ILLE-
GAL VOTING which may take
place in Tuesday’s Election (or
Early Voting). Anyone caught will
be subject to the Maximum Crimi-
nal Penalties allowed by law.”
Shortly before Trump’s tweet,
the Justice Department an-
nounced that it would send per-
sonnel to 35 jurisdictions in 19
states to “monitor compliance
with voting rights laws” —
prompting suspicion and alarm
from voting rights advocates.
Trump, whose own voter fraud
commission was abandoned with
little to show for it, did not provide
any proof of voting irregularities.
“Just take a look. All you have to
do is go around, take a look at
what’s happened over the years,
and you’ll see,” he told reporters
before boarding Air Force One in
Washington. “There are a lot of
people, a lot of people — my opin-
ion, and based on proof — that try
and get in illegally and actually
vote illegally.”
Trump also defended an immi-
gration-themed ad from his cam-
paign after Facebook and several
television networks — including
his favorite, Fox News — decided
not to run it because it was
deemed racist.
“We have a lot of ads. And they
certainly are effective, based on
the numbers that we’re seeing,”
the president said, when asked if
the ad was “too racist.” When told
that many found the ad offensive,
he retorted: “Well, a lot of things
are offensive. Your questions are
offensive a lot of times.”
At times Monday, he personal-
ized his attacks, mocking Sen. Joe
Donnelly (D-Ind.) as “Sleeping
Joe,” who wakes only to take or-
ders from Sen. Charles E. Schumer
(D-N.Y.), the Senate minority lead-
er. He offered no proof for his
caustic insults.
Of Richard Cordray, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor in
Ohio and a former director of the
Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau, Trump said that he
was “crushing people, crushing
community banks, destroying
small business, destroying jobs,”
and he mocked Cordray’s ally, Sen.
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
He invoked a number of Demo-
cratic bogeyman-like figures to
urge voters to go Republican: “The
legendary Maxine Waters, a real
genius,” he said of the black con-
gresswoman from California he
often attacks.
Trump said in an interview with
Sinclair Broadcast Group on Mon-
day that “I would like to have a
much softer tone. I feel to a certain
extent I have no choice, but maybe
I do.” But he showed little desire to
tone down his words on the trail.
He took an explicitly personal
tone in a conference call with
more than 200,000 supporters
and then later at the rally in Cleve-
land, telling his backers that he
was effectively up for reelection.
“In a certain way, I am on the
ballot,” Trump said in the call,
organized by his reelection cam-
paign. “Whether we consider it or
not, the press is very much consid-
ering it a referendum on me and
us as a movement.”
He also signaled that his Cabi-
net could be poised for a shake-up
come Wednesday, noting that “ad-
ministrations make changes, usu-
ally after midterms, and probably
we’ll be right in that category, too.”
He brought several White
House advisers, including press
secretary Sarah Sanders, senior
adviser and daughter Ivanka
Trump, and counselor Kellyanne
Conway, to the stage at two rallies
— an unusual arrangement. Rush
Limbaugh offered a lengthy solilo-
quy to Trump in Missouri.
In Ohio, Trump told the crowd
that he would never call a woman
beautiful again because it is now
“politically incorrect” — an appar-
ent dig at the #MeToo movement
— while introducing Ivanka
Trump to the stage.
He then asked the men in the
crowd to vow to never call women
beautiful.
The nexus between the Trump
administration and Fox News was
on vivid display Monday. At the
president’s final rally, Fox hosts
Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro
came onstage.
Pirro seemed to get a promo-
tion, with Trump calling her “Jus-
tice Jeanine” and bragging about
her ratings.
josh.dawsey@washpost.com
seung-min.kim@washpost.com
Kim reported from Washington.
William Wan and John Wagner
contributed to this report.

Citizenship query a threat to census, court told
BY E DITH H ONAN
AND T ARA B AHRAMPOUR
new york — On the first day of a
trial over adding a controversial
citizenship question to the 2020
Census, a statistical data expert
blasted the secretary of com-
merce’s assertion that the ques-
tion would not harm the count.
D. Sunshine Hillygus, a profes-
sor at Duke University who stud-
ies survey methodology, repeated-
ly pointed to the Census Bureau’s
own research to demonstrate that
asking about an individual’s citi-
zenship status would discourage
participation among noncitizens
and Latinos.
Hillygus cited the bureau’s re-
search predicting that between
about 5 and 12 percent of nonciti-
zen households would decline to
participate, based on the bureau’s
analysis of the 2010 Census and
long-form survey. She said the es-
timate was “conservative.”
“The Census Bureau complete-
ly agrees the addition of the citi-
zenship question . . . is going to
reduce the accuracy of the data,”
said Hillygus, a former member of
the Census Scientific Advisory
Committee, which advises the bu-
reau on statistical data collection.
The debate over whether the
question should be included in the
constitutionally mandated decen-
nial head count unfolded Monday
at a federal court as the first of
three trials opened on the issue.
Dozens of states, cities and other
groups have sued the administra-
tion, calling the question political-
ly motivated and arguing it will
depress participation in a process
that helps determine apportion-
ment of political power and feder-
al funding.
When Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross announced the addi-
tion of the question in the spring,
he told members of Congress it
was in response to a request from
the Justice Department to better
enforce the Voting Rights Act.
But after six lawsuits were filed
challenging the question, docu-
ments released by the government
showed Ross had pushed for the
question more actively and much
earlier than he told Congress.
Plaintiffs in the New York law-
suit had asked for Ross to be ques-
tioned in the case. The Supreme
Court last month temporarily
blocked his deposition, but on Fri-
day it denied the government’s
request to delay the trial until a
final ruling is reached.
The suits, which are being tried
in New York, Maryland and Cali-
fornia, are up against a deadline
next summer, when the bureau is
set to print the surveys. The case is
likely to go to the Supreme Court.
Six former census directors and
an internal analyst have said a
citizenship question would harm
the count. That analyst, John
Aboud, was in the courtroom
Monday, seated with Justice attor-
neys. He is expected to be the
government’s sole witness.
On the witness stand, Hillygus
referred to a recent Pew report
showing that a majority of Latinos
worry that they, a family member
or a close friend could be deport-
ed. She also pointed to other re-
search showing that the Trump
administration’s crackdown on il-
legal immigration has led some
immigrants to opt out of social
programs such as food stamps,
even if they are eligible.
Hillygus said the Census Bu-
reau’s in-person follow-up would
not make up for an undercount.
She also said a memo in which
Ross outlined his reasoning was
mostly contradicted by what is
known about survey science.
“The Census itself thinks it’s a
bad idea, that’s what’s crazy about
this,” she told The Washington
Post. “Everyone except for Secre-
tary Ross.”
A Commerce Department
spokesman said: “Secretary Ross
determined that reinstating the
citizenship question on the decen-
nial census and directing the Cen-
sus Bureau to determine the best
means to compare responses with
administrative records will pro-
vide DOJ with the most complete
and accurate voting age popula-
tion by citizenship and race
(CVAP) data in response to their
request. Asking the citizenship
question of 100 percent of the
population gives each respondent
the opportunity to provide an an-
swer.”
New York Attorney General
Barbara Underwood, who is lead-
ing the suit in New York, said that
although Ross “obviously is the
best source of what his real reason
was . . . we have enough evidence
here without his testimony.”
Immigrant rights groups held a
rally outside the Manhattan court-
house, saying the citizenship
question was part of a larger cam-
paign by President Trump and
others to exclude immigrants
from the political process.
tara.bahrampour@washpost.com
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‘I don’t
think my
word has
any say’
NONVOTERS FROM A1
tunes them out: Doesn’t read the
news, doesn’t watch it on TV. And
most certainly does not vote.
About half the country’s eligi-
ble voters don’t vote — well more
than that in most midterms. Yet
in a situation such as Tuesday’s
election, with the nation divided
into relatively equal-size groups
of locked-in partisans and control
of Congress and some state capi-
tals depending on closely contest-
ed races, nonvoters in their own
way hold great power. In dozens
of battlegrounds, especially in
politically essential suburban
House districts, it’s the habitual
nonvoters who control the mar-
gin.
For Democrats to take control
of either chamber of Congress,
they must activate masses of vot-
ers — particularly young people
and minorities — who in the past
have not bothered to show up.
Many in the party place blame for
the Trump presidency on a failure
two years ago by Hillary Clinton
to turn out the Democratic base in
key states such as Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania and Michigan.
And since Republicans, too,
need support from people who
usually don’t vote — or vote only
in presidential years — to main-
tain their majorities, both parties
are spending millions to try to
move the uninvolved into the fray,
if only just this once.
“There’s been a sea change in
the attention paid to nonvoters,
with a very significant part of
campaign budgets now going to
getting low-propensity voters to
vote,” said Geoff Garin, a Demo-
cratic pollster. “There’s no ques-
tion there will be a dramatic in-
crease in turnout this year, but
nobody knows who those new
and extra voters will be.”
Even if candidates and their
consultants view them as an elu-
sive but invaluable bunch, many
nonvoters see themselves as pow-
erless pawns, scraping together
lives that politicians make only
more difficult.
Here in Gilmer County —
where only 36 percent of eligible
voters cast ballots in 2016, the
lowest turnout of any county in
West Virginia, which in turn had
the second-lowest turnout of any
state, behind Hawaii — the tradi-
tional connection between low-
income, low-information popula-
tions and not voting is palpable.
When Greenleaf wants to catch
up on the news, she drops by the
Go Mart convenience shop on
Main Street, or the Cornerstone
Cafe down the block, to take in the
chatter. “They know what’s going
on,” she said. “I don’t need to read
nothing.”
Gilmer County GOP Chairman
Willard Wright attributes his
county’s low turnouts to wide-
spread cynicism about politics,
fed by a chronic lack of competi-
tive races. “They aren’t interested
enough to educate themselves a
lot of times,” he said.
“For many years, we were such
Congressional course corrections create political whiplash and more division
A narrowly
@PKCapitol divided nation
PAUL KANE might deliver
another jolt to
Congress in
Tuesday’s midterm elections,
following several other course
corrections that have created the
equivalent of political whiplash.
If Democrats seize the House
majority, it will mark the third
time in 12 years that the chamber
switched control, a level of voter
volatility not seen since just after
World War II.
Although the Senate is
expected to remain in Republican
hands, voters have already sent
that chamber whipsawing back
and forth in recent elections.
Over the past 18 years the Senate
majority changed hands four
times.
That’s how often the Senate
flipped majorities in the previous
45 years.
This era of heightened
competition and narrow
majorities has, so far in this
young century, created the
opposite dynamic.
It has driven the two parties
farther apart on the biggest issues
of the day, including immigration
and health care, and instead of
reaching across the aisle,
congressional leaders have
retreated into their partisan
corners. Almost no one is
Members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority reach out to potential voters at a phone bank in Columbia, Ga., last month.
a minority as a party — it was
three-to-one Democrats around
here — that we didn’t even have
candidates for many races,” he
said. “A lot of people feel it’s going
to be a landslide, so why bother
voting?”
Nationwide, according to a
Census Bureau study in 2016, the
top reasons nonvoters give for
staying away from the polls are
not liking their choices (25 per-
cent), not being interested
(15 percent), being too busy to
vote (14 percent) and being held
back by illness or disability
(12 percent).
In an isolated, rural place such
as Glenville, 20 minutes from the
nearest interstate highway, the
golden morning light and
splotches of fall color on the dra-
matic hillsides can mask a lot of
loneliness and despair. Eight of
23 storefronts on four blocks of
Main Street are vacant, the laun-
dromat is shuttered and available
for $17,000, and the combination
of an aging population and a
devastating opioid epidemic has
left many people believing that
Homes along Cannelton Hollow Road in Cannelton, W.Va. — near a long-closed coal mine — last
month. West Virginia had the second-lowest turnout of any state, behind Hawaii, in the 2016 election.
expecting divided government, if
House Democrats win Tuesday, to
produce any major
accomplishments in the two-year
run-up to the 2020 presidential
elections.
Most independent analysts
expect the House and Senate
margins to be incredibly narrow,
which will prompt everyone’s first
focus on trying to retain — or flip
— the majority in their direction.
It’s not surprising that
Americans keep changing their
minds given how close our
presidential elections have been:
In 18 contests since 1948,
Republicans have won the
presidency 10 times, Democrats
have won eight times, and two of
those GOP victories came as their
nominee lost the popular vote.
The result has been long
stretches of divided government,
in which one party controls the
White House and the other
controls at least one of the two
branches of Congress. Since Bill
Clinton won his first presidential
campaign in 1992, Democrats
have had just four years of total
control of Washington,
Republicans just six years — the
remaining 16 years have pitted
the president and Congress
against each another in split
control.
The result does not have to be
gridlock. In 1996 and 1997,
EZ RE
voting just isn’t worth the effort.
“Some people don’t come out
more than once or twice a year,”
said David Corcoran, publisher of
the local newspapers, the Glen-
ville Democrat and Pathfinder.
“They’re back in the hills and
hollers, and they don’t think any-
thing affects them. And if you or
someone in your family is on
opiates, that takes over your life.
Voting is kind of superfluous to
you.”
But nonvoters are by no means
limited to remote places. In the
last midterms, in 2014, only
36 percent of eligible blacks,
21 percent of Hispanics and
16 percent of people under age 30
turned out to vote, according to
the U.S. Elections Project.
In election after election, big
money and all manner of tactics
aimed at getting out the youth
and Hispanic votes have ended
with little change in low turnout
numbers. This year, Democratic
challengers such as Rep. Beto
O’Rourke, running against Sen.
Ted Cruz (R) in Texas, and Geor-
gia gubernatorial candidate Stac-
Clinton brokered big deals on
welfare, the budget and a
children’s health insurance
program with a Republican-
controlled Congress. In the prior
decade, President Ronald Reagan
cinched a deal to extend Social
Security funding with a
Democratic House and
Republican Senate.
“Divided government is
actually the best government, the
best time to tackle really difficult
things,” Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declared
just before the 2016 presidential
elections.
In the months leading up to the
election, McConnell blocked
consideration of President Barack
Obama’s Supreme Court
nominee.
Each House and Senate leader
starts off a new Congress
believing he or she can retain —
or win over — the majority in
their chamber and charts a course
to do so. In modern politics that
means, first things first, driving
up the energy of liberal or
conservative base voters, which
by definition makes bipartisan
compromise more difficult.
“We have become far more
focused on base politics than
general politics. Base politics calls
for an entirely different strategy,”
former Senate majority leader
Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) said.
ey Abrams can win only if they
re-create the Obama coalition,
including unusually high turn-
outs among young people and
minorities.
Record levels of early voting
have offered signs in some places
that campaigns are reaching new
voters — but how many tradition-
al nonvoters will show up Tues-
day remains unclear. Across the
country, many interviewed for
this report remained committed
to avoiding the ballot box.
Politics is simply “something
we don’t have control of,” said
Nyia Ford, a sales clerk at a Gap
store in the Bronx, the New York
City borough that has one of the
lowest turnout rates in the state.
“When I say ‘we,’ I mean black
people. Honestly, politics was
made for the white men, for them
to benefit. It’s always been like
that since America was founded.”
Ford, who is black, 19 and a
part-time student at Purchase, in
the State University of New York
system, cited two reasons for not
voting: She’s busy and she doesn’t
see a path out of the deepening
“Base politics, almost by
definition, is exclusionary. It’s
majority-ism at its highest.”
Daschle spoke in the late
summer in an interview for a
joint investigation by The
Washington Post and ProPublica
that examined decades of
congressional voting records and
other data, revealing a sharp
decline the past decade in terms
of rank-and-file involvement in
the day-to-day work of Congress.
“Base politics calls
for an entirely
different strategy.”
Thomas A. Daschle, former
Democratic Senate majority leader
The data, mined by
ProPublica’s Derek Willis, showed
a sharp drop the past 10 years in
both the House and Senate in
terms of the freewheeling debate
that used to occur 20 to 30 years
ago.
One of the biggest culprits,
according to Daschle and more
than a dozen other experts, was
the fear of taking tough votes that
would lead to 30-second gotcha
ads during campaigns in the
general election. Each side,
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divide between the races.
“I feel like Trump just started a
whole new revolution,” she said,
“a bad one. I feel like ever since he
was put in office, the whole black-
and-white thing just got com-
pletely out of hand.”
A similar disillusionment
keeps Edwin Martinez away from
the polls. He was 18 in 2008, when
he cast his first vote for Barack
Obama. That year, 64 percent of
citizens under age 30 voted — a
number that collapsed to 38 per-
cent in 2012.
Obama “made history, and I
feel like I made history because I
voted for him,” said Martinez, a
hardware-store employee in the
Bronx who chose Obama again in
2012 but has not voted since and
plans to stay home Tuesday. A
father of three and son of Domini-
can immigrants, he is turned off
by the hyper-partisanship and the
Trump administration’s anti-
immigrant rhetoric.
“I’m not inspired,” Martinez
said, laughing.
The reason some people don’t
vote is that they can’t — they’re
felons or legal immigrants who
are not yet citizens. Others are
disaffected, doubtful that voting
has meaning. Or they’re uncer-
tain whether they should trust
their own judgment. Or they’re
just plain overwhelmed.
On downtown Denver’s 16th
Street Mall, as red and brown
leaves drifted off trees in a chilly
breeze, Phillip Padilla — wearing
rhinestone stud earrings, a
chunky gold necklace and a base-
ball cap sporting an oversize can-
nabis leaf — searched for a mari-
juana dispensary as he jiggled his
sleepy 6-month-old daughter,
Alexia, in a front pack.
“I don’t think my word has any
say,” he said, explaining why he is
not voting. “So many other people
vote. What’s one less mean?”
Padilla, who is 21 and unem-
ployed, having recently left a job
at Walmart, didn’t cast a ballot in
2016, either — “too much drama
between Trump and Hillary.” His
financial situation is precarious,
but he sees no reason to believe
that choosing the right candidate
would help stabilize his life.
during their stints in the
minority, would try to come up
with tough amendments that
would draw political blood.
Seven years ago, Senate
Republicans began pushing for a
vote on a proposal to slash health-
care benefits for members and
staff of Congress; House
Democrats have tried to force
votes on protecting young
undocumented immigrants.
This polarized atmosphere
drove Congress into a place it has
not been since the late 1940s,
during the Truman and later
Eisenhower presidencies.
Just after World War II the
House majority flipped from the
Democrats to the Republicans,
then to the Democrats and back
to the Republicans, before finally
settling down as the Democrats
took control in January 1955. The
Senate majority also flipped four
times during that decade.
Washington then settled into a
40-year run of mostly political
stability, with Republicans
dominating the presidency and
Democrats the Congress.
The expectations of that era
made compromise easier. House
Republicans never had more than
192 seats, 26 short of the majority.
Senate Republicans claimed the
majority just once, after Reagan’s
1980 landslide, and then lost it
during the “Six-Year Itch”
. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
The only way he would vote,
Padilla said, is “if I got $100 for
doing it.”
For Porsha Edmond, a 30-year-
old medical assistant in Burns-
ville, Minn., a suburb south of the
Twin Cities, politics is one big
turnoff. The ads on TV are inces-
sant and relentlessly negative. “A
healthy debate? That’s fine,” she
said. “But when it comes to the
bashing . . . 6 o’clock in the morn-
ing, going to work, I really don’t
want to start my day off like that.”
“I definitely believe in the vote,
as far as making a change. I really
do,” she said. “But I also am a
person who is on the fence. . . .
Does my vote really make a differ-
ence?”
She has voted before, for
Obama and then Clinton in 2016.
“But I don’t think my vote mat-
tered,” she said.
Now, watching Trump, she’s
again on the fence. “A lot of people
don’t like him, but for me person-
ally, I’m someone who kind of
admires the entrepreneur side,”
she said. “I don’t like . . . how
belligerent he is, how overall un-
educated he comes off, but at the
end of the day, this is a very rich
man who made some very great
decisions.”
Edmond’s bottom line — her
life hasn’t gotten better or worse
since Trump took office: “I’m not
really affected.”
Aaron Abramson, the owner of
a DJ company in Duluth, wrote
off voting years ago, after he cast
his ballot for Sen. John McCain
(R-Ariz.) for president in 2008.
He’s moved around a bit, and
re-registering to vote was “a pain.”
Then there are the TV ads, which
he deems “ridiculous.” Abramson,
36, calls himself a moderate Re-
publican, but “I really don’t think
it matters who is the president.
People said the world was going
to end when Obama was presi-
dent — it hasn’t ended. People
said the world would end when
Bush was president — it didn’t
end. People said the world would
end with Trump — it isn’t ending.”
Many nonvoters didn’t start
out disaffected. Life made them
that way. Olen Anderson, 67, once
trusted the government and felt
duty-bound to his country. From
1966 to 1969, he served in Viet-
nam as an Army medic.
But Anderson, who is retired
and lives in Upstate New York
near the Vermont line, has come
to mistrust politicians, no matter
their party. He has no interest in
voting. The country is “headed
downhill,” he said, and there’s
nothing he can do about it.
He watched as his sister was
forced to sell the family home
because she couldn’t afford the
property taxes. He’s pressed for
years to get dentures but said his
veterans health insurance won’t
cover the cost.
“I fought overseas. Come here,
try to get false teeth, can’t,” he
said. “You fight for your country,
you come home, and they say the
hell with you.”
And he was saddened to see
local officials shut down chil-
dren’s swimming pools in a
budget-cutting move.
“They just closed them down
and said, ‘The hell with the chil-
dren,’ ” Anderson said. “So I just
don’t believe in the government
no more.”
marc.fisher@washpost.com
kristine.phillips@washpost.com
Phillips reported from New York.
Torey Van Oot in Minneapolis,
Jennifer Oldham in Denver, and Scott
Clement and Emily Guskin in
Washington contributed to this
report.
midterm of 1986.
But the 1994 midterm
elections, Clinton’s first, thrust
Republicans into power and set in
motion a political realignment
that is still taking hold today.
Gone are the once powerful
white southern Democrats who
ran committees overseeing the
Pentagon and the federal purse
strings, replaced by conservative
white Republicans who view
coastal liberals with disdain.
Cultural wedge issues are now
dominating recent elections, not
an economy that has registered 97
straight months of job growth.
Newt Gingrich, who in 1995
became the first GOP House
speaker in 40 years, started the
mentality of the permanent
campaign, and Karl Rove
mastered the concept of driving
out conservative voters
overseeing George W. Bush’s
presidential campaigns. Honing
modern technology, Obama’s
campaign advisers built a new
liberal coalition in their victories
in 2008 and 2012.
Now, that mentality has come
to dominate congressional
campaigns and the legislative
agenda as well.
“Base politics, at its heart, is
what’s driving much of the
mentality around the way
legislation works,” Daschle said.
paul.kane@washpost.com
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
Bipartisan House bloc isn’t
a problem-solver, critics say
BY J EFF S TEIN
The House of Representatives
has a bipartisan group of 48
members called the Problem
Solvers Caucus, and Rep. Brian
Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) says he’s tak-
ing every opportunity to let you
know he is one of them.
“Every single time I talk about
my time in Congress or about my
campaign, I bring up the Problem
Solvers. One hundred percent of
the time,” Fitzpatrick said in be-
tween campaign stops Friday in
southeastern Pennsylvania. “I
think it’s the only way to save this
country.”
Fitzpatrick, one of the most
vulnerable House Republicans
running for reelection in 2018,
has mentioned the Problem Solv-
ers Caucus dozens of times in
candidate debates, as well as
many more times in interviews
and campaign ads.
To its supporters, the Problem
Solvers Caucus represents what
Fitzpatrick calls America’s best
hope of “learning to accept peo-
ple’s differences” — of finding
compromises on key issues that
have long eluded Congress.
But to some critics in both
parties, the Problem Solvers offer
little more than a thin veneer of
bipartisanship that clouds rather
than clarifies the stakes of the
2018 midterm elections — an
election-year talking point that
vulnerable incumbents can tout
without accomplishing much.
Democrats in particular say
that by supporting the group,
members of their party have giv-
en political cover to lawmakers
with conservative voting records
without forcing those same law-
makers to take concrete action to
stall Republican legislation on
health care or taxes. The caucus’s
Republican members have on av-
erage voted in line with the White
House’s position 93 percent of the
time, according to calculations
based on FiveThirtyEight’s vote
tracker, with at least nine Repub-
licans in the group doing so more
than 95 percent of the time.
“It seems to be used right now
mostly for political and campaign
purposes,” said Andrew Grant, a
Republican challenging Rep. Ami
Bera (D) in California’s 7th con-
gressional District. Bera is a
member of the Problem Solvers
Caucus who was ranked among
the bottom third for bipartisan-
ship in the House by the Lugar
Center, a nonpartisan think tank.
Grant said months ago he
called friends who work as Re-
publican staffers in the Capitol to
ask about the Problem Solvers.
“Everyone I talked to said,
‘This group has done almost
nothing,’ ” Grant said.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.),
who has voted in line with Presi-
dent Trump about 96 percent of
the time, has mentioned his in-
volvement in the Problem Solvers
group in every debate. More than
110 House Republicans — nearly
Judge blasts wildlife agency, says
endangered wolves cannot be shot
BY D ARRYL F EARS
The critically endangered
American red wolf might have
been saved from extinction Mon-
day.
In a scathing court decision, a
federal judge in North Carolina
ripped the Interior Department’s
management of the last red wolf
population in the wild, saying an
agency sworn to uphold a congres-
sional mandate to preserve the
animals violated it over and over,
even giving citizens the right to
kill them.
Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle
reminded the U.S. Fish and Wild-
life Service, which gave the autho-
rization, of its own 1999 state-
ment. “Wildlife are not the proper-
ty of landowners but belong to the
public and are managed by state
and federal governments for the
public good,” he wrote.
Boyle ruled that a temporary
injunction issued against Fish and
Wildlife’s shoot-to-kill authoriza-
tion in 2016 is now permanent.
Deciding in favor of three con-
servation groups that sued, Boyle
said the agency violated a federal
rule to resurrect, protect and con-
serve the species around the Alli-
gator River National Wildlife Ref-
uge in eastern North Carolina.
Red wolves once roamed the
entire southeastern United States
before government-sanctioned
hunting programs all but elimi-
nated them. A few were captured
and bred in zoos. An experimental
population was released into the
North Carolina wild in the 1980s.
In what was praised as a biolog-
. THE WASHINGTON POST
half the caucus — have more
bipartisan voting records than
Smucker, according to the Lugar
Center.
“[Smucker] can use it to say,
‘Look, I’m working across the
aisle,’ even though he is 100 per-
cent in line with Donald Trump,
doesn’t hold any moderate posi-
tions and takes a ton of corporate
money,” Jess King, his Democrat-
ic opponent, said of the Problem
Solvers group. “People truly don’t
understand what it’s all about,
and it keeps coming up.”
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), who
has voted with Trump about
97 percent of the time, is the
Republican co-chair of the Prob-
lem Solvers caucus and uses it as
his “number one talking point —
like it’s obsessive, all the time; all
the time,” said Tracy Mitrano, his
Democratic opponent.
The Buffalo News, in endors-
ing Reed, cited his work in the
Problem Solvers as a key justifica-
tion, as did the York Daily Record
in Pennsylvania when endorsing
Smucker. Smucker and Reed both
voted for the plan to repeal the
Affordable Care Act, and they
voted for Trump’s tax law last fall,
two highly contentious and over-
whelmingly partisan votes. Al-
though they have more moderate
voting records than the bulk of
their caucus, many Republicans
in the Problem Solvers group
supported both efforts.
And while they support parti-
san agendas, the Problem Solvers’
campaign talk about their efforts
dramatically outweighs their ac-
complishments, the group’s crit-
ics say.
The Democratic and Republi-
can co-chairs of the caucus point-
ed to five bipartisan packages the
group had unveiled — only one of
which, a measure to combat the
opioid epidemic spearheaded by
Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), has
been signed into law. The Prob-
lem Solvers Caucus also support-
ed several smaller but significant
packages that were signed into
law, including funding for
mental-health programs under
the bipartisan Cures Act.
A spokesman for Reed also
pointed to a prison overhaul pro-
posal that has earned the support
of Van Jones, a CNN commenta-
tor and former adviser to Presi-
dent Barack Obama, and White
House adviser Jared Kushner.
The measure faces an uncertain
fate in the Senate.
The Problem Solvers also ex-
pressed faith in a set of proposed
House rules changes they un-
veiled this summer to “Break the
Gridlock,” vowing as a bloc to
withhold their votes for any po-
tential House speaker who did
not agree to adopt the rules. The
rule changes would weaken
House leadership’s control over
which bills get a vote, forcing to
the floor any bills co-sponsored
by more than 290 members.
“We are demonstrating that we
are real, that we are willing to
Red wolf pups seen last year at the Museum of Life and Science in
Durham, N.C. Only about 50 of the animals remain in the wild.
ical success, two breeding pairs
grew to more than 100 by 2006. By
2012, as state officials and private
landowners pressured the service
to end the program, the popula-
tion declined.
“Notably . . . the red wolf popu-
lation saw a drastic decrease from
2013 to 2015” with only 50 wolves
remaining, Boyle wrote. “The pop-
ulation decrease coincides with
. . . mounting public pressure
against red wolf recovery efforts.”
The court’s decision stands to
significantly alter the Fish and
Wildlife Service’s most recent plan
to manage the wolves, announced
in June. That plan, if approved,
would allow more wolves to be
killed.
At the time of the June an-
EZ SU A7
step up on hard issues, and that
you need to negotiate with us,”
Reed said in an interview. “If you
want to have bipartisan commit-
ment from this group, you need
to have us there at the takeoff of
the legislation negotiations.
That’s where our leadership is
learning.”
But many members of Con-
gress and their aides expressed
skepticism, sometimes bordering
on ridicule, that the organization
has amounted to much more
than a useful talking point. Sev-
eral argued the legislation cited
by Reed and Rep. Josh Gottheim-
er (N.J.), the group’s Democratic
co-chair, would have passed easi-
ly — with or without the Problem
Solvers’ support.
“Their track record is nonexis-
tent,” said Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
(D-Ariz.), a liberal member of
Congress. “It’s more of a political
cover operation than real legisla-
tive operation — there’s no policy
product.”
Even those sympathetic to the
group’s overall mission acknowl-
edge they may have little to show
for it.
“Have they solved any prob-
lems?” asked Rep. Tim Ryan (D-
Ohio). “They’re yet to have made
any progress with any real legisla-
tion — it’s not there, at least not
yet.”
Founded in 2013 as an offshoot
of the nonpartisan group No La-
bels, the Problem Solvers Caucus
has touted itself as the cure to a
polarized Washington.
The Problem Solvers group
kicked off on the Hill with meet-
ings between members of Con-
gress and outside experts, includ-
ing David Brooks, the conserva-
tive columnist with the New York
Times; Steven Mnuchin, the Wall
Street banker who is now the
president’s treasury secretary;
Bill Gates, the billionaire co-
founder of Microsoft; Harvard
academic Michael Porter; and
Jon Huntsman Jr., the former
Republican governor of Utah.
The Problem Solvers’ work ac-
celerated in 2018, as they pro-
duced several bipartisan packag-
es that have not been signed into
law on immigration, health care
and gun control. The group meets
for tacos and beers with no media
for several hours at least once a
week around 9 p.m., Reed said.
Several of the members say their
closest friends in Congress are in
the Problem Solvers Caucus.
No Labels and its affiliated
super PACs have thrown millions
of dollars into the 2018 elections
on behalf of Problem Solvers
candidates, according to the Cen-
ter for Responsive Politics, a
money-in-politics watchdog. A
group tied to No Labels spent
about $1 million helping Rep.
Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.), a mem-
ber of the Problem Solvers Cau-
cus, fend off a left-wing challeng-
er in a district often regarded as
more liberal than Lipinski.
jeffrey.stein@washpost.com
SALWAN GEORGES/THE WASHINGTON POST
nouncement, Leopoldo Miranda,
assistant director for ecological
services in the agency’s southeast
region, said the goal would be to
manage a small population of
about 15 red wolves at the refuge.
A Fish and Wildlife spokesman
said the agency does not comment
on matters in litigation.
Conservation groups praised
the court’s decision.
“The district court’s ruling to-
day makes it clear that [Fish and
Wildlife’s] recent management
decisions have failed to protect the
red wolf population,” said Johan-
na Hamburger, wildlife attorney
for the Animal Welfare Institute.
“The court has ruled that this is
unacceptable.”
darryl.fears@washpost.com 11/8.
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Vote watchers expect younger, more diverse Congress

Democrats could
transform look, tenor of
politics in Washington
BY E LISE V IEBECK
A Latina state senator taking
over for a white congressman in
Texas who has served 13 terms.
A politician of African descent
poised to become Colorado’s first
black member of the House.
A female business executive
joining Pennsylvania’s male con-
gressional delegation.
These likely Democratic win-
ners in Tuesday’s House races are
symbols of an incoming class of
lawmakers that is projected to be
younger, more female, more ra-
cially diverse and more center-
left, a development that could
transform the look and tenor of
the party’s politics in Washington
at a pivotal moment in President
Trump’s first term.
The story might not be the
same for Republicans. While fe-
male and minority lawmakers
prepare to expand their influ-
ence within the opposition party,
the House GOP is projected to
become more white, male and
conservative after its female and
minority members face strong
challengers at the ballot box on
Tuesday.
The result could be two parties
whose image and ideology di-
verge in powerful ways ahead of
the 2020 presidential race, when
the increasingly white GOP could
face an increasing demographic
disadvantage even as the center
and far left battle for control
among far more multiethnic
Democrats.
“My theory is that the diversity
of the Democratic field in 2018
has to do with voters wanting to
highlight the diversity they feel is
under attack from the president,”
said Kyle Kondik, managing edi-
tor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a
nonpartisan political tipsheet.
“That desire could have some
implications for the next batch of
candidates and who the party
chooses as its standard-bearer in
2020.”
While significant attention
has been paid to likely victors
such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cor-
Joe Neguse, a House candidate in Colorado, attends a rally for young voters at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Democratic state
Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Texas, at a Houston polling place in March, is expected to replace retiring Rep. Gene Green (D).
tez, the 29-year-old democratic
socialist who is poised to repre-
sent parts of the Bronx and
Queens, experts said such aco-
lytes of Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.) do not represent the aver-
age incoming Democrat in the
House.
“The vast majority of Demo-
crats who will constitute the
majority-makers — that is, the
people who will hand control to
Democrats — are very main-
stream,” said Matt Bennett, co-
founder and senior vice presi-
dent for public affairs at Third
Way, a center-left think tank in
Washington. “The story line that
the party has moved left and all
the energy is coming from the far
left is just not true.”
Bennett pointed to messaging
on Medicare-for-all, a major pri-
ority for Sanders and his ideo-
logical compatriots on the left.
He said that in the 86 most
competitive House races, no
Democrats have been pushing
the issue in general-election ads.
Democrats have more often
talked about the goal of health-
care coverage for all, leaving the
details for the next Congress —
and the party’s voters have been
similarly pragmatic.
“We shouldn’t confuse anti-
Trump energy, which is real, deep
and profound, with a demand for
Democrats to stand for the things
that Bernie Sanders talks about,”
he said. “This year, the most
pivotal voters are interested in
holding Trump accountable for
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the horror of his presidency, not
electing people who will offer
pie-in-the-sky ideas.”
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), the
Democratic Congressional Cam-
paign Committee’s chair of
Heartland Engagement, has ar-
gued that Democratic victories in
red areas will come from empha-
sizing more typical and nearly
universal priorities such as pro-
tecting Medicare and Social Se-
curity.
“My theory is that the
diversity of the
Democratic field in 2018
has to do with voters
wanting to highlight the
diversity they feel is
under attack from
the president.”
Kyle Kondik, managing editor
of Sabato’s Crystal Ball
“We are talking about this in
every single one of these races,”
Bustos said in late October on
MSNBC. “Maybe it’s not coming
from Washington, D.C., constant-
ly, but it is here in Peoria, Illinois,
it is in Dubuque, Iowa, it is in
Kentucky, it is in southern Illi-
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nois. It’s all over the place. We are
talking about it loudly and clear-
ly.”
That would be in keeping with
past Democratic majorities, such
as the 2006 version made possi-
ble when moderates joined liber-
als to upend Republican control
of the House in an election that
centered on broad national oppo-
sition to the Iraq War.
Democrats need a net gain of
23 seats on Tuesday to win con-
trol of the House. Forecasters
have been cautiously optimistic
that Democrats will meet this
mark, though it is unclear how
big their new majority could be.
Kondik argued that while
many Democrats likely to claim
seats on Tuesday are to the right
of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez,
they are still a “tick or two” to the
left of the more socially conserva-
tive Blue Dog Democrats of dec-
ades past.
“It’s not a culturally conserva-
tive group of candidates, in part
because the districts are not
culturally conservative districts.
These are affluent, highly educat-
ed suburban seats,” he said.
It is already clear that a num-
ber of women and people of color
will join the Democratic caucus,
given the profile of Democratic
nominees in safe Democratic
seats and those most likely to flip
this year.
These candidates include the
three mentioned earlier: State
Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Texas is
expected to replace retiring Dem-
ocratic Rep. Gene Green; Joe
Neguse of Colorado is expected to
replace outgoing Democratic
Rep. Jared Polis, who is running
for governor; and Chrissy Houla-
han is expected to replace retir-
ing Rep. Ryan Costello, a Repub-
lican.
Pennsylvania, where three fe-
male Democrats have a good
chance of winning Republican
seats, has become a test case for
women’s performance in an elec-
tion cycle where their participa-
tion as candidates has broken
records. The state has never had
more than two women at a time
in its congressional delegation.
The Raben Group, a public
affairs and lobbying firm, ana-
lyzed the field of House candi-
dates and found that if Demo-
crats keep their current seats and
win about 40 more, women will
hold one in four seats and people
of color will jump to 27 percent.
Currently, one in five House seats
is held by a woman and 23 per-
cent are held by people of color,
the analysis said.
Kelly Dittmar, an assistant
professor of political science at
Rutgers University at Camden,
described this as the “ideal sce-
nario” and predicted that women
will take a record number of
House seats. But she said the
story will be “far less celebratory”
for Republican women.
In Florida, where the retire-
ment of longtime Rep. Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen (R), the first Latina
elected to Congress, has opened
the door to possible victory by
former Clinton Cabinet secretary
Donna Shalala, a Democrat. Sha-
lala’s Republican opponent is
Maria Elvira Salazar, a broadcast
journalist of Cuban heritage, but
she is not favored to win.
And in Utah, Rep. Mia Love,
the sole black Republican wom-
an in Congress, is defending her
Salt Lake County seat against
Democrat Ben McAdams.
“There is a note of caution
we’re raising even with the gains
for women that we will see,” said
Dittmar, a scholar at the Center
for American Women and Poli-
tics and the Eagleton Institute of
Politics. “And that is that Repub-
lican women are likely to see a
decline in their numbers in the
House.”
House Republicans could gain
one Asian American woman if
Young Kim, a former state legis-
lator, wins in Southern Califor-
nia’s open 39th Congressional
District. Kim is running against
Democrat Gil Cisneros, who is
Latino.
Women and people of color
will exert serious influence over
policy if Democrats claim a ma-
jority in the House.
The Raben Group found that if
Democrats take the House, wom-
en would be in line to lead four
committees, people of color to
lead eight and an openly LGBT
lawmaker to lead one.
This would be a marked
change from the current Repub-
lican-led House, where all but
two committees are chaired by
men and none is led by a person
of color.
In several firsts, Democrats
Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and
Rashia Tlaib of Michigan are
poised to become the first Mus-
lim women in Congress. And
according to Dittmar, states that
could elect their first women of
color to Congress include Con-
necticut, Minnesota, Massachu-
setts and Kansas.
She struck another note of
caution.
“We want to celebrate these
moments, but if that’s the first,
we’re clearly not at the point of
parity or full representation. . . .
But we also want to make sure
that people don’t check it off the
list like we achieved full parity
this year,” she said.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
In Mexico, ‘walking town’ moves on improvisation, charity
Migrant caravan is
loosely organized, often
divided, but persistent
BY M ARIA S ACCHETTI
isla, mexico — They fall asleep
on borrowed blankets, curled up
on a floor someone has loaned for
the night. They share meals of
chicken soup and tortillas. They
wash laundry in rivers or sinks,
and when they fall sick after more
than 20 days on the road, the
people in the migrant caravan
turn to the nuns trailing them
with medicines and bandages.
With 4,000 to 5,000 people, the
first and largest group trudging
slowly to the U.S. border is bigger
than some of the municipalities it
has descended on in Mexico, dou-
bling their population overnight.
They are fleeting guests, a gather-
ing bound by a single goal: seeking
asylum or work in the United
States.
“It’s practically a walking
town,” said Edgar Corzo Sosa, a
national human rights official in
Mexico monitoring the caravan.
As he spoke this weekend, the
group was traveling through the
southern state of Veracruz, several
hundred miles southeast of Mexi-
co City.
Like any town, the caravan has
had its share of milestones and
tragedies. Babies have been born,
one man died after falling from a
crowded truck, and several wom-
en have had miscarriages, accord-
ing to Mexico’s Red Cross and
rights officials. The migrants rise
together at dawn, travel in clumps
of families or friends from the
same hometowns and hold night-
ly assemblies to decide where to
go next.
It can be a fragile alliance,
frayed by exhaustion and uncer-
tainty — and they had hoped it
would have ended by now, with
buses ferrying them to Mexico
City and then north to the U.S.
border. But the buses never came.
CAMEROON
Separatists kidnap 79
students in restive area
Separatists have kidnapped at
least 79 students and three staff
members from a school in
Cameroon’s Northwest Region,
the governor said Monday.
The kidnapping late Sunday
occurred near Bamenda, the
capital of the troubled English-
speaking region, according to
Gov. Deben Tchoffo.
A video purporting to show the
children has been released on
social media via men who call
themselves “Amba boys,” a
reference to the state of
Ambazonia that separatists are
trying to establish in Cameroon’s
Anglophone Northwest and
Southwest regions.
The men in the video said they
would release the students only
once the goal of creating a new
. THE WASHINGTON POST
TOP: Some of the Central American migrants making their way through Mexico grab a ride on a
truck — a dangerous practice. ABOVE: Carlos Eduardo Romero, a Honduran, rests with his
2-year-old daughter, Ricci Janory, during a stopover in the city of Isla in Veracruz state.
By Sunday, the caravan had
split into groups, as faster-moving
travelers hitched rides and
jumped ahead on the route. At
sunrise, more than 1,500 left the
small city of Isla and headed
toward Cordoba, also in Veracruz
but closer to the capital, while
others had scattered into the
neighboring state of Puebla and
other cities along the way.
Most of the migrants are from
crime-ridden Honduras, where
the caravan hastily assembled in
mid-October as people jumped at
the chance to travel safely through
Mexico without having to pay
smugglers thousands of dollars.
Since then, some have turned
back. Others have sought asylum
in Mexico.
Still others have walked until
their shoes fell off along the long,
hot road.
Their movements are coordi-
nated by megaphone-wielding
members of the U.S.-Mexican ac-
tivist collective Pueblo Sin Fron-
teras, although organizers say the
state is achieved.
The video could not be
independently verified.
Hundreds have been killed in
the past year in Cameroon’s
Anglophone regions, where
violence between separatists and
the military has increased since a
government crackdown on
English-speaking demonstrators
protesting marginalization by the
French-speaking majority.
— Associated Press
POLAND
Ruling populists are hit GERMANY
hard in mayoral races Ex-spy chief denied
Poland’s populist ruling party new government job
suffered a major setback in
mayoral races, losing not only in
all large cities but also in most
midsize and smaller cities.
In mayoral races in 649 cities,
towns and smaller municipalities,
the right-wing Law and Justice
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caravan governs itself. But the
crowds also depend on Mexican
cities and towns that offer up com-
munity centers where they can
sleep and church groups willing to
slap together tamales and barbe-
cue in the middle of the night.
President Trump has portrayed
the caravan — and others forming
behind it — as “very bad thugs and
gang members,” noting that on
Oct. 19, thousands of migrants
had pushed and kicked their way
through a border gate from Guate-
mala to Mexico. His claims were
inflamed on the Internet by mis-
leading images, including one of a
bloodied Mexican police officer
that was taken elsewhere in 2012.
Trump has ordered thousands
of troops to the southern border
and has said he would consider
sending as many as 15,000 —
roughly the size of the U.S. mili-
tary’s presence in Afghanistan.
In Mexico, police and govern-
ment human rights observers say
they have seen no examples of
terrorists or extreme violence.
DIGEST
party, in power since 2015, won no
big city and only a few small ones.
In the first round of voting on
Oct. 21, an opposition coalition led
by the centrist Civic Platform won
outright in the capital, Warsaw,
and in other key cities. In runoff
races Sunday, voters handed
landslide victories to opposition
politicians in other major cities.
Law and Justice has been
accused of violating democratic
standards, including trying to
take control of the courts.
— Associated Press
Germany’s outgoing domestic
intelligence chief won’t be given a
new government job after he
lashed out at one of the governing
parties, the interior minister said
Monday.
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“He can say a thousand things,”
Corzo Sosa said of Trump’s claims
about bad actors. “We’re here in
the caravan . . . We haven’t identi-
fied any.”
On Friday, shortly after they
crossed into the state of Veracruz,
home to stunning beaches but
also deadly cartel-fueled violence,
rain-soaked migrants cheered
when Gov. Miguel Angel Yunes
said he would provide buses to
take them to Mexico City.
But Yunes quickly changed his
mind, citing a water shortage in
the capital. Critics claimed he was
pressured to stand down to avoid
a clash at the U.S. border before
Tuesday’s U.S. elections.
Dejected, the migrants headed
north the next day on blistered
feet, taking a narrow ribbon of
road one organizer said is a fre-
quent site of robberies and at-
tacks, calling it the “route of
death.”
Pueblo Sin Fronteras urged
them to stick together. But some
rushed to hitch rides on tractor-
The center-left Social
Democrats, part of Chancellor
Angela Merkel’s coalition,
demanded Hans-Georg Maassen’s
removal from the BfV spy agency
in September after he appeared to
play down far-right violence
against migrants.
The haggling that followed
reflected poorly on a coalition
already notorious for squabbling.
Its leaders first agreed to make
Maassen a deputy interior
minister but renegotiated the deal
in the face of a backlash. They
then agreed to make him a
“special adviser” to Interior
Minister Horst Seehofer.
On Monday, Seehofer said he
was sending Maassen into early
retirement instead, prompted by
the manuscript of a speech in
which he said Maassen used
“unacceptable formulations” that
made working with him
impossible “in whatever function.”
German media reported that,
trailer trucks, cramming into the
open doors or clinging to the sides.
Oscar Lopez, 31, hung back with
his wife and three children, in-
cluding 3-year-old Elias, who sat
in a stroller wearing blue Crocs
adorned with racecars.
“That’s dangerous,” Lopez, 31,
said shaking his head as others
hoisted themselves into the truck.
In the tumult of the caravan, his
12-year-old son went missing for
33 hours, he said, and he wasn’t
willing to risk it again.
As they waited for safer rides,
the food brigade swooped in from
Our Lady of the Rosary Church.
The night before, the church’s
young priest, Joel Campechano,
had alerted his parish over Whats-
App that the caravan was coming.
The next day, parishioners served
homemade tamales, pots of rice
and tortillas.
One of the volunteers was Mar-
ta Murgia, 43, who wore a hot-
pink apron with a picture of Jesus.
“I wonder what’s waiting for
them,” she said of the families
passing by.
Down the road went the
Avaloses, the Lopezes and the
Contrerases, including a feverish
baby named Aaron, whose moth-
er, Nataly, lowered his tempera-
ture with medicine and water-bot-
tle baths by the roadside. Entire
hometowns were grouped togeth-
er, like the contingent from
Siguatepeque, a mountain-ringed
town in Honduras.
Without buses, it became clear
that the journey would take much
longer than they had hoped, and
some mulled taking a different
route. One young man said he was
messaging a smuggler friend who
told him it would cost $7,500 to
cross the U.S. border.
Some jumped in taxis. But
many stayed, saying it was cheap-
er to travel together.
After the 44-mile trip from
Sayula to Isla, brothers Arnulfo
and Arnoldo Gomez stopped at a
gas station to take stock. They had
no money. Their cellphones were
dead. Arnoldo, at 30 six years old-
in the manuscript of a farewell
speech to European counterparts
in mid-October, Maassen alleged
that “radical left-wing forces”
within the Social Democrats
wanted to use his comments as an
excuse to end a governing
coalition they never wanted to
join. He also said he was known as
a “critic of idealistic, naive and
left-wing policy on foreigners and
security.” Seehofer said those
remarks “crossed a line.”
— Associated Press
E.U. recalls its envoy to
Tanzania: The European Union
has recalled its ambassador
to Tanzania, citing “the
deterioration of the human
rights and rule of law situation”
in the East African country,
where a regional official last week
called for the outing and arrests
of homosexuals. Tanzania’s
government said the official does
not speak for the administration.
PHOTOS BY RAUL VERA
er than his brother, wore plastic
sandals because his boot soles had
fallen off.
Arnoldo Gomez, who left a wife
and two children in Tocoa, Hon-
duras, said several women had
offered to take him in. He refused
to leave his brother and the
friends he had made on the road.
“These are the temptations,” he
said.
“We have to stay together,” said
Jose Guillen, 22, standing near his
new friend Alejandro Carvajal, an
18-year-old singer. They were trav-
eling with a group from San Pedro
Sula.
At a stop between Isla and Cor-
doba, Orlando Rodas Martinez, a
22-year-old organizer with Pueblo
Sin Fronteras, advised people
against splitting up and hitching
rides.
“Compañeros, we can’t skip
ahead like this,” he told a group. “If
there are few of you, it’s easier for
the authorities to come and round
you all up.”
“Some say one thing, and others
say something else,” one man said,
and took off.
By Saturday night, the remain-
ing migrants packed Isla’s cavern-
ous social center and spilled onto
the streets outside.
Inside the social center, usually
reserved for weddings and danc-
es, the caravan rearranged itself as
a small village. Families and mi-
grants slept blanket-to-blanket,
on blowup mattresses and wood-
en pallets. Others pitched tents.
Laundry was strung from poles.
Maynor Chavez, a 44-year-old
father from Copan, set up shop on
a yellow tarp, selling shampoo,
lollipops and cigarettes he had
bought with money donated
along the way.
On Venustiano Carranza Street,
residents with houses still deco-
rated for the Day of the Dead let
migrants sleep on their patios or
take showers. The air filled with
the sounds of barking dogs and
crying children.
Hours later, they were gone.
maria.sacchetti@washpost.com
Coalition moves closer to
contested Yemeni port city:
Forces loyal to the Saudi-led
coalition fighting Houthi rebels
have advanced to within three
miles of the port facilities in
Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida,
the epicenter of the civil war,
officials said. Coalition aircraft
and naval forces continue to
pound rebel positions, they added.
Attorney of freed Pakistani
Christian woman flees abroad:
The Pakistani lawyer who helped
free a Christian woman sentenced
to death for blasphemy said he
had been forced to flee to the
Netherlands and has no idea
where his client is. Saiful Mulook
said local United Nations staff
urged him to leave Pakistan after
Asia Bibi’s acquittal last week. Bibi
was convicted in 2010 of making
derogatory remarks about Islam,
but the ruling was overturned.
— From news services
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Sons of slain journalist Khashoggi
appeal for the return of his remains in detention, but pressure builds
Saudis sent a ‘cleanup’
team to cover up killing,
Turkish official says
BY K AREEM F AHIM
istanbul — More than a month
after their father’s death, the sons
of slain journalist Jamal Khashog-
gi have made a plaintive appeal for
the return of his body, saying he
should be buried in the Saudi city
where he was born in a cemetery
alongside his relatives.
“We just need to make sure that
he rests in peace,” Salah Khashog-
gi, 35, told CNN in an interview
Sunday alongside his brother, Ab-
dullah Khashoggi, 33, in their first
comments to the news media
since their father was killed in the
Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on
Oct. 2.
Jamal Khashoggi’s body has not
been found. And even as the sons
requested the speedy retrieval of
his remains, new details from Tur-
key’s investigation into the case
that were released Monday made
that likelihood seem remote. A
Turkish official said investigators
believe Saudi Arabia sent a two-
person “cleanup” team to Turkey
nine days after Khashoggi’s
death to remove any evidence of
his killing from the consulate as
well as the nearby residence of the
Saudi consul general.
The regional rivalry between
Turkey and Saudi Arabia has cap-
tured the spotlight in the weeks
since the killing of Khashoggi, a
contributing columnist to The
Washington Post. The govern-
ment of President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan has tried to prod Saudi
leaders to acknowledge what he
says is their role in the death. The
Saudi government refused to com-
ment for weeks but, in the face of
international outrage, finally con-
ceded that Khashoggi was killed
in their consulate, even as they
blamed it on rogue Saudi agents.
Lost in the din have been the
voices of Khashoggi’s children,
grieving and forced to pick
through a confusion of graphic
news reports as they piece togeth-
er details of their father’s death.
Saudi crown prince keeps elites
MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ/THE WASHINGTON POST
A prayer service Friday in Washington for Jamal Khashoggi. His
son said “I have faith” that Saudi Arabia will punish his killers.
Khashoggi’s daughters did not ap-
pear in the CNN interview.
“Everybody’s telling a different
story. I’m trying to simplify it as
much as possible. He died,” Abdul-
lah Khashoggi said. “It’s not a
normal situation and not a nor-
mal death.”
“I really hope that whatever
happened wasn’t painful for him,
or it was quick,” he added.
Salah Khashoggi, who lives in
Saudi Arabia, became the public
face of the family’s sorrow when a
photograph of him, stone-faced,
meeting Saudi King Salman and
Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman was shared on social me-
dia and interpreted as evidence of
the family’s rage at the royal fam-
ily.
But in fact, Salah Khashoggi
said, the king had assured him
that “everybody involved will be
brought to justice” for the killing.
“I have faith in that. This will
happen,” he said.
Erdogan has said that Jamal
Khashoggi’s killing by Saudi
agents was premeditated and that
the order came from the “highest
levels” of the Saudi government,
although he has not specified who
he thinks was responsible. Erdo-
gan also has demanded that the
Saudi government reveal the loca-
tion of Khashoggi’s body.
Turkey has said that a hit squad
sent from Saudi Arabia strangled
Khashoggi shortly after he en-
tered the consulate to seek a docu-
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ment he needed for his planned
marriage to his Turkish fiancee.
Turkish authorities said the team
dismembered Khashoggi’s body
and disposed of it.
Turkey has repeatedly accused
Saudi authorities of trying to ob-
struct its investigation. On Mon-
day, a Turkish official said that at
least two members of a team that
Saudi Arabia sent to investigate
Khashoggi’s killing were actually
there to cover it up.
The official, who was not au-
thorized to comment on the rec-
ord and spoke on the condition of
anonymity, said the dispatch of
the two men to Turkey “suggests
that Khashoggi’s slaying was with-
in the knowledge of top Saudi
officials.”
The official confirmed details
in a report published Monday in
Turkey’s pro-government Sabah
newspaper that said the two men
— a chemist and a toxicologist
— were part of a delegation of
Saudi investigators sent to Turkey
nine days after Khashoggi was
killed.
Beginning Oct. 12, the two men
visited the consulate regularly for
a week, the paper reported.
“We believe that the two indi-
viduals came to Turkey for the sole
purpose of covering up evidence,”
the official said.
kareem.fahim@washpost.com
Zeynep Karatas contributed to this
report.
SAUDIS FROM A1
Carlton hotel into a five-star jail
for some of the nation’s most
prominent citizens in what he
called an anti-corruption sweep.
Turki, whom officials have re-
portedly accused of graft related
to construction of the Riyadh
subway, remains detained with-
out any formal charges. His chief
of staff, Gen. Ali al-Qahtani, was
also arrested and died in deten-
tion under circumstances that
have never been fully explained.
Early this year, the Saudi at-
torney general said 56 men re-
mained locked up, some the
subject of criminal investiga-
tions, with more than $106 bil-
lion in cash, real estate, business-
es, securities and other assets
recovered in the Ritz operation.
Mohammed said in an inter-
view last month with Bloomberg
News that only eight men were
still being detained. He offered
no other details except to say,
“They’re with their lawyers and
facing the system that we have in
Saudi Arabia.”
But other people familiar with
the detentions said the number
is much higher, with 45 Ritz
detainees still locked up.
One of those may have won his
freedom Friday when Saudi au-
thorities released Prince Khaled
bin Talal, 56, a cousin of Moham-
med and Turki. Khaled is a
businessman and noted religious
conservative who reportedly op-
posed the crown prince’s deci-
sion to strip power from the
country’s notorious religious
police.
Human rights activists and
other analysts said Mohammed
may be preparing to release
more of the detainees to help
cool the international furor over
the killing of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi on Oct. 2. Khashoggi’s
death inside the Saudi Consulate
in Istanbul at the hands of Saudi
agents has strained relations
with Washington and Europe
and drawn attention to the
crown prince’s human rights
practices, including his record of
locking up scores of his critics.
“They don’t want to do it, but
they are under pressure, and
they will do it to release some
pressure,” said Yahya Assiri, a
Saudi human rights activist liv-
ing in self-exile in London.
But he cautioned against over-
stating the importance of the
release of Khaled, suggesting it
was done mainly to shore up
support for Mohammed within
the royal family at a time when
the crown prince and his father,
the current monarch, King Sal-
man, are under stress.
“I think this is trying to show
family unity in the face of scruti-
ny,” said Adam Coogle, a Middle
East researcher for Human
Rights Watch who closely moni-
tors the kingdom.
Mohammed’s roundup of
wealthy Saudis a year ago helped
cement his control over many of
the country’s most powerful in-
dividuals and neutralized poten-
tial political rivals within the
royal family.
“It’s about money and power,”
said a person close to the royal
family. “Mohammed bin Salman
understands that if you take
away their money, you take away
their power.”
Faced with long detentions or
other punishment, some of the
Ritz detainees agreed to hand
over the demanded cash, which
often amounted to most of their
net worth, according to accounts
from family, friends and human
rights groups.
Many Saudis and foreign ob-
servers have applauded Moham-
med for what they view as a
long-overdue reckoning for the
clubby culture of royals and
well-connected families, who
have long treated Saudi Arabia’s
land, oil and riches as their own.
But others see the detentions
— and reports of torture at the
Ritz — as a brutal move by
Mohammed to settle scores and
solidify his personal power. Crit-
ics say that explanation fits with
his record of arresting scores of
human rights and women’s
rights activists and even clerics
who disagree with his policies.
Saudi officials strongly deny
that anyone has been tortured.
“That is not who we are,” one
official said. “We do not torture.
That word has never been in our
THE WASHINGTON POST
vocabulary in Saudi Arabia.”
Family tensions
The crown prince appears to
have targeted the family of the
late King Abdullah in particular.
Several observers said it is the
product of tensions between the
Salman and Abdullah wings of
the family that go back many
years but became especially pro-
nounced because of Moham-
med’s rapid rise to power.
Turki in recent years had
grown increasingly concerned at
the signs of Mohammed’s accu-
mulation of power, especially his
control of an investigative unit in
the Interior Ministry “that could
be used to make all sorts of
accusations,” said one of the
people close to the royal family.
In addition to jailing Turki,
Mohammed also arrested three
of Abdullah’s other sons, includ-
ing Prince Muteib bin Abdullah,
65, head of the national guard,
who was fired from his job. Two
other sons, Prince Faisal bin
Abdullah, 40, a former head of
the Saudi Red Crescent Authori-
ty, and Prince Mishaal bin Abdul-
lah, a former governor of Mecca
province, were briefly detained
after they complained about the
death of Qahtani, 55, who had
been “in the peak of health”
when he was arrested, according
to the person close to the royal
family.
Also detained two months af-
ter the initial Ritz roundup was
Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz
bin Salman, 36, who is married
to a daughter of King Abdullah.
His father was also arrested, and
the two remain in detention with
no formal charges filed, accord-
ing to his lawyer.
Several people with ties to the
royal family said Mohammed’s
focus on Abdullah’s family
seemed designed to sideline po-
tential rivals for power and to
seize control of the King Abdul-
lah Foundation fund, overseen
by Turki, which is estimated to be
worth $20 billion to $30 billion.
Salman, while still governor of
Riyadh province, began groom-
ing his son for leadership roles,
naming him as a top adviser
when Mohammed was in his
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Prince Turki bin Abdullah attends a tribute for the late King Abdullah in 2015. He reportedly has been
accused of graft related to construction of the Riyadh subway and is being held without formal charges.
early twenties. When Salman
became crown prince in 2012,
also serving as defense minister,
Mohammed was again installed
as a top adviser.
At the time, King Abdullah
was worried about Mohammed’s
rapid ascent, according to a for-
mer Western diplomat with dec-
ades of experience in Riyadh.
“King Abdullah was concerned
about that kind of authority
being given to the young fella,
who was not even 30 yet,” the
diplomat said.
About a decade ago, Moham-
med drew King Abdullah’s ire
when a top economic adviser
complained to the monarch
about Mohammed’s stock mar-
ket investments, prompting the
royal court to “censure” Moham-
med, according to a person close
to the royal family.
Later, Mohammed again an-
gered King Abdullah by firing a
number of deputies in the De-
fense Ministry, that person said.
Abdullah moved to ban Moham-
med from the ministry.
The resentments ran both
ways. Salman, before he became
the monarch, grew upset when
King Abdullah named another of
their brothers to succeed Salman
as Riyadh governor, the diplomat
said. Salman had held the gover-
DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
nor’s post since 1963 and wanted
to keep it in his family line, the
diplomat said.
‘Treated as criminals’
According to numerous media
reports, some of the detainees
are being held in al-Hair
high-security prison south of Ri-
yadh. Others are reportedly
locked in private homes and
required to wear ankle monitors.
Those being detained, accord-
ing to media reports and ac-
counts from family members,
friends and others close to the
royal family, include:
Adel Fakeih, 59, the former


mayor of Jiddah and former
minister of economy and plan-
ning.
Walid Fitaihi, 54, a promi-


nent physician who hosted a
popular television show dealing
with health and wellness, found-
ed a hospital in Jiddah and holds
U.S. citizenship.
Amr al-Dabbagh, 52, chair-


man of the Jiddah-based Al-Dab-
bagh Group and former head of
the Saudi Arabian General In-
vestment Authority, one of the
top economic positions in the
country
Mohammed Hussein al-


Amoudi, 72, a Saudi-Ethiopian
businessman who had a net
worth of $8.1 billion last year
from his diversified interests in a
Swedish oil refinery, Saudi gas
stations and an Ethiopian con-
glomerate involved in gold min-
ing, farming and construction,
according to Forbes.

Bakr bin Laden, Jiddah-
based chairman of the powerful
Saudi Binladin Group, a multi-
billion-dollar conglomerate, one
of country’s most successful and
influential companies.
Beyond any bad blood be-
tween the Salman and Abdullah
wings of the royal family or an
effort to bring wealthy Saudis to
heel, some observers also see
historic regional rivalries at play
in the detentions, noting that
those locked up have been dis-
proportionately from the Hijaz
region on the Red Sea, including
Jiddah and the holy cities of
Mecca and Medina.
“These are the families that
helped Abdul Aziz unify and
build the country in the 1920s
and ’30s,” said Robert Lacey, a
British historian who has written
extensively about Saudi Arabia
and the royal family. “Now they
are treated as criminals.”
kevin.sullivan@washpost.com
kareem.fahim@washpost.com
Fahim reported from Istanbul.
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Heated rhetoric after administration
brings back U.S. sanctions on Iran
BY E RIN C UNNINGHAM
AND C AROL M ORELLO
istanbul — The reimposition of
sanctions against Iran on Monday
has ushered in what is likely to be
a protracted period of heated
rhetoric and standoff, as the
Trump administration threat-
ened more pressure and Tehran
warned that it can ramp up its
nuclear program again, Middle
East experts said.
In a preview of the war of words
that is likely to escalate, Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani said
his country would continue sell-
ing oil in defiance of the sanctions.
As state television aired footage of
military forces staging war exer-
cises Monday, Rouhani said Iran
is in an “economic war situation.”
“We will proudly break the
sanctions,” Rouhani said during a
meeting of government officials
in the Iranian capital.
In Washington, Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo said: “The Ira-
nian regime has a choice. It can
either do a 180-degree turn from
its outlaw course of action and act
like a normal country, or it can see
its economy crumble.”
It will take many weeks or
months before the effectiveness of
the administration’s maximum-
pressure campaign against Iran
can be judged. But what already is
clear is that the renewed sanc-
tions will be greeted by threats
hurled between Washington and
Tehran as the two governments
grow more confrontational.
“We should look at today as the
first day of an escalating maxi-
mum-pressure campaign, not a
new status quo,” said Richard
Goldberg, an adviser at the Foun-
dation for Defense of Democra-
cies. “We’re going to see an enor-
mous amount of pressure brought
to bear on the regime, to the point
where it may have to consider
negotiating with the Trump ad-
ministration or the regime will
collapse.”
The sanctioning of hundreds of
Iranian individuals, companies
and organizations was the final
result of President Trump’s deci-
sion in May to withdraw from the
nuclear deal, known officially as
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA).
The sanctions target Iranian
oil, banks and shipping compa-
nies. But many prominent banks
and companies were left off the
list of more than 700 names, as
well as entire sectors like mining
and computer sciences, suggest-
ing a strategic decision to hold
back some names for future sanc-
tions.
Eight nations were given tem-
porary waivers, including Iran’s
two biggest oil customers, China
and India. Turkey, which buys nat-
ural gas from Iran, also was ex-
empted from sanctions. Waivers
also were given to projects under-
way at three nuclear power plants
related to impeding Iran’s ability
to reverse course and restart its
nuclear program.
U.S. officials say their goal is to
force the Iranian government to
stop its support of militants in the
region and, eventually, renegoti-
ate the nuclear agreement forged
by the Obama administration.
But it is uncertain whether Iran
would bend to American will un-
der another round of pressure or
whether it can afford to simply
wait until there is a new U.S.
president.
Rouhani boasted of Iran’s abili-
ty to keep selling oil even with
sanctions in place.
“The fact that the U.S. has ex-
empted eight countries from the
sanctions after they threatened to
bring Iran oil exports to zero, isn’t
this a victory for us? And isn’t this
a retreat for the United States?” he
said. “The Islamic Republic of
Iran can sell its oil and will sell its
oil even if the eight countries had
not been exempted from the sanc-
tions.”
Iranian retaliation, if any, could
come through its militant proxies
in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yem-
en, or in the Persian Gulf, where
oil tankers and U.S. Navy vessels
ply the waters.
“They have a history of hacking
the Saudi infrastructure, and they
can attack the U.S. infrastructure,”
he said. “I worry about them
wreaking havoc on major corpo-
rations or financial institutions,”
said Cliff Kupchan, chairman of
the Eurasia Group, a political risk
consulting firm.
Kelsey Davenport, director of
nonproliferation policy for the
+
A11
Arms Control Association, said
there is danger of the U.S. overre-
acting to Iranian rhetoric.
Iran “will continue to remind
the international community that
if the deal collapses or it no longer
benefits Iran, it can ramp up its
nuclear activity,” she said. “It’s
critical to distinguish between the
rhetoric and steps that actually
violate the deal.”
It is unclear whether the reim-
posed sanctions, which are op-
posed by all but a handful of coun-
tries in the world, will signal the
end of the nuclear deal.
Britain, France, Russia, China
and Germany, which all negotiat-
ed alongside the United States,
insist they want to keep it going.
Iran has said it could walk away
and resume its nuclear program, a
step few expect Tehran to take.
The European Union is at-
tempting to devise an alternative
“special purpose vehicle” to con-
tinue trade with Iran, but it has
had trouble finding a country will-
ing to host it. Even the Europeans,
who consider the nuclear deal es-
sential to their national security,
may be softening their support
after Danish officials accused Iran
of trying to assassinate an Arab
separatist leader living in Den-
mark.
Pompeo said that “multiple
lines of effort” are being deployed
to pressure Tehran and that this
week’s listings are not the last
word. The administration is ex-
pected to designate more names
and aggressively enforce penal-
ties by applying secondary sanc-
tions on anyone who does busi-
ness with them.
“Those are the only two cards
they have to play,” said Adam M.
Smith, a former adviser in the
Treasury Department’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control, which
monitors sanctions compliance.
“More sanctions and enforcement
are the two screw-tightening exer-
cises the U.S. government has.
There’s not much more they can
do.”
erin.cunningham@washpost.com
carol.morello@washpost.com
Morello reported from Washington.
James McCauley in Paris and Quentin
Ariès in Brussels contributed to this
report.
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Xi says China will boost imports, while swiping at Trump’s ‘law of the jungle’
BY G ERRY S HIH
hong kong — For 30 minutes
Monday, Chinese President Xi Jin-
ping offered conciliatory promises
to political and business leaders
from 172 countries gathered in
Shanghai: He would turn his
country of 1.3 billion into global
consumers, welcome foreign in-
vestors into previously restricted
sectors and crack down on Chi-
nese companies that abuse intel-
lectual property rights.
Then he seemingly turned to an
audience of one — his counterpart
in the Oval Office — and his tone
hardened.
“Great winds and storms may
upset a pond but not an ocean,” Xi
said, comparing China to a vast
and immovable sea. “After 5,000
years of trials and tribulations,
China is still here. Looking ahead,
China will be here to stay.”
In his address in Shanghai,
closely watched as perhaps the
Chinese president’s last major
speech on trade before he is set to
meet with President Trump for
crucial talks this month in Argen-
tina, a confident Xi gave few signs
that he was in the mood to make
significant concessions.
For more than half an hour, Xi
hit placating notes — and then
steely ones. He made promises to
cut tariffs, open up sectors such as
health care and education to for-
eign investment, and import
$45 trillion in goods and services
over the next 15 years. Then he
threw veiled jabs at Trump’s lead-
ership style.
“As globalization deepens, the
practices of law of the jungle and
winner take all are a dead end,” he
said.
His remarks kicked off the Chi-
na International Import Expo, a
week-long showcase meant to re-
brand China as a consumption
powerhouse at a time when its
record-high trade surplus with the
United States is just one of many
sticking points for the Trump ad-
ministration, which has demand-
ed that Beijing take concrete ac-
tion to level the trade relationship
and resolve the tariff standoff.
Without mentioning the Unit-
ed States by name, Xi made broad
promises to let global companies
tap into the Chinese middle class
and “share the benefits of global-
ization.”
“China is a big market of over
1.3 billion people, and it is our
sincere commitment to open the
market,” Xi said. “China increas-
ing imports will not be a choice of
political expediency but a future-
oriented step taken to embrace the
world.”
But beyond the promises of
boosting Chinese consumption,
which has been a long-standing
priority for Beijing, Xi stopped
short of tackling the politically
thorny complaints voiced by ma-
JOHANNES EISELE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen as he speaks in
Shanghai at the opening of the China International Import Expo.
jor trading partners. property enforcement and said it
For instance, the United States, would ratchet up punishments for
Europe and Japan have taken is- violators. But he immediately fol-
sue with aspects of China’s indus- lowed up with a stiff rebuke of
trial policy that prop up its domes- China’s critics.
tic industries while blocking for- Those who complain about Chi-
eign firms, such as high-tech and nese commercial practices
Internet companies, in its bid for “should not just point fingers at
self-reliance. And many foreign others to gloss over their own
governments have professed frus- problems,” he said. “They should
tration with the alleged theft of not hold a flashlight that only ex-
trade secrets. The U.S. Depart- poses others while doing nothing
ment of Justice said last week it themselves.”
would launch an initiative to Jim McGregor, chairman of the
name and shame Chinese spies. consultancy APCO’s Greater Chi-
Xi acknowledged that China na practice, said the foreign busi-
should strengthen intellectual ness community has “heard these
same things” for years from Chi-
nese leaders.
“President Xi said nice words
about free trade, openness, intel-
lectual property protection and
China’s willingness to be open to
the world,” McGregor said. “But all
of this will fall on deaf ears unless
concrete actions begin to take
place.”
With the United States notably
absent, Xi ticked off a list of trade
relationships that China has ad-
vanced: with the European Union,
South Korea, Japan and African
countries.
At times, Xi appeared to also
address his domestic audience.
With China this winter approach-
ing the 40th anniversary of the
introduction of the “Reform and
Opening Up” movement launched
by Deng Xiaoping, some intellec-
tuals and political elites have won-
dered whether his administration
has rolled back some of those
market-oriented reforms while as-
suming a bigger role in the private
sector.
The path of reform and opening
up was precisely what launched
China to success, Xi said, adding
that he was confident China’s de-
velopment would continue steadi-
ly despite its slowest GDP growth
rate in a decade.
More than 3,600 companies, in-
cluding representatives from U.S.
giants such as General Electric
and Ford, attended the confer-
ence, according to Chinese state
media.
While the British trade minister
was present, the event did not
draw many top leaders from large
countries aside from Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
The U.S. government said it had no
plans for “high-level participa-
tion” in the Shanghai expo.
“We encourage China to level
the playing field for U.S. goods and
services,” the U.S. Embassy in Bei-
jing said in a statement. “China
needs to make the necessary re-
forms to end its unfair trade prac-
tices that are harming the world
economy.”
Still, China rolled out the red
carpet for allies old and new. After
Xi spoke Monday morning, he
yielded the stage to President Da-
nilo Medina of the Dominican Re-
public, which this summer cut ties
with Taiwan and established rela-
tions with Beijing — a move that
infuriated the State Department.
Hours later, Imran Khan, the
recently elected prime minister of
Pakistan — China’s closest ally —
walked onstage and launched
more veiled barbs at Washington.
“While unilateral commercial-
ism is aggressively sought by some
and protectionism is on the rise,”
Khan said, “Pakistan takes great
comfort in President Xi’s coura-
geous statement that their doors
will never shut.”
gerry.shih@washpost.com

Congo’s Ebola outbreak may be impossible to contain, CDC director warns

BY L ENA H . S UN
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Director Robert
Redfield said Monday that the
Ebola outbreak in conflict-ridden
Congo has become so serious that
international public health ex-
perts need to consider the possi-
bility that it cannot be brought
under control and instead will
become entrenched.
If that happened, it would be
the first time since the deadly
viral disease was first identified
in 1976 that an Ebola outbreak
led to a persistent presence of the
disease. In all previous out-
breaks, most of which took place
in remote areas, the disease was
contained before it spread wide-
ly.
The current outbreak is enter-
ing its fourth month, with nearly
300 cases, including 186 deaths.
If Ebola becomes endemic in
substantial areas of North Kivu
province, in northeastern Congo,
“this will mean that we’ve lost the
ability to trace contacts, stop
transmission chains and contain
the outbreak,” said Tom Inglesby,
director of the Johns Hopkins
Center for Health Security, which
hosted the briefing on Capitol
Hill that featured the Ebola dis-
cussion with Redfield.
In that scenario, there would
be a sustained and unpredictable
spread of the deadly virus, with
major implications for travel and
trade, he said, noting that there
are 6 million people in North
Kivu. By comparison, the entire
population of Liberia, one of the
hardest-hit countries during the
West Africa Ebola epidemic of
2014-2016, is about 4.8 million.
The outbreak is taking place in
a part of Congo that is an active
war zone. Dozens of armed mili-
tias operate in the area, attacking
government outposts and civil-
ians, complicating the work of
Ebola response teams and put-
ting their security at risk. Vio-
lence has escalated in recent
weeks, and the daily rate of new
Ebola cases more than doubled
in early October. In addition,
there is community resistance
and deep mistrust of the govern-
ment.
Some sick people have refused
to go to treatment centers;
health-care workers are still be-
ing infected; and the virus is
spreading to new areas. An esti-
mated 60 to 80 percent of new
confirmed cases have no known
epidemiological link to prior cas-
es, making it very difficult for
responders to track cases and
stop transmission. In late Au-
gust, the United States withdrew
some of the CDC’s most seasoned
Ebola experts who had been sta-
tioned in Beni, the province’s
urban epicenter, because of secu-
rity risks.
“I do think this is one of the
challenges we’ll have to see,
whether we’re able to contain,
control and end the current out-
break with the current security
situation, or do we move into the
idea that this becomes more of an
endemic Ebola outbreak in this
region, which we’ve never really
confronted,” Redfield said.
If that happens, health-care
responders may need to consider
vaccinating broader populations
instead of the current strategy of
vaccinating those who have been
in contact with infected people.
When contact tracing begins
to fall apart, “then you are enter-
ing another phase and losing the
hope that you can arrest the
outbreak through standard inter-
ventions,” J. Stephen Morrison,
senior vice president at the Cen-
ter for Strategic and Internation-
al Studies, said in an interview.
In a new report, Morrison
wrote that there is an urgent
need for “high-level political at-
tention focused on generating an
updated game plan” to improve
security, train and deploy com-
munity health workers, and win
community trust.
“This is going to be a compli-
cated and deeply problematic
situation, and we need to prepare
ourselves for dealing with this
long term,” Morrison said.
The World Health Organiza-
tion’s director general, Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and a
top U.N. official for peacekeeping
operations are in Congo this
week to take stock of the re-
sponse.
lena.sun@washpost.com

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Apple, Facebook and Google executives largely sit out this round of politics
Most have opted against
midterm giving despite
clashes with president
BY T ONY R OMM
The top executives at Apple,
Facebook, Google and Microsoft
have stayed on the political side-
lines during the 2018 midterm
elections, opting not to donate to
federal candidates who might ad-
vance Silicon Valley’s political
agenda — or battle against Presi-
dent Trump.
Two years ago, these tech lead-
ers emerged as some of Trump’s
biggest critics, challenging his ad-
ministration publicly on issues
that included immigration, cli-
mate change and gender equality.
Personally, though, they’ve de-
clined since then to write checks
to congressional office-seekers
who might serve as a bulwark
against the White House, federal
records show.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook
so far has backed one Democratic
lawmaker in California, after
spending nearly $500,000 —
mostly on Democrats, but also a
In states where Trump won big, minimum wages likely to increase
BY H EATHER L ONG
Voters in Arkansas and Mis-
souri will decide Tuesday wheth-
er to significantly raise the mini-
mum wage in their state. The two
states, which went heavily for
President Trump in 2016, offer a
test case of whether there is appe-
tite in solidly red states for a
minimum wage above $10 an
hour.
Arkansas will vote on whether
to gradually raise its minimum
wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 an
hour by 2021. Missouri voters are
deciding whether to steadily in-
crease the state’s $7.85 minimum
wage to $12 an hour by 2023.
Arizona, which did not vote as
strongly for Trump, is the only red
state with a higher minimum
wage (voters there approved rais-
ing it from $10.50 to $12 an hour
by 2020).
There’s a good chance that Ar-
kansas and Missouri will approve
the higher wages, even most Re-
publican candidates in the two
states do not support it. (Most
Democratic candidates do.) Since
1996, no state has voted down a
minimum-wage increase that has
appeared on a statewide ballot, a
signal of the appeal for raises
across the political spectrum.
The federal minimum wage —
$7.25 an hour — hasn’t been
increased since 2009, which is
why many states and cities are
raising the floor on pay on their
own. The Labor Department re-
ported Friday that wages are
growing at their fastest clip in
almost a decade, but not all work-
ers are feeling it, especially as
rent and gas expenses rise.
A University of Arkansas poll
released last week showed that
67 percent support the wage in-
AIRLINES
Icelandair to buy
discount rival Wow
Icelandair has reached a
surprise agreement to buy
discount rival Wow Air, bringing
together the island nation’s two
financially embattled airlines.
The carriers will continue to
operate under separate brands
while aiming to better compete
on routes linking Europe with
North America, they said
Monday. Shares of Icelandair
surged on the deal, which will
create a combined company
with about 3.8 percent of that
market.
Both airlines have struggled
with slumping tourist visits to
Iceland, higher oil prices and
the introduction of direct low-
cost trans-Atlantic flights by
rivals, which have made
changing planes en route less
appealing. Icelandair said last
week it had breached debt
covenants and asked
bondholders to grant a waiver.
Unprofitable Wow, founded in
2011, had targeted a listing
while seeking a partner to see it
through the winter slump.
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few Republicans — during the
2016 presidential race, according
to data published by the Federal
Election Commission. Mark Zuck-
erberg, chief executive of Face-
book, and Larry Page and Sergey
Brin, co-founders of Google par-
ent Alphabet, so far haven’t writ-
ten any checks to federal candi-
dates, the records show. All three
companies declined to comment
for this report.
Some executives are active:
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating
officer of Facebook, has contribut-
ed nearly $300,000 in the 2018
elections, FEC records reveal.
Much of her support has gone
toward nearly 30 female Demo-
cratic candidates, along with a
super PAC that encourages wom-
en to seek political office and cast
ballots on Election Day.
The more cautious approach
stands in contrast to these tech
companies’ own workers. By Octo-
ber, employees in the Internet in-
dustry had given more than
$13 million to federal candidates
and campaigns, about 85 percent
of which has landed in the hands
of Democrats, according to data
from the Center for Responsive
Politics.
In Silicon Valley, though, poli-
tics is a precarious business. On
Arkansas and Missouri will vote on whether to raise their pay requirements
Voters read sample ballots in Little Rock on Monday. At the polls, they will get to consider whether
Arkansas should raise its minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 an hour by 2021.
crease. A poll at the end of Octo-
ber by Missouri Scout, a private
news service, found 58 percent in
favor. Numerous people inter-
viewed for this article said that
while their states are conserva-
tive, people are aware of the
poverty around them and want to
find ways to help.
“Everyone knows people living
on the minimum wage who can’t
live. It’s their sister, mother, fa-
ther or friend down at the deer
Wow has been working to
improve the outlook but was
faced with tough decisions,
Wow’s founder and chief
executive, Skuli Mogensen, said
in an email to staff obtained by
Bloomberg News.
He acknowledged that the
sale to Icelandair would come as
a shock to many employees and
“was not part of the original
game plan.”
— Bloomberg News
RETAIL
Lowe’s to shutter
dozens of stores
Home improvement chain
Lowe’s announced the closure of
an additional 51
underperforming stores in the
United States and Canada on
Monday as it strives to compete
with Home Depot in a slowing
housing market.
Lowe’s gave no details of job
losses in the move, which closes
stores in some upmarket areas
including Broadway and
Chelsea in Manhattan and
follows the shutdown of 99
Orchard Supply stores in
California.
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one hand, rank-and-file tech
workers in the liberal-leaning Bay
Area increasingly demand that
their bosses sound off on national
issues. But tech executives must
balance the needs of their employ-
ees with the reality that they must
maintain positive relationships
with Democrats and Republicans
alike. Cook, for example, has criti-
cized Trump yet struck an effec-
tive personal relationship with the
president. The corporate political
action committees at other tech
companies, including Amazon,
Facebook and Google, similarly
aim to donate equally to both par-
ties as part of a broader strategy to
stave off unwanted regulation.
“There’s no single formula ex-
plaining why CEOs make personal
political donations, as it always
involves some mix of cultivated
personal chemistry, issue align-
ment with the company, the mem-
ber’s future importance to the
business and recognition of her
prior support,” said Bruce Mehl-
man, executive director of the
Technology CEO Council, which
represents the leaders of compa-
nies such as IBM, Oracle and Qual-
comm.
Microsoft chief executive Satya
Nadella hasn’t backed any federal
candidates this year, FEC records
hunting camp. They get it,” said
the Rev. Steve Copley, executive
director of Interfaith Arkansas
and a supporter of the minimum-
wage increase.
If Arkansas approves the hike
to $11 an hour, the Southern state
will effectively have the highest
minimum wage in the nation
because costs and salaries are far
lower in Arkansas than such plac-
es as California and New York,
said Jeremy Horpedahl, an assis-
DIGEST
Buffeted in recent quarters by
the impact of a long winter in
North America, Lowe’s has been
striving to find ways to catch up
with longtime sector leader
Home Depot, each of whose
stores on average generate
almost twice as much in sales.
There are also signs that
Americans are spending less on
housing as prices and demand
peak after a seven-year building
spree, although many of the
factors underlying the industry’s
health remain in place.
While Lowe’s is far smaller
and less exposed to the arrival of
Amazon and other online
sellers, the closures follow a
wave of similar moves by
traditional U.S. retailers facing
online competition.
— Reuters
ALSO IN BUSINESS
Federal Communications
Commission Chairman Ajit Pai
on Monday wrote the chief
executives of major telephone
service providers and other
companies, demanding they
launch a system to combat
billions of robo-calls. In May, Pai
asked companies to adopt an
industry-developed “call
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Election records indicate that Microsoft chief executive Satya
Nadella has not donated to any federal candidates this year.
show, though he has previously
donated sparingly. Neither has
Twitter chief executive Jack Dors-
ey. Microsoft and Twitter declined
to comment.
In contrast, Google chief execu-
tive Sundar Pichai wrote two
checks — one to a committee for
Senate Democrats, another for
Senate Republicans — earlier this
year.
At Amazon, chief executive
Jeffrey P. Bezos previously had
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tant professor of economics at the
University of Central Arkansas.
He notes that about a quarter of
workers — 300,000 people — in
his state would get a raise if the
ballot initiative passes.
“We’re going into uncharted
territory,” Horpedahl said. “An
$11 wage in Arkansas, one of the
poorest states in the country, is
similar to a $15 wage in Califor-
nia.”
The ballot initiatives in both
Workers remove dead fish from the water near fish farms on the
Euphrates River in Iraq. Officials have been unable to explain the carp die-
off, but there is widespread concern about water pollution.
authentication system” or
standard for the cryptographic
signing of telephone calls aimed
at ending the use of illegitimate
spoofed numbers.
Apple has told its smartphone
assemblers Foxconn and
Pegatron to halt plans for

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donated little to political candi-
dates — until August, when he
made a $10 million donation to a
super PAC that backs both Demo-
cratic and Republican office-seek-
ers who have served in the mili-
tary. Bezos and his top deputies
have supported other lawmakers
this cycle, including Republican
Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.). Ama-
zon’s leaders held a fundraiser for
Gardner at the company’s Seattle
headquarters, according to two
states have faced strong opposi-
tion from the business communi-
ty, with some business owners
arguing that increasing the mini-
mum wage will make these states
less competitive, compared with
neighbors such as Kansas, Okla-
homa, Iowa, Kentucky and Ten-
nessee, all of which have a $7.25
minimum.
There are also concerns that
business owners might not hire
as many workers, especially teen-
agers, those who were formerly
incarcerated and other lower-
skilled workers who often have a
difficult time getting jobs.
“The big problem if this passes
is going to be for young people,
especially minorities. They’ll
have a tougher time finding their
first jobs, and it’s going to encour-
age automation,” said Randy
Zook, president of the Arkansas
State Chamber of Commerce,
which fought to have the ballot
measure removed but lost in
court.
Zook said he has heard from
business owners and even non-
profits who say they hire three
high school students at the $8.50
hourly wage but would hire only
one or two at $11 an hour.
Studies in other states that
raised their minimum wages
have generally not shown large
job losses, but the concern is that
Arkansas is poised to increase the
minimum wage higher than most
states and cities have so far —
both in nominal terms and in
relation to the median pay in the
state.
Some business owners say they
are willing to pay the higher costs
to see their state, which is the
sixth-poorest in the nation, im-
prove.
“It matters to me, because it’s
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additional production lines
dedicated to its new iPhone XR
the Nikkei financial daily
reported Monday. The report
fueled concerns that the iPhone
XR, the cheapest of three
iPhones Apple unveiled in
September, was facing weak
demand.
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people familiar with the event but
not authorized to speak on the
record. (Bezos owns The Washing-
ton Post.)
Gardner is a moderate Republi-
can who sits on a key committee in
Congress that oversees tech policy
issues that include privacy, artifi-
cial intelligence, and the universe
of smart gadgets and wearables
called the “Internet of things.”
Spokesmen for the senator and
Amazon did not respond to re-
quests for comment.
Since 2017, Elon Musk, leader of
SpaceX and Tesla, has donated
nearly $200,000 — mostly to Re-
publicans, according to FEC rec-
ords. The donations came despite
an earlier, public rift with Trump
over his decision to withdraw the
United States from an inter-
national climate accord. A person
familiar with Musk’s thinking,
who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, said he has also con-
tributed to two organizations to
elect House and Senate Demo-
crats — although the reports have
not yet been filed with the FEC. A
spokesman for the tech executive
declined to comment.
tony.romm@washpost.com
 More at washingtonpost.com/
news/technology
the right ting to do. More income
means they’ll have more to spend,
which will be good for the overall
economy,” said Meg Sebastian,
owner of Sebastian Tech Solu-
tions in Jonesboro, in northeast
Arkansas.
Sebastian has some employees
who make $10 or $11 an hour and
says she knows she would have to
raise their pay to ensure she
continues to get the “cream of the
entry-level crop.”
For Maureka Henderson, the
vote on Tuesday could be the
difference between whether or
not she can repair her car. Hen-
derson and her husband and two
daughters share a home with her
mother in Pine Bluff, south of
Little Rock. Henderson earns $10
an hour working as a personal
care aide to a 96-year-old woman.
Henderson, 39, says that it’s
the best job she has ever had but
that the pay isn’t enough to get by.
She works five hours a day, seven
days a week, and gets no benefits.
Her 1997 Ford Explorer sits idle
outside because she and her hus-
band don’t have the money to
replace the transmission.
If approved, the Arkansas bal-
lot initiative would raise the min-
imum wage to $9.25 an hour on
Jan. 1, 2019, $10 on Jan. 10, 2020,
and $11 on Jan. 1, 2021. Econo-
mists say that, as the minimum
wage increases, workers earning
slightly more would probably get
raises to keep pace.
“It would mean a lot for me to
get an extra dollar an hour,” said
Henderson, who plans to vote
Tuesday. “I’d like to take my
8-year-old daughter to Little Rock
to see the Children’s Museum and
trampoline park, but we can’t do
that right now.”
heather.long@washpost.com
A divided federal appeals court
on Monday overturned the
insider-trading conviction of a
former Wall Street investment
banker accused of passing tips
about five mergers in the health-
care industry to his father, and
ordered a new trial. The 2nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
said Sean Stewart, who worked
at JPMorgan Chase and Perella
Weinberg Partners, should have
been allowed to challenge a
recorded conversation between
his father and a friend who was
cooperating with prosecutors.
European Union and Japanese
plans to form the world’s largest
free-trade area cleared a
significant hurdle on Monday
when E.U. lawmakers
specializing in trade backed a
deal that could go into effect
next year. An agreement would
bind two economies accounting
for about a third of global gross
domestic product.
COMING TODAY
10 a.m.: Labor Department
releases job openings and labor
turnover survey for September.
— From news services
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Amiss without my mouse — Apple’s new iPad Pro still isn’t a laptop
After Apple
introduced its
redesigned iPad
Pro as the future
of computing last
week, I locked up
Geoffrey my laptop and
Fowler tried using the
new iPad for all
my work. It’s been
like learning to walk with your
shoes tied together.
The $1,000 tablet was
powerful enough to let me write,
edit photos and publish this
column online with little more
than my finger, a stylus and a
keyboard case. But I also never
figured out an efficient way to
multitask, sit with decent
posture and work for hours, or
keep it balanced on my lap.
Filing expense reports with
my finger frustrated me to the
point I wrote a sonnet to my
missing mouse. How do I love
thee? Let me count the ways. How
your speed and precision fill my
days.
The new iPad Pro, arriving in
stores Wednesday in two
configurations — $800 for the 11-
inch and $1,000 for the 12.9-inch
— is the biggest design change
and price hike ever for Apple’s
tablet. It might be great for
artists or people who have to
work mostly standing up. A
substitute for a work laptop,
though, it is not.
Ironically, iPads now outsell
Macs and every other laptop on
the market. But that doesn’t
mean people are creating with
them — iPads are great for
watching video, playing games
and reading. For that, you can
spend a third as much as a big
Pro on a regular $330, 9.7-inch
iPad, which got a speed boost
and Apple Pencil stylus support
this spring, though not an Apple-
made keyboard case.
Yet Apple, eager for us to
spend on pricier upgrades, is
doubling down on the idea that
the iPad is good for a lot more
than consuming. The iPad Pro is
its answer to Microsoft, which
began to blend touch screens
into full-powered Windows PCs
and Surface devices in 2012.
Apple isn’t wrong to call the
iPad the future. Ask any 2-year-
old who already knows how to
use one. It just has to figure out
finger-first experience for a
generation raised on doing work
with a mouse and trackpad.
More powerful
than most laptops
The changes to the new iPad Pro
attempt to narrow the gap with
laptops by focusing on
portability and power.
The home button and
fingerprint reader have been
replaced with the finger-swipe
gestures and Face ID scanner
now standard on the newest
iPhones. It’s mostly convenient,
except when the iPad is sitting
on a table and can’t find your
face, which happens more often
than with a phone.
The reason you might want
this change is that Apple filled
the space where the button and
cameras used to be with more
glorious screen, so you end up
holding less total volume. The
original iPad Pro with a 12.9-inch
screen was about as tall as a box
of cereal, while the new version
is closer to a standard sheet of
paper.
At 1.4 pounds, the larger iPad
Pro weighs a pound less than the
new MacBook Air and has a
battery that lasts almost as long.
The $130 Apple Pencil stylus,
available since the original, also
joined in the makeover. An artist
friend, who drew me a quick
illustration on the new Pro with
PHOTOS BY JOHN BRECHER FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
an app called Procreate, raved
about its increased
responsiveness. The bigger news
for me is that the Pencil
magnetically snaps to one side of
the squared-off iPad Pro edge for
storage and charging, giving me
more of a fighting chance to not
lose it.
Inside the new iPad, there’s
also a new A12X chip Apple says
is more powerful than
92 percent of laptops available
on the market. It was robust
enough to handle any processing
task I sent its way, including
editing and sorting through
thousands of photos in Adobe’s
Lightroom. (Next year, Adobe
says it will bring to the iPad Pro a
full-fledged version of its
Photoshop app, too.)
A new kind of port on the iPad
Pro can also drive a second
screen. I plugged it into my office
monitor just as I do my laptop.
That idea intrigued me: What if
the iPad Pro had become
powerful enough to be a
transformer? Imagine if you
could use it with fingers on the
go, then get to the office and plug
it into a docking station and it
became a MacOS device working
with big screen, keyboard and
(yes!) a mouse?
Nope. Even driving an
external monitor, the iPad Pro
remains an iOS device you have
to control with fingers (or Pencil)
on the iPad and run with apps
designed only for iOS. The full
PC transformer is actually the
idea with Microsoft’s Surface
Pro, sold for $800 and up, which
flips between touch screen and
traditional desktop mode and
works with a trackpad or mouse.
Apple’s iPad Pro is
unapologetically a finger-and-
stylus-only machine.
The finger-first experience
Just because the iPad Pro is as
fast as a laptop doesn’t make it
as useful as one.
between two and four apps share
the screen simultaneously, but
not all apps play ball. For
example, you can’t make Spotify
split the screen with Google Docs
or Microsoft Word. Getting apps
into these sharing modes also
requires finger yoga that’s a lot
more work than moving around
windows with a mouse.
While iOS 12 has a few
keyboard shortcuts that help zip
between apps, what I was
missing was a degree of
information density. Everyone
has a different way of working,
but sometimes on a Mac I’ll have
five windows open at once,
passively monitoring messages,
“The new iPad Pro email, Slack, Twitter and music.
On the iPad, I had to keep
is the biggest design flipping through apps in an
attempt to stay tuned in. Some
change and price iPad apps don’t even show you
the time and battery level along
hike ever for Apple’s the top edge.
(One unexpected benefit: It’s
tablet. It might be probably easier to concentrate
on a single task such as writing
great for artists on the iPad.)
Most of the best examples of
or people who have professional finger- and stylus-
first are apps for artists who
to work mostly benefit the most from working
on top of a screen. Too many
standing up. other iPad apps are still
compromises designed for very
A substitute for light work.
And there are still lots of
a work laptop, workplace software and websites
that presume you’re using a
though, it is not.” mouse or trackpad for precision
pointing and selecting. It’s
especially true of spreadsheet or
Geoffrey Fowler, at left,
data-entry apps. My employer’s
Washington Post technology
expense system is one.
columnist, reviewing Apple’s
It’s ultimately about
new iPad Pro
ergonomics. I called Jack
Dennerlein, a professor at
Northeastern University who
Sitting inside its serviceable studies the way our bodies
keyboard case, which props up interface with tech.
the screen like a laptop, the iPad “Before the mouse and
Pro can balance on a table. But desktop computing there was a
on my lap it feels top-weighted, pen or pencil and paper,” he
so my hands on the keyboard reminded me. My affection for
have to be a counterbalance. the mouse and trackpad is
(The Surface Pro has a kickstand misplaced, he said: We put them
in the back that helps keep it between us and what happens on
from falling.) a computer screen out of
There’s also a posture technological necessity. It’s
challenge. Since I needed to actually pretty unnatural — just
touch the screen to swipe trying signing your name with
through apps or select things, I one.
couldn’t quite figure out how to When Apple first popularized
sit with the iPad. Hunched over? the mouse in the ’80s, people
What about while writing, where complained it required so much
the screen is propped up in that wrist motion. When the iPhone
case but you still need to reach first arrived, people complained
up to do things? Apple has in the it lacked a physical keyboard.
past criticized other tech for I’m sure we’ll look back on the
causing “gorilla arm syndrome” iPad Pro in the same way, but it
with vertical touch screens, but still has some evolving to do.
it’s done little new to address the Until then, bring back my mouse.
problem here. geoffrey.fowler@washpost.com
The iPad Pro’s biggest problem
is its software. In iOS 12, the iPad
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Alex Jones banned from Facebook? His videos and followers are still there.
BY C RAIG T IMBERG 3.9 million views since August, claims that pipe bombs sent to organizations such as The Wash- speech and spread phony reports grants, which violates our hate
nearly reaching the monthly prominent Democrats were hoax- ington Post were trying to destroy masquerading as news. Jones speech policies.”
Infowars is gone from Face- viewership of Jones’s videos on es, also highlights Silicon Valley’s “independent media,” but said claimed, for example, the mass Facebook left up NewsWars,
book after a high-profile show- Infowars and other pages he con- struggle to crack down on hate that his clash with Silicon Valley shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy which had started in December
down over the summer between trolled before they were shut speech even in cases when tech has allowed overall viewership of Hook Elementary School in 2012 2016 but produced far fewer posts
Silicon Valley and conspiracy the- down. companies have publicly singled his online properties to boom. was a hoax, and he now faces and less traffic than the Infowars
orist Alex Jones. But another These calculations — made by out a perpetrator for punish- A Facebook spokesman noted defamation lawsuits brought by page. The NewsWars page soon
Facebook page, NewsWars, has Columbia University social media ment. that the company said in an some of the families whose chil- swelled with new images and
taken its place — and Jones’s researcher Jonathan Albright us- “It shows a huge failure in August blog post it was taking dren were killed. videos, including clips taken from
many fans have followed. ing CrowdTangle, an analytics being able to control this stuff,” down some but not all of Jones’s Facebook’s blog post on Aug. 6 Jones’s online broadcast on the
In the three months since Face- tool from Facebook — underscore said Albright, research director content. The post also said Face- said it initially removed videos Infowars website. Jones an-
book removed four of Jones’s Jones’s agility in navigating his for Columbia’s Tow Center for book would assess allegations of from four pages, including the nounced the creation of the
pages over allegations of hate battle with what he calls “Big Digital Journalism. misconduct against pages indi- main Infowars page, and blocked NewsWars website in an Infowars
speech, the NewsWars page has Tech.” He has claimed to be a Jones acknowledged that his vidually and would not necessari- Jones for 30 days for his role in blog post in August 2017.
remained intact and surged in victim of Internet “censorship” social media staff sometimes sug- ly ban the people maintaining administering those pages. Albright found that since Au-
posts and page views. The News- even as tech platforms help main- gests content to the NewsWars pages, even if the pages them- “Since then, more content from gust, the NewsWars Facebook
Wars Facebook page identifies tain his audience and the visibili- Facebook page but said that Face- selves were removed. the same Pages has been reported page has posted 52 photos, 1,400
NewsWars, which Jones said his ty of the nutritional-supplement book has ceased being a major Facebook, Apple, Spotify, Twit- to us,” Facebook wrote. “Upon links, 1,100 Facebook videos and
company operates, as the website business that is key to his earn- source of referral to his sites, ter and other companies removed review, we have taken it down for 13 videos from YouTube. The
associated with the page and lists ings. amounting to only 1 percent of content from Jones in August. In glorifying violence, which vio- most popular video on the page
it under “Contact Info.” Jones said The continuing popularity of overall traffic to his Infowars most cases, they gave little detail lates our graphic violence policy, was about the plight of South
he doesn’t run the Facebook page. Jones’s videos on Facebook, in- website. on the reasons for acting at that and using dehumanizing lan- Africa’s white farmers, a common
Videos hosted by the News- cluding those focusing on a mi- He criticized what he called time against Jones, after years of guage to describe people who are theme for Jones.
Wars Facebook page have totaled grant caravan in Mexico and “corporate media,” saying news allegations he engaged in hate transgender, Muslims and immi- craig.timberg@washpost.com

Amazon ups the ante Trump wants to copy Venezuela’s economic blunder
with free-shipping o≠er Wonkblog
If you can’t
remember why
People wait to
withdraw
MATT the United States money from
hold on competitors” largely be- O’BRIEN made the Federal an ATM in
cause of the revenue generated Reserve Caracas,
Tech giant, Walmart and through Prime memberships, independent, take Venezuela,
Target are competing which Amazon founder Jeffrey P. a look at Venezuela. If you can’t last month.
Bezos — who also owns The remember, and you happen to be Over the past
for holiday dollars Washington Post — most recently the president of the United States, six years, the
put at more than 100 million look twice. government
worldwide in his annual share- Since the start of 2012, you see, has forced its
BY R ACHEL S IEGEL holder letter. But dominating Venezuela’s government has central bank
e-commerce is particularly cru- forced its central bank to print so to print so
The battle for the hottest prices cial for the tech giant. much money that its currency, much money
this holiday season is spilling into Charlie O’Shea, lead retail ana- going by black-market rates, has that the
a new arena: the fight over free lyst for Moody’s, noted that Ama- lost 99.9999 percent of its value. country’s
shipping. zon isn’t selling the majority of its In the meantime, the regime’s currency has
As Walmart, Target and Ama- products in physical stores, as is response has been to lop five lost more
zon launch a price war for mer- the case with Walmart and Tar- zeros off all their money in an than
chandise in the weeks before get. O’Shea estimated that brick- attempt to pretend things aren’t 99 percent of
Thanksgiving, they are wooing and-mortar stores with relatively as bad as they are — which, of its value.
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customers with the promise of strong online presences, like Best course, doesn’t solve anything. It’s
fast, efficient, no-cost shipping. Buy, don’t even collect 20 percent like trying to lose weight by
On Monday, Amazon upped the of their revenue through e-com- changing your clothes. It might pace it has been until inflation given some help” by it. miss just how slippery it really is.
ante by expanding free shipping merce. make you feel better about starts going up more itself. The Now, in case you think this is This story wouldn’t be
to all customers through the holi- While free shipping is one of yourself for a little while, but it’s reason is that it’s a lot easier to merely a quasi-academic complete, though, without this
days, with no minimum purchase the easiest promotions a retailer no substitute for the real solution: deal with prices that are rising too disagreement about the proper final bit of irony: Trump has spent
required. The retail and tech can offer, O’Shea said it comes at a not printing any more money. quickly than it is to deal with an pace of rate increases, Trump also the past few weeks on the
giant is also offering Prime mem- steep price. Amazon’s shipping This is pretty much the worst- economy that’s not growing reportedly wanted the Fed to campaign trail accusing
bers free same-day delivery on costs for fiscal 2017 totaled nearly case scenario for what can quickly enough when interest print money to cover the United Democrats of wanting to “turn
more than 3 million items. Prime $22 billion, O’Shea said, with happen when politicians are rates are as low as they are. He’s States’ now-expanding deficit. As America into Venezuela.” At least
members, who pay $119 a year for about $7.4 billion in the fourth allowed to make monetary policy just making this argument in the we said before, that is exactly we can say he has some
the service, already receive free quarter. The retailer posted just decisions. Indeed, it has gotten to worst way possible, making not- what Venezuela did to destroy its familiarity with the subject.
two-day shipping with no mini- more than $3 billion in profit in the point that the International so-veiled threats about how he’s currency. It’s as though Trump matthew.obrien@washpost.com
mum purchase necessary. 2017. Monetary Fund has all but “very unhappy with the Fed,” were pouring water onto the
It’s a move, analysts say, that Still, the promise of free ship- admitted that it has no idea how thinks that it’s independent only metaphorical slope of criticizing
Excerpted from
Amazon hopes will edge out its ping doesn’t guarantee shoppers much higher Venezuela’s “in theory” and that he “should be the Fed to make sure we didn’t washingtonpost.com/wonkblog
brick-and-mortar competitors will get their goods on time. inflation will go. That’s what
and maybe even lock in new Retailers of all sizes often grapple increasing your estimate of it
Prime subscribers going into with a surge of holiday orders from 12,000 percent to 1 million

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GOP leadership shu±e will shape future of FBI probe

Rep. Jim Jordan, a Trump ally, is among the
lawmakers vying for a top committee position
BY K AROUN D EMIRJIAN
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jor-
dan wants to be speaker of the
House, but his run at the throne,
while considered a long shot,
could put him in a position to land
something else he prizes: the pow-
er to shape GOP policy toward one
of the investigations surrounding
President Trump and his alleged
ties to Russia.
The Republican chairmen of
the House Judiciary and Over-
sight and Government Reform
committees are retiring in Janu-
ary, opening the party’s top spots
on two panels uniquely equipped
to harangue the executive branch
— authority they leveraged this
year to doggedly scrutinize FBI
and Justice Department officials
investigating allegations Trump’s
campaign conspired with Mos-
cow to influence the 2016 presi-
dential election. As a member of
both panels, Jordan has been an
influential force in that probe. But
he and other Trump allies in Con-
gress are frustrated at party lead-
ers’ reluctance to bring the full
weight of congressional censure
upon those in law enforcement
who they assert are biased against
the president.
How aggressively House law-
makers continue to examine this
aspect of the Trump-Russia saga
depends on the outcome of Tues-
day’s elections, what further
charges may emerge from special
counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s
investigation, and anticipated
staffing changes at the Justice
Department. But all of the 10
Republican and Democratic con-
gressional officials The Washing-
ton Post spoke to for this report —
most of whom requested anonym-
ity to offer their candid assess-
ments about pending political
power struggles — said they be-
lieved the Judiciary and Oversight
committees would continue to de-
vote attention to Russia-related
matters next year regardless of
which party holds the House ma-
jority.
That means the GOP’s eventual
choice of committee leaders will
reveal whether House Republi-
cans intend to keep hammering
those who challenge the president
and how much sway Trump’s al-
lies will wield over congressional
oversight of the administration
during the second half of his first
term.
Jordan is not the only Trump
loyalist up for a key committee
leadership post. Rep. Mark Mead-
ows (R-N.C.), another close ally of
Trump’s, could make a bid to lead
Republicans on the Oversight and
Government Reform committee,
GOP aides say, leaving Jordan to
compete for Judiciary. Meadows
has denied he is interested in that
job, saying recently that: “I’m not
in it for me; I’m in it for other
people.”
“Congressman Jordan certain-
ly would be a very credible chair-
man of OGR . . . He would be a
great chairman for both [panels],”
Meadows said in a separate inter-
view. It’s a shame, he added, that
Jordan can’t hold two leadership
posts.
Jordan, who did not respond to
interview requests, has not an-
nounced plans to compete for
anything but the speaker’s gavel.
And before they retire, the current
chairmen, Reps. Bob Goodlatte
(R-Va.) and Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.),
are expected to deliver a report
summarizing the joint probe’s
findings thus far. Still, some party
leaders have expressed apprehen-
sion about giving a firebrand
Trump defender the unilateral
subpoena power that comes with
a committee chairmanship, if Re-
publicans keep the House majori-
ty.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), center, is making a long-shot bid to replace Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) as
House speaker, but he also prizes an opportunity to lead one of two influential committees.
Partisan division has already
all but splintered the House Intel-
ligence Committee during its in-
vestigation of Russian interfer-
ence in American politics. And
although the GOP has been criti-
cal of what it says are bias and
unprofessionalism in federal law
enforcement’s probes of Hillary
Clinton and the Trump campaign,
top Republicans often have es-
chewed the more incendiary tac-
tics employed by Jordan and
Meadows, who have gone so far as
to call for the impeachment of
Deputy Attorney General Rod J.
Rosenstein, who oversees Muel-
ler’s work.
Yet Jordan is well liked by his
peers, and senior Republican fig-
ures know his bid to lead the GOP
could build momentum and spoil
the plans of Majority Leader Kev-
in McCarthy (R-Calif.), who hopes
to take over from Speaker Paul D.
Ryan (R-Wis.) when he retires in
January. To ensure a smooth tran-
sition from Ryan to McCarthy,
some GOP officials anticipate that
the leadership may need to cut a
deal with Jordan.
A spokesman for McCarthy did
not respond to interview requests.
Committee leadership posi-
tions have always been choice bar-
tering tools to quell challengers.
Those decisions won’t be settled
until the GOP’s steering commit-
tee convenes in January and will
be heavily influenced by the elec-
tion’s outcome.
According to recent polling,
Democrats are expected to win
the House majority on Tuesday —
but that is far from guaranteed.
And if Democrats do end up in
control, their oversight agenda is
all but established.
The ranking Democrats on the
Judiciary, Oversight and Intelli-
RICKY CARIOTI/THE WASHINGTON POST
gence committees — Reps. Jerrold
Nadler (N.Y.), Elijah E. Cummings
(Md.) and Adam B. Schiff (Calif.),
respectively — have said that as
chairmen of those panels, they
intend to examine whether
Trump’s surrogates coordinated
with Russian authorities in 2016
and delve into the Trump family’s
finances and what they see as the
grant of questionable security
clearances to those close to the
president.
In that environment, some
GOP officials say, it would be ad-
vantageous to have an attack dog
like Jordan leading the Republi-
can side — as a “defender” for
Trump, as one GOP aide put it.
Many in the party fear that Demo-
crats, should they retake the ma-
jority, will try to impeach the pres-
ident.
Others argue it would behoove
the Republican Party to strike a
middle ground by appointing
committee leaders who are un-
questionably conservative but ul-
timately less combative.
“I’ve developed a reputation of
making things about policy and
not about people or personalities,”
Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.), who is
hoping to become the top Repub-
lican of Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, said when asked
how he would compare himself
with a challenger such as Jordan
or Meadows.
Russell is the only Republican
panel member formally seeking to
replace the departing chairman,
Gowdy. He said his top agenda
items for next year do not neces-
sarily include continuing to pur-
sue the Justice Department’s han-
dling of the Trump and Clinton
probes.
“If there are investigations that
need to occur, then let’s do them,”
Russell told The Post, but he noted
that his preference would be to
focus on overhauls in areas of the
federal government, such as the
Postal Service and security for
Foreign Service personnel, where
“there is a lot of common ground.”
On the Judiciary Committee,
Republican Reps. Douglas A. Col-
lins (Ga.) and Steve Chabot (Ohio)
have made similar cases — that
they are the responsible, less-po-
larizing choice to head that panel.
Publicly, neither has been as fixat-
ed on Trump and Russia as Jordan
and Meadows have.
But Collins has produced evi-
dence that a former top FBI offi-
cial involved with the Trump and
Clinton probes retained his high-
level security clearance for
months after being removed from
those investigations for exhibit-
ing bias. Collins also revealed at a
contentious public hearing with
Rosenstein in June that the for-
mer FBI official, Peter Strzok, had
an “out of scope” polygraph while
working on those probes.
Jordan made headlines at the
hearing for lambasting the deputy
attorney general. Collins, during a
break, shook Rosenstein’s hand.
karoun.demirjian@washpost.com

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The Denham campaign declined
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DANA MILBANK
WASHINGTON SKETCH
Trump needs
more crackpot
theories, stat!
I
s there no evil the Democrats won’t
commit?
If President Trump is telling the truth
— and why would we suspect otherwise?
— Democrats are trying to open America’s
borders and fill the country with MS-13 gang
killers and drug dealers who will turn the
United States into Venezuela, destroy Medi-
care, trash the economy, and otherwise bury
every white man, woman and child eyebrow
deep in drugs. Democrats’ cruelty is so much
the worse when you consider that, under
Trump, wages have quintupled, the debt has
vanished, and every African American has
become a billionaire.
President Barack Obama’s political guru,
David Axelrod, tells The Post’s Philip Rucker
there might be a “point of diminishing re-
turns” to Trump’s increasingly apocalyptic
allegations against Democrats, if voters find
them “so fundamentally contrived that even
some who are inclined to vote for Republi-
cans say, ‘you lost me here.’ ”
Fundamentally contrived! That is an out-
rageous suggestion by Axelrod, whom I have
reason to believe personally installed the se-
cret autopilot technology in Malaysia Air-
lines Flight 370, which caused the airliner to
drop off radar and land in Area 51, where
Democrats have bred survivors into millions
of shape-shifting lizards who look like Justin
Bieber and are planning to vote illegally in
the midterm elections.
If Trump is not winning, it is not because
he is using “fundamentally contrived” allega-
tions — it’s because he is not using enough
fundamentally contrived allegations.
Yes, Trump has said Democrats are in ca-
hoots with “globalists” such as George Soros
to finance MS-13 caravans and violent antifa
riots, run the “deep state,” fake the Puerto Ri-
can hurricane death toll and sell the global
warming hoax. His supporters have also
claimed Democrats murdered a DNC official
over Hillary Clinton’s emails and ran a pedo-
phile ring out of D.C.’s Comet Ping Pong.
But Trump had been so much more cre-
ative previously, implicating Ted Cruz’s dad
in the JFK assassination, identifying 5 mil-
lion fraudulent votes for Clinton, absolving
Russia of election interference, discovering
that both Vince Foster and Antonin Scalia
were murdered, and finding that vaccines
cause autism. He can do better!
The problem in these closing days of the
campaign is that he has left too many poten-
tial allegations on the cutting-room floor:
Democrats, from secret headquarters be-
neath Denver’s airport, are working with the
Council on Foreign Relations, the European
Union, Bohemian Grove, the Bilderberg
Group, the Rothschilds, Skull & Bones, the
Freemasons, Saul Alinsky, Opus Dei and
Opus One to prevent Trump supporters from
voting Tuesday by sending radio signals to
the RFID chips they embedded in every
American’s brain through cloud seeding and
birth-control pills!
Democrats, through water fluoridation
and airplane chemtrails, have subdued mil-
lions of Trump supporters and transported
them in black helicopters to a FEMA intern-
ment camp in Roswell, N.M., where New
World Order socialists are loading them onto
UFOs so they can’t vote in the midterms!
Democrats, using the same HAARP radio
technology they use to cause hurricanes and
earthquakes, are now using that same tech-
nology (invented by Al Gore in consultation
with the chief of the Illuminati, Katy Perry)
to toss out votes by Trump supporters while
also exposing them to Ebola, HPV and
ADHD!
Democrats, who have been spying on
Trump and his supporters through the Eye of
Providence atop the pyramid on the $1 bill,
will, if they win the House, drink the blood of
all Trump supporters’ children before send-
ing them to the Planet Nibiru, the existence
of which Democrats have concealed until
now despite its role in the solar eclipse!
Some will be skeptical of these allegations
against Democrats. But these would be the
same people who refuse to accept that:
Nancy Pelosi was driving the white Fiat in
the Paris tunnel when Princess Diana was
killed.
Chuck Schumer, working with the KGB,
shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over
Ukraine.
John Brennan faked the Sandy Hook
shooting.
Maxine Waters faked the moon landing.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz faked the
Holocaust.
Eric Holder killed the real Paul McCart-
ney.
Cory Booker was on the Grassy Knoll with
Ted Cruz’s father.
Hillary Clinton created ISIS.
Bill Clinton brought down the World
Trade Center with controlled demolitions
and holograms.
Kamala D. Harris gave the stand-down or-
der in Benghazi.
Bernie Sanders sabotaged the Deepwater
Horizon using sharks with cameras in their
eyes.
Elizabeth Warren deflated footballs at the
2015 AFC championship game and is respon-
sible for crop circles, the Vatican’s coverup of
sexual abuse and New Coke.
Soros is responsible for the Oklahoma City
bombing, Pan Am Flight 103, poisoning the
Russian defector in Britain and hiding a
still-alive Elvis in his basement.
And Obama, born in Kenya to Muslim ter-
rorists, is attempting genocide by pushing all
white people off the edge of the Earth —
which, as we all know, is flat.
Twitter: @Milbank
TUESDAY Opinion
People line both sides of the street at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Domestic threats are real, too
BY L ISA M ONACO
AND K EN W AINSTEIN
I
n the span of a week, our nation
experienced a torrent of hate-
fueled attacks: the slaying of two
African Americans in a Ken-
tucky supermarket, the mail-bomb
assassination attempts and the mass
slaying in a Pittsburgh synagogue.
These attacks tragically demonstrate
that domestic terrorism is on the rise
as political polarization and hateful
echo chambers on social media radi-
calize people.
As we mourn those who died in
Kentucky and Pittsburgh, we should
recognize that such tragedies high-
light a dangerous counterterrorism
gap that has developed over time: an
insufficient focus by the federal gov-
ernment on the threat of domestic
terrorism.
In the aftermath of the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the govern-
ment developed today’s counterter-
rorism apparatus, which has largely
been successful in preventing for-
eign terrorists from inflicting de-
struction on our homeland. But the
threats we now face are more likely
to come from individuals radicalized
toward violence here at home. As we
did after 9/11 in response to foreign
terrorism, we need a strategic ap-
proach to this homeland security
challenge.
To start, the White House should
develop a coordinated interagency
effort focused on domestic extrem-
ism. The first step is to restore the
homeland security adviser position
in the White House to its original
stature. As designed in the wake of
9/11, that position was directly ac-
countable to the president and was
empowered to coordinate with Cabi-
net-level officials to meet all home-
land security threats. The current
homeland security adviser, Doug
Fears, is a capable and highly re-
spected career Coast Guard profes-
sional, but, unlike during previous
administrations, his position is bur-
ied on the organizational chart and
lacks the authority to force the neces-
sary coordination across the coun-
terterrorism agencies.
We served as homeland security
Fed bashing is a fool’s game
BY L AWRENCE H . S UMMERS
P
resident Trump has publicly
and harshly rebuked Federal
Reserve Board Chairman Je-
rome H. Powell for what the
president regards as misguided
interest-rate increases that threaten
continued economic expansion. As
with much of what Trump says and
does, this way of doing business is
counterproductive — irrespective of
whatever merit his underlying position
may have.
No self-respecting central banker
can be seen as yielding to pressure from
a politician facing a difficult election. A
central bank that appears subservient
to political concerns will rapidly lose
credibility in the markets, resulting in
increases in inflation expectations and
rising long-term interest rates. As those
of us at the Treasury Department used
to remind White House political staff
during the Clinton administration: Fed
bashing is a fool’s game — the Fed
doesn’t cut short rates, and the market
raises long-term rates. The sense that
policy is being politicized increases un-
certainty, which is likely to decrease
investment and ultimately slow growth.
So Trump is surely making a serious
error in his rhetorical approach to the
Fed. Two questions remain. First, how
rapidly should the Fed raise interest
rates in coming months? Second, recog-
nizing that public Fed bashing is
wrong, what should be the nature of
relations between the central bank and
the executive branch? On neither ques-
tion does orthodox thinking seem quite
right to me.
On the first question, it seems there
is considerably more danger of the Fed
raising rates too fast than too slowly
EZ
advisers during the George W. Bush
and Barack Obama administrations,
and were authorized to react to any
crisis with a whole-of-government
response. In addition to mobilizing
and coordinating the response to
crises and the threats of the day, such
as the 2008 attacks in Mumbai and
the Boston Marathon bombing in
2013, it was our responsibility to
anticipate and prepare the govern-
ment for the threats of tomorrow.
And over time, our jobs grew to
encompass not only the terrorist
threat but also pandemics, natural
disasters, cyberattacks and other
evolving threats to the homeland.
This accretion of responsibility
was a recognition that these threats
are serious and that the national
security adviser has a finite band-
width, which is already fully occu-
pied with other challenges, such as
the nuclear threat from North Korea,
trade wars with China, the war in
Afghanistan and the president’s next
meeting with a foreign leader. His-
tory teaches that ad hoc responses to
specific crises will never fully ad-
dress domestic threats, which in-
stead require a long-term and sus-
tained focus from the White House
between the crises.
But installing the necessary coor-
dination and leadership in the White
House is not enough; the administra-
tion must also place the right focus
on today’s threats. It should begin by
restoring vital funding to programs
that combat violent extremism in all
its forms — including far-right ex-
tremism. This funding has declined
over the past two years, and grants to
groups focusing on right-wing and
white-supremacist violence have
been stripped from administration
budgets. We need more — not less —
focus on domestic radicalization,
what causes it, and what law enforce-
ment and our communities can do to
identify and prevent it.
We must also acknowledge the
role of technology in generating and
exacerbating the domestic threat.
Just as the Islamic State hijacked
social media platforms to radicalize
people around the world, those with
domestic grievances are exploiting
platforms to spread hate here at
over the next year. Inevitably, monetary
policy is a judgment about competing
risks. If the Fed raises rates too slowly,
inflation will increase and remain
clearly above the 2 percent target for a
significant interval. This does not seem
like it should be a dominant worry.
Inflation has been below the target
level for a decade, so above-target infla-
tion is necessary if inflation over the
long term is to average 2 percent.
Even with good luck and good policy,
a recession will come along at some
point and pull down the inflation rate.
Two months ago, it might have been
reasonable to worry about complacen-
cy in asset markets, but in light of
recent volatility, this seems a lower-
order problem.
On the other hand, the risks of exces-
sive tightening seem substantial. Mon-
etary policies affect the real economy
with lags of a year or more. It is,
therefore, easy for policy to tighten past
the point at which the economy is
thrown toward recession because of an
absence of clear signals of slowing.
Indeed, on almost every occasion in the
past 50 years when the Fed has tight-
ened in a sustained way, the result has
been recession. The risks of a downturn
now are greater than at any point in
living memory because, given the zero
lower bound on interest rates, the Fed
would have limited room for easing,
and because of the populist and protec-
tionist pressures that would almost
certainly accompany a downturn. Cau-
tion should be the order of the day.
Second, there is a need for pragma-
tism regarding the independence of
central banks. It is important they re-
sist the kind of pressure for inflationary
policy that Trump has recently engaged
in. But it is foolish to suppose that a
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home. The federal government
should be working closely with social
media companies, which have made
strides in taking down Islamist mili-
tant content on their platforms, and
encourage them to do the same with
domestic extremist content.
Finally, the administration should
make sure the Justice Department’s
Domestic Terrorism Task Force —
established after the 1995 Oklahoma
City bombing and revitalized in 2014
— has the resources it needs to coor-
dinate the work of career investiga-
tors and prosecutors across the
country. This task force has proved
effective, sending the clear message
that ideologically motivated violence
will be met with swift justice.
In short, the administration
should follow the lead of the British
government, which recently desig-
nated far-right extremism as a major
threat to national security and reor-
ganized its counterterrorism opera-
tions to better meet that threat.
We make these suggestions not to
cast blame for the past but rather to
provide guidance for the future. We
recognize that the only people re-
sponsible for violence in recent
weeks are the perpetrators. Yet, it is
fair to ask whether our federal gov-
ernment has sufficient focus and
capacity to prevent the next attack.
To the extent that our focus is lack-
ing, it is fair to demand that those at
the highest levels of the federal gov-
ernment do everything possible to
build that capacity.
And it is also fair to demand that
they start doing so immediately. We
cannot have another week so full of
radicalized violence.
Lisa Monaco, a senior fellow at New York
University Law School’s Reiss Center on
Law and Security and Harvard
University’s Belfer Center for Science
and International Affairs, served as
homeland security and
counterterrorism adviser to President
Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Ken
Wainstein served as the first assistant
attorney general for national security
from 2006 to 2008 and homeland
security and counterterrorism adviser to
President George W. Bush from 2008 to
2009.
nation’s financial policies should be
conducted entirely independently of its
elected officials.
Consider some examples: During the
period of quantitative easing following
the financial crisis, the Treasury was
pursuing a strategy of extending the
duration of U.S. government debt. At
the same time, to pursue stimulus, the
Fed was operating in the opposite di-
rection, in effect, issuing short-term
debt and buying long-term debt. Surely
a coordinated policy would have re-
duced transaction costs and served the
public interest?
Or take exchange rates, which are
objects of international diplomacy and
are determined, in substantial part, by
monetary and reserve management
policies. Should elected governments
with responsibility for foreign affairs
have to be removed from exchange-rate
policy in the service of central bank
independence?
Occasions when interest rates are
constrained by a zero or near-zero floor
are likely to recur in the future. In such
circumstances, coordination of fiscal
and monetary policies may be neces-
sary. This is very difficult if central bank
policy is entirely independent of budget
policy.
The point is not that central banks
should be made more subject to politi-
cal pressure. That is Trump’s bad idea.
It is that, as their activities expand
beyond pure monetary policy, there
will be a need for coordination between
the banks and elected government.
The writer is a professor at and past
president of Harvard University. He was
treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001 and
an economic adviser to President Barack
Obama from 2009 through 2010.
CATHERINE RAMPELL
4 steps to good
election hygiene
C
andidates should compete on ideas, not
on how effectively they block their oppo-
nents’ voters from casting ballots.
Normally, in a democracy, this goes
without saying. Yet it’s not so obvious in the
United States anymore.
From Florida to North Dakota, elected offi-
cials seem to increasingly view elections not as a
way to tabulate public preferences, but rather as
a tool for forcing their own preferences upon the
public.
They’ve done this by introducing hundreds of
measures making it harder for citizens to vote,
using as an excuse the imagined scourge of voter
fraud. Such policies include restrictions on
voter registration, cuts to early-voting hours,
closed polling locations in minority neighbor-
hoods and voter-roll purges.
And lately — whether because of who holds
the White House, or because of the Supreme
Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act — the
suppression has become especially flagrant.
In Georgia, Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R)
is overseeing elections while simultaneously
running for governor. He stalled 50,000 voter
registrations, from black voters disproportion-
ately, for discrepancies with other official rec-
ords as small as a dropped hyphen in a name. He
fought rules giving voters a way to appeal if a
bureaucrat throws out their mail-in ballot be-
cause of a possible signature mismatch.
Then, two days before the election, with zero
evidence, Kemp wildly accused Democrats of a
“failed hacking attempt” of the state election
system.
“This is some banana republic
stuff,” says Richard L. Hasen, an elections expert
and University of California at Irvine law profes-
sor.
In some cases, these actions may sway results.
Certainly there are races where the number of
people being blocked from voting this election
cycle is larger than the entire margin of victo-
ry last time around.
But we should care about voter suppression
or manipulation policies even if an election
result is likely to be unanimous. Efforts to rig the
system dilute confidence in the electoral proc-
ess, and in government more broadly.
To that end, here are four big-picture princi-
ples — which should be nonpartisan — for
making our democracy work better.
1. You shouldn’t be able to count the ballots
for a race in which you’re running.
This seems obvious. Politicians have a huge
conflict of interest if they get to decide which
polls are open and when, or which ballots seem
“suspicious.”
Kemp is hardly the only one to abuse his
power this way. A federal court sanctioned
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), who
is also running for governor in his state, multi-
ple times related to unconstitutional election
policies. (Kobach recused himself from han-
dling his own primary recount in August but
will be overseeing his tight general election race
Tuesday.)
In fact, running elections should not be the
job of politicians, period.
“We are the only major democracy that has
partisan elected officials running elections,”
says Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy
Program at New York University School of Law’s
Brennan Center for Justice.
Hasen further suggests having biparti-
san boards make sure election machinery is
accurate and not subject to hacking.
2. Voting, and voter registration, should be
easy.
We have the technology! Thirteen states and
the District have already approved automatic
voter registration. It’s about time that Election
Day became a federal holiday, too.
3. Voters should pick their representatives.
Representatives should not pick their voters.
Neither federal lawmakers nor the Supreme
Court seems inclined to do anything to reduce
gerrymandering. But around the country, voters
have taken action, reflecting widespread public
antipathy for the practice.
In May, Ohio voters overwhelmingly ap-
proved a constitutional amendment to require a
bipartisan redistricting process. On Tuesday,
Colorado, Michigan, Utah and Missouri will
vote on their own redistricting reform ballot
measures.
Today’s politicians don’t know which party
will be in charge of redrawing districts in 2021,
after the next decennial census. Perhaps risk-
averse Democratic and Republican state law-
makers could be persuaded to get on board now,
with the fairer redistricting process that the
public wants.
4. There should be stronger repercussions
when officials try to rig the system.
The courts are playing whack-a-mole, strik-
ing down laws that unconstitutionally suppress
votes; after one law gets blocked, another often
pops right up. It sometimes takes months or
even years to get a remedy through the courts.
Short of getting voted out of office, policymakers
responsible for mass disenfranchisement are
usually shielded from punishment, too.
As a result, there’s no real incentive for bad
actors to stop suppressing votes. That cos-
t-benefit analysis needs to change — by, for
instance, making it easier for officials to be held
liable for monetary damages if they’ve illegally
denied someone the right to vote.
I get it: We’re a divided country. But having
good election hygiene is not a liberal or a
conservative goal. It’s about making sure our
democracy remains democratic.
crampell@washpost.com
C OR R E C TI ON
Christine Emba’s Nov. 2 Friday Opinion
column, “Put on your athleisure and go to the
polls,” incorrectly reported that young people
overestimate their likelihood of voting by an
average of 8.5 percent. They overestimate by an
average of 8.5 percentage points.
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A microcosm of ugliness
All the attacks by the Trump campaign are on display in Georgia.
T
HE REPUBLICAN campaign for governor in
Georgia has been marked by dehumanizing
immigrant phobia, invidious vote suppres-
sion, conspiratorial accusations about Dem-
ocratic vote tampering, and racism. In other words, it
shows in microcosm the direction President Trump
would take the GOP. We hope voters, whether
Republican, Democrat or independent, in Georgia or
beyond, repudiate this ugliness on Tuesday.
We lack the space and time to recite every vile
attack against Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.
Mr. Trump said Sunday that she would turn Georgia
“into a giant sanctuary city for criminal aliens” as
Democrats moved to “impose socialism and totally
erase America’s borders.” Neither Ms. Abrams nor
any other notable Democrat has proposed anything
like this. These are lies, far outside the bounds of
normal political hyperbole.
The president also said last Thursday that
Ms. Abrams “is not qualified to be the governor of
Georgia.” Ms. Abrams graduated from Yale Law
School and worked her way up to become minority
leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, a
Jailed for a
painting in Turkey
It is time for Mr. Erdogan to restore
democracy and free expression.
D
EMANDING A full accounting for the mur-
der of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the
consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul has
earned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a
modicum of praise for moral clarity. The Turkish
president could strengthen his credibility by applying
the same principles to his own rule. Thousands of
journalists, civil servants and academics have been
wrongly detained and charged in Turkey by Mr. Erdo-
gan and his government.
The Turkish crackdown accelerated after a failed
coup attempt in July 2016. That set Mr. Erdogan on a
peevish search for anyone whom he suspected was
sympathetic with, or supported by, the Islamic cleric
Fethullah Gulen, once an ally of Mr. Erdogan but now
in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania. Mr. Erdogan
accused Mr. Gulen of fomenting the coup attempt,
which Mr. Gulen denied. The post-coup dragnet was
wide: According to Turkish accounts, 189 media
outlets were shut and 319 journalists arrested, of
whom 180 are still detained; more than 6,000 aca-
demics lost their jobs; 4,463 judges and prosecutors
were dismissed; and some 3,000 schools and univer-
sities shut down. Since the purge, Mr. Erdogan has
further tightened his grip.
Writing in The Post the other day, Mr. Erdogan
declared that Turkey has “moved heaven and earth”
to reveal facts in the Khashoggi case. Now he, too,
should exercise such herculean strength to free jour-
nalists and others he has wrongly incarcerated. He
might start with Zehra Dogan, a journalist in Turkey
and the founding editor of Jinha, a feminist Kurdish
news agency staffed entirely by women, that was later
closed down by one of Mr. Erdogan’s decrees under
the post-coup state of emergency.
In reporting from Nusaybin, a town under round-
the-clock curfew by the Turkish military in its battle
with Kurdish fighters, Ms. Dogan could not move
about, so she began painting on her smartphone. Her
art got wide attention on social media. When pro-
The Post’s endorsements for races in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
V
OTERS IN the District, Maryland and Vir-
ginia will go to the polls Tuesday for elec-
tions that include area representatives to
Congress, governor of Maryland, and D.C.
mayor and council.
Polls in the District and Maryland will be open
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; voters in line by 8 p.m. will be
able to vote. Some first-time voters in Maryland and
the District will be asked to show ID. Polling hours in
Virginia are 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.; any eligible voter in
line by 7 p.m. will be able to vote. Virginia law
requires photo identification.
Here are our endorsements:
The District
Mayor: Muriel E. Bowser (D)
Attorney general: Karl A. Racine (D)
D.C. Council chairman: Phil Mendelson (D)
D.C. Council at large: Dionne Reeder (I)
D.C. Council Ward 1: Brianne K. Nadeau (D)
D.C. Council Ward 3: Petar A. Dimtchev (I)
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Mr. Loh deserves praise for his actions at U-Md.
I was disheartened by Jerry Brewer’s Nov. 2 Sports
column, “Terps players found their voice, and their
words spoke volumes,” in that he refused to credit
University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh for
his actions and decisions. Mr. Loh showed good
judgment in recommending that head football
coach DJ Durkin be fired. When the University
System of Maryland Board of Regents disagreed, Mr.
Loh was in a bind. Nevertheless, he made his
principled objections clear by announcing that he
would resign.
When a backlash developed, Mr. Loh, this time
without consulting the board, used his authority
and fired Mr. Durkin. The columnists saw the
backlash as providing Mr. Loh political cover.
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position she held for six years. She is not only more
qualified than her opponent to be governor, she is
more qualified than Mr. Trump to be president. What
absence of qualification could Mr. Trump possibly
have been referring to, other than that she is not
white?
Meanwhile, the Trump-endorsed GOP gubernato-
rial candidate, Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current secre-
tary of state, won his primary election by showing off
his gun collection and promising to round up “crimi-
nal” immigrants in the back of his truck. This, he said,
makes him “a politically incorrect conservative.” No,
it makes him a demagogue eager to take advantage of
voter fears and prejudices. It is more than possible —
though not in Trump-world — to oppose immigra-
tion without demonizing the millions of honest,
hard-working immigrants who live among us.
Over the weekend, Mr. Kemp announced that his
current office, which is responsible for managing
state elections, launched an investigation into the
Democratic Party of Georgia for an alleged attempt to
breach the state’s voting systems. The secretary of
state’s office provided the public no evidence, while
TOM TOLES
military Turkish accounts posted a photo on Twitter of
soldiers in an urban setting with Turkish flags every-
where, supposedly a victory over the Kurdistan Work-
ers’ Party, or PKK, Ms. Dogan painted the scene as a
dark, smoke-filled, haunting landscape. For this she
was accused of “propaganda” for the PKK, and an
article she wrote quoting a young boy affected by the
fighting was deemed “terrorist propaganda.” She was
jailed first in 2016 and again in 2017, and is serving a
sentence of two years, nine months and 22 days. She
was recognized with a “Courage in Journalism” award
Voting on Tuesday
D.C. Council Ward 5: Kenyan R. McDuffie (D)
D.C. Council Ward 6: Charles Allen (D)
D.C. State Board of Education Ward 1: Jason
Andrean
D.C. State Board of Education Ward 3: Dora
Currea
D.C. State Board of Education Ward 5: Zachary
Parker
D.C. State Board of Education Ward 6: Jessica
Sutter
Nonvoting representative to Congress: Eleanor
Holmes Norton (D)
Maryland
Governor: Larry Hogan (R)
U.S. senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
Attorney general: Brian E. Frosh (D)
6th Congressional District: David Trone (D)
Montgomery County executive: Nancy Floreen (I)
Prince George’s County Board of Education
District 2: Lupi Grady
Instead, Mr. Loh’s reversal reflects the validation of
his concern that keeping Mr. Durkin would harm
the university. I suspect he thought this harm was
great enough to override any personal costs that
bucking the board might bring. Mr. Loh is a person
who takes his role responsibility seriously, a phe-
nomenon that may be hard to recognize in this age
of political cynicism.
Mr. Brewer was right in praising the football
players, students, alumni and politicians who made
it clear that Mr. Durkin had to go. But he should have
included Mr. Loh among those whose actions were
praiseworthy. I fear he has never forgiven Mr. Loh
for moving Maryland to the Big Ten.
Richard Lempert, Arlington
reporters obtained emails suggesting Democrats
were actually involved in raising concerns about a
potential cyber vulnerability. Mr. Kemp appears to be
abusing his position to advance anti-Democrat con-
spiracy theories.
This would be in keeping with Republican strategy
nationwide of using fears of voter fraud — which is
imaginary — as an excuse to make voting harder.
Georgia has some of the country’s most restrictive
voting laws. Registrations that do not exactly match
other government databases are put on hold and
marked for eventual purging. A missed hyphen or
alternate name spelling is enough. The Associated
Press found that minority voters were disproportion-
ately affected. The state’s voter-ID requirements are
also severe.
Republicans could have chosen to campaign on
issues: tax cuts, deregulation, the whittling away of
Obamacare. Instead, they opted for fearmongering
and deck-stacking. That suggests that Mr. Kemp and
the other Trump lap dogs around the country have
little faith in the value or popularity of the policies
they would impose.
on Oct. 23 from the International Women’s Media
Foundation, but two days before being honored, she
was moved to a higher-security prison under harsher
conditions. In an audio message played at the awards
ceremony, she declared: “Write. Keep up the struggle
with your pen. Because it is the struggle’s greatest tool.”
Mr. Erdogan is rightly outraged by Mr. Khashoggi’s
murder. Now he should do the right thing for his own
domain: Free the journalists, scholars and civil serv-
ants, and begin to restore Turkey’s once-vibrant de-
mocracy and free press.
Prince George’s County Board of Education
District 3: Pamela Boozer-Strother
Prince George’s County Board of Education
District 6: Carolyn M. Boston
Prince George’s County Board of Education
District 9: Sonya Williams
Montgomery County Board of Education at
large: Julie Reiley
Montgomery County Board of Education Dis-
trict 1: Maria Blaeuer
Montgomery County Board of Education Dis-
trict 3: Patricia O’Neill
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Question 2 (to allow same-day voter registration
on Election Day): Yes
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U.S. senator: Tim Kaine (D)
10th Congressional District: Jennifer T. Wexton
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letters@washpost.com
A year without answers
It’s approaching one year since Bijan Ghaisar was
shot and killed on the George Washington Memorial
Parkway. Many Americans are expressing outrage
over the Saudi coverup and lies in the killing of Post
contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi — as if our
government were more open and honest. Yet here we
are, approaching a year since U.S. Park Police officers
killed Ghaisar with no explanation. It’s true the Park
Police and the FBI haven’t lied about it, but are we any
better off with a government that withholds informa-
tion indefinitely and accepts no responsibility?
Officials need to be held accountable, not only for
Ghaisar’s death but also for their failure to provide an
open and honest government.
Torger J. Anderson, Alexandria
Let’s halt business with Saudi Arabia
The Nov. 1 news article “GOP senators ask Trump to
end nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia” reported
that Republican senators are demanding that the
president cease negotiations of a nuclear deal unless
Saudi Arabia promises to use it only for energy in light
of the alleged assassination of Post contributing
columnist Jamal Khashoggi. However, this is not
enough.
A country that has such contempt and disregard for
the freedom of speech and the press that it sends
assassins outside its borders after a journalist who
published dissenting views can be no ally of a country
that claims to defend democratic ideals and values —
especially when the United States criticizes and impos-
es sanctions against other countries that do the same.
To be consistent with our ideals, all transactions
and negotiations with Saudi Arabia must cease as
long as it continues these horrific actions.
Prerak Thakkar, Ashburn
An apparent disregard for ethics
As the Oct. 30 editorial “Mr. Zinke is not above
the law” pointed out, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
is embroiled in controversy for a Montana land deal
involving an executive from Halliburton —
Mr. Zinke had previously promised the land would
be used for a veterans peace park. Throughout his
tenure, Mr. Zinke has used his military service as
political cover for his misdeeds. But his words and
actions are disrespectful to veterans.
When asked about the dangers of climate change
at an event in August, Mr. Zinke shouted, “You
haven’t served, and you don’t understand what
energy is. I’d like to see your child have to fight for
energy.” When he sought to raise entry fees at
national parks across the country, he blamed
discounts for veterans as a drain on revenue. He has
attacked and undermined public lands on which
veterans rely for peace and healing upon returning
from service. And he didn’t stand up for the Land
and Water Conservation Fund, a vital source of
funding for historic battlefields.
Mr. Zinke’s apparent disregard for ethics in
government during his time as interior secretary
does not reflect the values of our military.
Paul D. Eaton, Fox Island, Wash.
The writer, who retired from the U.S. Army as a
major general, is managing director of
the Vet Voice Foundation.
A source for Mr. Trump’s numbers
The Nov. 1 news article “Trump’s immigration
moves carry risks for both parties” alleged that there
is no evidence to support President Trump’s claim
that there may be 25 million or 30 million illegal
immigrants in the United States. The article used the
11.3 million number set forth by the “nonpartisan
Migration Policy Institute,” but that ignored the
results of a study published in September by re-
searchers from Yale University and MIT. Using
mathematics modeling, the number was deter-
mined to be as high as twice the 11.3 million number.
Charles H. Roistacher, Bethesda
Fostering grandparents’ wide hug
The Oct. 30 Metro article “ ‘It’s a big balloon of
joy’ ” highlighted an important program but told
only part of the story. With nearly 8,000 locations,
the 50-year-old Foster Grandparents Program has a
nationwide reach and is part of Senior Corps, an
initiative funded by the federal Corporation for
National and Community Service. This year, more
than 22,000 Senior Corps volunteers serve as foster
grandparents in schools, day-care centers, Head
Start programs and through faith-based organiza-
tions to provide mentoring and early-education
support to about 150,000 children around the nation,
including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The effect of our foster grandparents in class-
rooms is easy to see, and the intergenerational
exchanges that occur benefit the children being
served and the seniors providing the service.
Deborah Cox-Roush, Washington
The writer is director of Senior Corps at the
Corporation for National and Community Service.
Suzuki is overreacting
Regarding the Nov. 1 Style article “Suzuki is
replacing disgraced violinist”:
There has been a clear overreaction to the
situation relating William Preucil Jr.’s alleged sexual
misconduct to his Suzuki Violin School recordings.
Parents and violin teachers seem to think that
Mr. Preucil’s recordings are negative influences on
young musicians. As someone who has been in-
volved in music for many years, I can attest that
students rarely pay close attention to the name
behind recordings, especially those that accompany
a teaching method, and instead focus on the music
itself. As students get older, they tend to expand their
repertoire to pieces more of their liking, at which
point they find their own role models. Teaching with
Mr. Preucil’s recordings is in no way pushing
immoral ideas on to children.
Consider also the difficult process that went into
producing these recordings. It was not a one-man
operation, as it required many violinists who super-
vised the hundreds of takes it took to perfect. A more
reasonable alternative to rerecording the excerpts is
to simply cancel any revenue Mr. Preucil receives.
Jenny Li, Springfield

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MEGAN MCARDLE
A green wave
of out-of-state
money
T P
here is little question that Beto
O’Rourke, the Democratic con-
gressman from El Paso, is the
rock star of this election cycle.
During his run at Ted Cruz’s Senate seat,
he has played guitar onstage with Willie
Nelson and been the subject of count-
less gushing profiles. Also like a rock
star, he has had a torrent of cash flowing
his way.
His supporters are testing a highly
uncertain proposition: Can a Democrat
win statewide in Texas? But in the
process, they’re also testing another
proposition: Does money make a differ-
ence in elections?
According to the latest data,
O’Rourke has raised nearly $70 million
for his Senate run. That’s almost double
what Cruz has raised. It’s more than
anyone else in the midterms has raised.
And it looks like close to half of the
O’Rourke campaign’s money has come
from outside Texas.
He isn’t the only candidate with major
out-of-state backing. Stacey Abrams,
campaigning to become Georgia’s first
black female governor, has raised more
money outside Georgia than in it, and
managed to push the red-state race to a
toss-up. In New York, democratic social-
ist media darling Alexandria Ocasio-
Cortez has been heavily bolstered by
out-of-state money.
That money is part of a “blue wave” of
cash that the Center for Responsive Poli-
tics says is washing through the mid-
terms. Democrats are projected to finish
with a roughly 15 percent fundraising
edge over Republicans in what’s shaping
up, at a projected $5.2 billion, as a record
year for midterm elections spending by
campaigns and outside groups on both
sides. That gap is boosted by Democrats’
decided advantage over Republicans in
garnering out- of-state donors.
Democrats are projected
to finish with a roughly
15 percent fundraising edge
over Republicans.
The unprecedented flow of cash isn’t
all that surprising. The electorate has
been both polarized and energized by
the past two years. Voter enthusiasm is
at its highest level of any midterm in the
past two decades, and three-quarters of
voters in both parties say that which
party controls Congress will be a factor
in their vote.
Unfortunately, Americans increas-
ingly live in districts and states that
reliably go for one party or the other. In
those highly partisan districts, an indi-
vidual voter has little chance of chang-
ing anything. So why not send a political
donation to swing districts where it
might actually matter?
Clearly, candidates such as O’Rourke
and Abrams have captured the imagina-
tions of progressives longing to strike a
blow against President Trump. But
those candidates don’t need the day-
dreams of out-of-state progressives as
much as the votes of the citizens of the
red states where they’re running. Unless
the money can be translated into votes,
it’s a nice gesture but not much help.
Contrary to the conventional wis-
dom, money doesn’t necessarily move
the needle all that much in elections.
Successful candidates do tend to out-
fundraise their opponent, but as social
scientists are fond of telling us, “correla-
tion is not causation” — snowdrifts
don’t produce cold weather.
When it comes to money and political
success, the causation may run the oth-
er way. No one wants to waste money on
a no-hope candidate, so the first thing
potential donors look for is a plausible
path to victory. That’s going to steer
money toward candidates who were
already likely to win. When they do, it
will feel to the supporter like the dona-
tion “worked.”
Of course, money may help in a very
tight race. It can also help an unknown
candidate get name recognition — table
stakes for a credible run, but beyond
that basic ante it’s not clear that adding
more money helps much. Case in point:
Hillary Clinton, who raised nearly twice
as much as Trump but went down to
ignominious defeat.
That problem is particularly acute
when the money for a statewide race
comes from elsewhere. In-state donor
money is at least bundled with a vote,
and quite possibly a willingness to vol-
unteer or to harass a friend to pull the
lever for the candidate. Out-of-state
money comes bundled only with a fond
wish that the folks in one state would
vote more like people somewhere else.
Rather than signaling candidate
strength, this sort of wishful money
might signal that a candidate appeals to
people that the actual voters being
courted don’t much like.
If money and free media can move
elections, then Tuesday night should see
Beto O’Rourke graciously accepting Ted
Cruz’s congratulations, as the blue wave
sweeps all Republican majorities before
it. But if I were betting my own money,
I’d put it on O’Rourke’s losing to the
charmless debate nerd with the (R) after
his name.
Twitter: @asymmetricinfo
Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), left, and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who are both running for Senate, prepare
to begin their televised debate in Phoenix on Oct. 15.
KAREN TUMULTY
A vote on Trump’s rhetoric
tucson
W
ith Election Day finally
upon us, look to Arizona
for the clearest test of
President Trump’s tactical
decision to mount a closing argument
that stokes xenophobia, fear and rac-
ism.
That has often been a winning
trifecta in Arizona, the state that gave
us Sheriff Joe Arpaio and — until the
Supreme Court in 2012 struck down
some of its key provisions — the most
draconian immigration law in the
country.
This year, however, that calculus
may change. Arizona could do some-
thing it has not done in three decades:
Elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate.
Two of its congresswomen, Demo-
crat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican
Martha McSally, are locked in a race
that is too close to predict. Whoever
wins will be the first female U.S.
senator in the state’s history.
One big question now is whether
Trump’s dire, racially fueled rhetoric
about immigration will help or hurt
his party in the state. Even Republi-
cans here suggest they are perplexed
by some of his more extreme state-
ments, including his declaration that
he plans to revoke birthright citizen-
ship — a right most serious scholars
say is written into the Constitution —
by executive order.
Trump is no doubt revving up the
Republican base, but he risks doing
the same for those who oppose his
policies, particularly suburban wom-
en and Latinos.
“There are people who I think will
be energized by his commitment to
secure the border, and I also think
there will be those that say, well, there
he goes again,” Sen. Jon Kyl (R) told
me. Kyl, who previously served three
terms in the Senate, is back there
again after being appointed to re-
place John McCain, who died in
August.
CHARLES LANE
The parties may be swapping constituencies
chesterton, ind.
F
or decades, this town in the steel-
producing northwest corner of In-
diana has voted reliably Democrat-
ic, a pocket of blue in a reddening
state. Barack Obama carried surrounding
Porter County in both 2008 and 2012.
Yet in 2016, Porter went for Donald
Trump, one of 206 such Obama-Obama-
Trump counties nationwide.
There has been a lot of talk about the
Democrats’ hopes of flipping upscale,
moderate GOP suburbs this year, but
counties such as Porter, many of them
heavily white working-class, are also cru-
cial.
Indiana Democrat Joe Donnelly cannot
keep his seat in one of the closest Senate
races in the country unless men and
women here come back to blue. In a state
Trump won by 19 points in 2016, and
where the president has a 53 percent job
approval rating in the latest Ball State
University poll, Donnelly needs a big
margin in the northwest — “the region,” as
it’s known.
The question, evident at a raucous rally
of the United Steelworkers union on a
recent Monday night in Chesterton, is
exactly what message can regain this
once-reliable constituency when unem-
ployment in Indiana is negligible, Trump
has granted the steel industry protective
tariffs and many working-class voters
harbor doubts about the national party’s
stances on social issues.
“Some of you might not like what I’m
about to say. That’s just too damn bad,”
union president Leo Gerard scolds his
rank and file. And then comes the
punchline: “I believe Dr. Ford!”
It’s the labor leader’s attempt to vouch
for Donnelly on what may be his greatest
point of vulnerability: his “no” vote on
EZ
Though most polls show Sinema
with a slight lead, it would take an
enormous blue wave to overcome the
traditional advantage that Republi-
cans here have in voter registration
and participation. Democrats pan-
icked over their lagging turnout when
early voting began in mid-October,
but their numbers surged during the
final days last week, putting them
closer to the Republican total than in
any midterm in recent history.
McSally has been clinging to
Trump, as she tries to consolidate the
GOP base after winning the primary
against two more conservative oppo-
nents, one of whom was Arpaio. At an
Oct. 19 rally with her in Mesa, the
president promised that a vote for
McSally would be “the second-
greatest vote you’ve ever cast. The
first-greatest vote was for me.”
Sinema, meanwhile, has kept her
focus on health care — an issue she
says is at the top of voter concerns.
It is also one where McSally is
vulnerable by virtue of her vote to
repeal the Affordable Care Act and
replace it with a Republican bill that
health-care experts say would have
weakened guarantees of affordable
coverage to people with preexisting
conditions. McSally disputes the
characterization of the bill’s provi-
sions, but conceded in an interview
last month with Fox News’s Sean
Hannity: “I’m getting my a-- kicked”
for that vote.
There are some striking similari-
ties between the two candidates. Each
is a hypercompetitive triathlete. Each
is closer to the center than most in her
party are. And each has remade her-
self as political circumstances have
demanded.
Sinema often boasts of working
across the aisle in the House, and her
record makes her arguably the most
conservative Democrat in the cham-
ber. But she began her career in
politics as a spokeswoman for the
Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination to the
Supreme Court.
Donnelly, born in New York but an
Indianan since college and law school at
Notre Dame, is an old-fashioned retail
politician with a knack for casting com-
plex issues in understandable human
terms. He represented the north-central
section of the state in Congress for three
terms before beating Richard Mourdock,
a tea party Republican who had upset
incumbent moderate Richard G. Lugar in
the GOP primary, for Senate in 2012.
Donnelly may be the most conservative
Democrat in the Senate, an avowed
“pro-life” legislator who has earned past
“A” ratings from the National Rifle Associ-
ation. He brags of voting for a border wall
and, in the final days of the campaign,
refused to rule out a law to change
birthright citizenship.
Yet Donnelly’s opponent, pro-Trump
businessman Mike Braun, has used the
Kavanaugh vote to depict Donnelly as
someone who’s a liberal when it really
counts.
Addressing the steelworkers, Donnelly
mentions neither Kavanaugh nor Trump.
He sticks to the main Democratic talking
point: health care and past GOP efforts to
repeal the Affordable Care Act.
“What kind of people don’t want their
fellow citizens to have health care?” he
asks, to loud applause.
Afterward, Donnelly treats me to an
extended discussion of the soybean farm-
ers’ plight and tells me that before “the
region’s” people “were ever Trump voters
they were Joe Donnelly voters.” He expects
them to appreciate his votes in favor of
Trump’s court picks, including Justice Neil
M. Gorsuch.
Braun’s victory over two sitting con-
gressmen who opposed him in the GOP
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MATT YORK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Green Party.
Republicans are doing all they can
to paint Sinema as too far left for the
state. The Democrat is “in the liberal
witness protection program right
now. She’s continuing to hide,” McSal-
ly said Friday night at a Republican
barbecue in Phoenix.
One of McSally’s ads contrasts her
own post-9/11 service as a combat
pilot in Afghanistan with an image of
Sinema wearing a pink tutu at an
antiwar protest. She has even accused
Sinema of having committed treason
with a decade-old comment about the
Taliban.
McSally, meanwhile, has done
some retooling of her own image.
Her embrace of Trump is a stark
contrast from the style she displayed
when she campaigned in the moder-
ate House district once represented
by Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who
left Congress after a 2011 assassina-
tion attempt.
“She got worried, so she went all-in.
She went all-in with Trump’s strategy
of cranking up the base,” said Grant
Woods, a Republican former state
attorney general who once served as
McCain’s chief of staff. Woods has
endorsed Sinema and stars in an ad
for her in which he declares that
McSally is “dirty and misleading” and
“doesn’t belong in the United States
Senate.”
As bitter as this race has been, last
weekend saw one moment of biparti-
sanship on a subject that unites just
about everyone in the state: Arizona
State University football.
At the Sun Devils’ homecoming
game against the University of Utah,
McSally sang the national anthem;
Sinema oversaw the coin toss. And
then, in an upset, ASU whipped Utah
38-20.
Democrats are hoping that will not
be the biggest surprise in Arizona this
fall.
karen.tumulty@washpost.com
primary has extended an anti-establish-
ment mood in the state party that began
with Mourdock. Braun unequivocally em-
braces the president and told me in a
brief Indianapolis meeting that voters
will see through Donnelly’s attempt to
“disguise his voting record.”
Braun’s Achilles’ heel may be the Indi-
anapolis suburbs. He probably needs a
15-point margin in this historically Repub-
lican area, Ball State political scientist
Chad Kinsella says. Yet Trump’s anti-
immigrant rhetoric has caused unease
among moderate, college-educated voters
in the “donut counties” surrounding the
state capital.
“With the president’s double-downed
focus on firing up the Republican base,
my concern is how many moderate Re-
publicans will be lost — voting Democrat
or not voting at all?” says Jim Brainard,
the Republican mayor of Carmel, a boom-
ing community of 92,000 just north of
Indianapolis.
Braun seems unfazed. Just a few days
after the massacre at a Pittsburgh syna-
gogue, I asked him to respond to those
who linked the violence to Trump’s rheto-
ric.
“Most people in this country are liking
his agenda,” he says. “When it comes to
his style and so forth, I think a lot of folks
are still trying to get over the ’16 election,
and it shows in how they relate to the
president.”
The 2018 election is a contest between
the two parties overlaid on a clash within
each of them. Before our very eyes, the
parties may be exchanging core constitu-
encies, as suburbanites trend blue and
industrial workers trend red. Joe Donnelly
and Mike Braun are both trying to ride the
crosscurrents.
lanec@washpost.com
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EUGENE ROBINSON
The GOP is
complicit in
demagoguery
resident Trump and the Re-
publican Party have run the
most racist national political
campaign since the 1968 presi-
dential bid of segregationist George
Wallace. We shall soon see how much
the country has changed in 50 years —
and in what direction.
I grew up in the South under Jim
Crow, so I’ve seen and heard this
garbage before. Trump claims that
Democrat Stacey Abrams, who hap-
pens to be African American, is “not
qualified” to be governor of Georgia
because of her “past.” What past? Her
degrees from Spelman College, the
University of Texas and Yale Law
School? Her work as a tax attorney?
Her service as minority leader of the
Georgia state legislature?
In Florida, referring to another Afri-
can American candidate, Trump has
said that “Andrew Gillum is not
equipped to be your governor. It’s not
for him.” He has also, apropos of
nothing, called Gillum “a stone-cold
thief.” Gillum has a degree from Flori-
da A&M University and has been may-
or of Tallahassee since 2014.
Trump chooses his attack words
carefully. “Not qualified” and “not
equipped” are of a piece with the
“low-I.Q.” jibe he uses when he tweets
about Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) —
smarmy and unsubtle suggestions that
these accomplished black Americans
are intrinsically inferior to whites.
Implying that Abrams has a shady past
and that Gillum is a thief echoes the
old segregationists’ claim that black
people simply cannot be trusted.
Trump might as well have called the
two candidates lazy and shiftless.
I understand that Trump is in a
panic — Gillum is slightly favored to
defeat Republican Ron DeSantis, and
Abrams has been running neck-and-
neck with Republican Brian Kemp. For
Democrats to win governorships in
these two big, important Southern
states would be an ominous sign for
the future of the GOP, not to mention
for Trump’s reelection bid.
But I also understand that the presi-
dent is blatantly encouraging his
white supporters to buy into ugly,
long-discredited racist stereotypes
about African Americans. Even Wal-
lace — who stood in the schoolhouse
door to try to prevent integration of
the University of Alabama — was less
openly bigoted during his run for the
White House.
Trump’s racism toward Latinos is
worse. And the Republican Party
shamefully goes along without even a
word of protest.
Last week, Trump tweeted a cam-
paign spot that made the infamous
Willie Horton ad look mild by compar-
ison. It features an undocumented
Mexican immigrant named Luis Bra-
camontes, who brazenly boasts of hav-
ing slain two California police officers
in 2014 and says he wishes he had
killed more. “Democrats let him into
our country,” the ad states. “Democrats
let him stay . . . Who else would Demo-
crats let in?”
As The Post’s “Fact Checker” column
noted, the ad is a lie. Bracamontes
came into the country illegally under
both Republican and Democratic ad-
ministrations — and was deported
under both Bill Clinton and George W.
Bush. Nobody “let him into our coun-
try.” Nobody “let him stay” — not even
the Republican prosecutor in Arizona
who, at one point, decided to dismiss
drug and weapons charges against
him. Bracamontes is an evil individual
who resides on death row.
But facts are never the point with
Trump. The theme of the ad isn’t law
and order; it’s immigration. Bra-
camontes is presented as the kind of
person who will terrorize your neigh-
borhood if you vote for Democrats —
one of the “bad hombres” who, in
Trump’s dystopian fantasy, have creat-
ed an acute crisis along the border.
Trump began his presidential cam-
paign by portraying Mexican immi-
grants as drug smugglers and rapists.
He has ended the GOP’s midterm
campaign by pretending that a ragtag
“caravan” of Central American asylum
seekers — still in southern Mexico, far
from the Rio Grande — poses such a
threat that 15,000 combat-ready
troops are needed to guard the border.
Except for Trump’s short-lived pol-
icy of separating asylum-seeking par-
ents from their children, the GOP has
been content to go along with Trump’s
general program of demonizing Latino
immigrants. Republicans know that
illegal border crossings are far down
from their peak; that undocumented
immigrants are not responsible for
any kind of crime wave; and that most
asylum seekers who are provisionally
admitted to the country dutifully re-
port for their court hearings. But when
Trump lies about all of this, Republi-
cans just smile.
Trump encourages his base to hold
and express racist views about African
Americans. He encourages the crowds
at his raucous rallies to see Latinos as
predatory criminals. He stokes fear,
anger and resentment toward minori-
ties. Republicans who do not reject
and condemn Trump’s demagoguery
are complicit in it and will share in
history’s judgment.
eugenerobinson@washpost.com
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Amid partisan gridlock, a weakened legislative branch
CONGRESS FROM A1
During that time, as the political
center has largely evaporated,
party leaders have adhered to the
demands of their bases, while
rules and traditions that long
encouraged deliberative deal-
making have given way to parti-
san gridlock, the analysis found.
While few of these changes
made headlines, taken together
they have fundamentally altered
the way Congress operates — and
morphed this equally powerful
branch of government into one
that functions more as a junior
partner to the executive, or
doesn’t function at all when it
comes to the country’s pressing
priorities.
Immigration — a major flash
point in recent elections — has
been formally debated only a few
days in Congress over the past
five years with no resolution. Ef-
forts to reach a bipartisan agree-
ment on health-care markets —
an issue both parties considered
urgent — stalled.
And in July, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
declined to allow debate on a
proposal that sought to limit for-
eign influence in U.S. elections,
warning colleagues such a bill
could become a “two-week or-
deal,” according to the sponsor of
one proposal, Sen. Marco Rubio
(R-Fla.).
Instead, the Senate spent most
of the next three months confirm-
ing President Trump’s judicial
and administrative nominees.
“That’s why I left. You couldn’t
do anything anymore,” said Tom
Coburn, the former Oklahoma
Republican senator who resigned
in 2014.
Tuesday’s elections could bring
big changes to the Capitol, partic-
ularly if Democrats win control of
the House and launch aggressive
investigations of the Trump ad-
ministration, but there is little
evidence that the leaders of either
party are prepared to rebuild the
old system.
“If this continues, they’re going
to evolve, or devolve, into irrele-
vancy very quickly,” said former
Senate majority leader Thomas A.
Daschle (D-S.D.).
The election of Obama set off
partisan moves, and then coun-
termoves, that drove the institu-
tion into ideological corners —
followed by the election of Trump
and a reverse set of moves.
To document this transforma-
tion, The Post and ProPublica
analyzed publicly available data
from the House and Senate, com-
mittees, and members of Con-
gress, dating back several dec-
ades. Some institutional decline
began 25 years ago, but the study
showed that the steepest institu-
tional drop came in just the past
10 years.
The study showed that:
• Junior senators have fewer
opportunities to wade into the
issues of the day, largely because
Senate leaders limit the number
of votes on amendments to pro-
posed legislation. The number of
such votes has shrunk to an all-
time low under McConnell, less
than 20 percent of all roll calls,
down from 67 percent 12 years
‘I know the ropes’: Pelosi makes her case for leader of a Democratic House
Californian could regain
speakership — if younger
lawmakers let her
BY M IKE D E B ONIS
paris, ky. — If Democrats win
the House majority on Tuesday,
Rep. Nancy Pelosi could complete
a monumental comeback — re-
claiming the speaker’s gavel eight
years after her towering legisla-
tive accomplishment, the Afford-
able Care Act, went from being her
party’s political albatross to its
saving grace.
But to do so, Pelosi won’t only
have to overcome Republicans.
She’ll also have to outmaneuver
Democrats like Rep. Seth Moulton
(Mass.) and House candidate Amy
McGrath, who talked about
change in a hall full of rural Ken-
tucky Democrats.
“I think it’s time for a new
generation of leadership in Wash-
ington,” said Moulton, an ambi-
tious former Marine Corps officer
who represents a district north-
east of Boston. “I think it’s time for
a new generation of leadership in
the Democratic Party, and Amy is
exactly that type of leader.”
The crowd erupted in applause,
reflecting a sense of frustration
over a party that they believe has
become estranged from rural
America as coastal liberals like
San Francisco’s Pelosi dominate.
As dozens of Democratic candi-
dates have distanced themselves
from Pelosi, adding uncertainty to
ago.
• House Speaker Paul D. Ryan
(R-Wis.) has logged an all-time
high the past two years for the
number of “closed rules,” when
leaders eliminate any chance for
rank-and-file amendments. Ryan
closes off discussion four times as
often as former speaker Newt
Gingrich (R-Ga.) did 20 years ago.
• Committees meet to consider
legislation less than ever. As re-
cently as 2005 and 2006, House
committees met 449 times to
consider actual legislation, and
Senate committees met 252
times; by 2015 and 2016, those
numbers plummeted to 254 and
69 times, respectively, according
to data compiled by the Policy
Agendas Project at the University
of Texas.
Even newcomers recognize the
futility.
As heated Senate hearings on a
Supreme Court nominee kicked
off in early September, Sen. Ben
Sasse (R-Neb.) devoted his open-
ing statement to explaining why
the judiciary confirmation wars
have become so rancorous. His
argument: Presidents fill the void
when Congress cannot act, lead-
ing to lawsuits and leaving the
courts to resolve disputes.
“More and more legislative au-
thority is delegated to the execu-
tive branch every year. Both par-
ties do it. The legislature is impo-
tent. The legislature is weak,”
Sasse, in just his fourth year in
office, said.
Executive branch agencies
now make law, not Congress, he
said. “There’s no verse of School-
house Rock that says give a whole
bunch of power to the alphabet
soup agencies.”
It’s true. That 1970s Saturday
morning jingle “I’m Just a Bill”
would have to be rewritten for
today’s Congress. The regular or-
der that the character explained
— start in committee, passage in
each body and then a compro-
mise between the House and Sen-
ate versions — occurs only on
noncontroversial bills with
sweeping support.
The new authorities
Some of today’s leaders reject
the idea that there is anything
wrong with Congress, particular-
ly McConnell. He points to over-
whelming bipartisan passage of a
bill to battle the opioid epidemic
at the same time as the bitter
partisan fight over Brett M. Ka-
vanaugh’s Supreme Court nomi-
nation.
“We were both able to have a
big robust fight over something
both sides felt deeply about and
still work together on other issues
at the very same time,” McConnell
said at a news conference after
the Kavanaugh confirmation.
Pressed about the findings, Re-
publican leaders insisted that this
nearly two-year session of Con-
gress has been one of the most
productive, highlighting GOP
passage of a $1.5 trillion tax cut
and arguing that the media pays
little attention to passage of bi-
partisan legislation.
McConnell’s office offered a list
of accomplishments, most nota-
bly the confirmation of 84 judges.
The office also highlighted com-
any leadership bid next year, Pelo-
si has had one response: “Just win,
baby.”
Now, on the cusp of victory, she
is preparing to make her case to
extend a 16-year stint as the top
House Democrat — a tenure that
included four years as speaker. In
that role she delivered a landmark
economic stimulus and health-
care and financial overhaul legis-
lation. Then came the 2010 elec-
toral wipeout and three more
failed campaigns to retake the
majority.
In an interview, Pelosi said she
was ready to say she remains the
best person for the job.
“My argument’s been about
what needs to be done and who’s
the best person to get it done,” she
said. “Nobody is indispensable.
But I do think that I am best
qualified to take us into the future,
protect the Affordable Care Act, to
do our infrastructure bill and the
rest. Stepping down this path, I
know the ropes.”
Pelosi has been preparing to
take the gavel for months — not
only raising millions of dollars
and campaigning for candidates,
but also fashioning a governing
agenda and keeping her party fo-
cused on the core issues of health
care and economic fairness while
steering away from more divisive
fights on immigration and a po-
tential Trump impeachment.
Pelosi also laid the groundwork
for an argument that could carry
special relevance to a crop of in-
coming lawmakers who have all
run on protecting access to afford-
able health care: Not only is she a
key architect of the very legisla-
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Committee hearings dealing with legislation
G.H.W. Bush Clinton
1,000
937
500
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0
1989-90
Amendment votes as percentage of votes in the Senate
G.H.W. Bush Clinton
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BRITTANY RENEE MAYES/THE WASHINGTON POST
pletion of a bipartisan water in-
frastructure bill and a five-year
reauthorization of the Federal
Aviation Administration.
McConnell’s aides say that in
passing bills to combat opioid
abuse and on aviation, committee
chairmen worked with rank-and-
file lawmakers to include many of
their proposals before the legisla-
tion reached the Senate floor.
“This has been the most ac-
complished Congress in decades,”
Don Stewart, McConnell’s
spokesman, said in a statement.
While campaigning for Repub-
licans this fall, Ryan also touted
the accomplishments of this Con-
gress, but he acknowledged dys-
function in more reflective mo-
ments. “I really think this budget
process is irreparably broken,” he
said in an interview in April after
announcing his plans to retire.
Congress used to regularly ap-
prove several spending bills by
the deadline and then through-
out the fall pass the rest. But
when Republicans took over the
House in 2011, their showdowns
with Obama left the process in
tatters.
In 2013, Republicans forced a
16-day partial government shut-
down in an unsuccessful effort to
get Obama to defund the health-
care law. Democrats forced a
three-day shutdown this past
January over their disagreement
with Trump on immigration.
Over seven years, not a single
spending bill passed on time,
almost always leading to a huge
measure funding every federal
agency. The process hit rock bot-
tom in late March, almost half-
way through the fiscal year:
Rank-and-file lawmakers had less
than 24 hours to review the more
than 2,000-page legislation fund-
ing the government.
This summer and fall, with
support from Democratic lead-
ers, Ryan and McConnell tried to
“Nobody is indispensable,” says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. “But I do think that I am best
qualified to take us into the future, protect the Affordable Care Act, to do our infrastructure bill.”
tion they want to protect, she or-
chestrated the campaign to pro-
tect it — one that began in the days
after Trump’s election.
“As soon as he won, we knew
that the Affordable Care Act was
at risk and that we needed to
mobilize and organize to protect
it, and we had a plan to do so,” she
said, carefully highlighting the ef-
forts of grass-roots activists and
outside organizers while also
making her own central role clear:
“We made our own environment.”
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pass as many of the 12 annual bills
that fund the government
through regular order. And, by
the statutory deadline of Sept. 30,
Congress had enacted five spend-
ing bills, the most in 20 years.
But leaders achieved that goal
by limiting rank-and-file involve-
ment, shutting down the process
to all but a few powerful lawmak-
ers. And Trump is threatening
another partial shutdown in De-
cember if he does not get funds
for a border wall.
One $854 billion bill covered
the departments of Defense,
Health and Human Services, and
Education — it received less than
four days of debate in mid-Au-
gust, and senators were allowed
to offer only five amendments,
four of which were so noncontro-
versial they passed unanimously.
Unfulfilled promises
Every new congressional lead-
er promises rank-and-file mem-
bers they will return the place to
its glory years, working from the
ground up through the commit-
tee process.
“It’s time to start moving
America forward,” Sen. Harry M.
Reid (D-Nev.) declared in January
2007, upon becoming majority
leader. He even held a brief joint
news conference with McConnell
to profess their friendship — be-
fore they went on to spend the
next decade in a bitter feud.
“If you have ideas, let’s hear
them,” Ryan told his colleagues
three years ago upon taking the
speaker’s gavel.
Perhaps no one promised a
more wide-open process than Mc-
Connell, who delivered several
speeches ahead of the 2014 mid-
term elections vowing to end
Reid’s reign of institutional dicta-
torship. He singled out one sena-
tor, Democrat Mark Begich of
Alaska, for having never gotten a
vote on a single amendment that
In March 2010, Pelosi muscled
the sweeping bill through the
House, rejecting the notion
months earlier from Obama ad-
ministration officials that the par-
ty opt for a scaled-back version.
“Kiddie care,’’ she dismissively
told White House Chief of Staff
Rahm Emanuel.
That November, in large part
due to the unpopular law, the
party suffered a crushing loss of 63
House seats and its majority.
This year, Pelosi’s singular fo-
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he offered in his entire six-year
term.
“Our constituents should have
greater voice in the process,” Mc-
Connell said.
Four years later, Sen. Dan Sulli-
van (R), who defeated Begich, has
received just one vote on an
amendment.
A changing culture
The initial culprit is well-
known: political polarization in a
divided nation.
“I don’t really worry about the
Senate so much. I do worry about
the fact that our country itself is
where it is,” said Sen. Bob Corker
(R-Tenn.), who is retiring after 12
years in office. “The Senate very
much mirrors the American peo-
ple.”
Each side, seeing the chance of
claiming the majority in the next
election, focuses first on trying
for the political wins by driving
up turnout from their most loyal
partisans.
Compromise legislation, craft-
ed over many months and allow-
ing dozens of amendments and
input from both sides, does not
excite either party’s base.
But the Post-ProPublica exami-
nation revealed that Congress
mostly functioned in a traditional
manner all the way into Obama’s
first year in office.
Twenty years ago, the House
leadership permitted debates to
occur on about half of all bills.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) be-
gan to tighten the leash on
amendments during the latter
half of her speakership in 2009
and 2010. Today, Ryan and his
GOP leadership have the final say
on amendments to almost every
bill.
The result is that, on major
issues, the average member of
Congress waits for leadership to
emerge from behind closed doors
and instruct them how to vote.
The Senate has seen an even
more precipitous drop in rank-
and-file participation.
Eight years ago, more than half
of the votes in the chamber came
on amendments — meaning that
much of the action on the Senate
floor revolved around accepting
or rejecting legislative provisions
offered by members. By 2013 and
2014, under Reid’s leadership,
that rate plummeted to 20 per-
cent. And McConnell is on course
to break Reid’s record.
Coburn blamed the Democrat-
ic landslides of 2006 and 2008 for
building up such a majority that
Reid stopped reaching out to
most Republicans. Reid either
tried to get all 60 votes from his
caucus — for six months in 2009
and 2010, they held a filibuster-
proof 60 seats — or negotiated
with a couple of moderate Repub-
licans to lock down deals.
The former leader, who retired
at the end of 2016, agrees that
Democratic success played a role
in changing Congress, but be-
cause so few Republicans were
left who were willing to broker
compromise.
“The moderates either all lost
or changed parties,” said David
Krone, Reid’s chief of staff as
majority leader.
In turn, Republicans began us-
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cus on GOP efforts to weaken the
law’s core protection for Ameri-
cans with preexisting medical
conditions could be the defining
issue of the election and help
Democrats reclaim the majority.
Pelosi has mostly brushed off
her critics inside the party, who
have argued that she has long
been a political drag on Democrat-
ic candidates in potentially win-
nable districts. Inside the House
Democratic Caucus, however, the
frustrations have never reached
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ing parliamentary weapons that
had been rarely, if ever, used
before, deeply souring the rela-
tionship between Reid and Mc-
Connell.
Reid countered by increasingly
shutting down the avenues for
anyone to offer amendments in
the ensuing years.
In 2013, Reid ended the 60-vote
filibuster hurdle for all presiden-
tial nominees except for the Su-
preme Court. Old-time senators
warned that it was the “nuclear
option” and would lead to reper-
cussions.
In 2017, faced with Democratic
opposition to Trump’s Supreme
Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch,
McConnell changed the rules,
ending the filibuster hurdle for
high-court picks.
The result is a Senate that is
primarily there to confirm the
president’s selections — “person-
nel business,” according to Mc-
Connell. More than 55 percent of
roll call votes now come on nomi-
nations, up dramatically from a
decade ago when those votes ac-
counted for less than 10 percent
of Senate action.
Almost as soon as he became
House speaker in 2011, Republi-
can John A. Boehner faced an
internal revolt from conservative
purists who opposed any deals
with Obama. Boehner had the
title — and yet none of the real
power of his predecessors.
He controlled the floor, but he
could not move on big deals with
Obama that he pursued on feder-
al debt or immigration.
In July 2015, Rep. Mark Mead-
ows (R-N.C.) filed a motion to
eject Boehner as speaker, only the
second time in the nearly 230-
year history of the House anyone
ever used that parliamentary
tool. The rebels took a tactic
originally intended as a quick
way to oust a corrupt speaker and
used it for political gain.
Two months later, rather than
put the House through such a
vote, Boehner quit.
A decade ago, a fringe charac-
ter like Meadows would have
been relegated to lower-tier com-
mittees. Today, he is a regular on
Fox News who chats with the
president several times a week.
One solution, offered by long-
time Washington hands, is to
break away from the now-accept-
ed weekly schedule of being in
session just two full days a week.
“Stay in session. I think if we
stayed here longer, that would be
good,” said Sen. Richard C. Shelby
(R-Ala.), who is finishing his 40th
year in Congress.
Daschle thinks of Congress as
an institution that needs to be
rebuilt from the ground up, start-
ing with new campaign laws and
a different work attitude.
“It’s kind of like a bombed
building,” he said. “The rubble is
there, and we just have to recon-
struct the building with as much
appreciation for what it once
was.”
paul.kane@washpost.com
This article was co-published with
ProPublica, a nonprofit news
organization in New York. Derek Willis
is a news applications developer at
ProPublica.
escape velocity, and her allies are
once again ready to argue that no
one is better equipped to lead.
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.),
chairman of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus and a Pelosi
ally, posed a question new mem-
bers will face when they get to
Washington: “Who could put the
foot on the gas and move us?” A
restless Democratic base will
“want to see movement,” he said,
and no one will be ready to move
faster than Pelosi.
But to Moulton and a small
group of like-minded Democrats,
those kinds of arguments are at
best patronizing and at worst in-
sulting to dozens of other House
Democrats who have been eager
to inject new blood into the lead-
ership only to see the top three
septuagenarians — Pelosi, 78, Mi-
nority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.),
79, and Assistant Democratic
Leader James E. Clyburn (S.C.), 78
— consolidate power even after
losing four straight elections.
“It’s about people looking at the
Democratic Party and saying, ‘I
want to follow you,’ ” Moulton said
in an interview after addressing
the Kentucky Democrats. “I don’t
think people look at our current
leadership and say, ‘Oh, there’s the
future of the Democratic Party.’
But people in here look at Amy,
and they say, ‘That’s the future of
the party.’ ”
McGrath, a former Marine
Corps fighter pilot, has aggres-
sively called for a “new generation
of leaders.” But she has pointedly
not said how she would vote on
Pelosi.
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Two dead, After decades of wins, a loss on death penalty vexes prosecutor
one injured Ebert unable to sway
BY I AN S HAPIRA “Thank you,” she said. “Thank you,
thank you.”
loss that stung. Prince William
once ranked in the top 2 percent of
S. Smith, refused Ebert’s request
that the jury continue debating

in night jury
In the final days of what may be
in case of man who
his final death-penalty case, the
81-year-old Virginia prosecutor
killed wife, police officer
Two days later, in a county that
has long embraced the death pen-
alty, a jury of 10 women and two
jurisdictions across the country
responsible for the majority of
executions in the modern era, ac-
life or death after they had report-
ed a 6-6 split on the third day of
deliberations for one of Hamil-

of violence ambled into the courtroom on an

In one of two incidents in
Prince William County,
police are ambushed
October morning, halting midway
down the aisle.
Paul Burns Ebert, the Prince
William County commonwealth’s
attorney for the past 50 years,
shifted to his right, closer to the
pews. He clutched his cane. And
he turned to greet the mother of
the slain police officer whose mur-
derer was facing life in prison or
execution.
Sharon Guindon wrapped her
arms around Ebert. Her eyes
welled up as she patted the pros-
ecutor wearing a patterned suit
that drooped over his large frame.
men refused to recommend the
ultimate punishment for Ronald
Hamilton, who had killed his wife,
Crystal Hamilton, and then Ash-
ley Guindon, who was working
her first shift as a Prince William
police officer.
For Ebert, who had sent more
killers to death row than any other
prosecutor in Virginia, it was a
cording to a 2013 study by the
Washington-based Death Penalty
Information Center.
Ebert said he thinks the Hamil-
ton case is the first time his office
has failed to persuade a jury to
recommend a death sentence.
It was particularly galling to
prosecutors and relatives of the
victims, because the judge, Steven
ton’s two capital murder charges.
On the other charge — for the
killing a law enforcement officer
— jurors unanimously agreed to
give Hamilton life in prison with-
out parole.
The loss in Smith’s courtroom
was also deeply symbolic: Smith
was once a prosecutor on Ebert’s
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BY D ANA H EDGPETH
AND J USTIN W M. M OYER

Virginia authorities on Monday

were investigating a rash of week-
end violence in Prince William
County that left two men fatally
shot and another recovering from
injuries after officers said they re-
turned fire following an unpro-
voked attack.
The two incidents weren’t be-
lieved to be related, authorities
said.
The man wounded in the offi-
cer-involved shooting remained at
a hospital Monday with serious
wounds. The incident happened
about 5:40 p.m. Sunday at a house
in the 1100 block of Laurel Street
in the Woodbridge area.
When officers arrived, authori-
ties said the man, who hasn’t been
identified, began firing at them
with a rifle in what authorities
called an ambush. Two officers
returned fire.
The suspect, described as a 29-
Now, it’s the voters’ turn
year-old resident of the home, was
hit in the upper body and de-
tained. He was taken to a hospital
with serious injuries, according to
police.
“We expect charges if the indi-
vidual survives his injuries,” Sgt.
Jonathan L. Perok, a Prince William
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U-Md.
donor says
president
should stay
Major benefactor, others
condemn the regents for
backing coach over Loh
BY S USAN S VRLUGA
One of the most generous do-
nors to the University of Maryland
urged state leaders Monday to
stand by Wallace D. Loh, president
of the flagship College Park cam-
pus, calling it a matter of trust.
Brendan Iribe, whose $31 mil-
lion donation in 2014 was the
largest gift in the university’s his-
tory until last year, brought a let-
ter to Maryland leaders urging
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and others
to keep Loh in his post.
Loh announced last week that
he would step down at the end of
the school year amid turmoil that
arose after a football player died
following a team workout in June.
He made that announcement af-
ter the school’s governing body,
the University System of Mary-
land Board of Regents, urged him
to keep the school’s embattled
football coach.
The regents overstepped their
authority, Iribe wrote. “Because of
the improper handling, the credi-
bility and reputation of the uni-
versity have been jeopardized and
we may have lost a great presi-
dent,” he said.
Iribe, who made a fortune in
video-game technology, such as
the Oculus Rift virtual-reality
headset, is a University of Mary-
land College Park Foundation
trustee. He wrote that he is com-
mitted to supporting U-Md. — if it
is governed appropriately. “Alum-
ni and corporate donors give
based on a foundation of trust that
the affairs of the university will be
handled properly,” he wrote. “I
urge you, the Board of Regents,
MARYLAND CONTINUED ON B2
BY O VETTA W IGGINS, post signs at polling places.
A NTONIO O LIVO Candidates in D.C., Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan spent the morning in
AND G REGORY S . S CHNEIDER battleground Baltimore County, stumping for state insur-
Md. and Va. spend ance commissioner Al Redmer Jr., a Republican who is
Former president Barack Obama made a last-minute the day before the battling with progressive Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr.
campaign stop in Northern Virginia on Monday, stumping
midterm elections for Baltimore County executive.
for U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and 10th Congressional District Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous touted
candidate Jennifer Wexton, as politicians throughout the making a last push his progressive agenda in radio and television interviews
region wooed voters on the final day before the midterm and then toured campaign offices in key Democratic
elections.
to win votes strongholds urging volunteers to turn out 1 million Demo-
The nation’s 44th president surprised several dozen cratic voters.
young campaign staffers and volunteers working for Here’s a look at what’s on the ballot in Maryland,
Wexton, a Democratic state senator trying to oust two-term Virginia and the District.
Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock in a race that is
key to the Democrats’ hopes of winning a majority in the Polls are open: In Maryland, making history
House of Representatives. Voters in Maryland will make history on Tuesday
“The character of this country is on the ballot,” Obama 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Virginia regardless of whether they elect Hogan or Jealous.
told the volunteers. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Maryland Hogan would be the state’s first Republican governor
Elsewhere in the region, candidates shook hands with 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the District reelected in 60 years. Jealous would be the state’s first
voters in diners and at Metro stops, did last-minute African American governor. Hogan leads in the polls and
interviews and helped volunteers hand out literature and VOTE CONTINUED ON B4
FROM TOP LEFT: Independent Dionne Reeder is challenging Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) for her seat on the D.C. Council;
Democrat Ben Jealous is hoping to keep Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) from winning reelection to a second term.
FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Democrat Jennifer Wexton is looking to unseat Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) in the 10th
Congressional District; U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is facing a challenge from Republican Corey A. Stewart.
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Our grandmothers fought for voting rights. Do your duty, women.
If you’re a woman Because she wanted to vote. to vote. the bloody fight our foremothers the Marine Corps.
and you can’t be “My grandmother went to jail Wait a minute, you say? put up. They were also brutalized for
bothered to vote for your right to vote. And you’re How can I be so witchy when Let’s stop for a moment and protesting.
in this election, just going to piss it away?” said women have consistently cast realize how recently women “We are only two generations
then you owe McDonald, 63, a retired more ballots than men in every were silenced. from this, you know,” McDonald
Patricia Baltimore attorney who is presidential election since 1964, Think about life in America said.
Petula McDonald an stunned that women — white according to the Center for 100 years ago. Cars were on our Sure, history makes casual
Dvorak explanation. women in particular this election American Women and Politics at roads. Electric clothes washers, and brief mention of Susan B.
And an apology. — may not be using their full Rutgers University? vacuums, lightbulbs, toasters Anthony and Elizabeth Cady
Her grandmother, Catherine power to influence the country. Presidential elections, and zippers were all part of Stanton when there’s a
Flanagan, was 26 and on The truth is, women have long nonpresidential elections — we modern life. paragraph about women’s
vacation in Washington when undervalued their rights at the outpace men in all that, usually Women were in the workforce, suffrage.
she was shot at, arrested, beaten, polls. And ever since she heard by about 2 to 10 percentage practicing law before the U.S. “But where’s our Susan B.
brutalized, humiliated and fed stories about her grandmother, points. Supreme Court, they were Anthony Boulevard?” McDonald
maggots and lice because she saw photos of her with the But sorry, sisters. The fact is, mayors, served in state said. “She helped enfranchise
joined a bunch of protesters at suffragist sash and read her only two-thirds of eligible legislatures, they ran for more than 50 percent of the
the White House. letters, McDonald has worked women vote. And that’s not good Congress and president — there population. That’s huge.”
Why? the polls and tried to get people enough, not when you think of was even a woman enlisted in DVORAK CONTINUED ON B4
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Rash of
violence
in Prince
William
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County police spokesman, said in
an email.
Police Chief Barry Barnard said
in a statement that officers faced
“great risk and danger” when they
arrived at the scene.
“The officers showed immense
courage and bravery through their
actions as they encountered im-
mediate and unprovoked gunfire
from the suspect who was armed
with a rifle,” he said. “I am thank-
ful no officers or innocent resi-
dents were harmed during this
dangerous altercation.”
Officials said a police cruiser
was struck by gunfire multiple
times and released photos of a
police cruiser with two bullet
holes on the driver’s side. A man
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Police shoot 2 armed men, 1 fatally
BY D ANA H EDGPETH
AND L YNH B UI
A police officer shot and killed
an armed, 60-year-old man in
Anne Arundel County early Mon-
day, officials said, in the first of
two police shootings in the re-
gion.
Officers from Prince George’s
County exchanged gunfire Mon-
day in Camp Springs and wound-
ed a man during an investigation
of a suspected auto theft ring,
Prince George’s Police Chief
Hank Stawinski said.
In the Anne Arundel shooting,
police said officers were serving
an “extreme risk” protective or-
der on a man, who was later
identified as Gary J. Willis, in the
100 block of Linwood Road in
Glen Burnie.
That type of protective order,
known as the “red flag law,” took
effect Oct. 1 and is intended to
get weapons out of the hands of
people who are a danger to
others or themselves.
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When police arrived just after
5 a.m., Willis answered the door
holding a gun. He put the gun on
a table next to the door, said Sgt.
Jacklyn Davis, a police spokes-
woman.
But as officers started to serve
the order, Willis “became irate,”
police said. He opened the door
to the home and grabbed the
gun, according to police.
An officer tried to take the gun
from him, but Willis fired, offi-
cials said. A second officer fired,
striking Willis. Willis was pro-
nounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured. Po-
lice did not identify the officer
who fired.
Davis said police did not have
access to the underlying protec-
tive order that explained the
need for police to retrieve weap-
ons in his possession.
Police had been called to the
same home about 6 p.m. Sunday,
and during that encounter, an
officer advised an occupant to
get a protective order, police
spokesman Marc Limansky said.
It was not clear what prompted
the Sunday evening call, but the
incident did not rise at that time
to a need for further police
action, he said.
Attempts to locate and contact
relatives of Willis were unsuc-
cessful Monday.
The shooting in Prince
George’s occurred when a man
who fired a handgun at police
investigating an auto theft ring
was injured after officers re-
turned fire Monday afternoon in
Camp Springs, the chief said.
The man was in stable
condition at a hospital Monday,
and no officers were injured,
Stawinski said at a news confer-
ence.
The incident began about
2:30 p.m. outside an apartment
U-Md. donor urges state
leaders to stand by Loh
MARYLAND FROM B1
and the Chancellor to publicly de-
clare support for President Loh’s
continued leadership.”
Iribe’s letter emerged as more
than 50 of the university’s top pro-
fessors signed their own letter ex-
pressing “deep dismay and pro-
found disappointment” in the re-
gents' actions, which they said di-
minished the integrity of the school.
“It comes down to what you
think is important in life,” said
Jeffrey Herf, a history professor
who helped lead the response
from top faculty members. “What
do you think a university should
mostly be about?”
A coalition of student groups
gathered Monday to protest the
regents’ actions and demand
more student involvement in the
leadership of the school and the
creation of an elected, rather than
appointed, Board of Regents. The
student groups, though, do not
want Loh to stay beyond the end of
the school year; in a statement,
they wrote that Loh and the board
have consistently prioritized prof-
it at the expense of students.
The leadership of U-Md. has
been roiled by the death of football
player Jordan McNair.
A day after regents recom-
mended the school’s football
coach and athletic director be re-
tained, Loh stunned the campus
when he announced that football
coach DJ Durkin had been asked
to leave U-Md. Loh’s decision,
made in defiance of the regents,
was hailed in some quarters as a
reassertion of the university’s au-
tonomy and a rejection of the
pervasive influence of athletics.
More turmoil arrived Thursday
when the chairman of the Board of
Regents stepped down.
A spokeswoman for U-Md. did
not respond to questions about
Loh’s retirement Monday. A
spokesman for the Board of Re-
gents referred questions to a
board statement Thursday night.
In that statement, regents wrote of
the complexity of the issues.
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complex in the 6200 block of
Maxwell Road, Stawinski said.
Members of the Washington
Area Vehicle Enforcement team
— a regional task force of law
enforcement agencies that inves-
tigates auto thefts — were doing
surveillance on a car that had
been reported stolen in Prince
George’s, Stawinski said.
Officers saw a man armed with
a handgun approaching the vehi-
cle in the parking lot, Stawinski
said. Plainclothes officers, who
had outerwear that showed they
were law enforcement, an-
nounced they were police, and
the man opened fire, Stawinski
said.
The gunman and two detec-
tives exchanged at least 10
rounds before the man was
struck, Stawinski said. The de-
tectives gave aid to the gunman
before he was taken to a hospital,
the chief said.
Police have not released the
identity of the man in custody,
who was undergoing medical
treatment but was in stable con-
dition as of late Monday.
The man is suspected to be
part of a larger carjacking and
auto theft ring that has been
operating in the region, Stawins-
ki said. Police released a photo of
a handgun they said they re-
trieved from the scene that was
equipped with a 30-round maga-
zine.
The two officers who fired
their weapons are on routine
administrative leave as the case
is being reviewed by internal
investigators and the Prince
George’s County State’s Attor-
ney’s Office.
dana.hedgpeth@washpost.com
lynh.bui@washpost.com
Clarence Williams contributed to this
report
Last week, the chairman of the
University of Maryland College
Park Foundation Board of Trust-
ees, Geoff J. Gonella, said the
board’s actions had wreaked hav-
oc and may have dealt a “fatal”
blow to the school’s $1.5 billion
fundraising campaign.
The A. James & Alice B. Clark
Foundation, which gave the larg-
est single gift to U-Md. at
$219 million in 2017, declined to
comment Monday.
Fifty-four of the 70 people hon-
ored as Distinguished University
Professors, the highest honor giv-
en to tenured faculty, have signed
a letter to the regents written last
week. They wrote that Loh was the
only university official who took
full moral and financial responsi-
bility for the death of 19-year-old
McNair even though, they said, it
was the football coach who was
responsible for dangerous condi-
tions in the program.
“Someone who is paid 12.5 mil-
lion dollars over a five-year period
should have the elementary com-
mon sense to know how to run a
football practice on a hot and hu-
mid summer day that does not lead
to the death of a player,” the profes-
sors wrote. “By reinstating the
head football coach and by pres-
suring the university president to
resign, the Regents have revealed
their distorted priorities, ones that
place potential athletic success
over the University’s academic pur-
pose and the health of our ath-
letes.”
On Friday, the University Sen-
ate, which represents faculty
members, staff and students,
passed a scathing resolution con-
demning the regents’ actions.
The University Senate wrote
that regents “grossly exceeded”
their authority and “interfered
with the autonomy” of the univer-
sity, “demonstrated a complete
disregard for academic freedom,”
damaged the school’s reputation,
jeopardized its accreditation, and
“betrayed the trust” of the campus
community.
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Don’t look for THE DISTRICT victims, county police said.

Bob Levey’s
name on any
ballot on Tuesday.
He’s not running
for Congress.
John “I ran for
Kelly's student council
Washington in sixth grade and
was defeated,”
said the former
Washington Post Metro
columnist. “That sated my
appetite for public office.”
Left unsated, however, was
Bob’s appetite for imagining
public office. The result is
“Larry Felder, Candidate,” a
novel just published by the
longtime occupant of this very
space. (For information, visit
bobleveypublishing.com.)
In the novel, Larry Felder’s
candidacy is complicated by
Larry Felder’s life, including
an invalid wife, a lovestruck
campaign manager and
supporters who may be a little
too free with their
checkbooks.
And who is Larry Felder? An
award-winning journalist who
has quit his Washington
newspaper job to run for
Congress from Maryland’s 8th
District.
That happens to be what Bob
Levey is and where Bob Levey
lives. But Larry is not Bob.
“He is an amalgam of some of
the tremendous talents I
worked with at The Washington
Post,” Bob said over breakfast
last week at Jimmy T’s Place, a
diner a few blocks from the
Capitol. “It’s certainly built
around David Broder. But it
has dashes of Haynes Johnson
and a little garnish of Bill
Greider.”
Those are names from an
earlier Golden Age at The Post,
the paper Bob came to in 1967
as a general-assignment
reporter in the Metro section.
“I was 22 years old,” he said.
“I knew less than nothing. . . .
Ben Bradlee, the most
formative person I’ve been
around in journalism, hired me.
I’ll never get over that, even if
he did.”
There’s a Bradlee-esque
character in the novel, too,
though Bob said he’s a little
crustier than the editor on
whom he’s based.
“Bradlee had a very
THE DISTRICT
Bob Levey wrote in this space for 23 years before retiring from The Post in 2004. He has a new novel:
“Larry Felder, Candidate,” about a former journalist who runs for office.
pronounced soft side,” Bob said.
“He was like a great football
coach: ‘You guys go play.
Anybody messes with you, I’ll
have your back.’ What can be
better than that?”
Bob grew up in New York
City, where his mother was a
college professor and American
Cancer Society executive and his
father covered labor and
business for the New York
Times and then CBS News.
“I remember being 10 years
old and dressing up for
Halloween with a snap-brim hat
with ‘PRESS’ in the hat band,”
Bob said.
He wrote “Bob Levey’s
Washington” for 23 years,
starting in 1981 after taking the
reins of the daily local column
from its founder, Bill Gold. In
2004, when the future of The
Post seemed less than a sure
thing, Bob took a buyout. It was
a tough decision, he said, but
the right one. He was 58 and
figured he probably had a few
tricks left.
Since then, Bob, 73, has
headed two nonprofit
organizations and taught
Police indicated that
Arrest made in fingerprints from a soda bottle
Edgewood killing figured in their investigation.
They said Mahoumon
D.C. police on Monday Todomaey, 34, whose address
arrested a man suspected in the was not confirmed, was charged
August killing of a 25-year-old with first-degree rape in
museum worker who was shot connection with a 6 a.m.
near his house in the Edgewood Thursday attack on Shady Grove
community of Northeast Road in Rockville.
Washington. In addition, police said, he
Mark Anthony Fletcher III, 19, was charged with two counts of
of Hyattsville, Md., was charged attempted second-degree rape
with second-degree murder in connection with two
while armed. Police said Fletcher incidents Thursday night in the
was in the D.C. jail on a gun parking lot of an apartment
charge when he was arrested in house in Gaithersburg.
connection with the killing. In the first of the three
Travis Barksdale, 25, was the incidents, police said the female
District’s 100th homicide victim victim was walking to work on
of 2018. There have been 141 the sidewalk of Shady Grove
killings in 2018, compared with Road when an assailant
97 at this time in 2017. approached from behind and
Barksdale was shot soon after knocked her down into a grassy
midnight on Aug. 23 in the 600 area near Blackwell Road.
block of Evarts Street NE, — Martin Weil
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A four-year-old lawsuit chal-
lenging the District’s treatment
of charter schools continued in
court Monday, with a coalition
of charters arguing to federal
judges that the city’s unequal
funding of schools is breaking
the law.
A federal judge ruled against
the D.C. Association of Char-
tered Public Schools in 2017. The
hearing Monday in the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit represented
the latest turn in a long-running
legal battle over whether the
city’s funding of education for
Public Schools.
But the lawsuit argues that
the traditional public school
system relies on other govern-
ment agencies to provide some
services, meaning those costs
don’t come out of the school
system’s budget. For example,
the Department of General Ser-
vices provides facility mainte-
nance, and the Office of the
Attorney General for the Dis-
trict of Columbia provides legal
services.
“Since the inception
tion, said the charter schools
have not persuasively argued
that their students are harmed
because of the way the money is
distributed.
D.C. Public Schools “has differ-
ent responsibilities as a city agen-
cy responsible for welcoming stu-
dents into their school of right, no
matter when and no matter how
many,” Reilly said.
But the appeal hearing Mon-
day in front of three federal judg-
es — two Barack Obama appoin-
tees and one George H.W. Bush
appointee — primarily focused on
whether the charter schools had
the right to sue the city in federal
court.
its schools.
“You can’t come to a federal
court and say there was a viola-
tion of the School Reform Act,”
Lederstein said in court Monday.
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more than 90,000 students is
equitable.
Nearly half the District’s public
school students are enrolled at
charters — which are publicly
funded but privately operated.
If the charter schools win their
appeal, the city could have to
rethink how it allocates more
than $1.5 billion in education
spending.
“Since the inception of public
charters, charters have only been
asking that the D.C. government
not privilege one sector over the
other sector,” said Irene Holtz-
man, the executive director of
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ganization. “This is an opportu-
nity to do right by all students in
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expensive.
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The long fight included
Sojourner Truth’s landmark
“Ain’t I a Woman” speech of 1851,
rallies, meetings, lobbying efforts
and battles as well as the brutal
arrests, riots and night of terror
in 1917 that included working-
class women like Catherine
Flanagan.
Flanagan wasn’t educated or
politically active. She was
working as a governess to
support her mother and her
younger sisters in Connecticut
when she heard of the women
protesting in Washington,
McDonald said.
When she finally got a
vacation from her job in August,
she went to Washington to see
what it was all about, eventually
joining the protests at the White
Midterm elections bring tight races throughout the region
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has outraised Jealous by a 3-to-1
margin. Still, Jealous said he “felt
good” as the race neared an end,
buoyed by an outpouring of vol-
unteers and help from celebrities
and state and national Democrat-
ic officials.
“It’s been an incredible surge,”
he said after campaigning this
weekend with comedian Dave
Chappelle. “The people who are
knocking on doors are having
great conversations. It’s the same
thing we experienced during the
primary.”
Hogan hugged supporters and
smiled for photos outside the
Bethesda Metro station on a driz-
zly Monday afternoon, saying he
felt confident but not complacent.
He said he was unfazed by the
possibility of a so-called “blue
wave” of Democratic anti-Trump
voters ushering him out of office
— noting that polls show a sizable
chunk of Democratic voters in-
tend to cross party lines to sup-
port him.
“The good news is that if a blue
wave comes, we have a purple
surfboard,” Hogan said. “It could
be a ripple, it could be a wave.
Either way, we’re going to win.”
While the governor’s race has
drawn the most attention, U.S.
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin and state
Attorney General Brian E. Frosh,
both Democrats, also face ener-
getic challengers in their bids for
reelection. Frosh is battling Re-
publican Craig Wolf; Cardin faces
Republican Tony Campbell, inde-
pendent Neal Simon and Liber-
tarian Arvin Vohra.
Two vigorously contested con-
gressional races could drive up
turnout in the western and east-
ern parts of the state: Democrat
David Trone is taking on Republi-
can Amie Hoeber to succeed out-
going Rep. John Delaney (D) in
the 6th District; and Rep. Andy
Harris (R) faces a robust chal-
lenge from Democrat Jesse Colvin
in the 1st District.
Voters will also be deciding
competitive county executive
races in Montgomery, Howard,
Anne Arundel and Baltimore
counties, and electing legislators
to fill all the seats in the General
Assembly. The state GOP has tar-
geted five Senate seats that, if
flipped, would limit the Demo-
crats’ ability to override Hogan’s
vetoes.
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House. She wore suffragist white,
had the purple-white-gold sash
of the movement and was
photographed Aug. 17 as she was
arrested outside the White
House, in what has become an
iconic photo of the moment,
McDonald said.
She was fined $10 and
sentenced to 30 days in the
Occoquan Workhouse.
At the workhouse, women
were clubbed, had their heads
slammed into iron beds, were
refused medical treatment and
fed lice and maggots. Eventually,
the ones who went on a hunger
strike were force-fed with tubes.
You don’t know about this?
Most women don’t.
That’s why McDonald told her
grandmother’s story to the folks
at the Turning Point Suffragist
Memorial, a group working to
Voters fill the polling place entryway as they wait to cast their ballots at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church in Silver Spring on
Thursday on the last day of early voting in Maryland. Early turnout spiked locally and nationwide ahead of the midterm elections.
three months, officials say, they
have made 3 million voter con-
tacts through phone calls, door
knocks and texts.
Turnout in early voting was
more than double the 2014 total
in Maryland, and more than triple
in Montgomery County, where
there is a three-way battle for
county executive. Vying for the
post are Democrat Marc Elrich;
fellow at-large County Council
member Nancy Floreen, a Demo-
crat-turned-independent; and
Republican Robin Ficker.
Elrich said he was ready for the
campaign to be over.
“It’s reached that point,” he said
Monday afternoon. “Everything
that could have been said has
been said.”
Voters will also decide two state
ballot questions. One question
asks whether the state constitu-
tion should be amended to create
a “lock box” on casino revenue
and require the state to spend the
money on public education. The
other asks if voters should be able
to register on Election Day.
In Virginia, House battles
National Democrats have
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Catherine Flanagan, left, went to Washington in the summer of
1917 to join the protests at the White House. She was arrested,
fined $10 and sentenced to 30 days in the Occoquan Workhouse.
poured a lot of resources into
Virginia this year, targeting four
of the state’s most competitive
congressional races in hopes of
picking up seats in the House.
In the U.S. Senate race, Kaine,
the 2016 vice-presidential nomi-
nee, is heavily favored to defeat
Republican challenger Corey
Stewart, who is chair of the Prince
William Board of County Supervi-
sors.
Stewart bills himself as “more
Trump than Trump” and based
his campaign on provocative
rhetoric and appearances with
pro-Confederate groups. Though
he nearly got the GOP nomina-
tion for governor last year, Stew-
art has struggled to connect with
voters in urban and suburban
parts of the state.
He raised about $2.6 million
compared with Kaine’s $22.3 mil-
lion and was shunned by many
other Republicans down the tick-
et. Stewart planned to close out
the campaign Monday night with
a rally in Prince William.
Going into election season, the
state’s fiercest battle seemed to be
the 10th District, where Com-
stock is trying for a third term
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even as the suburbs she repre-
sents turned increasingly blue.
The seat has been in Republican
hands for nearly 40 years.
Wexton raised as much money
as Comstock and brought in pow-
erful surrogates, describing the
race as a referendum on Trump.
Comstock had to strike a compli-
cated pose, distancing herself
from the president and emphasiz-
ing her track record on local is-
sues.
But the Comstock-Wexton con-
test was sometimes overshad-
owed by drama in other parts of
the state. In Virginia’s 7th Dis-
trict, a mix of Richmond suburbs
and rural areas stretching from
Culpeper County in the north to
Nottoway County in the south,
Rep. Dave Brat (R) and Democrat
Abigail Spanberger have been
locked in a tight race.
In Hampton Roads, popular in-
cumbent Rep. Scott W. Taylor (R)
was saddled with allegations that
staffers submitted fraudulent
nomination signatures in an effort
to get an independent candidate
on the ballot.
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get a memorial built at the site of
that workhouse.
“Those women engineered the
greatest expansion of democracy,
in one day, ever,” said Pat Wirth,
the executive director of the
memorial. “The young women of
today don’t realize how far we’ve
come, even in the past 50 years.”
Nope.
McDonald will keep working
elections, telling her
grandmother’s story and
demanding an explanation from
nonvoting women.
Remember, nonvoters were
the ones who decided the 2016
race.
“A lot of this election was
turned by white, college-
educated women who now
would like to forget about this
election and go back to watching
HGTV,” actress Tina Fey said in
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painted Taylor as untrustworthy
because of the scandal. The dis-
trict is heavily military, and while
it went for Trump by a narrow
margin in 2016, it supported
Democrat Ralph Northam for
governor last year.
Two political newcomers are
vying for the 5th District seat,
which is being vacated by fresh-
man Rep. Thomas Garrett (R),
who announced in the spring that
he was struggling with alcohol-
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fundraiser for the American Civil
Liberties Union.
Since that election, the nation
has changed. The #MeToo
movement and Brett M.
Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court
hearings opened up a national
conversation about sexual
assault. Panels of men have been
in charge of deciding women’s
health care. And now, a record
number of women are running
for office.
“It’s really important to think
of the sacrifices of women like
my grandmother,” McDonald
said. “I’m sure she was scared s---
less when she was doing it.”
Think about that. All you have
to do is show up and vote. No
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Voters in Arlington and Alex-
andria will also vote in school
board and local government con-
tests.
In D.C., council showdown
In the District, voters will be
electing seven D.C. Council mem-
bers, the mayor, the attorney gen-
eral and the city’s nonvoting del-
egate to the House of Representa-
tives, along with other, less prom-
inent offices.
But attention is focused on a
single race: The contest between
incumbent council member Elis-
sa Silverman (I-At Large) and
independent challenger Dionne
Reeder for one of two at-large
council seats. The other seat is
expected to go to incumbent
council member Anita Bonds
(D-At Large).
The race between Reeder and
Silverman has emerged as a proxy
battle between larger forces in the
District, as well as a political test
for Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D),
who is expected to win a second
term in the overwhelmingly Dem-
ocratic city. She faces independ-
ent Dustin Canter, Libertarian
Martin Moulton and Statehood
Green Party candidate Ann Wil-
cox.
Bowser has endorsed Reeder in
the council race, directing an un-
precedented amount of mayoral
clout toward an effort to unseat
an incumbent council member.
Silverman, a first-term law-
maker, is a former journalist and
former employee of the D.C. Fis-
cal Policy Institute, a left-leaning
think tank. Her support of the
city’s generous new family and
medical leave law has earned her
the enmity of some D.C. business
groups — and of Bowser, who
opposed the legislation.
Reeder has criticized the paid-
leave law for lavishing city re-
sources on workers who com-
mute to the District from Virginia
and Maryland, and alleged that
Silverman has been unfairly ag-
gressive in her oversight of gov-
ernment programs and projects
that benefit the predominantly
African American neighborhoods
of Southeast Washington.
Silverman has defended her
record, saying she was seeking to
make sure that taxpayer dollars
are wisely spent.
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Death penalty is a tool, prosecutor says
EBERT FROM B1
team. His father, H. Selwyn Smith,
was Ebert’s predecessor and boss.
When the elder Smith became a
Prince William judge, he imposed
the death sentence on a Wood-
bridge man based on a jury’s rec-
ommendation, giving Ebert his
first death-penalty victory in 1982
— the county’s first in 60 years.
At his age, Ebert does not speak
as volubly or clearly as he did
when he first took office on Jan. 1,
1968. He left most of the arguing
in the Hamilton case to three oth-
er prosecutors on his team.
But his presence in the Prince
William courthouse signaled his
insistent belief in the death penal-
ty, a sentence that is banned in the
District, Maryland and 19 other
states, and that has fallen in public
approval since the 1980s, Gallup
polls show. The last time someone
in Virginia was sentenced to death
was in 2011, according to Vir-
ginians for Alternatives to the
Death Penalty. Three people re-
main on the state’s death row.
Ebert acknowledged that win-
ning death-penalty cases — which
has given him national promi-
nence, particularly after he se-
cured an execution for Washing-
ton sniper John Allen Muhammad
— is a lot tougher these days in
Prince William County.
Once rural and overwhelming-
ly white, the county is now ap-
proaching a half-million resi-
dents, and the majority are minor-
ities. The jury in the Hamilton
case included five people of color.
Prince William was so small a
half-century ago that the position
of commonwealth’s attorney was
not a full-time job yet. There was
no police department — just a
sheriff’s office.
“The demographics of Prince
William were relatively conserva-
tive all those years and much more
pro-death,” Ebert said. “And I al-
ways knew someone on the jury.
Now, I seldom know someone on
the jury.”
He estimates he has had about
30 capital-murder cases, half of
which he has sought the death
penalty for.
The life-without-parole verdict
for a cop-killer was deeply disap-
pointing for Ebert: The two other
times he had sought the death
penalty for the murder of a law
enforcement officer, he won.
Ebert’s ties to the police depart-
ment, established in 1970, are
deep. He proposed its creation.
Inside his office, he keeps in a
frame his typed-out application
asking a Prince William judge to
appoint the department’s first 37
officers, all men.
“It was personal,” Ebert said of
the Hamilton trial. “It was clear
[he] deserved the death penalty.
. . . Police officers need to know
they’re going to have someone
stand up for them, and they’re

.
devastated when they think the
court system can’t do justice for
them.”
‘Gives them solace’
Ebert was still a part-time pros-
ecutor when the Supreme Court
reinstituted the death penalty in
. THE WASHINGTON POST
Robert Holmes of Tacoma, Wash., watches Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. Ebert
adjust a rifle used in the sniper shootings during the trial of Holmes’s friend John Allen Muhammad.
PRINCE WILLIAM POLICE
Paul Warner Powell, left, who killed a 16-year-old girl and attacked
her sister, and Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper attacks,
were two murderers for whom Ebert secured an execution.
relatives, they tell him that the
death penalty provides closure. “It
gives them solace,” he said. “They
know the person who took away
their loved one is getting their life
taken.”
His first death-penalty victory
came in 1982, when he persuaded
a jury to recommend the execu-
tion of John Joseph LeVasseur, a
19-year-old from Woodbridge who
stabbed a woman with a fork and
ice pick more than 40 times.
Besides Muhammad, who ter-
rorized the Washington area dur-
ing a 2002 shooting rampage, Paul
Warner Powell was perhaps the
most heinous murderer in Ebert’s
history. Powell stabbed Stacie
Reed, a 16-year-old girl, to death in
her heart and waited for Kristie
Reed, her 14-year-old sister, to
come home, before raping her and
slitting her throat. Powell got the
death sentence, but the Virginia
Supreme Court threw it out on a
technicality. But then, Powell
wrote a bragging letter to Ebert —
later published in Harper’s Maga-
zine — admitting that he had tried
to coerce Stacie to have sex with
him before killing her.
Now Ebert had the evidence to
prompt a second prosecution. In
2010, Powell’s execution in the
electric chair made the front page
of The Washington Post.
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with a handgun four times.
When police arrived, Hamilton,
who had served in the Army and
deployed to Iraq twice, grabbed
his AK-47. Prosecutors said that
the move showed his intent to kill
officers with a high-powered rifle
and with bullets that could pierce
through their ballistic vests.
“I blindly shot my gun,” he told
detectives the night he was arrest-
ed, according to a transcript of the
interview that jurors did not see.
“I never, never wanted . . . to hurt
anybody, hurt [the police officers].
I wanted them to just back off and
let me go . . . inside of my house.”
When Hamilton told police he
had “panicked” and expressed re-
morse, the officers pressed him to
acknowledge that he had inten-
tionally killed his wife, 29, and
Guindon, 28. Otherwise, one de-
tective warned, they would tell the
prosecutor, judge and jury that he
was “a [expletive] coward and
killed two people and didn’t say a
[expletive] word about.”
Hamilton’s attorneys tried mul-
tiple times to avoid a lengthy, ex-
pensive death penalty trial. They
offered plea deals in which Hamil-
ton would take life in prison with-
out parole, but Ebert would not
budge.
“He killed a police officer. That
was the sticking point from when
EZ RE
lieved his statements were too
“circuitous” and self-serving, es-
pecially if jurors saw them with-
out a chance for prosecutors to
cross-examine Hamilton on the
witness stand, said Richard A.
Conway, the chief deputy com-
monwealth’s attorney.
‘Trying our best’
On the day of closing argu-
ments in the sentencing phase of
the Hamilton trial, police officers
filled the pews.
“Put him in the grave,” prosecu-
tor Matthew B. Lowery urged the
jury, “because that’s where he be-
longs after what he’s done.”
After the jury began delibera-
tions, Sharon Guindon waited in
the courtroom hallway, clutching
a wooden cross and reading from
a prayer book.
“I asked Paul, ‘What do you
think?’ ” Guindon recalled, “and
he said, ‘We don’t know. We’re
trying our best.’ ”
The next day, the jurors report-
ed that they were split. When the
judge refused to allow them more
time to deliberate, Guindon was
crushed. She went back to Ebert’s
office, where he and others tried to
console her.
“Paul said he’d never seen any-
thing like that,” she said. “Every-
one was like, ‘What happened?’ I
just felt so drained. I felt so lost.”
Prosecutors were furious. They
considered the jury divided but
not hopelessly deadlocked, as
Smith had declared. Conway told
The Post that he felt as if Smith
rushed a decision, denying the
victims’ relatives a thorough proc-
ess.
The deliberations were so heat-
ed that the jurors’ raised voices
could be heard in the hallways,
Ebert said.
“I am disappointed. I don’t
think justice was done,” Ebert
said. “But I am willing to accept
the jury. They are the voice of the
community.”
Whether it was his final capital-
murder case, Ebert will not say. He
MARYLAND
Amid MGM probe, head
of permitting retires
BY R ACHEL C HASON
AND L YNH B UI
Haitham A. Hijazi, head of the
Prince George’s County permit-
ting department that is being in-
vestigated as part of a broadening
probe of construction flaws at
MGM National Harbor, submitted
his retirement Monday.
Hijazi is leaving the Depart-
ment of Permitting, Inspections
and Enforcement, a spokesman
for County Executive Rushern L.
Baker III (D) confirmed. Hijazi,
who has led the department since
2013, sent a retirement notice to
Baker’s office, spokesman Scott
Peterson said.
Hijazi’s department issued the
permits and approvals for the
MGM facilities, where a child was
severely shocked in June when she
was swinging on a lighted hand-
rail.
Two county officials familiar
with the matter said Hijazi retired
to avoid termination from his job,
which was a $210,000-a-year post.
Hijazi’s official retirement date
is Nov. 30, and he will use his
annual leave until then, Peterson
said. Nicholas A. Majett, Prince
George’s chief administrative offi-
cer, will assume Hijazi’s duties un-
til Dec. 3, when the next county
executive will be sworn in.
The FBI is assisting Prince
George’s police in the probe of the
resort site, which will look at the
possibility of public corruption,
and whether corners were cut to
speed up the opening of the
$1.4 billion project.
An independent engineer hired
by the county released a report
describing the wiring feeding the
handrail as “terrible” and some of
the “sloppiest work” he has ever
seen.
Hijazi had said he felt “be-
trayed” by the electrical contrac-
tor and a third-party inspector but
described the MGM problems as
limited and said there is no “immi-
nent danger” at the property.
Hijazi could not be immediately
reached for comment about his
retirement.
Hijazi has spent more than two
decades in county government
and was one of two department
heads that Baker retained from
the administration of his pred-
ecessor, Jack B. Johnson, who
served more than five years in
prison after pleading guilty to evi-
dence tampering and destruction
of evidence in a broad corruption
scheme.
When Baker was deciding who
to keep from Johnson’s adminis-
tration, he said that he repeatedly
heard, “Keep Haitham.”
In 2013, he tapped Hijazi, a
Syrian-born civil engineer who
spent a decade as head of the
county’s $22 million public works
and transportation department,
to take charge of the new Depart-
ment of Permitting, Inspections
and Enforcement. Baker said he
hoped the new department would
“go down as a signature initiative.”
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6-year-old was gravely injured.
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EVELYN Y. DAVIS, 89
Activist shareholder was ‘queen of the corporate jungle’
BY H ARRISON S MITH
For more than five decades,
America’s most notorious corpo-
rate gadfly was Evelyn Y. Davis, a
Dutch-born Holocaust survivor
who traveled the country to attend
dozens of shareholder meetings
each year.
Wearing hot pants or stripping
down to a swimsuit to attract at-
tention, she berated chief execu-
tives such as Lee Iacocca of
Chrysler (he needed to lose
weight, she said) or Frank Blake of
Home Depot (“a phony”). “Institu-
tional investors get treated like
royalty,” she proclaimed, “individ-
ual investors like peasants.”
Mrs. Davis, who championed
transparency in corporate govern-
ance, boardroom accountability,
reduced compensation for chief
executives and, she acknowl-
edged, her own public image as
the self-anointed “queen of the
corporate jungle,” died Nov. 4 at a
hospital in Washington. She was
89.
Her death was confirmed by
John DeBord, a consultant repre-
senting the trustees for her estate.
He said that the cause was not yet
known but that Mrs. Davis had
recently moved from her longtime
home at the Watergate complex
into an assisted-living community
in Washington.
While annual shareholder
meetings are typically staid affairs
in which stockholders, executives
and board members discuss and
vote on company issues, the pres-
ence of Mrs. Davis could turn them
into something close to a circus
act.
At one AT&T meeting in the
mid-1970s, she was photographed
front and center in the audience,
decked out in a construction
worker’s hard hat and a pair of
riding breeches. At other meet-
ings, she told officials at The
Washington Post Co. and Gannett,
the publisher of USA Today, that
she wasn’t receiving enough cov-
erage in their newspapers.
Chief executives and board
members were the target of ha-
rangues over company policies,
exorbitant spending and allega-
tions of impropriety, which alter-
nately drew cheers and jeers from
her fellow shareholders.
“At an Eastern Air Lines meet-
ing in 1977,” according to one ac-
count in The Post, “an irate stock-
holder knocked her to the floor,
causing an ear injury that re-
quired five stitches. An hour later,
she was back in action at the an-
nual meeting of the New York
Times Co.”
People magazine dubbed her
“the nation’s most obstreperous
corporate gadfly,” Vanity Fair
called her “arguably the most fa-
mous and least loved shareholder
activist in the country,” and in
1993 Washingtonian magazine
enshrined her name on its list of
“25 most annoying Washingto-
nians.”
Her influence far surpassed her
TEODORO PETKOFF, 86
Venezuelan news editor, ex-leftist guerrilla relished political independence
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Teodoro Petkoff, a giant of
Venezuela’s politics who led a
band of communist guerrillas in
his youth before winning the
praise of Wall Street in a top
government post and then
launching a newspaper that fear-
lessly railed against socialist
President Hugo Chávez, died
Oct. 31 in Caracas. He was 86.
Xabier Coscojuela, editor of
the newspaper Tal Cual, con-
firmed the death. The cause was
not disclosed.
Mr. Petkoff was celebrated as a
critical thinker who maintained
his political independence with-
in an opposition movement
weakened by cronyism and in-
fighting. In later life, he promot-
ed conservative economic pol-
icies, which some of his early
leftist friends considered a be-
trayal.
“Teodoro Petkoff was a mentor
to at least three generations of
Venezuelans. I count myself
among them,” said Ibsen Mar-
tínez, a playwright, essayist and
former Tal Cual columnist. “He
instilled in us the idea that de-
mocracy and tolerance . . . are the
essence of social justice.”
Mr. Petkoff ’s life story was
marked by daring prison escapes,
bank heists and failed presiden-
tial campaigns in the tumultuous
South American petrostate.
Teodoro Petkoff Malec was
born Jan. 3, 1932, in Bobures,
Venezuela, to a Bulgarian father
and Polish mother of Jewish ori-
portfolio, which was relatively
modest — in 2002, she told Vanity
Fair that she owned stock in about
86 corporations, worth an esti-
mated $1.5 million — but sizable
enough that she was permitted to
submit proposals at shareholder
meetings.
Among her causes was an effort
to increase board accountability
by electing directors annually,
rather than in a staggered system
that was used to ward off corpo-
rate raiders such as Carl Icahn.
A representative of Bristol-My-
ers Squibb told The Post in 2003
that the company had adopted the
annual election policy as a result
of Mrs. Davis’s 18 years of lobby-
ing. She was also credited with
successfully pushing for an “anti-
greenmail” policy in 1990 at Gen-
eral Motors, which had paid Ross
Perot $700 million to convince
him to leave its board.
“She is full of mischief — infuri-
ating, outrageous, and unstoppa-
ble,” Stephen Norman, corporate
secretary of American Express,
told Vanity Fair. “Without any staff
or legal establishment helping
her, she has resolutely survived
four decades of corporate opposi-
tion. You’ve got to be obsessive and
single-minded to do that. . . . She
can be cruel, vulgar, hurtful and
self-aggrandizing, but she is un-
bowed, and I respect her for that.”
From 1965 to 2011, Mrs. Davis
also published an annual newslet-
ter, Highlights and Lowlights, that
covered corporate meetings,
shareholder proposals and most
anything else on Mrs. Davis’s
mind. The price varied, but lin-
gered around $600 — and Mrs.
Davis required that her custom-
Teodoro Petkoff, shown campaigning for president of Venezuela in 2006, led communist guerrillas in
his youth, and later led a newspaper thatopposed socialist President Hugo Chávez.
gin who had immigrated to Ven-
ezuela.
He began his political rise as a
student leader. He then joined
the Communist Party and took up
arms in the 1950s against dicta-
EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST
obituaries
2003 PHOTO BY ANDREA BRUCE/THE WASHINGTON POST
anything but a serious business
newsletter.
Still, she told People in 1996,
advancing corporate democracy
and educating her readers were
not her sole mission, or even her
primary objective. “The main
thing,” she said, “is to keep my
name out in front.”
“I always say about gadflies: A
gadfly does get the animal to
move,” said Minow, vice chair of
ValueEdge Advisors, a sharehold-
er consulting firm. “Do I think she
accomplished very much? No. Her
flamboyant manner made it too
easy for people to dismiss her as a
kook. Even when she was right
about the issues, she was not will-
ing to go in and talk to manage-
ment and say, ‘Let’s come up with a
compromise,’ the way today’s
shareholders do.”
“She could have been more suc-
cessful than she was,” Minow add-
ed, “by caring about the issues
more than she cared about the
notoriety.”
The younger of two children,
Evelyn Yvonne DeJong was born
Aug. 16, 1929, in Amsterdam, on
1973 PHOTO BY LINDA WHEELER/THE WASHINGTON POST what she called “the wrong side of
Shareholder activist Evelyn Y. Davis turned annual shareholder the ocean but the very right side of
meetings from routine affairs to something of a circus, jabbing the tracks.” She grew up in a home
chief executives and board members over company policies, big outfitted with 12 rooms, two maids
spending and accusations of impropriety. and one French governess, with a
mother who worked as a psycholo-
ers, mainly CEOs, purchase no similar names, sometimes in the gist and a father who was a promi-
fewer than two copies per order. SAME country. Be sure YOU go to nent neurologist.
In one item, she wrote: “The the one you intend to go to.” He was lecturing in the United
corporate secretary at Safeway is Critics, including fellow activist States when the rest of the family,
no longer there, thank goodness!!! shareholders John J. Gilbert and which was part Jewish, was arrest-
We don’t care whether she got Nell Minow, called the publication ed by the Nazis and sent to concen-
fired, quit or retired. She is gone — a form of blackmail for CEOs, who tration camps. Evelyn was scarred
hoorah!!!” subscribed in an effort to silence by a piece of shrapnel that struck
For another: “When in Europe Mrs. Davis at shareholder meet- her right calf during a mortar
there are many cities with VERY ings. Mrs. Davis denied that it was attack at one camp; at another, she
val-goers provided ample cover.
In a second escape, he vomited
blood that he had swallowed to
feign illness and gained access to
a prison hospital, where he
rappelled down by rope from a
seventh-story window.
Mr. Petkoff continued an
armed insurgency against a
U.S.-backed democratic govern-
ment that replaced Pérez Jimé-
nez in 1958. The rebels robbed
banks, kidnapped business exec-
utives and fought at times with
soldiers.
He turned to journalism in the
mid-1960s, writing for the Com-
munist Party’s newspaper in Ca-
racas.
But the movement faded in the
1970s as then-President Rafael
Caldera offered amnesty to the
last remaining rebels. By then,
Mr. Petkoff had grown disillu-
sioned with the Soviet model,
which he increasingly viewed as
authoritarian.
Together with other former
rebels, he formed the left-leaning
Movement Toward Socialism and
was elected to the Senate. He ran
for the presidency twice in the
1980s and was handily defeated
both times.
FERNANDO LLANO/ASSOCIATED PRESS
He joined the government in
the late 1990s when Caldera
tapped him as planning minister
during an economic crisis. Mr.
tor Marcos Pérez Jiménez. ping of a U.S. colonel. Petkoff won praise on Wall Street
Inspired by the revolution of Mr. Petkoff spent three years in for privatizing state-run compa-
Fidel Castro in Cuba, Mr. Petkoff prison and escaped twice, once nies and cutting subsidies while
and others joined a guerrilla by slipping through a tunnel onto gradually reducing the state’s
movement and carried out ac- the streets of Caracas, where role in the economy.
tions that included the kidnap- large crowds of costumed Carni- His wit was put on display
. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
cut mica in a factory.
Her parents divorced after the
war, and when her father took a
job teaching at Johns Hopkins, she
joined him in the Baltimore sub-
urb of Catonsville, where she grad-
uated from high school in 1947.
She studied at Western Mary-
land College (now McDaniel Col-
lege) and George Washington Uni-
versity but did not receive a de-
gree, dropping out to work as a
stenographer. After her father
died, in 1956, she moved to Man-
hattan, began to invest her inheri-
tance in corporations and found-
ed Shareholder Research Inc. out
of a hotel room near the United
Nations.
In 1963, she was arrested in that
same room and subsequently con-
victed “of offering to commit lewd
and indecent acts in a room . . .
which she had equipped with mar-
ket charts, financial reference
books and a bed,” according to the
New York World-Telegram.
Mrs. Davis received a 30-day
suspended sentence and later de-
clined to talk about the conviction,
telling The Post in 2003 that it was
a “vicious corporate frame-up,” an
effort to silence her at shareholder
meetings.
She moved to Washington in
the early 1980s, where she re-
ceived a White House press pass
through her newsletter and be-
came a staple of press briefings
during the Reagan administra-
tion.
Mrs. Davis also established the
Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, do-
nating to arts museums and jour-
nalism schools — with the stipula-
tion, she said, that they mount and
polish a plaque bearing her name,
so long as the institution contin-
ues to exist.
Her four marriages — to Wil-
liam Henry Davis III, whose name
she kept after their marriage in
1957 and divorce one year later,
and to Marvin Knudsen, Walter
Froh Jr. and James Patterson —
ended in divorce. Despite being
single, she told The Post she pre-
ferred the title Mrs. “I’ve had three
husbands,” she said in 2003, be-
fore marrying her fourth. “ ‘Ms.’ is
for a woman who can’t even get
one husband.”
She has no immediate survi-
vors, DeBord said, and will be
buried at Rock Creek Cemetery in
Washington. She had secured a
cemetery plot three decades be-
fore her death and erected an
eight-foot granite tombstone and
memorial that christened her
“Queen of the Corporate Jungle,
1929-Forever.” The grave bears the
inscription, “Power is greater than
love, and I did not get where I am
by standing in line, nor by being
shy.”
“Every now and again, I’ll ask
the stonecutter to carve in a new
detail,” Mrs. Davis told The Post in
1995. “Rather than leave the de-
sign to my estate,” she added, “I do
it myself. That way I get what I
want.”
harrison.smith@washpost.com
when he launched Tal Cual in
2000 during the rise of Chávez’s
socialist movement, which main-
tains power today. The news-
paper’s inaugural front page
boldly called out to the charis-
matic president with the head-
line: “Hola, Hugo.”
Tal Cual’s edgy stories and
cutting opinion pieces over the
years have drawn criticism from
the government, including a def-
amation lawsuit filed by socialist
party boss Diosdado Cabello,
then president of the National
Assembly. It was later dropped.
Mr. Petkoff ’s third presidential
bid came in 2006 in a challenge to
Chávez, who ultimately won a
second six-year term. Chávez was
reelected in 2012 but died a year
later at age 58.
Mr. Petkoff was “the greatest
democrat of the left in Latin
America,” said Enrique Krauze, a
Mexican historian and conserva-
tive critic of Venezuela’s socialist
government.
Luis Almagro, secretary gener-
al of the Organization of Ameri-
can States, said Mr. Petkoff ’s
death is a loss that extends be-
yond his native Venezuela.
“He leaves Venezuela and the
region without a mandate on
social commitment, political co-
herence and defense of demo-
cratic values,” Almagro said on
Twitter. “His struggle for freedom
of expression and defense of hu-
man rights will never be forgot-
ten.”
Information about survivors
could not be confirmed.
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IN MEMORIAM
PARKER
DEREK TEVON PARKER
November 6, 1978 - December 30, 2001
Happy 40th birthday, son. A lot has changed
since you have passed. I always knew but
now, I know. We miss you, son. Rest in Peace.
Love Dad, family and friends
DEATH NOTICE
BELL
ROBERT ALLEN BELL
USDA Entomologist passed peacefully on Octo-
ber 22, 2018 at age 82. Service at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Fulton, MD on November
17 at 2 p.m.
BULLA
JANE M. BULLA
Jane M. Bulla (nee Calcutt) born December
16, 1932 in Lowell, MA departed this earth
on October 31, 2018. Jane was the devoted
wife of R. Donald Bulla for over 63 years.
She leaves behind four children, Mary Bulla-
Sanchez (Carlos), Elizabeth Williams, Mark
Bulla (Tami), and Patrick Bulla (Maria); eight
grandchildren, Robert Williams, Jr., Joshua Wil-
liams, Rachael Gregorakos (nee Williams),
Katherine Bulla, Michael Bulla, Joanne Bulla,
Abigail Bulla, and Stephanie Sanchez; and one
great grandson, Yianni Gregorakos. Visitation:
Wednesday, November 7, Donaldson Funeral
Home, 313 Talbott Ave., Laurel, MD, 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mass at 1 p.m.
on Thursday, November 8, St. Mary of the Mills
Catholic Church, 114 St. Mary's Pl., Laurel, MD.
For details: www.donaldsonfuneralhomes.com
BYRNE
JOAN BOYLE BYRNE
(Age 92)
Passed away on October 31, 2018. She was the
wife of John J. Byrne. Born in Washington, DC.,
on October 15, 1926, she was the daughter of
Josephine Connor Boyle and Frank W. Boyle.
She attended Warren G. Harding High School in
Warren, OH, and Trinity College in Washington,
DC.
She was a longtime member of the Sodality of
Mary at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac,
MD, of which she was a founding member.
She will be remembered always for her devout
faith, loving personality, sense of humor and
devotion to her family.
She is survived by her husband, John J. Byrne,
and her children, John J. Byrne, Jr. (Kathryn),
Thomas E. Byrne (Amanda), Peter D. Byrne
(Susanne), Dennis C. Byrne (Elizabeth), Joan
B. Voss (Oliver), and Katherine B. Markham
(Thomas), and her grandchildren, Brendan
Voss, Heidi Voss, Claire Ingram, Patricia Ingram,
Alicia Byrne, Connor Byrne, Lucas Byrne, Con-
rad Byrne, Rosemarie Byrne and Juliana Byrne.
She was predeceased by her parents and
brothers, Frank W. Boyle, Jr., Dr. Charles D.
Boyle, and Peter Boyle.
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, a Mass
of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon at
Church of the Little Flower, 5607 Massachu-
setts Avenue, Bethesda, MD. Prior to the Mass,
visitation for family and friends will be at the
church from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers,
donations be made in her honor to the Little
Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jugan Residence,
4200 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC
20017-1554, www.littlesistersofthepoorwash-
ingtondc.org
CHRISTIAN
RICHARD S. CHRISTIAN, III "Rick"
Rick Christian (aka "the Rickster") passed
away unexpectedly in his sleep on Novem-
ber 2, 2018. He was 62. Rick had a wonder-
ful sense of humor and quick wit, charm,
and a huge personality that made him
the life of the party. He loved surfing, the
ocean, fishing, the Redskins, dogs, classic
rock, classic cars, and a good demolition
derby. He also loved history and watching
The History Channel. In his early years,
Rick travelled with his family throughout
Europe while his dad was in the Army.
As a boy, he was a Boy Scout and in
high school while his family was stationed
in Germany, he enjoyed playing football
and wrestling. After his family returned
stateside, Rick graduated from Fort Hunt
High School in the Mt. Vernon area. Rick
was a talented carpenter and painter, a
perfectionist in his work. Rick loved his
many friends both lifelong and more recent.
He was described as having a "heart of
gold” and never turned down a request for
help no matter the day or time. He was truly
one of a kind. Rick is preceded in death by
his mother, Adelaide (1963), his father, Ltc
(Ret) Richard S. Christian (2012), his Uncle
George Christian, Aunt Jean Christian, and
cousin Tom Christian. He is survived by his
step-mother, Julita Christian, sisters Karin
Christian (Garry) and Melanie Hendricks
(Ken), nephew William, nieces Isabelle and
Kate, Aunt Connie Christian, and cousins
Patty Christian, George Christian and Paul
Christian, all of whom loved him very much.
Visitation will be held Saturday, November
10, 2018, 1 to 3 p.m., followed by a Gath-
ering Service from 3 to 4 p.m., Saturday,
November 10, 2018, at Demaine Funer-
al Home, 520 South Washington Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
COLES
ESTHER R. COLES
On October 30, 2018 the last surviving of
10 children passed away. She is survived by
her son, Melvin W. Coles, Jr.; her daughters,
Bonnie B. Coles and Deborah D. Colley; her
grandchildren, Elena Stevens, Stephanie and
Kimberly Colley, Arjuna, Dhan, Shakti and
Keshava Coles. Also surviving are one great-
grandchild, Edward Stevens; and a host of
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, November
10, 10:30 a.m. with a memorial service to
follow at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church,
3619 S. George Mason Dr., Alexandria, VA.
Arrangements by McGUIRE.
www.mcguire-services.com
DOWNS
THOMAS MOHLER DOWNS
Thomas Mohler Downs was born on July 11,
1943 in Baltimore, MD to Virginia and John
Howard Downs. Passed away November 2,
2018. He attended Calvert Hall High School
and earned both a Bachelor's degree and
a J.D. from the University of Balitmore.
Thomas began his career working for the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
followed by clerkships for both the Circuit
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. He
worked for several Maryland Governors
and later entered private law practice. He
ended his distinguished career as a senior
partner at Widler Berlin Shereff Friedman in
Washington. Thomas loved reading, history,
baseball, cooking, the love of his life. He is
survived by Catherine; his four daughters,
Courtney, Melissa, Megan and Kate; his
three sons-in-law. Joseph, Matthew and
Peter; and his nine grandchildren, Quinn,
Bridget, Griffin, Norah, Matthew, Aidan,
Leighton, Lucy and William. A private family
memorial service will take place November
6, 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to Toys for Tots or Seasons Hopsice
of Northwest Hospital.
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DEATH NOTICE
FISHER
WILLIAM FISHER
On Friday, November 2, 2018,
William Fisher of North Bethes-
da, MD, a prominent builder
within the Montgomery Coun-
ty Community. Beloved hus-
band of Thelma Fisher of 64
years; devoted father of Sherry
(David) Meltzer, Michael (Lisa) Fisher, Don-
ald (Elysa) Fisher. He is also survived by his
grandchildren: Rebecca (Mathew) Maarec,
Jennifer Meltzer, Robbie (Lauren) Meltzer,
Aaron (Ashley) Fisher, Marc (Phylicia) Fish-
er, Andrea (Matthew) Fink, Brandon Fisher
and Danielle Fisher and five great-grand-
children. Funeral service were held on
Monday, November 5, 2018, 11 a.m. at B'nai
Israel Congregation, 6301 Montrose Rd.,
Rockville, MD. Interment to follow at King
David Memorial Gardens, Falls Church, VA.
Shiva will be observed on Tuesday evening
at Michael Fisher's residence in Potomac,
MD with minyan at 7 p.m. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation and National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Services entrusted to Sagel Bloom-
field Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.
www.sagelbloomfield.com
GRANATA
RAYMOND LAWRENCE GRANATA
(Age 85)
On Friday, November 2, 2018, of
Adelphi, MD. Beloved husband of
57 years of Rosalie T. Granata;
father of Maria, Julie, David, Karen
and Peter; grandfather of Ben,
Nathan, Fiona, Adam, Nicholas,
Casey, Kyah and Kayley; brother
of Gloria Austin. Ray was proud to have served
as a NASA scientist for 47 years. Relatives and
friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500
University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD
(Valet Parking) Thursday, November 8, from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at St. Mark the Evangelist
Church, 7501 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD,
on Friday, November 9, at 10 a.m. Interment
Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to Sisters
of Notre Dame de Namur, 1531 Greenspring
Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153.
www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
GRAY
LAWRENCE GRAY
On Thursday, October 25, 2018. Family will
receive friends on November 8, 2018 from 10
a.m. until time of funeral service, 11 a.m., at
Freeman Celebration Center, 7201 Old Alexan-
dria Ferry Rd., 1A, Clinton, MD. Military honors
at 12:30 at p.m.
HAYES
ALBERT JEROME HAYES
On Monday, October 29, 2018 at the age of 82.
Beloved husband of Rosetta Hayes. Devoted
father of Maria (Hayes) Samuels, Peggy (Hayes)
Pruitt, Albert Hayes III, Cathy Hayes, Jizen
Hayes and Erich RussekRobbins, and loving
grandfather of 12 grandchildren. Friends and
relatives will be received at HOWELL's FUNER-
AL HOME, 10220 Guilford Rd., Jessup, MD.
Viewing Monday November 5 from 4 p.m to
8 p.m., funeral service Tuesday November 6
at 11 a.m. Burial with military presentation
at Crownsville Military Cemetery Wednesday
November 7 at 1:30 p.m.
KANDEL
RHODA KUSHNER KANDEL
(Age 91)
On Friday, November 2, 2018
of Chevy Chase, MD. Fiercely
loving and devoted wife, moth-
er, daughter, sister (and sister-
in-Law), aunt and friend. Her
beauty, warmth, and charm
drew people to her, and her humor sur-
prised and delighted them. Survived by her
daughters, Karan (Richard Dreisen) Kandel,
Susan (Joe DeBassio) Kandel, and her broth-
er, Dr. Herbert (Arlene) Kushner and four
great-grandsons. Predeceased in death by
her beloved husband, Arnold.
Graveside service will be held Wednesday,
November 7, 2018 at 11 a.m. at King David
Memorial Gardens, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls
Church, VA 22042. Family will be receiving
friends and relatives at Westlake Towers
Condominium (Club Room), 7420 Westlake
Terrace, Bethesda, MD 20817 from 12;30
to 5:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may
be made to the Hebrew Home of Greater
Washington, Rockville, MD for their kind-
ness to our mother. Services entrusted
to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg
Funeral Care.
www.sagelbloomfield.com
KOFF
JENNIE KOFF "JEAN"
On Saturday, November 3,
2018, Jennie "Jean" Koff of Sil-
ver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of
the late Morton Koff. Devoted
mother of Diane Koff Fine, War-
ren Koff, and the late Rhonda
Koff Zillig. Loving grandmother of Lisa Fine
Goldstein, Steve Fine, Bryan Zillig, and Jessi-
ca Zillig Frank. Cherished great-grandmoth-
er of Eli, Alexandra, Emaline, Norah, and
Ilana. Known as "Jennie" or "Jean", she
had 5 brothers and sisters whom she loved
dearly. Jennie loved Mah Jong, traveling,
cooking, and entertaining guests. She
enjoyed spending time with family and
friends and she was very active in Haddas-
sa. A graveside service will be held Tuesday,
November 6, 1 p.m. at King David Memorial
Gardens in Falls Church, VA. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to St. Jude's Chil-
dren's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org)
or a charity of your choice. Services handled
by Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg
Funeral Care.
www.sagelbloomfield.com
MANN
JAMES FRANCIS MANN
Of Delaplane, Virginia, passed away on October
26, 2018 from injuries sustained in a vehicle
accident. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on
January 15, 1944, he is survived by his loving
wife of 33 years, Victoria F. Mann; daughter,
Kelly Mann Jackson; and two sons, William
Mann and Patrick Mann. He is also survived
by a host of family and many friends. Jim will
be forever loved and deeply missed by all. A
celebration of his life will be held at a later date
in Delaware.
REXFORD
DAVID MICHAEL FRANCIS REXFORD
(Age 60)
Died on Saturday, November 3, 2018, after a
long struggle with ALS. He is survived by his
wife, Karen; and daughters Anna and Kristina;
two brothers; and two sisters. His memorial
Mass will take place on Thursday, November 8,
2018 at the church of St. John the Evangelist,
10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
20902.
SCHNABEL
JOAN PAULINE SCHNABAL
Of Bethesda, Maryland passed away on
November 1, 2018. She was the beloved
wife of the late Harry V. Schnabel, Jr. She is
survived by her children, Susan Petitte, Amy
Sutton, Phyllis Beskin. Harry W. Schnabel
and Michael Schnabel, 10 grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren. A memorial ser-
vice will be held on December 1, 2018 at 11
a.m. at Fourth Presbyterian Church located
at 5500 River Road, Bethesda Maryland.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made
to Fourth Presbyterian Church. Guestbook
available at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
SCHULZE-AMINZADEH
UTE SCHULZE-AMINZADEH
Beloved wife of Mehran and loving mother
of Dallas and Anna of Boyds, MD, suddenly
passed away on Oct. 31, doing what she
loved, working outdoors. Ute was devoted
to her animals, the agricultural reserve, the
environment, the arts, and her family. She is
also survived by her parents Rosie and Peter of
Leonberg and Stuttgart Germany, respectively,
her brother, Claus (Len), and a host of dear
relatives and friends here and abroad.
She was an esteemed colleague and dedicated
teacher of elementary students at the German
International School in Potomac, MD.
A memorial celebration will be held on a date
yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to the Montgomery
Countryside Alliance, P.O. Box 24, Poolesville,
MD 20837
DEATH NOTICE
EPPARD
JUANITA D. EPPARD (Age 87)
Of Hollywood, MD died October 28, 2018 at her
home in Hollywood, MD.
She was born on June 28, 1931 in Wayne, WV
to the late Elizabeth B. Mc Clanahan and Ted R.
Davis.
On May 27, 1950 Juanita married her beloved
husband, William Harvey Eppard, Sr. in Wash-
ington, DC. Together they celebrated over 57
wonderful years of marriage before his passing
in 2007. She was employed as a substitute
teacher for several years while she was earning
her degree in education. In 1974 she earned
her Bachelor’s degree in Education from the
University of Maryland, University College. She
went on to obtain her Master’s in Education.
She taught first and second grade for over 29
dedicated years with Prince George’s County
Schools at Morningside Elementary and Owens
Road Elementary Schools until her retirement
in1990. She and her husband enjoyed travelling
with some of their favorite trips being London,
Hong Kong and Hawaii. However, they loved
spending time at their home on the water
in Hollywood, MD. She was a prolific quilter
and made many beautiful quilts for family and
friends which won here many ribbons at the
St. Mary’s County Fair. She was a longtime
member of Hollywood United Methodist
Church and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by her sons, Bruce A. Eppard
(Ellen McCullough-Eppard) of Crofton, MD and
William H. Eppard, Jr. (Charles Fiorentino) of
Washington, DC.; her sister, Sally D. Lahn of
Edinburg, VA; three grandsons, Brian Eppard
of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Jonathan Eppard
of Chesapeake Beach, MD and Michael McCul-
lough of Crofton, MD; and her great-grand-
daughter, Taylor Eppard of Crofton, MD; and
many extended family and friends.. She was
preceded in death by her parents and husband.
A Memorial Service will be celebrated by
Pastor Katie Paul on Saturday, November 10,
2018 at 1 p.m. at Hollywood United Methodist
Church, 24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood,
MD 20636. Private interment will be held at a
later date.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Holly-
wood United Methodist Church Building Fund,
24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD
20636 and Hospice of St Mary’s County, P.O.
Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Condolences to the family may be made at
www.brinsfieldfuneral.com
Arrangements are being provided by Brinsfield
Funeral Home in Leonardtown, MD.
KIPP
WILHELMINA BIRK KIPP (Age 98)
Of Fairfax, VA peacefully passed away
November 2, 2018. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Edward Louis
Kipp and her son, James G. Kipp. She
is survived by her children, Michael H.
Kipp (Nadine) of Lorton, VA, Steven L. Kipp
(Elizabeth) of Mankato, MN, Carolyn A.
Coombe (Dennis) of Potomac Falls, VA, and
Ralph E. Kipp (Susan) of Fairfax Station,
VA. She is also survived by many beloved
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a
great-great grandson. Visitation will be held
November 8, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
with a memorial service to be held Novem-
ber 9, 2018 at 3 p.m., both at Money &
King Funeral Home, Vienna, VA. Interment
services will be held at Arlington National
Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers,
a donation can be made in her honor to
The Adler Center for Caring, Aldie, Virginia,
Capital Caring, www.capitalcaring.org.
DEATH NOTICE
ATKINSON
LARRY R. ATKINSON
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Army, retired
A career infantry officer who served more
than thirty years in the Army, from World
War II through the Vietnam War and beyond,
Colonel Atkinson died on October 26, 2018,
after suffering a stroke and a fall at his home
in Boiling Springs, PA. He was 94.
He was born on August 9, 1924, in Canajo-
harie, NY, to the late Lawrence Rush and
Isabelle Vail Atkinson. After graduating from
high school in Moorestown, NJ, he enlisted
in the Army in 1943, and eventually served
as a troop commander in the 6th Cavalry
Squadron, part of the United States Constab-
DEATH NOTICE
ESTELLE
EARL W. ESTELLE (Age 87)
Of Bristow, VA passed away peacefully at
home on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
A private family burial will be held at Arling-
ton National Cemetery at a later date.
Earl William Estelle was born on August
24, 1931 in Passaic, NJ, the son of Earl
Warren and Kathleen Agnes (Deering) Estelle.
He graduated from St. Mary’s High School,
Rutherford, NJ in June 1949. He graduated
from Fairleigh Dickenson University in 1953
where he received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Engineering. Earl went on to Penn
State University and earned a Master of
Science degree in Meteorology in 1954. Earl
also received a Master of Engineering
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Showers and storms Today Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday OFFICIAL RECORD
Showers, Mostly sunny Partly sunny, Cloudy, rain Partly sunny, Partly sunny
Expect some low clouds, fog and t-storm cooler chilly Temperatures AVERAGE RECORD ACTUAL FORECAST

drizzle to begin the day. Perhaps a

few showers, as well. The driest
period may be from post-sunrise to
about midday. Then a cold front is
likely to set off showers and storms, which could
be strong to severe. Once the first line moves
through, showers could continue past sunset.
Highs should reach the mid-60s to about 70. In
69° 49 ° 66° 47 ° 58° 45 ° 55° 42 ° 50° 33 ° 51° 39 °

FEELS*: 65° FEELS: 66° FEELS: 58° FEELS: 52° FEELS: 43° FEELS: 49°
the evening, skies should rapidly clear out as lows CHNCE PRECIP: 65% P: 10% P: 5% P: 90% P: 10% P: 25%
range through the 40s. WIND: S 10–20 mph W: SW 6–12 mph W: NNW 6–12 mph W: NNE 6–12 mph W: WNW 10–20 mph W: SW 6–12 mph
HUMIDITY: High H: Moderate H: Moderate H: High H: Low H: Moderate
Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th

through 5 p.m.
Reagan Dulles BWI yesterday

REGION NATION Weather map features for noon today. High 58° 9:00 a.m. 52° 2:34 p.m. 57° 10:00 a.m.
Low 53° 3:00 a.m. 50° 3:00 a.m. 50° 12:48 a.m.
Philadelphia Normal 62°/44° 62°/38° 61°/39°
Harrisburg
68/49 Record high 81° 2003 80° 2003 83° 1961
65/45
Record low 20° 1879 19° 1991 24° 1998
Hagerstown
Baltimore Difference from 30–yr. avg. (Reagan): this month: +4.4° yr. to date: +2.0°
65/47
69/45 Dover
72/48 Precipitation PREVIOUS YEAR NORMAL LATEST
Davis Washington Cape May
60/39 Annapolis 68/53
69/49 69/49 OCEAN: 65°

Charlottesville Ocean City

71/47 71/52
OCEAN: 58°
Lexington
68/43
Richmond
74/48 Virginia Beach Reagan Dulles BWI
78/55
Norfolk OCEAN: 60° Past 24 hours 1.43" 0.99" 1.19"
79/56 Total this month 2.21" 2.34" 1.96"
Kitty Hawk Normal 0.56" 0.60" 0.57"
74/59 Total this year 55.10" 55.64" 59.10"
OCEAN: 63° Normal 34.08" 35.77" 35.78"

Pollen: Low Air Quality: Good

Grass Low Dominant cause: Particulates
Trees Low
Moon Phases Solar system
Weeds Low UV: Low
Mold Moderate 1 out of 11+ Rise Set
Sun 6:40 a.m. 5:02 p.m.
Moon 5:18 a.m. 4:53 p.m.
Blue Ridge: Today, windy, showers, heavy thunderstorm, Nov 7 Nov 15 Nov 23 Nov 29
Venus 5:23 a.m. 3:57 p.m.
T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front New First Full Last
damaging winds. High 58–62. Wind south 20–30 mph. Yesterday's National World
Quarter Quarter
Mars 1:42 p.m. 12:06 a.m.
Tonight, clearing, windy. Low 40–45. Wind southwest High: McAllen, TX 93° High: Thargomindah, Australia 110° Jupiter 7:57 a.m. 5:52 p.m.
<–10 –0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+ Low: Burns, OR 11° Low: Summit Station, Greenland –48° Saturn 10:44 a.m. 8:12 p.m.
15–25 mph. Wednesday, mostly sunny. high 51–55. Wind for the 48 contiguous states excludes Antarctica
southwest 6–12 mph.
NATIONAL Today Tomorrow Des Moines 47/29/pc 41/24/s Oklahoma City 70/43/s 58/40/c WORLD Today Tomorrow Hong Kong 83/74/s 82/72/s Rio de Janeiro 80/69/pc 81/71/r
Atlantic beaches: Today, cloudy, showers, heavy afternoon Detroit 55/39/sh 47/34/pc Omaha 49/27/pc 41/24/pc Islamabad 78/49/pc 78/51/pc Riyadh 86/63/s 86/62/pc
thunderstorms, windy. High 68–79. Wind south 20–30 mph. Albany, NY 56/47/r 57/39/pc El Paso 78/52/s 77/52/s Orlando 86/67/pc 87/69/pc Addis Ababa 74/52/pc 73/52/pc Istanbul 65/58/pc 65/56/pc Rome 70/56/c 65/54/sh
Tonight, partly cloudy, windy. Low 40–44. Wind southeast Albuquerque 65/38/s 64/41/s Fairbanks, AK 9/–3/pc 15/6/c Philadelphia 68/49/r 63/43/s Amsterdam 64/47/pc 58/45/pc Jerusalem 62/53/sh 64/52/pc San Salvador 85/70/pc 85/69/pc
12–25 mph. Thursday, mostly sunny. High 51–55. Wind Anchorage 30/25/pc 35/30/sn Fargo, ND 37/19/sn 29/15/c Phoenix 84/60/s 83/59/s Athens 69/58/s 70/55/pc Johannesburg 77/48/t 65/43/pc Santiago 92/58/s 94/58/s
southwest 6–12 mph. Atlanta 75/53/t 71/53/sh Hartford, CT 60/44/r 61/37/s Pittsburgh 63/40/r 53/32/pc Auckland 68/53/pc 70/60/pc Kabul 68/34/s 70/35/s Sarajevo 65/39/pc 61/41/s
Austin 84/68/s 81/60/c Honolulu 85/71/s 84/72/pc Portland, ME 52/47/r 59/40/s Baghdad 71/55/pc 70/55/pc Kingston, Jam. 87/77/pc 87/77/pc Seoul 63/45/c 60/47/pc
Waterways: Upper Potomac River: Today, Small Craft Advisory. Wind Baltimore 69/45/t 64/40/s Houston 85/71/t 84/64/t Portland, OR 57/40/sh 54/35/pc Bangkok 94/79/s 95/79/s Kolkata 91/75/pc 90/71/pc Shanghai 67/62/r 68/59/r
southwest 10–20 knots. Waves 1 foot. Visibility 1–3 miles in rain. Billings, MT 32/17/c 28/14/sf Indianapolis 54/39/pc 51/29/s Providence, RI 62/50/r 62/42/s Beijing 53/30/pc 55/34/pc Lagos 87/76/t 86/77/t Singapore 87/76/t 87/77/c
• Lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, Small Craft Advisory. Birmingham 75/53/pc 70/51/sh Jackson, MS 77/62/pc 75/55/r Raleigh, NC 76/50/t 71/52/pc Berlin 62/46/pc 60/44/pc Lima 72/63/c 72/63/c Stockholm 50/39/c 50/41/c
Wind southwest 15–25 knots. Waves 3 feet on the Potomac and 4 Bismarck, ND 31/16/sn 28/14/c Jacksonville, FL 86/66/pc 85/65/t Reno, NV 62/30/s 63/26/s Bogota 66/48/sh 66/49/r Lisbon 62/54/r 63/51/pc Sydney 90/71/c 74/55/r
Boise 51/30/pc 49/25/s Kansas City, MO 51/30/r 46/29/pc Richmond 74/48/t 70/48/s Brussels 66/48/pc 58/43/r London 61/51/pc 57/43/r Taipei City 86/73/s 86/71/s
feet on the Chesapeake Bay.• River Stages: The river stage at Little
Boston 61/52/r 62/45/s Las Vegas 76/52/s 75/52/s Sacramento 76/40/s 76/46/s Buenos Aires 76/53/pc 73/59/pc Madrid 53/46/c 58/42/pc Tehran 57/47/sh 60/48/pc
Falls will be around 5.3 feet today and rising to 6.3 feet Wednesday. Buffalo 59/43/r 48/36/pc Little Rock 68/50/s 62/42/s St. Louis 59/40/pc 52/33/s Cairo 78/64/pc 78/64/s Manila 89/77/t 89/78/s Tokyo 67/60/r 66/59/c
Flood stage at Little Falls is 10 feet. Burlington, VT 55/48/r 55/42/pc Los Angeles 75/56/pc 73/55/pc St. Thomas, VI 85/77/sh 86/77/sh Caracas 74/66/t 74/66/t Mexico City 76/54/pc 75/54/pc Toronto 58/41/r 46/35/c
Charleston, SC 83/66/pc 79/65/pc Louisville 64/45/pc 59/36/s Salt Lake City 49/32/pc 50/28/s Copenhagen 53/47/pc 54/45/pc Montreal 54/44/r 51/38/sh Vienna 61/46/pc 61/46/pc
Charleston, WV 69/45/r 57/35/s Memphis 69/50/pc 58/43/sh San Diego 71/60/pc 70/59/pc Dakar 83/74/pc 84/77/c Moscow 42/33/pc 46/34/s Warsaw 62/45/s 60/42/s
Today’s tides (High tides in Bold)
Charlotte 74/48/t 71/52/pc Miami 87/75/pc 86/73/sh San Francisco 70/49/s 70/51/s Dublin 53/45/r 50/40/r Mumbai 96/80/pc 96/79/pc
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain,
Washington 1:18 a.m. 6:35 a.m. 1:32 p.m. 6:56 p.m. Cheyenne, WY 42/21/s 38/20/sh Milwaukee 50/34/c 44/29/pc San Juan, PR 83/73/sh 84/77/sh Edinburgh 58/50/sh 57/40/r Nairobi 79/56/pc 81/57/pc sh- showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries,
Chicago 50/33/c 44/27/pc Minneapolis 41/29/c 35/21/c Seattle 54/44/pc 52/38/s Frankfurt 61/43/pc 59/45/pc New Delhi 80/54/pc 81/55/pc sn-snow, i-ice
Annapolis 3:37 a.m. 9:49 a.m. 4:24 p.m. 10:35 p.m.
Cincinnati 61/42/pc 56/32/s Nashville 69/44/pc 58/38/sh Spokane, WA 46/32/sh 45/25/pc Geneva 57/44/pc 55/46/r Oslo 46/41/sh 46/42/sh Sources: AccuWeather.com; US Army Centralized
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THE RELIABLE SOURCE MUSIC REVIEW
Pete Davidson and SNL The chamber music
face criticism for a skit selection at Wolf Trap isn’t
that made fun of a inventive, but it is very
candidate’s eye patch. C2 pleasant to listen to. C3
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MUSIC REVIEW BOOK WORLD
Richard Egarr says the Fiction and memory
harpsichord is ‘unmusical’ reinforce each other in
— then proves himself posthumously released
wrong with Bach. C3 works by Lucia Berlin. C4

The state of
the media?
Slightly less
of a failure.
On election
night 2016, I
described the
news media’s
campaign
performance as
Margaret “an epic fail.”
Sullivan You might
remember what
happened: the sense of
inevitability about Hillary
Clinton’s rise, the damaging false
equivalency that resulted, the
free advertising provided in live
coverage of Donald Trump’s
rallies and speeches, the crazily
swinging “needle” on the New
York Times website.
And so much more that we’d
like to forget, but really
shouldn’t.
So now, with the midterm
elections upon us, it’s fair to ask
how much improvement has
Chuck
there been.
The short answer: not
enough.
Schumer
and the
Granted, mainstream
journalists aren’t making all of
the same mistakes they made
two years ago.
We’re more careful about
tossing around predictions
based on our none-too-savvy
interpretations of public opinion
heart of
polls. We better understand (and
better convey, as my colleague
Philip Bump cleverly did in a
graphic) the concept of
the deal
probability.
We’ve made fact-checking The senator believes unity
President Trump into a is key. Tuesday will show
necessary cottage industry. And
we’ve gotten over our hesitance whether he’s right.
to use the L-word — lie — about
his escalating falsehoods. Or BY B EN T ERRIS
even, when warranted, the
R-word — racist — as CNN did in One July evening in 1980, Chuck Schumer
its initial news coverage of a went to see the Brooklyn Philharmonic play —
recent and now-infamous Trump and started a fight backstage.
ad that falsely accuses According to reports at the time, Schumer,
Democrats of helping Central who was then a 29-year-old assemblyman
American criminals invade running for Congress, grew angry at the
America. concert’s organizer, state Sen. Marty Markow-
But there’s still one itz, for his plan to introduce Schumer and his
overarching problem: Too many opponents before the show.
journalists allow Trump to lead The would-be congressman felt strongly
them around by the nose, which that Markowitz not acknowledge his rivals.
is why you’ve heard so very “The two almost came to blows,” the Daily
much about that migrant News reported, “and had to be separated.”
caravan in recent weeks. The news accounts were confusing and
With the president as their conflicting. Some in the New York press
de facto assignment editor, too reported punches or “arms flailing about.”
many seem to respond “how Schumer’s spokesman insisted that the alter-
high?” when Trump says jump. cation in the park never made it past raised
Wide-eyed coverage of his voices.
politically driven pet issues — Today, Schumer is thinking about bigger
primarily the supposed horrors MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST fights than under-the-bleacher scuffles. He’s
of immigration — has Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has taken a strategist’s approach to the midterms, which, the minority leader in the Senate, tasked with
dominated the past few weeks of he said, have at stake nothing less than “the wellspring of democracy and everything that comes with it.” SCHUMER CONTINUED ON C3
news, with a fixation on the
refugees coming north through
Mexico.
Skepticism and context make
an appearance in media reports,
but it’s often too little and too
late. And, even when smart and MUSIC REVIEW CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
nuanced, the sheer volume of
immigration coverage plays into
Trump’s hands.
Journalists too often parrot
Electropop performance by French ‘Walking Dead’ mainstay
what the president says and
giddily follow his shiny-object artist animates both mind and body exits, but the show trudges on
distractions du jour.
Here’s some of what’s been BY H ANK S TUEVER became the de facto leader of a
happening on network and cable BY P ATRICK F OSTER band of survivors who slowly jour-
TV, and in national news outlets. Spoiler alert: This article dis- neyed outward from the Atlanta
The artist Héloïse Letissier — cusses what happened in Sun- megalopolis (and its infinite sup-
Gullibility and who has performed as Christine day’s episode of “The Walking ply of zombies). Many arduous
scoop obsession and the Queens and recently Dead.” seasons later, Rick’s group made
When Trump sat down with shortened the moniker to Chris — Although many of us have given its way to Northern Virginia in a
reporter Jonathan Swan of the is far more popular in her native up on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” seemingly hopeless search for
digital news site Axios last week, France than in the United States. which has shed an average of safety and security amid stressful
he cannily floated the idea of So throughout her sold-out show 5 million or so viewers in the past group dynamics and deadly con-
eliminating birthright at the 9:30 Club, it was tempting to year (fear not — it still draws more flicts with packs of other humans.
citizenship by executive order — imagine how the intricate dance than 7 million each week, keeping No character on this show is
knowing it would make big routines that accompanied her it cable’s highest-rated drama by ever guaranteed a permanent stay,
news. spare, affecting electropop might far), Sunday night’s episode of- regardless of what happened to
Swan was “excited to share,” look in a venue, say, 10 times the fered a fitting opportunity to come “The Walking Dead” comic book
he tweeted, his scoop, described size of the 1,200-capacity space. back for an hour and witness the characters they were based on:
as follows: “Exclusive: Trump to Chris’s latest music invites emotional exit of its lead charac- Shane became a zombie and was
terminate birthright imagining, and her performance ter, Rick Grimes. killed; Lori died many seasons
citizenship.” Thus he (initially, at Sunday night — part pop concert, Rick, played by Andrew Lin- ago, leaving Rick with an infant
least) allowed the president to part modern dance recital — of- coln, survived eight-plus seasons daughter, Judith. Even Carl, who
air this constitutionally dubious fered plenty for the body, as well. in a dreary, often excessively vio- had grown from being the show’s
notion as if it were almost Even if there was hardly room on lent zombie apocalypse epic, preteen nuisance to one of its no-
enshrined at the National the club’s main floor to do much which all began from his perspec- blest citizens, took his own life last
Archives. dancing. tive: He was a wounded sheriff’s year after a zombie bit him.
Then, news organizations Backed by four black-clad musi- deputy in Georgia who woke from Countless other friends have
from the Associated Press to cians who triggered samples and a coma in a hospital that had been come and gone — eaten, mur-
Bloomberg News went along for played keyboards, drums and gui- abandoned during a sudden zom- dered, beaten to a pulp. Along the
the ride, in news alerts and tars, and surrounded by six danc- bie outbreak. way, Rick changed. Violence and
headlines and tweets that gave ers who interpreted nearly every KYLE GUSTAFSON FOR THE WASHINGTON POST Initially reunited with his wife, loss took their toll, and his hero-
the false impression that this note, Chris used ’80s synth pop French artist Chris, second from left, performs at the 9:30 Club on Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), son ism flagged in the face of all that
was something that could quite templates to propel her medita- Sunday. Formerly performing as Christine and the Queens, the Carl (Chandler Riggs) and his col- self-preservation. Thanks to far
SULLIVAN CONTINUED ON C8 REVIEW CONTINUED ON C2 artist meditates on gender, identity and sex. league Shane (Jon Bernthal), Rick NOTEBOOK CONTINUED ON C5
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A D.C. editor finds her second career as an ‘accidental actress’
Elizabeth Thorp, the former this failed reality TV star leading
editor of the glossy D.C. magazine the free world. Is there anything
Capitol File, knows this all more crazy than that?”
sounds a bit wonky. Thorp, who describes herself
“It seems ridiculous that any- on Twitter as “somewhere be-
body would think this was a good tween Beyoncé & Pelosi,” plays a
idea — trying to get into acting at buttoned-up secretary of defense
40,” said Thorp, who for about in Claire Underwood’s adminis-
two glorious minutes can be seen tration in the series’s final epi-
on the small screen opposite sode. Her character and Wright’s
Robin Wright in the sixth and get into an ideological tug of war
final season of Netflix’s “House of in the Situation Room, and, yes,
Cards.” Torching whatever rule that was as intimidating as it
book women of a certain age are sounds.
supposed to adhere to, the “40- “My reaction was totally au-
something” Washington insider thentic,” said Thorp of her scene
found inspiration for her second with Wright, whom she first met
career in an unlikely place. in 2015 when she was editor in
“Look who’s in the White chief of Capitol File. In the “war
House,” Thorp joked. “There’s room,” the president is on the
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Elizabeth Thorp
verge of nuclear war and sharply
chastises her defense secretary
before delivering a razor-edged
lesson on the word “jmisandry.”
Thorp — and the woman she
played — was understandably
nervous. “She made it really
easy.”
@helena_andrews @emilyaheil
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But the whole acting thing?
Not easy at all, Thorp said.
She first caught “the bug” in
2014 when a local casting agent
called her after seeing the maga-
zine editor appear on TV. Thorp
headed to Baltimore, where
“House of Cards” filmed, for her
first audition and, well, she blew
it. The camera was too close. A
copious amount of sweat was
involved. Lines were messed up.
It was bad. But, miraculously,
Thorp was called back to read for
other small roles on the show and
would eventually be cast in Sea-
son 4 as a “female delegate” in an
episode directed by Wright. That
scene ended up on the cutting-
room floor. “It was like, ‘Hey,
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welcome to the business,’ ” Thorp
said.
Fellow “House of Cards” cast-
mate and friend Jayne Atkinson
suggested Thorp take acting
classes. The gigs started coming.
Thorp has been in a health-care
PSA, a scene in “Homeland”
(which also got the ax), a true-
crime reenactment on Discovery
ID, and the forthcoming 1960s
period piece “The Best of En-
emies,” which stars Taraji P.
Henson.
“I love my second chapter be-
ing this accidental actress,” said
Thorp, who knows her “type”
very well. “I’m not going to be the
femme fatale, unfortunately, and
I’m okay with that. I’m the Upper
East Side mom, the rich [trophy
wife], the D.C. reporter, and I’ll
take that. Thank you for the
opportunity.”
Pete Davidson, SNL are criticized for
skit mocking candidate with eye patch
“Saturday Night Live’s” Pete
Davidson is facing mounting
pressure to apologize for a widely
condemned bit in which he
mocked a wounded veteran and
GOP congressional candidate for
wearing an eye patch.
Following Davidson’s remarks
about Dan Crenshaw, who is
running for a seat representing
Texas’s 2nd Congressional Dis-
trict, the comedian, his show and
SNL’s executive producer were
hammered by politicians, talk-
show hosts, veterans and others.
“This is absolutely appalling,”
tweeted Sen. Tammy Duckworth
(D-Ill.), who lost her legs in Iraq.
“No one should ever mock a
Veteran for the wounds they
received while defending our
great nation, regardless of politi-
cal party or what you think of
their politics. Pete Davidson
owes Dan Crenshaw an apology.”
But Crenshaw — who lost his
right eye in 2012 after a bomb
exploded during a mission in
Afghanistan, his third military
deployment — said he won’t ask
for an apology from Davidson or
SNL.
“They probably should apolo-
gize, but that doesn’t mean I’m
going to demand an apology,” he
said Monday on “Fox & Friends,”
adding: “They certainly crossed
the line, but their apology won’t
mean anything to me.”
When asked about the matter,
NBC representatives said the net-
work would not be commenting.
Davidson has not yet respond-
ed to the criticism of his skit.
Despite being told he would
probably never see again, Cren-
shaw, a Navy SEAL, regained
sight in his left eye and had two
more deployments.
Davidson seemed to be aware
of Crenshaw’s background dur-
ing Saturday’s “Weekend Up-
date” segment, in which he gave
his “first impressions” of candi-
dates running in this election
cycle.
“This guy is kind of cool, Dan
Crenshaw,” Davidson said, as an
eye patch flashed on the screen.
“You may be surprised to hear
he’s a congressional candidate
from Texas and not a hit man in a
porno movie,” Davidson said.
The audience laughed.
“I’m sorry, I know he lost his
eye in war, or whatever,” David-
son added, shrugging and grin-
ning. “Whatever.”
“Getting dumped by your pop
French artist receives a warm
welcome at the 9:30 Club
REVIEW FROM C1
tions on gender, identity and sex
in a few lines of Michael Jackson’s
“Man in the Mirror,” it felt sharply
relevant.
Kicking off with “Comme si”
and “Girlfriend,” the same one-
two punch that opens her latest
record, “Chris,” she spooled off
vocals that oscillated between
French and English, each key line
punctuated with a full-body shim-
my or emphatic thrust.
Dressed in loose clothing that
de-emphasized gender, the danc-
ers surrounded Chris during the
sensual electropop of “Feel So
Good” and “5 Dollars,” falling like
wilting flowers or charging at one
another in a street-fight panto-
mime. Unlike the tired, oversexu-
alized backup dancing of most
cookie-cutter pop music, this colli-
sion of words, sound and bodies
was actually worth watching.
. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
Not for much
longer. . . me
nor my people would
ever be at or around
one of those tragic
rallies, so thanks for
the heads up philip!”
— Pop megastar Rihanna
responding to a tweet by The
Washington Post’s White House
bureau chief Philip Rucker.
Rucker tweeted Sunday that
Rihanna’s 2007 hit “Don’t Stop
the Music” was played at
President Trump’s rally in
Tennessee. The makeup mogul
was not pleased.
THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAGES FOR NBC
Pete Davidson
star girlfriend is no excuse for
lashing out at a decorated war
hero who lost his eye serving our
country,” Jack Pandol, a spokes-
man for the National Republican
Congressional Committee, said
in a statement that referenced
Davidson’s much-publicized re-
cent breakup with singer Ariana
Grande.
Eric Trump tweeted that NBC
and SNL “should be ashamed of
themselves . . . Thankfully we
have brave men & women like
@DanCrenshawTX otherwise
gutless cowards like #PeteDavid-
son wouldn’t have a desk to sit
behind.”
In a tweet Sunday, Crenshaw
acknowledged the overwhelming
outrage over Davidson’s remarks
and later told TMZ that he didn’t
want an apology.
“I want us to get away from
this culture where we demand
apologies every time someone
misspeaks,” he said. “I think that
would be very healthy for our
nation to go in that direction. We
don’t need to be outwardly out-
raged.”
He added: “But I would like
[Davidson] and ‘Saturday Night
Live’ to recognize something,
which is that veterans across the
country probably don’t feel as
though their wounds they re-
ceived in battle should be the
subject of a bad punchline for a
bad joke. And here’s the real
atrocity in all of this: It wasn’t
even funny. . . . It was just
mean-spirited.”
Appearing Monday morning
on Fox, Crenshaw suggested that
Davidson and his SNL colleagues
consider pooling money together
and donating to a veterans chari-
ty.
— Amy B Wang and Lindsey Bever
The slinky pulse of “Damn
(what must a woman do)” and the
absurdist strut of “Goya! Soda!”
were invigorating, but the inter-
ludes that found Chris alone on-
stage were even more effective.
“I’m sad and I’m French,” she
joked, but those spare, stark mo-
ments were never saccharine:
They served as important pace
changers and made it clear Chris
hardly needed backup to domi-
nate the spotlight. And when she
appeared on the second-floor bal-
cony for an encore of “Saint
Claude,” it proved she was well
aware of her country’s ballad-
torching traditions.
The show was the last of just
seven U.S. gigs promoting “Chris,”
but this commanding display —
not to mention the rapt audience
hoisting phones to capture the
performer’s every move — should
mean a longer visit and bigger
venues in 2019.
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MUSIC REVIEW
He said harpsichord is ‘unmusical’ — Chamber music selection at Wolf Trap isn’t novel, but it is very pleasant
then proved himself wrong with Bach
BY P HILIP K ENNICOTT
On Sunday afternoon, harpsi-
chordist Richard Egarr played
Bach while flanked by two Mon-
drian paintings hanging on the
dark-paneled walls of the Phillips
Collection music room. In an age
still dominated by the piano, Bach
on the harpsichord can seem a bit
like Mondrian — more linear and
abstract, full of flat planes of color
rather than shifting shadows and
subtle gradations. Some might
even say it is more two-dimension-
al than Bach on the piano, but that
isn’t fair to Mondrian or Bach.
Egarr addressed the peculiar
capabilities of the harpsichord be-
fore he played the first of three
partitas and the French suite in G.
He called it “an unmusical instru-
ment,” by which he meant that its
powers of expression are a matter
of intellectual finesse and calcula-
tion, slight deviations in rhythm
or careful execution of ornaments
that give stress or prominence to
notes that are otherwise all equal
in dynamic intensity. “It’s all trick-
ery,” he said.
Egarr is a fine trickster, ironic
and affable, and now one of the
most trusted names in music.
Since 2006, he has been the head
of the Academy of Ancient Music,
an early-music group, and he has
been a prolific recording artist on
the harpsichord. His playing tends
to simplicity and clarity rather
than drama and fireworks. He de-
ploys ornaments judiciously but
rarely revels in them. In Bach,
when a section is repeated, players
usually add ornaments to under-
score ideas and add variation, and
Egarr does this in a low-key way.
When Egarr does take liberties,
they are thus all the more telling,
as in the Sarabande of the Partita
in D. He also tends toward deliber-
ate, sensible tempos and a slightly
dry sense of spaciousness between
phrases. Occasionally, one misses
a touch of swagger, as in the over-
ture movement of the Partita in D,
a kind of French royal strut that
felt constrained and too orderly.
He is curiously extroverted when
he speaks to the audience but not
so when he plays. At the keyboard,
he is most engaging when the mu-
sic is most intimate. The Alle-
When your heart’s not in the
marriage, should you still try?
Adapted from a recent online dis-
cussion.
Hi, Carolyn: At
what point do you
know it’s time to
end a marriage? I
found out almost
a year ago that my
Carolyn spouse had
Hax cheated. We have
a young child, and
I initially stayed
because of our kid. We’re in
counseling and both doing
everything the counselor says,
and spouse is doing everything I
ask, sometimes without me
asking, and trying to meet my
needs. We’re both working on
ourselves, too.
But my heart is not in it. I
think my heart was in it at the
beginning, but now that the
shock has worn off, I’m just
feeling blah about the whole
thing. Is this part of the process?
Our counselor says it is, and we
can try to get through it, but I
wake up every day wishing I was
waking up alone.
I’m not even angry; I just don’t
like the person I’m waking up
next to. I feel like I’m wasting my
time. I talk to the counselor
about all of this, and she tried to
be upbeat about getting past it,
but it hasn’t been getting better.
— Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I Stay or Should I Go?:
At this point I would be asking
the therapist what the basis is for
her optimism — besides her
apparent preference that you
stay married? (Problematic if
true.)
If your current unhappiness is
indeed just one stage in a longer
process, then what are the other
stages she has seen? And what is
the general emotional pathway
from anger to “I just don’t like
the person” to feeling love?
I won’t say “feeling love again,”
because there’s no going back,
there’s only forward, which will
be new regardless of what it is.
If you don’t hear anything
from your therapist in response
to these questions that you find
promising, and if this period of
blah dislike is lasting for months
without relief, then it’s time for a
new therapist and/or a trial
separation. Especially with a
child, it’s important to move as
gradually as you can, and
separation is a key step between
uninterrupted-months-of-
. THE WASHINGTON POST
A M the cream of established chamber
are trying to make tradition more player. Rather, he offers didactic
MARCO BORGGREVE
Richard Egarr
mande of the Partita in D, full of
tender and telling agogic accents,
and the Sarabande of the E-minor
Partita were two highlights.
Egarr devoted considerable
time explaining Bach’s curious nu-
merology, how one consistently
finds patterns of numbers in his
scores, some based on numbers
essential to Christianity (three
and multiples of three) and others
based on the numerical associa-
tion of letters and numbers (A
equals 1, B equals 2) that yields 14
and 41 as Bach’s personal signa-
ture (adding up the letters in his
last name, or his last name and his
initials, J and S). Egarr pointed out
some of the connections, includ-
ing patterns of three in the
E-minor Partita, and that the
number of movements in Bach’s
six partitas add up to 41 and that
the composer was 41 when he pub-
lished them.
Coincidence? Or proof of an-
other level of complexity in Bach’s
creative thinking? Egarr certainly
believes the latter. “I told you I’d
blow your mind,” he said. But
many of them are probably pure
coincidence. Even the ones that
were deliberate don’t necessarily
add complexity to the music.
Rather, they were deeply in-
grained ways of thinking for Bach,
probably operating at the precog-
nitive level. What seem to us calcu-
lated signs of rational planning
were for him simply the only way
he knew how to write music.
But this stuff is fun and intrigu-
ing, and Egarr enjoys explaining
it. Rather as with the debate about
whether Bach sounds best on the
piano or the harpsichord, there is
no right answer, and most Bach
lovers are happy to be of two
minds. Perhaps it’s true, perhaps
not. The music remains the same.
philip.kennicott@washpost.com
NICK GALIFIANAKIS FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
stalled-therapy-and-unhappy-
wake-ups and ending a marriage.
Just talk to a lawyer before you
do anything. Small missteps can
have huge consequences.
Re: Stay or Go: You might also
want to try a different therapist.
From the way you describe it, it
sounds like she is negating how
you feel, by repackaging your
feelings as “part of the process.”
— Anonymous
Anonymous: Fair point, thanks.
Even without that, stuck is stuck
and reason enough to consider a
change.
Dear Carolyn: I am a high school
teacher. My department chair,
“Ken,” occasionally makes
laminated signs for everyone in
our department to hang on our
walls. He uses some special
cardstock with historical figures
and scenes.
Ken likes to use Comic Sans
font and, more often than not, his
signs include a typo or
grammatical error. If these signs
were not made with the special
cardstock, I wouldn’t hesitate to
reprint my own. Fear is holding
me back from rooting through
his office when he’s not there to
find the cardstock. What should I
do?
— A Sign
A Sign: NO NOT COMIC SANS!!!
Tell him you found a typo and
ask if he’d like you to reprint it for
him. Everyone needs an editor.
Write to Carolyn Hax at
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MUSIC REVIEW
BY NNE IDGETTE
David Finckel and Wu Han are
chamber music royalty. On Sun-
day afternoon, the couple —
heads of the Chamber Music Soci-
ety of Lincoln Center, the
Music@Menlo festival and the
record company ArtistLed —
reigned at the Barns at Wolf Trap
with a wildly engaging perform-
ance of all five Beethoven cello
sonatas.
Wu Han, the pianist, is the
artistic adviser responsible for
curating chamber music at Wolf
Trap for the next two seasons — a
signal change from last season’s
curator, Lara St. John. Where St.
John focused on diversity and
folk music, Wu Han is concentrat-
ing on that hoariest of classical-
music tropes, the city of Vienna.
The program she has assembled
offers much to delight lovers of
the classical canon, performed by
Schumer plays by the rules as Trump breaks them
SCHUMER FROM C1
protecting his most vulnerable
Democratic Party colleagues
from losing their elections Tues-
day in states President Trump
won, while at the same time lead-
ing the battle against Trump’s
agenda.
These two goals are often in
conflict with each other, putting
Schumer in a familiar position:
It’s unclear whether he’s landing
punches or just flailing about.
Schumer, like his opponent in
the White House, is an outer-bor-
ough boy who knows how to
make use of the wild New York
media market and often seems to
care more about his team win-
ning than about ideological puri-
ty.
But where Trump breaks all the
rules of politics, Schumer seems
to be guided by them. His mind is
filled with poll numbers and fo-
cus group responses, more con-
sultant than combatant.
Schumer’s supporters say this
is what makes him the right man
for the job: It will take a strategist
to keep the Senate from slipping
further from Democratic control.
His critics say this is exactly
what makes him a man out of
time: If the president is willing to
break all the rules, Democrats
should not be using the same,
tired playbook.
At stake is the existential ques-
tion of who Democrats want to
be, who they need to be to return
from the wilderness. With the
midterm elections upon us, Schu-
mer and his caucus will have a gut
check on exactly how effective he
has been.
On that Brooklyn night at the
philharmonic, Markowitz
emerged from his backstage rum-
pus with Schumer without a
scratch. Defiantly, he acknowl-
edged Schumer’s rivals in his re-
marks. He was not bowed by the
future senator’s anger. And may-
be the confrontation was less
dramatic than the papers made it
sound.
“I didn’t slug him!” Schumer
said in a recent interview.
“There was no scuffle,”
Markowitz concurred when
reached by phone. “Maybe he got
worked up. Chuck is very compet-
itive. But he’s not that kind of
fighter.”
Which raises the question:
What kind of fighter is Chuck
Schumer?
S
hortly after Trump’s election,
Schumer received some
meaningful advice.
“For two days, I stayed in the
house and moped,” he said. “I am
not a moper; that is so unlike me.
So I stayed in the house for two
days, and then I had a message
from God, and it went like this:
‘Chuck, stop moping around. If
Hillary had been president and
you had been majority leader like
we all thought, it would be easier,
it would be more fun, and you’d
get some good things done. But
with Trump as president and you
as minority leader, your job is
much more important.’ ”
Schumer recounted this story
in his home away from home, a
conference room at the Demo-
cratic Senatorial Campaign Com-
mittee headquarters, where he’d
been spending much of the week
surrounded by polling data, pow-
wowing with political staffers
and kibitzing with pollsters in
preparation for the next most
important election of his lifetime.
At stake on Tuesday, he said, is
nothing less than “the wellspring
of democracy and everything that
comes with it.”
Schumer has aged since his
days as an ambitious assembly-
man. His hair is gray, and when
it’s slicked back, it looks like
combed-out steel wool. He’s got
the paunch of a man who has
enjoyed Chinese food for most of
his 67 years but a thin, angular
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players: Haydn’s influence on Mo-
zart, offered by the St. Lawrence
String Quartet! A program of
chamber music by Schubert! An-
other of Brahms and Dvorak! No
question that these are all mas-
terpieces, but these programs
could have been planned in 1950.
Yet it was hard to listen to Wu
Han enthuse about the coming
season from the stage on Sunday
and not share in her excitement.
Throughout their careers, Finckel
and Wu Han have represented
exactly this: the gilt-edged calling
card of the tradition-hallowed
field, seemingly little touched by
the mandate to diversify and rein-
vent but shot through with their
palpable love of the music and
their active desire to find more
ways — festivals, recordings and
teaching initiatives — of dissemi-
nating it. Rather than trying to
change the face of the field, they
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been
criticized for not being aggressive enough with Republicans.
face that tends to rest in a smirk,
despite being under pressure that
at times can feel biblical.
A few days after his message
from God in 2016, Schumer got a
call from a different kind of high-
er power.
“Mr. President-elect, I’m just
driving past one of your golf
courses now,” Schumer recalled
telling Trump when he answered
the phone. “I didn’t tell him, and
maybe I would have now . . . that
the course is a failure.”
Such a comment would have
been counterproductive to Schu-
mer. His goal then, as he relayed
to Trump, was to try to find some
areas where they could work to-
gether. He saw himself in a posi-
tion to be a dealmaker.
For those worried that he
wouldn’t have what it takes to
combat a president they per-
ceived as dangerous, that posture
was a red flag.
Ezra Levin, a co-founder of the
grass-roots resistance organiza-
tion Indivisible, remembers read-
ing two stories around that time.
The first had Schumer discussing
the possibility of working with
the president on an infrastruc-
ture bill. The second had mem-
bers of the Trump camp discuss-
ing the possibility of a registry for
Muslim citizens.
“That was a very troubling
week,” Levin said. “We were terri-
fied that the outcome could be
that Schumer would help build
the roads to internment camps.”
Levin’s worst fears, of course,
have not been realized.
In fact, he and many other
progressive activists found them-
selves pleasantly surprised by the
job Schumer did in 2017. There
was the successful fight to protect
the Affordable Care Act, where
Schumer kept his entire caucus
united and also spent hours
working over Republican Sen.
John McCain before his dramatic
thumbs-down put the #Resis-
tance into a joyous frenzy.
And even though Democrats
were unable to beat back Trump’s
massive tax cuts, they stuck to-
gether.
But 2017 turned into 2018, and
in the midst of an election year, it
started to look a bit like Schumer
wasn’t willing to wage as many
fights. Democrats — even those
who had been closest to Schumer
— began to wonder whether he
was the guy who could lead the
political brawl on Trump’s turf.
S
chumer is famous for a num-
ber of things: having a mag-
netic pull to television cam-
eras, owning a flip phone, being a
keen fundraiser and keeping his
staff working such long hours
that they have no chance to meet
other people and end up marry-
ing one another. Schumer loves
playing matchmaker.
In 2011, Schumer flew to Cleve-
land to celebrate the wedding of
his staffers Brian Fallon and Katie
Beirne. He sang “New York, New
York” karaoke-style and gave a
10-minute toast.
That was then.
Now Fallon and Schumer ha-
ven’t spoken to each other in
months.
Earlier this year, Fallon started
an organization titled Demand
vivid and appealing (witness Wu
Han’s colorful red robe, adorned
with a sequined portrait of Frida
Kahlo and tassels). They made a
convincing case for their ap-
proach in the Beethoven sonatas,
a beguiling pleasure from the first
gentle, springy notes to the last
wild fugue.
Finckel is an elder statesman
of the field, having anchored the
Emerson Quartet for more than
three decades before deciding to
break free and pursue a career
with Wu Han that has turned out
to be every bit as active and
successful. (It is striking that
their joint biography in the pro-
gram is so filled with accomplish-
ments that the Emerson Quartet
doesn’t even get a mention.) On-
stage, he remains an attentive
and guiding presence, his face
reflecting what’s happening in
the music. Yet he’s not an emotive
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Justice, a group dedicated to
fighting the Trump administra-
tion’s efforts to appoint conserva-
tive judges. In this capacity, he
has criticized his former boss
from the sidelines, something al-
most unheard of among the al-
ways-loyal Schumer diaspora.
Plenty of folks on the left have
criticized Schumer for plenty of
his moves in 2018: He didn’t whip
voters against Gina Haspel,
Trump’s pick for CIA director, and
when Sen. Elizabeth Warren was
on a mission to defeat a Republi-
can bill to ease Wall Street regula-
tions, Schumer asked her to
please hold her fire on the Demo-
crats who supported it. For
Fallon, things got particularly ex-
asperating in August, when Schu-
mer cut a deal with Senate Major-
ity Leader Mitch McConnell, giv-
ing up the chance to fight a slate
of conservative judicial nominees
to get his members home to cam-
paign for the midterms.
“I have begged them not to do
more packages with Trump’s
judges, but once Chuck thinks
something might make life hard-
er for his incumbents, that tends
to be the end of that,” Fallon said.
He is aware that Democrats
probably could not have stopped
Republicans from confirming
their judges. But perhaps that’s
not the point; perhaps Democrats
need to show they are willing to
show up for the fights that matter.
In Schumer’s view, good lead-
ership is sometimes about the
punches not thrown.
On the day that Brett M. Ka-
vanaugh and Christine Blasey
Ford testified during the conten-
tious Supreme Court nomination
process, the hearing was broken
up with a Senate caucus lunch. In
the meeting, Schumer advised
Judiciary Committee Democrats
to keep their cool when question-
ing Kavanaugh.
“I said, ‘Be strong against him
but without yelling in his face,’ ”
Schumer recalled. “You’re much
better when you make the argu-
ment without vitriol.”
Looking back on it now, vitriol
seems to have won the day. Ka-
vanaugh won supporters on the
right with his righteous self-de-
fense, and he was aided by a
theatrical assist from a furious
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham. Demo-
crats, by contrast, seemed almost
flat-footed.
But Schumer has no regrets
about how Democrats played the
moment. He believes Democrats
did a good job defining Ka-
vanaugh and his Republican sup-
porters as extremists and as anti-
woman. Republicans got their Su-
preme Court justice, but at what
cost politically?
“We’ll see how much of a victo-
ry Kavanaugh was really for
them,” he said.
C
andidates for a job in Schu-
mer’s office should expect
two things from the inter-
view process: First, Schumer may
ask your SAT scores (no need to
ask him; he’ll offer that he aced
them). Second, he will quiz you
about where various senators fall
on an ideological spectrum from
zero (most conservative) to 100
(most liberal). It’s important to
know that there is a correct an-
C3
clarity in the way he distinguish-
es one phrase from another,
switching on a dime from a pas-
sage of sweetness to digging into
an allegro, gently articulating in-
dividual notes rather than suc-
cumbing to the lure of legato. Wu
Han is more impetuous; yet to-
gether, the two present the kind
of visceral familiarity and perfect
synchronization born of years of
shared music-making.
They also have preserved a key
element of musical tradition that
too often gets forgotten: joy. Time
and again, one or the other of
them would smile, at each other
or at Beethoven, and I would
realize that I was smiling along
with them.
anne.midgette@washpost.com
Chamber Music at the Barns
continues on Jan. 11 with trios by
Beethoven, Dohnanyi and Mozart.
swer for Schumer; it’s 75.
“That’s by design,” said a for-
mer Schumer staffer who spoke
on the condition of anonymity to
talk candidly. “He really needs
everyone to know that he’s right
in the center of his party. It’s an
image thing, but it has the benefit
of also probably being true.”
If that feels a little manufac-
tured, well, that’s Schumer’s way,
too. He’s gone so far as to create
an imaginary family out of thin
air and to constantly seek their
counsel. He used to refer to them
as “the O’Reillys,” a middle-class
family that doesn’t really follow
politics that closely but spends a
lot of time discussing things at
the kitchen table.
“I know them,” Schumer said.
“I grew up around families like
them.”
In 2016, “he” voted for Trump
and “she” for Clinton, Schumer
said, but this election, they are
both voting for Democrats.
“He was always asking, ‘What
would the O’Reillys think?’ ” said
Eric Schultz, a former spokesman
for Schumer. He doesn’t ask that
anymore, but that’s because in
2007, Schumer wrote about the
family and decided their name
needed to be a little more nation-
al. Now he’s always asking, “What
would the Baileys think?”
“To be clear,” Schultz added,
“he doesn’t only talk to imaginary
people.”
No, in fact, he talks to every-
one. All the time.
“I probably got more phone
calls from Chuck in the first week
of him being leader than I got
from Harry Reid in four years,”
said Sen. Chris Murphy from Con-
necticut.
“He understands the need of
every individual member of the
Senate,” said Sen. Brian Schatz
from Hawaii. “He doesn’t need a
spreadsheet; the spreadsheet is in
his head.”
His ability to balance the needs
of a caucus that includes moder-
ates such as Sen. Joe Manchin III
and progressives such as Warren
has endeared him to his mem-
bers. Republicans might like to
call their opponents “Schumer’s
puppets,” but the truth is that he
rarely twists anyone’s arms too
forcefully.
It can make him look like a
weenie to some.
“Schumer should not be the
leader of the resistance and can-
not be the leader of the resis-
tance,” said Rebecca Katz, a pro-
gressive consultant who used to
work for Majority Leader Reid.
“It’s kind of a problem.”
Or, as the Onion so bluntly put
it: “Chuck Schumer Relieved He’s
Never Taken Stance Meaningful
Enough to Have Someone Mail
Him Explosive.”
In 2007, Schumer might have
had the same criticisms about the
job he’s doing now.
“We will need to be clearer,
bolder, broader and more specif-
ic,” he wrote. “I saw that it is just
not possible by consensus.”
How does that square with the
way he runs the caucus now?
“I guess I evolved,” he said.
Evolution comes with time.
Schumer’s ambition now is to fill
the stage with more Democrats,
not push them away. It’s possible
that Schumer has fallen into the
same trap as a decade ago, back
when he said the Democrats’ best
ideas would often “drown in a sea
of consensus.” Perhaps Demo-
crats need a resistance leader
who can tap into the energy, the
anger and the passion of the left.
Or perhaps it will turn out that
the best antidote for a govern-
ment ruled by an unyielding pres-
ident is a party that at least
appears to seek unity.
“It’s the hardest job I’ve ever
had, fighting Trump without all
the cards,” Schumer said. “Maybe
we’ll have more cards in Novem-
ber — God willing.”
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BOOK WORLD

Fiction, memory reinforce each other in posthumous publications

BY M AGGIE T RAPP
During her lifetime, Lucia Ber-
lin, who died in 2004, published
76 short stories. Yet it wasn’t until
her posthumously published col-
lection “A Manual for Cleaning
Women” was released in 2015
that her work generated the
widespread excitement and ac-
claim it deserves.
Since her fiction’s belated rec-
ognition, readers have gravitated
to Berlin’s lyrical, almost staccato
prose and the revealing, intimate
feel of her stories. Berlin’s writing
is blunt, syncopated — almost
offhandedly offering small, ar-
resting details and pared-down
images.
Readers who discovered (or
rediscovered) Berlin’s work in
2015 will welcome the release of a
second posthumous short story
collection, “Evening in Paradise,”
as well as a nonfiction compan-
ion volume, “Welcome Home.” In
these two books, we can see the
way Berlin’s fiction and nonfic-
tion converge and echo one an-
other. Well before the literary
world became taken with the
complex ways Rachel Cusk’s work
merges the facts of her life with
the cadences of a novel, Berlin
was alchemically turning biogra-
phy into moving art.
The stories in “Evening in Par-
adise” have that familiar Berlin
affect — the clipped prose, the
startling details, the signal one-
liners or repeated words that
burrow into you. Berlin’s prose
reads like poetry and feels like
memory. Fraught moments are
telescoped into spare, suggestive
exchanges that directly appeal to
the senses: “The brothers stood,
embraced, and then the three sat
silent. The fire. Rain against the
windows. Blur of yellow aromo by
the lake.” Berlin’s wry sense of
humor renders her economical
language bracing: “He had a Civil
War face, sort of hillbilly and
gaunt, sunken shifty eyes, a sul-
len mouth, bad teeth.”
Paired with the newly pub-
lished stories, “Welcome Home”
includes an unfinished memoir
cataloguing the many places Ber-
lin lived alongside letters to poet
Ed Dorn and painter and sculptor
Helene Dorn. Interleaved
throughout are family photos.
As in her stories, Berlin doesn’t
fuss with preamble or elaborate
scene setting in her nonfiction;
instead, she quietly homes in on
elliptical, freighted moments:
“Colts running in pastures, a
little town waking up. A woman
in a farmyard hanging sheets on
the line. She opened a clothespin
with her teeth and waved at the
train.
The Pullman bed folds up even
tidier than a Murphy bed and it
has two beds inside, an upper and
lower berth. The upper berth is
good when you want to really be
in a train and concentrate on all
its noises or when you want to
feel alone. You will sleep more
since you won’t be looking out the
window.”
Berlin’s nonfiction makes ap-
parent her genius for taking per-
sonal, idiosyncratic scenes from
her memory and crafting them
into fiction that speaks to us all.
We come to understand through
“Welcome Home” that Berlin’s
fiction has catalyzed her memo-
ries into pointed, surprising
short stories. Berlin converts
memory into fiction, using fiction
to revisit and revise memory.
In the story “The Adobe House
with a Tin Roof,” Berlin portrays a
naive new wife: “She was deter-
mined to have a good marriage,
to be a good wife. Still only
nineteen, she had no idea what
being a good wife meant. She did
things like hold the hot part of
the cup when she passed him
coffee, offering him the handle.”
We meet a similar fictionalized
character in the story “Lead
Street, Albuquerque”: “He even
redid her. . . She was sweet and
fresh. Lovely, with curly brown
hair and blue eyes, wearing jeans
and a pink T-shirt. But after they
moved in her hair got dyed black
and actually ironed straight. She
wore black makeup and only
black and white clothes. . . He
made her sleep on her stomach,
nose flat against the pillow; her
turned-up nose was a slight im-
perfection.” These moments be-
come more charged once “Wel-
come Home” reveals that they are
practically lifted right off the
pages of Berlin’s life: “I held the
hot part of the cup and gave him
the handle. I ironed his jockey
shorts so they would be warm. I
always tell these things and ev-
erybody laughs, but, well, they
are true. I dressed as he told me
to: always in black or white. My
long hair was dyed black, ironed
straight every morning. I wore
heavy eye makeup and no lip-
stick. He made me sleep lying
facedown on the pillow, hoping to
correct my ‘main flaw,’ a turned-
up nose.”
Not only does Berlin make use
of her life to create fiction, she
also takes real scenes and fiction-
alizes them over the course of
stories from different angles so
that we begin to recognize key
moments as multifaceted. Her
fictional project seems, in fact, to
be about how we might look and
then look again at ordinary life.
Although “Evening in Paradise” is
inspired by Berlin’s life, the nar-
rators are not always the author’s
stand-in but rather a viewer who
looks in on that character. Two
stories that seem to be the closest
to Berlin’s own life are in fact
voiced in the less direct third
person. In “Lead Street, Albu-
querque,” the poignancy of Ber-
lin’s biography is made all the
more compelling when viewed in
the flat, almost clinical voice of
the omniscient narrator: “She
had moved around all her life.
Her father was a mining engi-
neer; her mother had been ill, or
crazy. . . You got the feeling no
one had ever told her or shown
her about growing up, about
being part of a family or being a
wife. That one reason she was so
quiet was that she was watching,
to see how it was all done.”
Seen through the lens of what
we know of her life via the
nonfiction, we can watch Berlin
try on perspectives. She returns
to overdetermined scenes in a
EVENING IN WELCOME
PARADISE HOME
More Stories
By Lucia Berlin By Lucia Berlin
FSG. 256 pp. FSG. 176 pp.
$26. $25.
number of stories, each time
revealing something unexpected.
Berlin’s work asks us to recon-
sider the many ways a life can be
thought of, remembered, reimag-
ined, reseen. Her nonfiction al-
lows us access to her process as
her letters puzzle over questions
of craft. “Welcome Home” reveals
how much of her life is threaded
through her fiction, and the re-
straint and power of the stories
become more evident. These two
new volumes demonstrate how
fiction might comport with fact,
leaving us to marvel at how
Berlin turns memory and nostal-
gia into art.
bookworld@washpost.com
Maggie Trapp is a writer living in
New Zealand.

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2:00-5:10-8:30-10:00
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms (PG) CC: 2:20-5:00-6:15-
7:30-9:40
AMC Loews Uptown 1
3426 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC:
1:00-4:10-7:30
AMC Mazza Gallerie
5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 12:05
A Star is Born (R) CC: 12:40-
3:50-7:00
Halloween (2018) (R) CC:
5:00-7:50
First Man (PG-13) CC: 4:45
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC:
12:50-4:00-7:10
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms (PG) CC: 12:00-2:30
Johnny English Strikes Again
(PG) CC: 12:00-2:50-3:20-7:30
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 12:30-
2:15-5:10-8:00
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 5:10-7:40
Albert Einstein Planetarium -
National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Ave SW
To Space and Back 11:00AM
Dark Universe Space Show (NR)
11:30-12:30-1:30-2:30-3:30-4:30
Journey to the Stars (NR) 12:00-
1:00-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:00
The Stars Tonight (NR) 10:30AM
Angelika Pop-Up
at Union Market
550 Penn Street NE - Unit E
A Star is Born (R) CC: 11:45-2:15-
4:45-7:20
Mid90s (R) CC: 11:15AM
Free Solo (PG-13) 2:30-5:00-7:40
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC:
11:30-1:30-4:15-7:00
Avalon Theatre
5612 Connecticut Ave
A Star is Born (R) 1:45-4:45-7:45
First Man (PG-13) 2:45-8:00
Tea With the Dames 12:30-5:45
Landmark
Atlantic Plumbing Cinema
807 V Street Northwest
A Star is Born (R) CC: 11:15-
12:00-2:00-3:00-5:00-7:00-7:45-
9:45-10:30
Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13) CC:
11:30-4:50-7:15
First Man (PG-13) CC: 11:00-
1:50-2:00-4:40-7:30-9:35-10:20
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC:
11:10-11:55-1:45-2:35-4:25-5:15-
7:10-7:50-10:00-10:25
Landmark E Street Cinema
555 11th St Northwest
Wildlife CC: 1:30-4:30-7:30-9:45
Studio 54 2:25-5:15-7:40-9:45
Beautiful Boy (R) CC: 1:15-4:15-
7:15-9:40
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC:
1:00-2:00-4:00-5:00-7:00-8:00-9:30
Colette (R) CC: 1:10-4:10-7:10-
9:30
The Happy Prince (R) CC:
4:35-9:35
The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13)
CC: 2:05-7:05
Landmark West End Cinema
2301 M Street Northwest
On Her Shoulders 1:30-4:30-7:30
Tea With the Dames CC: 1:45-
4:15-7:15
BlacKkKlansman (R) CC: 1:00-
4:00-7:00
Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14
701 Seventh St Northwest
Hunter Killer (R) 5:00-7:50-10:40
A Star is Born (R) 12:40-3:50-
7:00-10:10
Halloween (2018) (R) 12:00-2:40-
5:20-8:20-11:05
Venom (PG-13) 12:05-2:45-5:25-
8:05-10:45
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
12:40-3:50-7:00-10:20
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms (PG) 1:00-2:30-3:30-6:00-
7:30-8:30-11:00
Johnny English Strikes Again (PG)
12:00-2:20-4:40-7:00-9:20
Suspiria (R) 12:05-3:25-6:45-10:15
The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:30-
3:45-6:50-9:50
Nobody's Fool (R) 12:00-2:40-5:30-
8:20-11:05
Mid90s (R) 12:15-2:40
Viper Club (R) 12:15-2:55-5:35-
8:15-10:55
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms in 3D (PG) 12:00-5:00-10:05
Free Solo (PG-13) 12:50-10:40
Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary
4:00-7:00
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
12:00-3:15-6:30-9:45
Smithsonian - Lockheed Martin
IMAX Theater
601 Independence Avenue SW
Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of
the Seas 3D (2018) (NR) 10:50-
12:00-2:35
D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D
(NR) 1:10
Journey to Space: The IMAX 3D
Experience (NR) 10:20-11:25-
12:35-2:00-3:10-4:45
Pandas: An IMAX 3D Experience
(G) 3:55
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tone Lincoln helped define. The
pace cannot be argued with, par-
ing again. In the episode’s final
scene, the show’s timeline shifted
ticularly the keen way with which forward six years, where a group
keeps fans tuned in while slowly nating his way through some found downstream, alive, by a the show constructs its cliffhang- of humans was rescued from a
alienating the rest of us, who grew flashback-type settings and en- character named Anne (don’t ask er scenes around cable’s incessant zombie attack by a pistol-packin’
too weary with the ever-circling counters that have defined the me, I’ve moved on to 500 other TV commercial breaks. There’s a good young lass named . . . Judith
plot to go on. “The Walking Dead” show since it premiered in 2010. shows), who summoned a heli- reason so many people watch the Grimes.
is a show for the video game era — He visited with dead characters copter (!) that scooped Rick up, show (and why it still requires its It’s the easiest kind of emotion-
resetting and rearranging players (Bernthal’s Shane; the late Scott tended to his wounds and flew off own hour-long, cathartic wind- al symmetry, providing the show
without any hope of true conclu- Wilson’s Hershel; Sonequa into the far horizon. If that’s the down immediately after, called one more opportunity to press
sion. It offers no narrative payoff Martin-Green’s Sasha), each urg- very last we ever see of Rick “The Talking Dead”). It still deliv- that reset button and lure the
for your time investment, other ing Rick back to consciousness, Grimes, then I’ll eat someone’s ers on a simple formula. hordes of “Walking Dead” zomb —
than the standing offer to keep where, in a final scene, he blew up arm. This was certainly true Sunday, I mean, viewers toward the scent
going, full gore ahead. a bridge that sent dozens of flam- Rick or no Rick, “The Walking when the touted attraction that of another reset.
Sunday’s episode saw Rick ing zombies into a swift-moving Dead” thrives on its own intensity, we showed up for (Rick’s depar- hank.stuever@washpost.com
fending off the zombies once more river. shedding producers and show- ture) had its thunder impressively
— pulling himself off the rod of Despite AMC and actor Lin- runners wherever necessary. The stolen by a last-minute swerve The Walking Dead (one hour) airs
rebar on which he was accidental- coln’s insistence that this is the acting is still often quite convinc- that seemed to be an open invita- Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC, followed
ly impaled last week, then halluci- end of Rick, he was nevertheless ing and emotionally sharp — a tion for lapsed fans to start believ- by “The Talking Dead.”
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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Smithsonian -
Warner Bros. Theater
Venom (PG-13) CC: 11:25-2:15-
5:15-8:00-10:40
A Star is Born (R) 12:10-4:00-
7:00-10:00
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow-
een (PG) 11:55-2:20-5:05-7:25
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
12:10-1:00-3:30-4:10-6:40-7:20-
Johnny English Strikes Again
(PG) CC: 2:25-4:50-7:25-9:50
The Nutcracker and the Four
Realms (PG) 12:00-2:30-5:00-
Baazaar (NR) 12:10-3:20-6:30-
9:35
Venom (PG-13) 11:50-2:20-
5:15-7:45-10:30
1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Night School (PG-13) CC: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) (R) 11:45-2:10- 9:50-10:30 Suspiria (R) CC: 10:55-2:45- 7:30-9:50 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) First Man (PG-13) 12:15-3:20-
Tornado Alley 3D (NR) 11:45- 10:40-1:25 Halloween (PG) 12:00-2:15-4:30- 4:50-7:30-10:20 Smallfoot (PG) 1:15 6:30-10:00 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) 11:45-12:30-3:40-7:00-10:05 6:50-9:50
3:05-4:25 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: 6:50-9:10 First Man (PG-13) 9:45 The Nutcracker and the Four The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 12:05-2:35-4:50-7:15-9:35 Badhaai Ho (NR) 12:25-3:15- Night School (PG-13) 12:40-
National Parks Adventure 3D 10:35-1:45-5:00-6:15-9:25 Halloween (2018) (R) 12:00- Venom (PG-13) 1:05-3:50-6:40- Realms (PG) 12:30-1:30-3:10- 10:15-1:30-4:00-7:10-10:30 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:35- 6:05-9:00 3:10-5:40-8:10-10:45
(America Wild 3D) (NR) 10:55- The Nutcracker and the Four 1:10-2:30-3:40-5:00-6:45-7:50- 9:40 6:10-7:00-8:45 Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 11:15- 3:30-6:35-9:30 The Nutcracker and the Four Halloween (2018) (R) 11:40-
12:10-3:35-4:50 Realms (PG) CC: 11:30-4:30-9:30 9:20-10:20 Night School (PG-13) 12:30-3:40- The Happy Prince (R) 1:20-3:50- 12:15-2:00-3:10-4:45-5:55-7:30- Nobody's Fool (R) (!) 1:50-4:40- Realms (PG) 11:50-2:20-7:20-9:50 2:10-4:50-7:40-10:20
Star-Spangled Banner Anthem of The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: First Man (PG-13) 6:30-9:35 7:10-10:05 6:30-9:10 8:50-10:15 7:20-10:10 Savyasachi (NR) 12:20-3:25- Smallfoot (PG) 1:10-3:50-
Liberty 3D (NR) 1:50 10:25-1:30-4:35-7:40-10:25 Venom (PG-13) 12:05-2:35-5:05- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Beautiful Boy (R) 3:10 Mid90s (R) 4:15-9:40 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 6:40-9:55 6:20-9:10
Pandas 3D (G) 1:00 Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 10:15- 7:35-10:15 12:45-1:15-4:00-4:30-7:15-7:55- Suspiria (R) 12:00-3:20-6:45- The Nutcracker and the Four 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Hello Guru Prema Kosame (NR) Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
America's Musical Journey 11:15-12:55-2:05-3:40-4:45-6:30- Night School (PG-13) 1:50-4:40- 10:30 10:05 Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 11:35- Cinema Arts Theatre 12:35-3:50-6:55-10:05 1:20-4:40-7:50-10:50
3D 2:15 7:35-8:05-9:15-10:15-10:45 7:15-9:50 The Nutcracker and the Four The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:00- 2:25-4:20-9:35 9650 Main St The Happy Prince (R) 1:30-4:05- The Nutcracker and the Four
We the People (2015) 10:30AM Mid90s (R) 4:15 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) (!) Realms (PG) 11:45-1:35-2:45- 3:00-6:20-9:20 Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX
A Star is Born (R) CC: 10:05-1:15- 6:35-9:10 Realms (PG) 12:00-1:00-2:30-
The Nutcracker and the Four 12:25-4:00-7:10-10:10 4:15-4:40-5:15-7:00-7:45-9:40- Nobody's Fool (R) 1:50-4:50- 2D Experience (PG-13) CC: 1:20- Andhadhun (NR) 12:45-3:55-
MARYLAND Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 2:00-7:00 4:30-7:40-10:50 4:15-7:10-9:50 5:00-7:30-10:00
Smallfoot (PG) 12:20-2:50 10:15 7:40-10:25 6:50-9:50
Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX The Nutcracker and the Four The Nutcracker and the Four First Man (PG-13) CC: 4:00-9:15 Gosnell: The Trial Of America's
The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:55- Mid90s (R) 9:45 The Wife (R) CC: 2:20 Sarkar (Tamil) (NR) 11:45-6:45- Biggest Serial Killer (PG-13)
AFI Silver Theatre Cultural Ctr 2D Experience (PG-13) CC: Realms (PG) (!) 12:00-1:20-4:10- 4:05-7:20-10:40 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) CC: 12:30-3:05-5:40- 10:15
8633 Colesville Road 12:45-4:00-7:15-10:30 6:35-9:00 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:20-9:30 8:15-11:00 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: 11:40-2:00-4:30-7:15-9:45
Nobody's Fool (R) 12:50-1:20- 10:10-1:25-4:25-7:20-10:00 Gosnell: The Trial Of America's
Raw (Grave) (R) 10:00 Smallfoot (PG) 12:00-2:30-5:00- The House With A Clock In Its Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary The Hate U Give (PG-13) OC: 6:05 Biggest Serial Killer (PG-13) Nobody's Fool (R) 12:10-2:45-
3:30-4:10-6:10-7:05-9:00-9:55 Colette (R) CC: 10:00-1:00-7:00 5:20-8:00-10:40
Julia ist (NR) 7:15 7:30-10:00 Walls (PG) 2:20-4:45 Mid90s (R) 11:50-2:25-6:25-8:40 4:00-7:00 AMC Shirlington 7 12:15-2:45-5:20-8:00-10:30
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) The Hate U Give (PG-13) 1:00- Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nobody's Fool (R) 11:55-2:35- The Nutcracker and the Four
ArcLight Bethesda The Nutcracker and the Four Xscape Theatres Brandywine 14 2772 South Randolph St. (R) CC: 9:40-12:00-2:30-5:00- Realms in 3D (PG) 4:00-6:30-
CC: 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:15-9:30 7101 Democracy Boulevard 4:05-7:05-10:05 Realms in 3D (PG) 12:15 7710 Matapeake Business Drive 5:10-7:55-10:35
Nobody's Fool (R) (!) 12:40-1:30- A Star is Born (R) CC: 1:45- 7:30-9:45 9:00
The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) Hunter Killer (R) 11:30-3:05-7:45 Regal Laurel Towne Centre 12 4:50-7:30 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) Mid90s (R) 12:45-2:55-5:05-
CC: 1:10-3:10-5:10-7:10 3:50-4:50-6:40-7:40-9:25-10:25 Hunter Killer (R) OC; CC: 9:55- 7:15-9:25 Bohemian Rhapsody: The
Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13) 9:35 Gosnell: The Trial Of America's 14716 Baltimore Avenue 12:40-3:40-6:30-9:20 Halloween (2018) (R) 2:10- CC: 9:45-12:10-4:40-7:50-9:45 IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13)
Girlfriends (PG) 5:15 A Star is Born (R) 11:00-1:45- 4:40-7:20 What They Had (R) CC: 9:50- The Nutcracker and the Four
Bisbee '17 9:15 Biggest Serial Killer (PG-13) Hunter Killer (R) 6:00-9:10 Halloween (2018) (R) CC: (!) Realms in 3D (PG) 4:50 12:20-3:30-7:00-10:10
4:35-7:20 7:15-9:45 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 12:30-3:00-5:00-7:10-8:20-9:40- First Man (PG-13) CC: 7:00 12:15-2:35-4:50-7:40-9:45
The Price of Everything 11:00AM First Man (PG-13) 11:15-1:40- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Sarkar (Telugu) (NR) 3:15 Regal Potomac Yard Stadium 16
loween (PG) 12:20-2:40-5:05 11:10 Cobb Village 12 Leesburg
AMC Academy 8 4:50-7:50-10:05 Landmark 1:00-4:00-7:00 Regal Dulles Town Center 10 3575 Potomac Avenue
Halloween (2018) (R) 12:00-2:35- Venom (PG-13) CC: 10:50-1:30- 1600 Village Market Boulevard
6198 Greenbelt Road Smallfoot (PG) 11:25-2:15- Bethesda Row Cinema
5:20-8:00-10:40 4:20-8:00-10:45 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) 21100 Dulles Town Circle Hunter Killer (R) 1:20-4:25-
4:55-7:10 7235 Woodmont Avenue CC: 8:00 Hunter Killer (R) 11:20-2:05- 7:20-10:15
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 7:20 Venom (PG-13) 1:10-4:00-6:50- Night School (PG-13) CC: 10:10- 4:50-7:35 Hunter Killer (R) 12:15-3:15-
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- Halloween (2018) (R) 11:50-2:55- First Man (PG-13) CC: 1:05-4:05- 9:40 1:20-4:10-7:50-11:00 Johnny English Strikes Again 6:15-9:50 A Star is Born (R) 1:00-4:10-
5:40-8:05-10:35 7:05-9:20 (PG) CC: 2:00-4:30 A Star is Born (R) 11:25-1:30-
loween (PG) CC: 2:15-4:50 Night School (PG-13) 2:10-5:00- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 4:30-7:30 A Star is Born (R) 1:00-4:15- 7:20-10:25
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 2:00- Venom (PG-13) 11:55-2:25-5:15- Wildlife CC: 1:40-4:20-7:20-10:05 7:50-10:35 OC; CC: (!) 10:40-12:50-1:40-3:50- The Nutcracker and the Four 7:15-10:45 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal-
8:15-10:45 A Star is Born (R) CC: 1:00-3:35- Smallfoot (PG) 12:50-3:30 Realms (PG) CC: 1:15-4:00-6:45 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow-
4:45-6:55 4:40-6:50-7:40-9:50-10:40 een (PG) 11:15-2:20-4:55-7:15 Goosebumps 2: Haunted loween (PG) 1:45-4:15-6:55
Venom (PG-13) CC: 1:05-4:05-7:05 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) 4:00-6:35-7:00-9:40 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Smallfoot (PG) CC: 10:00-12:20- Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R)
Halloween (2018) (R) 12:10-2:50- Halloween (PG) 12:10-3:30- Halloween (2018) (R) 1:45-4:20-
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: 12:55-3:45 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) 12:00-1:30-3:20-4:50-6:40-8:10- 2:40 1:30-4:10-7:00
5:20-7:55 5:45-8:15 7:10-10:00
1:15-4:30-7:40 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 11:05- CC: 4:35-9:45 10:00 The Nutcracker and the The Nutcracker and the Four Halloween (2018) (R) 12:00- First Man (PG-13) 1:00-4:10-
1:25-4:15-7:15-10:15 Viper Club (R) CC: 1:30-4:25- Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 5:00 Venom (PG-13) 11:15-1:50-
The Nutcracker and the Four The Nutcracker and the Four Four Realms (PG) OC; CC: (!) 4:25-7:25 2:40-5:15-8:00-11:00 7:20-10:30
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) 7:25-9:55 9:50-10:30-11:10-1:00-3:30-4:30- First Man (PG-13) 10:40
Realms (PG) CC: 4:15 Realms (PG) 11:55-1:00-2:30- AMC Tysons Corner 16 Nobody's Fool (R) 12:10-2:40- Venom (PG-13) 1:55-4:45-7:35-
The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 11:40-2:20-4:45-7:05-10:30 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC: 5:10-6:20-7:40-10:10 5:40-7:00 7850e Tysons Corner Center Venom (PG-13) 1:20-4:00- 10:25
Johnny English Strikes Again 1:15-1:45-4:30-7:15-9:35-10:00 5:10-7:45
1:30-4:35-7:50 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:40- The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 6:45-9:40 Night School (PG-13) 1:20-4:15-
(PG) 11:10-1:35-4:10-7:25-10:25 Colette (R) CC: 2:00-6:50 11:50-3:20-6:40-10:00 Hunter Killer (R) CC: 10:10-1:15- The Nutcracker and the Four
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 1:00-2:00- 3:50-7:00 4:10-7:30-10:25 Realms in 3D (PG) 12:45 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 7:00-9:45
4:00-5:00-7:00-8:00 Suspiria (R) 11:35-2:05-4:25- Beautiful Boy (R) CC: 2:10-4:45- Nobody's Fool (R) 12:10-1:40- Nobody's Fool (R) OC; CC: (!) 12:30-3:45-7:00-10:15
7:40-8:45-9:25 7:30-10:00 A Star is Born (R) CC: 10:00-1:05- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
The Nutcracker and the Four 3:00-4:30-5:50-7:20-8:40-10:15- 9:40-10:20-11:30-12:10-2:10- 11:30-1:00-2:30-4:00-5:30- The Nutcracker and the Four 1:00-1:30-4:00-4:30-7:00-7:30-
4:20-7:25-10:35
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 1:45-7:30 Nobody's Fool (R) 11:20-12:15- Old Greenbelt Theatre 10:20 2:50-4:50-5:30-6:10-7:30-8:10-
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 7:00-8:30 Realms (PG) 2:30-5:00-7:30- 10:00-10:30
3:30-5:50-8:20-10:40 129 Centerway 8:50-10:10-10:50-11:30 10:00
AMC Center Park 8 Mid90s (R) 2:40-5:10 Mid90s (R) 7:30-9:50 loween (PG) CC: 11:00-1:35 The Nutcracker and the Four Smallfoot (PG) 2:00-4:45-7:10-
The Nutcracker and the Four The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:00-
4001 Powder Mill Rd. Free Solo (PG-13) CC: 1:55-5:55 The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in 3D (PG) CC: (!) Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13) CC: Realms (PG) 10:30-11:45-2:10- 9:45
5:45 Realms in 3D (PG) 3:40-9:00 9:25 3:10-4:35-5:40-7:10-8:10 3:00-6:00-9:10 The Nutcracker and the Four
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 1:00-4:00- A Star is Born (R) 9:30 1:50-9:30 Nobody's Fool (R) 11:45-2:15-
7:00-9:45 The Nutcracker and the Four Free Solo (PG-13) 8:00 Regal Rockville Ctr Stadium 13 Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 11:10- Manassas 4 Cinemas Realms (PG) 1:40-2:30-5:05-
iPic Pike & Rose 1:55-4:40-7:20-9:55 4:45-7:45-10:30
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 1:00- Realms (PG) 11:45-2:00-4:30 Regal Bowie Stadium 14 199 East Montgomery Ave 8890 Mathis Ave. Mid90s (R) 1:30-4:15-6:30-9:00
7:00-7:45-9:40
11830 Grand Park Avenue First Man (PG-13) CC: 2:25-
4:00-7:00-9:45 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 15200 Major Lansdale Blvd Hunter Killer (R) 7:00-9:55 Halloween (2018) (R) 11:30-1:45- The Nutcracker and the Four Johnny English Strikes Again
Venom (PG-13) CC: 2:00-4:45- 11:20-1:50-2:10-4:40-5:00- A Star is Born (R) 11:15-2:45- 5:40-8:55 4:00-6:15-8:30 (PG) 2:10-4:25-6:50-9:20
Hunter Killer (R) 1:15-4:20-7:15- A Star is Born (R) 12:30-3:40- 6:15-9:30 Venom (PG-13) CC: 10:15-12:55- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Realms in 3D (PG) 1:10
7:20-10:00 7:35-8:00 10:15 7:00-10:10 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 1:15-
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: The Nutcracker and the Four Halloween (2018) (R) 12:30-3:30- 4:05-6:50-9:40 Halloween (PG) 11:30-1:25-3:15- Regal Fairfax Towne Center 10 4:20-7:25-10:30
A Star is Born (R) 3:40-6:50-10:00 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 6:45-10:00 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: 5:00-6:50-8:40 4110 West Ox Road
12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30 Realms (PG) 5:30-7:30-9:50 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- loween (PG) 1:30-4:00 Nobody's Fool (R) 1:00-1:50-
The Nutcracker and the Four The Nutcracker and the Four Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 7:05-10:10 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) A Star is Born (R) 12:20-3:45- 3:45-4:40-6:30-7:30-9:15-10:20
een (PG) 3:10-5:30-7:50-10:20 Halloween (2018) (R) 1:35-4:35- (!) 11:00-11:30-12:15-2:30-3:00- Smallfoot (PG) CC: 11:05-1:50- 11:30-2:15-5:00-7:45
Realms (PG) CC: 1:00-6:15 Realms in 3D (PG) 1:15-6:30 Halloween (2018) (R) 1:00-3:50- 7:45-10:30 7:10-10:20 Mid90s (R) 9:35
The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 3:45-6:00-6:30-7:15-9:15-10:15- 4:30-6:55 The Nutcracker and the Four Goosebumps 2: Haunted The Nutcracker and the Four
6:40-9:20 First Man (PG-13) 7:00 10:45 The Nutcracker and the Four
12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00 7:00-10:00 Venom (PG-13) 1:00-3:50-6:35- Venom (PG-13) 1:00-3:50-6:35- Realms (PG) 11:30-1:45-4:00- Halloween (PG) 11:40-2:10-4:30- Realms in 3D (PG) 4:20-10:15
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 12:00-1:00- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) CC: 10:45-1:20-4:00 6:15-8:30 6:50-9:10
Bow Tie Annapolis Mall 11 9:35 9:25 Realms (PG) (!) 1:00-4:00-7:00- Johnny English Strikes Again Regal Springfield Town Ctr 12
3:00-4:00-6:00-7:00-8:45-10:00 1020 Westfield Annapolis Mall Night School (PG-13) 1:10-4:00- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Halloween (2018) (R) 12:00-2:40-
9:45 (PG) CC: 10:10-1:25-4:15-7:10- Rave Cinemas Centreville 12
5:20-8:00-10:40 6500 Springfield Town Ctr
The Nutcracker and the Four Hunter Killer (R) 1:20-4:10-7:20- 6:55-9:50 12:30-1:15-3:45-4:25-7:15-7:50- 6201 Multiplex Drive
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 3:45-8:45 10:20 Nobody's Fool (R) (!) 1:30-1:45- 10:05 First Man (PG-13) 4:00-7:30- Hunter Killer (R) 12:00-3:00-
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 10:30 4:30-4:45-7:30-7:45-10:30-11:00 Suspiria (R) 10:05-12:30-3:50- Hunter Killer (R) 11:25-2:15-5:05-
1:00-2:30-4:10-5:45-7:15-9:00- 10:45 6:00-9:10
AMC Columbia 14 A Star is Born (R) 12:40-3:40- Smallfoot (PG) 1:25-4:10 6:40-9:30 7:55-10:45 A Star is Born (R) 12:10-3:30-
VIRGINIA
10300 Little Patuxent Parkway 10:20 The Nutcracker and the Four Venom (PG-13) 11:15-2:00-4:55-
6:40-9:45 The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: A Star is Born (R) 11:35-2:45- 7:40-10:25 6:40-10:00
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 12:45-10:00 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) 12:45-1:20-3:25- 10:35-1:40-4:45-7:50-10:55 7:15-10:35
Realms (PG) 1:30-4:15-6:00- 4:15-6:05-7:05-8:45 AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal-
First Man (PG-13) CC: 11:05- een (PG) 11:10-1:40-4:00-6:50 Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 11:20- Goosebumps 2: Haunted 11:40-12:30-3:10-4:00-6:30-7:20-
Halloween (2018) (R) 11:40-2:10- 7:00-9:45 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) 2150 Clarendon Blvd. loween (PG) 12:40-3:10-5:30-
2:25-6:00-9:20 2:15-5:00-7:45-10:30 Halloween (PG) 10:50-1:05-3:30- 9:40-10:30 7:50-10:35
5:10-7:40-9:10-10:10 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 1:00- 1:10-4:15-7:25-10:20 A Star is Born (R) CC: 12:30-3:45- Mid90s (R) 9:35 7:35-10:20
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 4:10-7:25-10:30 Smallfoot (PG) 11:00-1:30 Halloween (2018) (R) 11:10-
loween (PG) CC: 11:40-2:25 Venom (PG-13) 1:10-3:50-7:10- Suspiria (R) 12:45-4:00-6:55- 7:00-10:15 The Nutcracker and the Four Halloween (2018) (R) 11:20-
Nobody's Fool (R) 1:40-3:30-4:30- 10:05 The Nutcracker and the Four 2:10-5:00-7:40-10:30
Venom (PG-13) CC: 11:05-1:50- 9:50 6:30-7:20-9:10-10:10
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 11:45- Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 11:25- 12:20-2:00-3:20-4:40-6:00-7:50- Realms (PG) 11:20-1:50-7:00-9:40 First Man (PG-13) 4:00-10:10
4:35-7:20-10:10 Night School (PG-13) 7:50 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:50- 2:30-5:15-8:00-10:35 2:00-4:35-7:15-9:45 8:40-10:25
Mid90s (R) 1:00-3:30-6:20-9:40 3:55-7:20-10:35 Nobody's Fool (R) 11:30-2:10- Venom (PG-13) 12:30-3:40-
Night School (PG-13) CC: Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) (!) Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX Venom (PG-13) 11:30-2:10-4:50- 5:05-7:50-10:30
12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30 The Nutcracker and the Four Nobody's Fool (R) 1:35-4:30- 11:45-12:45-3:00-3:50-6:00-7:00- 2D Experience (PG-13) CC: 7:30-10:10 6:30-9:20
3:30-9:50 Realms in 3D (PG) 3:15-8:45 Rampant (Chang-gwol) 12:10-
7:20-10:05 Night School (PG-13) 2:15-
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Smallfoot (PG) 11:00-2:00 9:00-10:30 11:45-3:00-6:15-9:20 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 3:30-6:40-9:50 5:10-8:00-10:50
12:30-3:40 The Nutcracker and the Four Regal Cinemas Majestic Mid90s (R) 10:25 Johnny English Strikes Again Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary 11:50-2:50-7:00-10:00
Realms (PG) 11:20-1:50-4:20- (PG) CC: 12:00-2:20-5:00-7:20- The Nutcracker and the Four Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
The Nutcracker and the Four Stadium 20 & IMAX The Nutcracker and the Four 4:00-7:00 Smallfoot (PG) 11:45-2:20-4:45 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:20
Realms (PG) CC: 12:35-6:05- 7:00-9:35 900 Ellsworth Drive Realms in 3D (PG) 9:50 9:45 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: The Nutcracker and the Four 11:00-2:20-5:40-9:00
Johnny English Strikes Again The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: Regal Fox Stadium 16 & IMAX The Nutcracker and the Four
7:05-9:40 Hunter Killer (R) 12:30-3:30- Regal Waugh Chapel 10:20-1:30-4:50-7:55-11:00 Realms (PG) 11:00-1:40-7:20-9:50
(PG) 4:50-10:25 6:35-9:45 12:00-3:15-6:30-9:45 The Nutcracker and the Four Badhaai Ho (NR) 11:40-2:40- 22875 Brambleton Plaza Realms (PG) 2:00-7:00
Kayamkulam Kochunni (NR) Stadium 12 & IMAX
12:00-6:20 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:20- A Star is Born (R) 12:25-3:35- 1419 South Main Chapel Way Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 11:30- Realms (PG) CC: 10:05-12:40- 6:10-9:10 Hunter Killer (R) 1:10-4:15- Johnny English Strikes Again
The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 3:20-6:20-9:40 6:55-10:10 2:05-4:45-7:30-10:10 3:15-5:45-8:15-10:45 Sarkar (Tamil) (NR) 10:55-2:30- 7:00-9:50 (PG) 11:05-1:30-7:30
Nobody's Fool (R) (!) 12:00-2:40- Hunter Killer (R) 12:30-3:35- Mid90s (R) 1:30-3:45-10:30 6:05-9:30 Suspiria (R) 11:50-3:20-6:50-
11:50-3:30-7:00-10:10 Goosebumps 2: Haunted 7:20-10:10 AMC Worldgate 9 A Star is Born (R) 12:50-4:00-
5:20-8:00-10:35 Halloween (PG) 12:25-2:55-5:30- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Nobody's Fool (R) 11:10-1:45- 7:10-10:15 10:20
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 11:00- AMC Hoffman Center 22 13025 Worldgate Drive
12:40-1:40-3:25-4:25-6:15-7:10- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 7:55-10:25 Halloween (PG) 12:10-2:25-4:40- 206 Swamp Fox Rd. 4:20-7:40-10:15
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 1:05-4:00- The Nutcracker and the Four
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- The Hate U Give (PG-13) 11:20-
9:10-10:05 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:30 Halloween (2018) (R) 12:05-2:55- 7:00-9:15 loween (PG) 12:45-3:10 2:30-5:50-9:15
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 1:40-4:40- 7:00-10:00 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:10 Halloween (2018) (R) 12:15-2:40- Nobody's Fool (R) 10:50-1:40-
Mid90s (R) 10:00 Bow Tie Harbour 9 4:15-5:45-8:35-10:10-11:25 Halloween (2018) (R) 1:40-4:50- 7:40-10:25 A Star is Born (R) CC: 12:10-3:10- Sarkar (Telugu) (NR) 8:00
The Nutcracker and the Four 2474 Solomons Island Road First Man (PG-13) 12:30-4:00- 7:40-10:10 Indivisible (PG-13) CC: 2:05-7:25 6:20-9:25
5:20-7:50-10:30 4:25-7:20-10:10
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 3:20-8:50 A Star is Born (R) 12:50-3:50- 7:15-7:30-11:00 First Man (PG-13) 12:05-3:10- Rave Cinemas Venom (PG-13) 12:40-3:20- Mid90s (R) 11:40AM
A Star is Born (R) CC: 12:20-3:20- Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 2:00- 6:20-9:00
Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX 6:50-10:00 Venom (PG-13) 1:20-4:15-7:15- 6:15-9:20 6:20-9:20 4:35-7:10-9:40 Fairfax Corner 14 + Xtreme The Nutcracker and the Four
2D Experience (PG-13) CC: First Man (PG-13) 1:10-4:10- 10:10 11900 Palace Way First Man (PG-13) 12:30-3:40- Realms in 3D (PG) 11:30-
Venom (PG-13) 1:00-4:00-6:50- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- Venom (PG-13) CC: 12:55-3:40- 6:50-10:00
11:30-2:40-6:00-9:10 7:20-10:20 Night School (PG-13) 1:00-3:50- 9:30 een (PG) CC: 1:30-4:30-7:00 6:30-10:30 Hunter Killer (R) 10:50-1:45-4:35- 4:30-9:30
Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 6:40-9:35 7:35-10:30 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
Night School (PG-13) 7:05 Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 12:10- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: 1:20-4:30-5:30-7:40-8:50 Regal Virginia Gateway
4:00-7:00 12:40-3:40-7:00-10:10 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2:45-5:20-7:50-10:20 12:00-1:15-4:20-7:30-10:00 A Star is Born (R) 12:10-3:45-
12:45-4:00-7:15-10:30 Smallfoot (PG) 11:50-2:10-4:50- Stadium 14 & RPX
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) 12:30-3:45-7:00-10:15 First Man (PG-13) CC: 12:30- Smallfoot (PG) CC: 3:00-5:20- 7:20-10:35 8001 Gateway Promenade Pl
4:00-7:05-10:10 12:10-2:50-5:20-7:50-10:25 Smallfoot (PG) 1:20-4:00-10:30 Smallfoot (PG) 1:50-4:30 Halloween (2018) (R) 11:20- 7:15-9:40
4:00-7:15-10:25 7:40-9:10
The Nutcracker and the Four The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) The Nutcracker and the Four 12:25-1:55-3:00-4:30-5:40-7:15- The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) Hunter Killer (R) 11:10-2:05-
The Nutcracker and the Four Venom (PG-13) CC: 1:30-4:30- The Nutcracker and the Four 1:30 5:05-7:55-10:40
Realms (PG) CC: 10:55-1:25 11:10-1:30-4:00-6:30-9:10 Realms (PG) 3:00-5:40-8:20 Realms (PG) 12:00-1:45-2:30- 7:30-10:10 Realms (PG) CC: 3:45-6:15 8:20-9:55-11:05
A Star is Born (R) 11:50-3:20- Beautiful Boy (R) 11:00-1:40- Johnny English Strikes Again First Man (PG-13) 12:30-3:55- The Nutcracker and the Four Indivisible (PG-13) 11:40-
4:15-6:45-7:30-10:00 Night School (PG-13) CC: 12:10- The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: Realms (PG) 12:00-1:15-2:30- 2:30-8:05
7:00-10:00 4:20-7:10-9:50 (PG) 12:15-2:45-5:30-7:50-10:20 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:20- 2:50-5:35 12:15-3:20-6:25-9:30 7:25-10:50
The Happy Prince (R) 12:15-3:00- 3:30-6:30-9:30 5:00-7:30-10:00 A Star is Born (R) 11:15-11:50-
Halloween (2018) (R) 11:00-1:50- Suspiria (R) 11:50-3:30-7:15- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 12:00- Venom (PG-13) 10:45-1:25-4:10-
4:30-7:10-9:55 10:40 5:45-8:20-11:00 12:45-4:00-8:30-10:00 6:55-9:40 Savyasachi (NR) 12:10-3:00- 3:05-6:15-9:15
Nobody's Fool (R) 1:10-4:10- 2:35-5:10-7:45-10:20 6:10-9:30
AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 Mid90s (R) 12:30-2:40-4:50-
Beautiful Boy (R) 1:10 7:10-9:50 Smallfoot (PG) CC: 1:00-3:30- The Nutcracker and the Four Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal-
Suspiria (R) 12:00-3:30-7:20- The Hate U Give (PG-13) 1:00- loween (PG) 11:25-3:20-5:35-
9811 Washingtonian Ctr. 7:30-9:40 Mid90s (R) 9:40 6:00 Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 1:00-9:00 12:40-3:50-7:00-10:10
Free Solo (PG-13) 1:00-3:20-5:40- 10:55 Johnny English Strikes Again 4:10-7:20-10:20 7:50-10:05
The Nutcracker and the Four
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 7:20-10:15 8:00-10:30 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:45- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) CC: 6:30-7:15-10:00
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - (PG) 11:50-2:15-4:40-7:05-9:35 Nobody's Fool (R) 11:45-2:30- Halloween (2018) (R) 11:40-
A Star is Born (R) CC: 11:45-3:00- 4:00-7:15-10:25 Realms in 3D (PG) 5:00-9:15 One Loudoun 3:50-5:15-6:30-8:00-9:15-10:40 2:20-5:15-7:50-10:10
Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX Johnny English Strikes Again 20575 East Hampton Plaza
Badhaai Ho (NR) 12:15-3:15-
6:15-9:20 Nobody's Fool (R) 1:00-3:55- 6:20-9:20 Mid90s (R) 12:10-2:30 First Man (PG-13) 10:20
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- 7000 Arundel Mills Circle 2D Experience (PG-13) 12:00- (PG) CC: 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:25-
The Nutcracker and the Four
6:50-9:45 9:45 A Star is Born (R) 1:00 Sarkar (Tamil) (NR) 11:05-2:35- Venom (PG-13) 11:30-2:10-
een (PG) CC: 12:10-2:30-4:50 Hunter Killer (R) 10:55-1:50-4:45- Mid90s (R) 12:35-5:35-10:40 3:15-6:30-9:45 Hunter Killer (R) 6:40-9:50 Realms in 3D (PG) 3:45-6:15-8:45 4:50-7:45-10:25
The Old Man & The Gun (PG-13) 6:10-9:45
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 11:40- 7:40-10:35 The Nutcracker and the Four Regal Westview A Star is Born (R) 3:05-6:45-10:10 Nobody's Fool (R) 11:55-2:40- Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX Night School (PG-13) 5:25-
2:15-5:15-8:00-10:35 Indivisible (PG-13) 11:05-1:55- Stadium 16 & IMAX CC: 1:50-4:10
Realms in 3D (PG) 12:30-11:00 The Happy Prince (R) CC: Halloween (2018) (R) 2:55-5:50- 5:25-8:10-10:55 2D Experience (PG-13) 12:20- 10:55
Venom (PG-13) CC: 11:10-1:50- 4:45-7:35 Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX 5243 Buckeystown Pike 8:45-11:40 Mid90s (R) 11:00-1:15-3:35-5:50- 3:30-6:40-9:45
4:30-7:15-10:10 A Star is Born (R) 11:30-2:40- 4:50-10:20 Smallfoot (PG) 11:05-2:35-
2D Experience (PG-13) 12:15- Hunter Killer (R) 7:45; 10:45-1:45- Beautiful Boy (R) CC: 1:45-4:25- Venom (PG-13) 1:00-3:40-5:20- 8:05-10:25 Adhugo (NR) 6:45-9:45 5:10-7:35
Smallfoot (PG) CC: 12:45-3:40 5:50-9:05 3:25-6:35-9:45 4:45-10:40 8:25-11:25
7:20-10:15 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Regal Kingstowne Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- Free Solo (PG-13) 3:00-8:05 Indivisible (PG-13) 12:30-3:30 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) XD: 10:40-1:40-4:50-8:00-11:10; Stadium 16 & RPX
11:30-12:15-1:00-2:45-3:30-4:10- een (PG) 1:00-3:20-5:40-8:05 The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 11:00-2:00-5:00-8:00-11:00
The Nutcracker and the Four A Star is Born (R) 10:00-1:10- 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30 2:35-6:05-9:35 11:35-2:45-5:55-9:15 5910 Kingstowne Towne Ctr
6:00-7:00-7:30-9:30-10:30 Halloween (2018) (R) 11:40-2:30- Realms (PG) 12:00-2:35-7:40- The Nutcracker and the Four The Nutcracker and the Four
4:25-7:40-10:50 Suspiria (R) CC: 12:00-3:30- Regal Ballston Quarter Hunter Killer (R) 12:30-3:25- Realms (PG) 11:45-12:45-2:15-
The Nutcracker and the Four 4:45-5:15-6:45-7:30-7:55-9:25- 10:15 Realms (PG) 2:00-4:25-5:00-
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 7:00-10:20 Stadium 12 6:15-9:10 3:15-5:45-7:15-8:15-9:45-10:45
Realms (PG) CC: 11:00-4:00-9:15 10:15-10:30 Nobody's Fool (R) 12:00-2:45- loween (PG) 10:05-11:20-2:00- 8:05-10:25
Johnny English Strikes Again (PG) Venom (PG-13) 11:10-2:05-5:00- Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 12:45- 671 North Glebe Road Indivisible (PG-13) 1:40-4:50- The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:10-
5:30-8:15-11:00 4:50-7:30-10:00 2:15-3:30-5:00-6:15-7:45-9:15- Suspiria (R) 1:35-4:00-7:45-11:05 7:45-8:55
CC: 12:20-2:40-5:00-7:30-10:00 7:45-10:35 The Nutcracker and the Four Mid90s (R) 1:05-11:35 Hunter Killer (R) 12:40-3:45- 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:35
Night School (PG-13) 11:00- Halloween (2018) (R) 11:50-2:40- 10:25 6:40-9:40 A Star is Born (R) 12:25-3:30- Nobody's Fool (R) 11:35-2:25-
The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: Realms in 3D (PG) 5:10 5:40-8:20-9:50-11:05 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
3:15-6:45-9:45 7:20-10:10 Fahrenheit 11/9 (R) CC: 10:15 A Star is Born (R) 12:50-3:50- 6:30-9:30 5:20-8:10-10:50
Regal Germantown Stadium 14 First Man (PG-13) 11:40-2:50- Mid90s (R) 12:00-2:15 3:30-7:00-10:30 Goosebumps 2: Haunted
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 11:00-12:30- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Elevator to the Gallows 6:50-9:50 Mid90s (R) 11:20-1:35
10:55-12:45-2:00-4:00-5:05-7:10- 20000 Century Boulevard 6:10 The Nutcracker and the Four Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- Halloween (PG) 12:20-2:35-4:55- The Nutcracker and the Four
1:45-4:45-6:30-7:45-9:15-10:30 Venom (PG-13) 10:50-2:20-5:10- (Ascenseur pour l'echafaud)
Mid90s (R) 10:30 8:20-10:20 Hunter Killer (R) 1:10-4:20- Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 1:15-3:45- een (PG) 1:20-3:55-7:15-9:30 7:15-9:45 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:45
8:00-10:55 8:15-9:15 (NR) 7:30 Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13) 12:50- Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary
The Nutcracker and the Four Smallfoot (PG) 11:20-1:55-4:25- 7:35-10:25 Halloween (2018) (R) 1:50-4:45-
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 1:30-6:30 7:05 Indivisible (PG-13) 12:10-3:25- Night School (PG-13) 6:30-9:20 Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX Angelika Film Center Mosaic 7:25-10:00 3:40-6:40-9:50 4:00-7:00
The Nutcracker and the Four 6:45-9:50 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D Experience (PG-13) CC: 2911 District Ave First Man (PG-13) 12:55-4:05- Venom (PG-13) 1:15-4:05-7:00- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)
AMC Loews Realms (PG) 11:40-12:20-3:00- A Star is Born (R) 12:20-3:40- 10:10-1:20-4:40-7:50-11:00 2:45-6:00-9:15 The Happy Prince (R) CC: 6:15-9:25 10:10
St. Charles Town Ctr. 9 Smallfoot (PG) 10:40-1:15- First Love (Filipino)6:30-9:20 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:00-10:30
5:00-5:40-7:40-8:15 7:10-10:15 10:30AM Venom (PG-13) 1:40-4:20-7:10- Halloween (2018) (R) 12:35-3:15-
11115 Mall Circle The House With A Clock In Its Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 3:50-6:40 Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary First Man (PG-13) CC: 10:15- 9:55 6:00-10:30 Smithsonian - Airbus
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 7:00-9:45 Walls (PG) 12:45-6:35-9:35 loween (PG) 11:30-1:50-10:00 The Nutcracker and the Four 4:00-7:00 1:25-4:35-7:45-11:00 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) First Man (PG-13) 12:55-4:15- IMAX Theater
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- Johnny English Strikes Again Halloween (2018) (R) 11:50- Realms (PG) 10:20-11:00-1:00- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: What They Had (R) CC: (!) 10:55- 12:30-1:45-3:40-5:00-6:45- 7:25-9:55 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
loween (PG) CC: 2:15-4:40 (PG) 11:00-1:20-3:50-6:20-8:45 2:30-5:10-7:50-10:30 1:40-3:40-6:20-7:00-9:00 7:20-10:25 3:45-8:30 8:15-9:15 Smallfoot (PG) 12:25-2:45- D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 10:10- Badhaai Ho (NR) 9:30 Venom (PG-13) 12:50-4:00- Johnny English Strikes Again The Nutcracker and the Four Mid90s (R) CC: (!) 1:35-6:15-10:50 The Nutcracker and the Four 5:10-7:35 (NR) 11:10-12:35
2:30-5:05-7:45-10:30 Sarkar (Tamil) (NR) 11:00-2:45- 6:50-9:40 (PG) 10:15-12:50-3:10-6:00-9:30 Realms (PG) CC: 2:00-4:45 A Star is Born (R) CC: 10:30-1:30- Realms (PG) 12:45-1:15-3:15- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Pandas: An IMAX 3D Experi-
Venom (PG-13) CC: 10:30-12:30- 6:45-10:30 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:00- Bodied (R) 1:50-4:40-7:35-10:20 4:30-7:30-10:30 6:00-6:30-8:30-9:45 12:15-3:25-6:35-9:40 ence (G) 2:35
3:15-7:45-10:30 Suspiria (R) 11:15-2:55-6:30-10:00 11:30-12:30-2:40-4:00-6:00-7:20- 3:20-6:45-10:10 AMC Potomac Mills 18 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:35- The Nutcracker and the Four Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of
Night School (PG-13) CC: 11:45- The Hate U Give (PG-13) 11:00- 9:20-10:35 Nobody's Fool (R) 10:30-11:30- 2700 Potomac Mills Circle (!) 10:00-11:00-1:00-2:00-4:00- 3:35-6:35-9:35 Realms (PG) 12:40-2:45-3:05- the Seas 3D (2018) (NR) 10:00-
2:40-5:15-7:55-10:35 2:15-5:25-8:35 The Nutcracker and the Four 1:30-2:30-4:30-5:20-7:20-8:10- 5:00-7:00-8:00-10:00-10:55 Nobody's Fool (R) 1:30-4:15- 5:15-5:30-7:45-8:00-10:30 12:00-2:00-4:00
Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: Nobody's Fool (R) 11:15-12:00- Realms (PG) 11:30-1:00-2:00- 10:20-11:10 Hunter Killer (R) CC: 12:50-4:05- Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) 7:00-10:00 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:20- Journey to Space: The IMAX
7:05-10:05
11:30-12:45-3:45-6:55-10:00 1:00-2:00-2:45-3:45-4:45-5:40- 3:30-6:20-7:00-8:50 Mid90s (R) 9:10 CC: (!) 11:10-1:50-4:20-7:10-9:50 The Nutcracker and the Four 3:20-6:25-9:35 3D Experience (NR) 10:35-
The Nutcracker and the Four 6:30-7:30-8:30-9:15-10:15 Savyasachi (NR) 12:15-3:15- The Nutcracker and the Four Indivisible (PG-13) CC: 10:00- Free Solo (PG-13) CC: 10:10- Realms in 3D (PG) 4:00 The Happy Prince (R) 1:30-4:15- 1:25-3:25
11:00-12:55-6:45
Realms (PG) CC: 1:00-3:45-6:15 Rampant (Chang-gwol) 12:15- 6:35-9:45 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:20-9:40 12:40-3:10-5:40-8:10-10:40 7:10-10:30
A Star is Born (R) CC: 1:00-4:25- Regal Countryside Stadium 20 Bohemian Rhapsody: The
The Hate U Give (PG-13) CC: 3:10-6:05-9:10 The Hate U Give (PG-13) 12:40- Bohemian Rhapsody: The IMAX Beautiful Boy (R) CC: 1:30-4:20- 45980 Regal Plaza Nobody's Fool (R) 1:00-4:00- IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13)
10:15-1:20-4:30-6:00-9:15 Mid90s (R) 12:05-2:30 3:50-7:05-10:10 2D Experience (PG-13) 12:40- 7:35-10:45 6:50-9:40
7:20-10:00 4:40-7:10-9:40
Nobody's Fool (R) CC: 10:15- The Nutcracker and the Four Sarkar (Tamil) (NR) 11:40-6:50- 4:00-7:10-10:30 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- Indivisible (PG-13) 1:25-4:20- Mid90s (R) 10:15
loween (PG) CC: 10:35-1:35-4:55- Bow Tie 7:30-10:15
11:15-11:40-1:20-2:00-4:00-4:45- Realms in 3D (PG) 2:20-10:15 10:25 UA Snowden Square The Nutcracker and the Four University Mall Theatre
7:45-10:15 Reston Town Ctr 11 & BTX London Fields (R) 1:15-4:00-
6:45-7:30-9:00-10:15 Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary Nobody's Fool (R) 11:40-2:20- Stadium 14 11940 Market Street Realms in 3D (PG) 12:15-10:15 10659 Braddock Road
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 11:25- 6:45-9:30
The Nutcracker and the Four 4:00 5:00-7:40-10:20 9161 Commerce Center Drive Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) The Incredibles 2 (PG) CC:
Realms in 3D (PG) CC: 10:05-9:30 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) XD: The Nutcracker and the Four 2:15-5:05-8:00-10:40 Hunter Killer (R) 12:55-3:50- Goosebumps 2: Haunted 12:45-3:55-7:05-10:00
Hunter Killer (R) 1:45-4:40-7:30- Venom (PG-13) CC: 10:20-1:10- 7:10-10:05 Halloween (PG) 12:05-2:25-4:40- 12:00-2:30
AMC Magic Johnson 11:40-3:00-6:15-9:25 Realms in 3D (PG) 4:30-9:30 10:15 Regal Manassas Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13) CC:
The Nutcracker and the Four Mamma Mia! 10th Anniversary A Star is Born (R) 12:45-4:00- 4:10-7:20-10:10 A Star is Born (R) 12:20-3:20- 7:05-9:20
Capital Ctr 12 Night School (PG-13) CC: 10:50- 6:20-9:20 A Star is Born (R) 1:10-4:10- Stadium 14 & IMAX 5:00-7:00-9:30
800 Shoppers Way Realms (PG) 11:40-5:00-7:40 4:00-7:00 7:10-10:10 11380 Bulloch Drive The Nun (R) CC: 9:40
Beautiful Boy (R) 12:40-3:45 Sarkar (Telugu) (NR) 3:15 1:40-4:40-7:50-10:35 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallow- 7:10-10:10
Hunter Killer (R) CC: 10:20-1:10- The Nutcracker and the Four Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) CC: een (PG) 1:20-3:50-6:30-9:05 96 (Tamil) (NR) 2:50-6:15-9:40 Hunter Killer (R) 1:30-4:20- Night School (PG-13) CC:
4:10-7:05-10:05 Regal Hyattsville Royale loween (PG) 12:45-6:00 11:45-2:55-5:15-8:25-9:15 Halloween (2018) (R) 12:30-3:10- Halloween (2018) (R) 11:50-2:30- 7:10-10:15 7:30-9:50
Realms in 3D (PG) 2:20-10:15 Stadium 14
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- Halloween (2018) (R) 12:20-2:50- Smallfoot (PG) CC: 11:20-2:05- 6:10-9:10 5:00-7:35-10:15 A Star is Born (R) 12:45-3:40- The House With A Clock In
loween (PG) CC: 10:30-1:00-3:30- Hoyt's West Nursery Cinema 14 6505 America Blvd. 5:20-7:50-10:20 4:35-7:15-9:45 Venom (PG-13) 1:00-4:00-6:50- Venom (PG-13) 12:00-2:40-5:15- 6:40-9:40 Its Walls (PG) CC: 12:05-2:20-
6:45-9:10 1591 West Nursery Road Hunter Killer (R) 2:05-5:00-8:00 First Man (PG-13) 8:30 The Nutcracker and the Four 9:40 7:50-10:25 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hal- 4:40-7:15
Halloween (2018) (R) CC: 11:45- Hunter Killer (R) 12:30-4:10- A Star is Born (R) 1:00-4:25- Venom (PG-13) 2:00-5:00-7:45- Realms (PG) CC: 10:30-11:05- Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) (!) First Man (PG-13) 1:05-4:15- loween (PG) 12:30-2:40-5:10- Disney's Christopher Robin
2:25-5:10-7:45-10:45 6:55-9:40 7:40-10:45 10:30 1:45-7:00 12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00 7:15-10:20 7:20-9:30 (PG) CC: 12:15-2:40-4:50
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CLASSIC DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU PICKLES BRIAN CRANE

RED AND ROVER BRIAN BASSET AGNES TONY COCHRAN

BRIDGE

E-W VULNERABLE
NORTH
 K32
 AQ7
 Q5
 K J 10 9 3
WEST (D) EAST
 A987  Q 10 5
 None  10
 A J 10 7 4  K9863
FRANK AND ERNEST TOM THAVES WUMO MIKAEL WULFF & ANDERS MORGENTHALER
 8752  AQ64
SOUTH
 J64
 KJ9865432
2
 None

The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Pass 1 1 4
5 5 All Pass
Opening lead —  A
CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARLES SCHULZ MIKE DU JOUR MIKE LESTER
A s usual, foreign play-
ers were a factor at the
Summer NABC. A European
team captained by Piotr
Gawrys won the Spingold,
but a U.S. squad (Rosenthal,
Berkowitz, Ginossar,
Silverstein, Willenken, Zur
Campanile) gave them a
battle in the final.
After today’s third-quarter
deal, the match was tight.
When Chris Willenken-Eldad RHYMES WITH ORANGE HILARY PRICE MARK TRAIL JAMES ALLEN
Ginossar sat East-West for
ROSENTHAL, South played
at five hearts. West led the
ace of diamonds: five, nine,
deuce. How West regarded
East’s signal is unclear, but
he did well to shift to a low
spade. When South played
low from dummy, misguess-
ing, he lost two spades.
Down one.
North for ROSENTHAL LIO MARK TATULLI MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM MIKE PETERS
declared at five hearts after
he opened 1NT, and South
issued a “transfer” response.
East-West had bid up to five
diamonds, but East’s open-
ing lead was an ill-considered
ace of clubs.
North ruffed, led a trump
to his hand, threw a diamond
on the king of clubs and led
the jack for a winning ruffing
finesse. He made an over-
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE CHRIS BROWNE BALDO HECTOR CANTU & CARLOS CASTELLANOS
trick, 11 IMPs to ROSENTHAL.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
K32AQ7
 Q 5  K J 10 9 3
Your partner opens one
diamond, you respond two
clubs and he bids two hearts.
What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner’s
second bid is a “reverse,” but
how much strength it promis-
BLONDIE DEAN YOUNG & JOHN MARSHALL SALLY FORTH FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & JIM KEEFE
es after you responded at the
two level is a matter for part-
nership discussion. Some
pairs agree that partner
may have a minimum hand.
Others expect quite a strong
hand. Bid 2NT if you’re sure
he won’t pass. Otherwise,
bid 3NT.
— Frank Stewart
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HOROSCOPE

BIRTHDAY | NOVEMBER 6
This year you are
ready to greet new
opportunities that
suddenly appear.
Understand that certain offers
could throw your life into a
period of slight chaos. If you
are single, you could fall madly
in love, yet take your time
making decisions about whom
to date. If you are attached,
you and your partner need
DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS JUDGE PARKER FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & MIKE MANLEY to remain open in order to
fully grasp the big picture.
Know that you can have an
argument and both be right.
A fellow Scorpio might be very
different from you but similarly
demanding.
ARIES
(MARCH 21-APRIL 19).
As you face upheaval of all
types, a caring attitude could
make all the difference.
Because you and others are
off-kilter right now, you might
not be able to handle all of the
problems surrounding you. Be
open to suggestions.
FRAZZ JEF MALLETT CANDORVILLE DARRIN BELL
TAURUS
(APRIL 20-MAY 20).
Defer to a loved one or dear
friend. You might not be as
calm and steady as you’d like
to be, but you’re not as off-
kilter as you might think you
are, either. You’ve changed
over the past year.
GEMINI
(MAY 21-JUNE 20).
Pace yourself. You have a
lot of ground to cover. This
observation might pertain to
several different areas of your
GARFIELD JIM DAVIS BARNEY AND CLYDE WEINGARTENS & CLARK life. You have gained insight
into what holds you back. You
can choose to make a change
or stay in the same rut.
CANCER
(JUNE 21-JULY 22).
Your creativity emerges,
allowing you to more easily
handle a difficult problem that
comes forward. You might not
have given much thought to
this situation, which certainly
is new to you. Trust your ability
to find your way through this
matter.
LEO
DUSTIN STEVE KELLEY & JEFF PARKER THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN STAN LEE & ALEX SAVIUK
(JULY 23-AUG. 22).
You can’t seem to avoid a
personal situation that could
influence your professional
life as well. You would be
well-advised to keep work and
play separate. A person from a
distance could give you some
helpful feedback.
VIRGO
(AUG. 23-SEPT. 22).
Reach out to a neighbor or
family member. What you
hear could be startling and
might force you to rethink your
position. Know how much is
PRICKLY CITY SCOTT STANTIS LOOSE PARTS DAVE BLAZEK enough to succeed and decide
what you’re willing to work
with.
LIBRA
(SEPT. 23-OCT. 22).
Be aware of the costs of
proceeding as you have been.
You could feel out of whack
with the outcome, especially if
you have spent too much too
quickly. Make sure that your
efforts are in line with your
needs and abilities.
SCORPIO
(OCT. 23-NOV. 21).
You have put in an
NON SEQUITUR WILEY BABY BLUES RICK KIRKMAN & JERRY SCOTT extraordinary effort to get
where you are. At this point,
you can stand back some and
observe. News comes forward
that could force you to slow
down and handle a personal
matter first.
SAGITTARIUS
(NOV. 22-DEC. 21).
Be more reserved than you
have been in the past. How
you deal with someone could
be very different as a result.
Take your time processing any
comments. Why do certain
qualities irritate you?
BIG NATE LINCOLN PEIRCE ON THE FASTRACK BILL HOLBROOK
CAPRICORN
(DEC. 22-JAN. 19).
Focus on adjusting your
mental process. Could you be
projecting too much of yourself
onto a loved one? Detach, and
take a hard look at how you
interact with others. Expect
more success from working
with others in meetings.
AQUARIUS
(JAN. 20-FEB. 18).
Others turn to you for your
vision and understanding.
Clearly, you have a unique
perspective. Remain more
BEETLE BAILEY MORT, BRIAN & GREG WALKER PEARLS BEFORE SWINE STEPHAN PASTIS sensitive to where others are
coming from. Choose your
words with care.
PISCES
(FEB. 19-MARCH 20).
Your emotions become
apparent to others. Some
people are shocked by how
you handle certain situations
and by what bothers you. Tune
in to what you want to have
happen, and lead by example.
— Jacqueline Bigar
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BY M ARYLOU T OUSIGNANT In 1915, a Canadian doctor and soldier,
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unday is Veterans Day. This an-
nual event often gets overlooked
on the calendar in the run-up to
Thanksgiving and the December
holidays. But this Veterans Day is
special. It’s the 100th anniversary of the
unofficial end of World War I.
The actual peace treaty wasn’t signed
until later, but November 11, 1918 — at the
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
— is when a truce called an armistice
(pronounced ARM-iss-tiss) was signed
and the fighting stopped.
One year later, President Woodrow Wil-
son declared November 11 Armistice Day.
Other countries did the same, some call-
ing it Remembrance Day. In this country,
Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day
in 1954.
World War I was one of history’s largest
wars. Most of the fighting was in Europe,
but 30-plus countries took part, including
the United States. More than 29 million
soldiers worldwide died or were wound-
ed, and an estimated 13 million civilians
died — a horrific toll that led to it being
branded “the war to end all wars.”
A poster for all
Each year, a U.S. competition is held to
design a poster for Veterans Day. The
winning entry appears on pins and on the
cover of the program for a ceremony at
Arlington National Cemetery.
This year’s theme, “The War to End All
Wars,” drew about 80 entries. Adam
Grimm, whose design won, kept it simple.
His poster has a large red poppy, the world-
wide symbol for remembering World War I
(see box); barbed wire to show the brutality
of the war; and the pink hue of a rising or
setting sun, showing the passage of time.
Two holidays of honor
Many Americans confuse Veterans Day
with Memorial Day, another U.S. holiday
related to the military.
Memorial Day began as Decoration Day
in the 1860s following the Civil War. After
World War I, its meaning changed. It
honors U.S. military who died in any
Flanders region of Belgium, wrote a poem
noting how quickly poppies grew around the
soldiers’ graves. The bright red wildflowers
were a sign of life in a bleak landscape.
The poem “In Flanders Fields” (the opening
lines are printed above) became very
popular, and the red poppy became a sign
of remembrance. People started wearing
silk poppies to honor the war dead. To
mark the 100th anniversary of the start of
the war, 888,000 ceramic poppies filled
the moat at the Tower of London in 2014.
Arlington remembers
Arlington National Cemetery hosts a free
public ceremony every Veterans Day. It
starts at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying at the
Tomb of the Unknowns. Shuttle buses
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begin running at 8 a.m.
A boy rides on his father’s shoulders at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans
Three unidentified Americans from different
Day on November 11, 2017. The cemetery hosts a public ceremony every year.
wars are buried at the site. A large marble
box rests atop the grave of the World War I
Unknown. There used to be four graves, but
because of advances in medicine and
science, the Vietnam Unknown was
identified in 1998 and reburied elsewhere.
conflict, and it is observed on the last
Monday in May.
Veterans Day also reflects a new mean-
ing from the original Armistice Day, which
honored all who served in World War I, but
especially those who died. By 1954, the
United States had fought in World War II
and the Korean War. Lawmakers decided
to rename the day to honor all American
military, past and present, whether they
served in war or peace.
In the 1970s, Veterans Day was ob-
served on the fourth Monday in October
so workers could have a three-day week-
end. But it was an unpopular change.
Many people liked the holiday’s connec-
PETER MACDIARMID/GETTY IMAGES tion to the armistice signing. So, since
Military officers and artist Paul Cummins, far right, place the last ceramic poppy 1978, U.S. veterans have been officially
in the moat of the Tower of London to mark Armistice Day, on November 11, honored on November 11.
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Members of the group Your Vote
Matters encourage people to vote in
St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday.
Voters head to polls
for midterm election
Tuesday’s midterm election is ex-
pected to draw historic numbers to the
polls and will determine which party
controls Congress.
There are indications that Demo-
crats may win control of at least one
chamber of Congress. But two years
after an election that proved polls
wrong, nothing is certain.
All 435 seats in the U.S. House are
up for reelection. And 35 Senate seats
are in play, as are almost 40 governor-
ships and the control of most state
legislatures.
President Trump has said that the
2018 midterms reflect what voters
think about his presidency. In recent
appearances for Republican candi-
dates, he railed against Latino immi-
grants seeking asylum at the U.S.
border.
“I want to see the wall go up,” said
Joe Spirko, 57, as he sold Trump flags
outside of a rally in Florida. “Since
Trump come along, I feel a lot better.”
Former president Barack Obama
seized on Democrats’ hopes in a final-
days rally in Florida.
“One election won’t eliminate rac-
ism, sexism or homophobia,” Obama
said. “It’s not going to happen in one
election. But it’ll be a start.”
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since 2016 but still have work to do
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took some on-air time to voice overcompensating. As Media
similar to it easily come to pass. (In fact, it the obvious about the migrant Matters for America
15 Hon might well require a caravan: “There is no invasion. documented recently,
16 Toondom’s constitutional amendment.) No one’s coming to get you.” conservative guests often
Olive In many cases, the stories took The reassurance landed like dominate the Sunday TV news
17 Frank McCourt a more measured approach, but an asteroid of truth on the vast shows, across all networks.
memoir many news consumers don’t get planet of hyperbolic With an enemy like this,
19 “XING” one beyond a misleading headline. fearmongering that is Fox News. Trump and his cohort don’t need
20 Postcard view As Mathew Ingram wrote in It was so weird in its context friends.
of a city Columbia Journalism Review, that it provoked a spate of news
getting scoops is great but not if, stories from other outlets. Bright spots
21 Hold the
like this one, “they perpetuate a Refreshing as it might have Michael Barbaro of the New
deed to
Trump lie.” been in the moment, Smith’s York Times set a good tone when
22 Sandy slope And as Trumpian falsehoods Earth-is-round pronouncements he tweeted that his popular
23 Salacious have wildly escalated in recent — this wasn’t the first — news-oriented podcast would
24 J.M. Barrie play weeks, the media have not probably do more harm than take a pass on the president’s
26 Sharp turns figured out how to deal with good. They amount to a mirage: impromptu pronouncements
29 Many, many them, other than to point them that Fox indeed is fair and regarding immigration: “Can’t
years out after the fact. balanced, when in fact it’s speak for rest of media, but the
31 Deli subs descended even further into pro- Daily is deliberately playing
Lust for audiences Trump propaganda and, at down these events because they
32 Game with Wild Take a recent headline in the times, conspiracy-peddling. are clearly not policy remarks or
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33 Of an arm surprised’ if Soros were paying Hannity, frothing at the mouth deliberate attempts to inflame
bone © 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. for migrant caravan.” about the caravan: “A very the electorate before the
11/6/18
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38 Shakespeare squad alphabet natives kidder!” as Washington correspondent southern border.” Or Tucker Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC
comedy 69 Fork points 27 Playing an extra 40 Silver lining 52 High-end for the Toronto Star, analyzed it, Carlson on how illegal said she wouldn’t air Trump’s
42 Wombs German camera this is “how the Trump-clickbait immigration has made the immigration remarks live,
NBA period 41 Fled
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DOWN 28 Ahnold’s politi- 46 Thanksgiving 54 Hindu guru A reporter had asked Trump if fact-checked and summarized
honoree 1 Camp bed cal nickname gravy ingredient 58 Rapper __ ‘Enemy’ status
he thought philanthropist first.
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45 Starr knighted castings 34 Decays 49 Chinese 60 Benign cyst through Mexico, and though nation’s journalists as the birthright-citizenship story:
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48 Nine-digit ID leap everything” 50 __ up on: unites 63 Apple CEO Soros, he was happy to swing at harm by overreacting to it and to Babies Born In The US From
49 Antiprohibition- 5 Have good 37 School orgs. against Cook the fat pitch. “I don’t know who, the familiar charges of liberal Becoming Citizens, Though He
ists intentions but I wouldn’t be surprised.” A bias. Probably Can’t.”
50 Gillian Flynn truncated quote in the headline This works beautifully for We need a lot more of this in
6 Smartphone and a thin-as-gruel story Trump, who gets to point to the every bit of the reporting,
novel predecessor, for MONDAY’S LA TIMES SOLUTION
53 “In that case ...” beneath it made the whole cycle collective media freakout as framing and promotion of
short irresponsible. clear proof of their leaning left. national political news. We need
55 Discovery cries 7 Greek It happens all the time. (As Sarah Sanders scolded last a lot less “excited to share,” a lot
56 Blossom buzzer storyteller Similarly, the talking heads month in a press briefing, less wound-licking, a lot less
57 What discreet 8 God, in Judaism format on cable news, doomed 90 percent of the stories about “How high, Mr. President?”
acts are done 9 Jacque’s “thirty” to endlessly fill the 24/7 news Trump are negative, as if there It’s probably unreasonable to
on, with “the” 10 Cries of worry hole, takes its lead from should be some expectation that assign a grade that considers
61 Big Apple 11 Temporary retail whatever silliness is happening 50 percent of all stories should national media organizations
paper, for short space in the moment, often dictated by be positive, no matter what’s including ProPublica and Fox
62 Portmanteau Trump. going on.) News.
12 “Laughing” CNN chief Jeff Zucker The energy spent fuming But, having observed the
for a collection scavenger
containing admitted recently that whenever about Trump’s anti-press jabs coverage for months, while
13 From days past his network pivots away from would be far better used on holding my temples in dismay,
17-, 24-, 38-
and 50-Across? 14 Faux __: social Trump — the self-described bringing a more skeptical, I’ll take a stab at it anyway.
goof “ratings machine” — viewership context-heavy approach to Midterm grade: C-minus.
64 Sticky stuff
18 Arizona resort plummets. everyday coverage. The best thing you can say
65 Joe of “Casino” More insidiously, taking about that? It’s not an epic fail.
22 Crave, with
66 “__ to “over”
Fox News’ endless Trump’s “enemy” bait has margaret.sullivan@washpost.com
suggestions” propaganda another, less obvious effect. As
25 Dadaism
67 California’s pioneer The reality-based world went the media try desperately to For more by Margaret Sullivan visit
Big __ into a tizzy of appreciation last seem evenhanded — unbiased, wapo.st/sullivan
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SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
BASEBALL GYMNASTICS
Max Scherzer, Juan Soto are finalists for USOC looks to decertify USA Gymnastics
Cy Young, rookie of the year awards. D3 as sport’s national governing body. D3
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PRO BASKETBALL PRO FOOTBALL
As Wizards fight through their malaise, Cowboys come up small against Titans
Dwight Howard has been all smiles. D5 in loss on “Monday Night Football.” D6

Caps get
The painful reality a depth
charge
in win
CAPITALS 4,
OILERS 2
New-look fourth line
opens with two goals

BY I SABELLE K HURSHUDYAN

At the sound of the goal horn

Lack of playmakers
equals heavy imbalance
Jay Gruden only could joke
and say the obvious. For the
first half of the 2018 season,
the Washington Redskins have
been a most predictable
inconsistent team. In their five
Jerry victories, they have taken the
Brewer lead and never trailed. In their
three losses, they have fallen
behind and never mounted a comeback.
It’s misleading to suggest you don’t know
which Washington team will come to play.
The same group always shows up, the one
with a big uppercut and no jabs. The mystery
is whether the opponent can make Gruden’s
grinders pay for their one-dimensional,
ground-and-pound, limited style. Take an
BREWER CONTINUED ON D6
and the sight of each other, Jakub
Vrana and Travis Boyd both
stretched their arms wide and
jumped into a celebratory em-
brace. They both had badly need-
ed that goal. Vrana, who scored
it, was coming off a rough per-
formance in his previous game
and was demoted to the fourth
line before this one. The silver
lining was that he was reunited
with his old center, Boyd, from
the Washington Capitals’ farm
team.
Boyd had patiently waited for
his turn in the NHL, spending
three years in the American
Hockey League, and then he was
hurt to start this season. In his
season debut Monday night, he
just wanted to help the team win
and show he deserves to be in the
lineup. Mission accomplished.
Along with winger Devante
Smith-Pelly, the Capitals’ new-
look fourth line with Boyd and
Vrana accounted for the first two
goals of the game on its first two
shifts, lifting Washington to an
early lead it never relinquished
JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST in a 4-2 victory over the Edmon-
ton Oilers.
Sidelined Three Redskins will “I think we needed that win,
and we knew they have a pretty
The Redskins are still in first place in the NFC East but will be
without three offensive stalwarts for the rest of the season. miss rest of season good team,” captain Alex Ovech-
kin said. “Obviously, I think to-
night the [Boyd] line set the tone.
BY K AREEM C OPELAND Two shifts, two goals. It’s pretty
big.”
The Washington Redskins’ playoff chances Though the Oilers were able to
were dealt a major blow Monday with the pull within one on two occasions,
news that they will be without three offensive the Capitals were able to restore
starters for the rest of the season. Coach Jay and then maintain that early
Gruden announced that right guard Brandon two-goal cushion. Winger T.J.
Scherff, left guard Shawn Lauvao and wide Oshie made it a 3-1 game in the
receiver Paul Richardson Jr. will all miss the second period after a spin-o-ra-
remainder of the year because of injuries. ma pass from center Nicklas
Brandon Scherff Shawn Lauvao Paul Richardson Jr. Scherff suffered a torn pectoral muscle and Backstrom. Edmonton’s Leon
Lauvao a torn ACL in Sunday’s 38-14 loss to Draisaitl cut the lead to one again
The Pro Bowl right The left guard, who The first-year
the Atlanta Falcons. Richardson has been 2:30 later, but on a Capitals
guard suffered a torn finished last season Redskins wide
pectoral muscle in on injured reserve, receiver was shut
dealing with an injury to the AC joint in his power play less than three min-
Sunday’s loss to the tore an ACL against down with an injury
shoulder for much of the season, and the utes after that, Ovechkin one-
Falcons. Atlanta. to the AC joint in his REDSKINS CONTINUED ON D6 timed a rebound that went
shoulder. straight to him in the left faceoff
Redskins at Buccaneers Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox CAPITALS CONTINUED ON D5

Penguins at Capitals
Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN

U-Va. is in ‘a really good place’ Expected to leave and turn pro,

despite its historic NCAA loss
Cavaliers seek to own heartbreak in new season
BY G ENE W ANG
charlotte — Several weeks ago
during ACC men’s basketball me-
dia day, Virginia Coach Tony Ben-
nett sat at a table inside Spectrum
Center, where seven months earli-
er the Cavaliers had absorbed the
program’s most improbable loss in
the NCAA tournament.
After becoming the first No. 1
seed to lose to a No. 16, Virginia
Fernando is back to fuel Terps
Maryland counting on forward to make big impact
Towson at Virginia BY E MILY G IAMBALVO
Today, 7 p.m., WWRC-570 AM
On a Monday night a few weeks
players walked off the arena floor ago, Bruno Fernando could have
that night bewildered, in tears and been anywhere, or more precise-
uncertain how to put into words ly, he could have been holding a
the breadth of their disappoint- spot on an NBA or G League
ment. roster. Instead, the 6-foot-10 for-
Then they listened in the locker ward, who throughout the night
room as Bennett spoke poignantly carried either a video camera or a
about owning the moment and microphone, stood among a
VIRGINIA CONTINUED ON D4 JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST crowd of students at Maryland’s
Delaware at Maryland
Today, 7:30 p.m., WTEM-980 AM
track and field complex.
Rather than leaving school to
pursue professional basketball,
Fernando returned for his sopho-
more season in College Park,
where he is an emotional leader
for the Terrapins. At the Midnight
Mile, a season kickoff event with
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EARLY LEAD PRO FOOTBALL: ANALYSIS PRO BASKETBALL

Carville Silver has

calls ESPN concerns
apology about team
‘gutless’ spending
BY C INDY B OREN BY C ANDACE B UCKNER

ESPN got a little more than it
bargained for when it invited
James Carville, the political pundit
known as “the Ragin’ Cajun” and
an ardent fan of LSU, to appear on
“College GameDay.” Carville’s invi-
tation ended with him accusing
the network of being “gutless.”
All that ragin’ was prompted by
what Carville perceived to be a
conspiracy against LSU. There
was so much ragin’, in fact, that
ESPN had to apologize later in the
day, hours before LSU hosted No. 1
Alabama. Carville was steamed
that linebacker Devin White, who
had been ejected for targeting dur-
ing an earlier game, had to sit out
the first half vs. the Crimson Tide.
Carville accused SEC Commis-
sioner Greg Sankey of being bi-
ased toward the Tide, pointing out
that other SEC players also missed
parts of games against Alabama
because of targeting fouls.
“And now the best defensive
player in the conference is not
going to play in the first half be-
cause of officials,” Carville said.
Carville happened to be wear-
ing an LSU sweatshirt with the
words “Greg Sankey [hearts] Ala-
bama. ‘Bec mon tchu, s’il vous
plait.” That translates, roughly, as
“kiss my backside,” and so ESPN
anchor Chris Cotter later read an
apology during the Auburn-Texas
A&M telecast.
“We have an apology to make on
behalf of ESPN,” he said. “While
appearing as a guest on ‘College
GameDay’ earlier today, James
Carville offered his thoughts on
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
As we regularly demonstrate here
on ESPN, diverse opinions are en-
couraged. However, these actions
were over the top, and we would
like to apologize to Commissioner
Sankey for that.”
Carville spotted the apology
and tweeted: “I see gutless ESPN
cut in their show to bow down to
the SEC. Well I got documentary
evidence they knew what they
were gonna get on air but still can’t
help but suck up to power. #Geaux-
Tigers #speaktruthtopower #re-
leasethetexts”
cindy.boren@washpost.com

Excerpted from
washingtonpost.com/earlylead
QUOTABLE
“We need volunteers,
not hostages.”
MIKE TOMLIN,
Pittsburgh Steelers coach, to ESPN’s
Dianna Russini when asked about
the continued holdout of star
running back Le’Veon Bell. The
Steelers have won four consecutive
games with Bell’s replacement,
James Conner, racking up big yardage
totals rushing and receiving.
(Via Early Lead)
Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is on pace for a 52-touchdown, 5,157-yard season, making him a leading MVP contender.
Ranking the top MVP candidates
BY J OHN C LAYTON
Week 9 was a fitting capper to the first
half of what has been an exciting NFL
season, and it once again proved just
how much of a quarterback-driven
league it is.
Drew Brees and the New Orleans
Saints outscored Jared Goff and the Los
Angeles Rams in a thrilling matchup of
NFC powerhouses, and in the late game,
Tom Brady edged out Aaron Rodgers as
the New England Patriots earned a 31-17
home win over the Green Bay Packers.
At 3-4-1, it’s starting to look like Green
Bay could miss the playoffs. The Packers
certainly aren’t out of it yet, but
something seems to be missing from this
year’s team, and it must have Rodgers
frustrated. He appears to be close to full
health as he recovers from the knee
injury he suffered Week 1, but it’s clear he
has been limited.
That keeps him off a list of the top five
MVP candidates — four quarterbacks
and one running back — at the halfway
point of the season.
1.) QB Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
This is the most remarkable story in
the NFL. A year ago, Alex Smith played
at an MVP level for Kansas City while
the rookie Mahomes watched from the
sideline. Many league observers,
including yours truly, assumed it would
take at least a full season for Mahomes
to match Smith’s level of play.
Instead, Mahomes has exceeded it
and is the front-runner for the MVP
award halfway through the season.
Running one of the most creative
offenses in the league, Mahomes has
thrown for 2,901 yards and 29
touchdowns during the Chiefs’ 8-1 start.
His quarterback rating is a staggering
116.7, and he is on pace to a 52-
touchdown, 5,157-yard season. That is
simply incredible.
Coach Andy Reid did it the right way
by letting Mahomes sit and learn during
his rookie season. But Mahomes’s
ability to pick up and execute the entire
offense in his second season has
exceeded even the expectations of the
coaching staff.
2.) QB Drew Brees, Saints
At age 39, Brees has been
outstanding, including in Sunday’s 45-
35 home victory over the Rams in which
New Orleans jumped out to a 35-14 lead,
Los Angeles came all the way back, and
Brees took control late.
In the previous two seasons, Brees
completed 70 and 72 percent of his
passes, respectively. This year, his
completion percentage is up to 76. His
quarterback rating is a remarkable 120.6,
and he has been sacked just nine times.
There have been several changes over
the past couple of years to the Saints’
offense, but it’s now at its best. As long as
Brees can throw to wide receiver Michael
Thomas and get great production from
running back Alvin Kamara, New
Orleans can be the NFC’s top team.
That’s why Sunday’s victory against
the Rams was so important. Even
though Los Angeles is 8-1, the 7-1 Saints
own the head-to-head tiebreaker. The
road to the Super Bowl in the NFC now
goes through New Orleans.
3.) QB Tom Brady, Patriots
He was the league’s MVP at age 40.
Sure, there is a little drop-off in his game
at 41. Some of the throws he would make
two or three years ago might not be
there.
But think about what he has done this
year. Wide receiver Julian Edelman
missed the first four games with a
suspension. The Patriots had to trade for
Josh Gordon, and now Brady has him
recording 100-yard receiving games.
Sunday night’s victory over Rodgers
and the Packers was a classic example
of what Brady means to the Patriots. He
does enough to win. Brady has
completed 67 percent of his passes for
2,494 yards and 17 touchdowns with
seven interceptions.
The 43-40 win over the Chiefs last
month gives the Patriots the chance to
claim the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
4.) QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
Rivers is having the best season of his
career. On Sunday, in Rivers’s 200th
consecutive start, the Chargers ended
any criticism about not beating a good
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team. They went to Seattle and pulled
out a 25-17 victory, and at 6-2,
Los Angeles is arguably the third-best
team in the AFC and one of the top five
teams in the NFL.
Coaches call Rivers a quarterback
savant. His ability to take in information
and turn it into successful plays is
remarkable. What’s best about what he’s
doing this season is he’s not forcing
anything. Rivers has one of the deepest
receiving corps in football, so there is no
need to take unnecessary chances.
Rivers is completing 67 percent of his
passes and has a 116.5 quarterback
rating. He has thrown only three
interceptions and has been sacked just
11 times.
The Chargers might have to settle for
a wild-card spot but still have a chance
to push the Chiefs for the AFC West title.
5.) RB Todd Gurley, Rams
An MVP candidate a year ago, Gurley
is having an even better season — he just
happens to be doing so during perhaps
the greatest quarterback year in NFL
history. In fact, it’s fair to question
whether Los Angeles quarterback Jared
Goff is actually a more deserving MVP
candidate, given that he is second in the
NFL with 2,816 passing yards and has
been excellent in leading the team’s 8-1
start.
Still, the Rams’ offense revolves
around Gurley. Coach Sean McVay
forces defenses to respond to Gurley’s
ability to run and catch the football.
Gurley leads the NFL with 868 rushing
yards and also has 37 catches for 362
yards. Gurley has 16 total touchdowns
as the centerpiece of an offense that is
nearly impossible to stop.
sports@washpost.com

Excerpted from washingtonpost.com/
sports
John Clayton has covered the NFL for
40 years, including 22 for ESPN. He hosts
radio shows in Seattle and for Sirius XM in
addition to doing television sideline
reporting. He is writing a weekly column for
The Washington Post that publishes online
Monday mornings during the NFL season.
As teams try to keep up with the
two-time defending champion
Golden State Warriors, whose
style of play has been imitated
around the NBA, for some the
solution has been spending and
spending. But among the eight
franchises with roster salaries ex-
ceeding the $123.733 million tax
level for the 2018-19 season, half
had started the season with rec-
ords at or below .500 entering
Monday. The most egregious ex-
ample: the Washington Wizards.
Though the Wizards have one of
the league’s highest team salaries,
they are just 2-7 after Sunday’s win
over the New York Knicks.
NBA Commissioner Adam Sil-
ver spent Saturday night with Ted
Leonsis, majority owner of the
Wizards, while taking in the inau-
gural game of the G League’s Capi-
tal City Go-Go. Beforehand, Silver
was asked whether the league has
concerns about teams spending
into the red without coming close
to contending for championships.
“Ted should answer this, too,”
Silver said while standing next to
Leonsis. “We have a macro salary
cap, so when we go into a season as
a league, we know precisely how
much we’re going to spend on
talent. So it’s a macro cap. It’s
roughly 50 percent of the pool of
revenue generated by the league.
“But we do not have an individ-
ual team hard cap, and, so, with a
soft-cap system, I do get con-
cerned when teams spend them-
selves into unprofitability,” he con-
tinued. “And it’s understandable if
they’re trying to chase a champi-
onship. I think we’re always look-
ing at the collective bargaining
system to see: Can we improve it?”
The Wizards, with a team sala-
ry eclipsing $131 million, will be
repeat luxury-tax offenders large-
ly because of the maximum con-
tracts given to John Wall, Bradley
Beal and Otto Porter Jr., the core
for which the franchise wagered
its future.
Next season, Wall will be 29
when his Designated Veteran Ex-
tension kicks in (four years,
$170 million). The contract, also
commonly referred to as the “su-
permax,” allows a franchise to keep
homegrown talent such as Wall,
who was drafted by Washington
but hasn’t advanced beyond the
second round of the playoffs.
Though spending exorbitantly
launched the Wizards into the lux-
ury tax, it might have been their
only way to keep up with the so-
called Joneses of the NBA and not
lose Wall to a super team.
“[Players] want to enter a com-
petitive system, too,” Silver said.
“These are 450 of the best players
in the world. They want to be on
teams that can compete for cham-
pionships. So it’s a long-winded
way of saying that we continue to
look at how to create optimal com-
petition.”
candace.buckner@washpost.com

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washingtonpost.com/sports

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Hoyas women receive
No. 1 NCAA soccer seed
A day after winning a third
straight Big East title and
extending its unbeaten streak to
20 matches, the Georgetown
women’s soccer team continued
its triumphant run Monday by
receiving a No. 1 seed in the
NCAA tournament.
The Hoyas (17-0-3) joined
defending champion Stanford,
ACC champion Florida State and
perennial power North Carolina
as top seeds in the 64-team field.
Baylor and West Virginia are
No. 2 seeds, along with UCLA and
Tennessee.
Georgetown will host Central
Connecticut State (16-1-2) at noon
Saturday and with a victory
would stage a four-team cluster
Nov. 16-18 at Shaw Field. Dave
Nolan’s team is also on track to
host a quarterfinal. The College
Cup (final four) will take place
Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Cary, N.C.
Virginia (15-4-0) received a
No. 3 seed and will host
Monmouth (16-3-1) this weekend.
Howard, which has won 11
straight and is 12-6-2, will visit 21-
time champion North Carolina
(17-3-1) on Saturday.
Virginia Tech (9-7-3) received
an at-large berth and will visit
fourth-seeded Texas (13-4-3)
Friday night.
— Steven Goff
Big Ten champion Maryland
(19-2) earned the No. 2 overall
seed in the NCAA field hockey
tournament and will host Albany
(16-4) on Friday at noon in
College Park in the first round.
Rutgers (13-5) and Connecticut
(18-3) meet later Friday, with the
winners playing in the second
round Sunday afternoon, also in
College Park.
Maryland is making its 24th
consecutive NCAA tournament
appearance, the longest active
streak in the country.
Michigan, Iowa, Rutgers and
Penn State also are in the field,
giving the Big Ten the most teams
in the tournament of any
conference. . . .
Alabama guard Riley Norris
will miss the start of the
basketball season after having a
procedure done on his heart. The
graduate student is expected to
make a full recovery. . . .
Wide receiver John Taylor
from Delaware State and
defensive end Hugh Douglas
from Central State are among
seven new inductees to the Black
College Football Hall of Fame.
NBA 8:30 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgetown » MASN2
9 p.m. Florida at Florida State »ESPN2
8:30 p.m. Washington at Dallas » NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington,
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WFED (1500 AM)
9 p.m. South Alabama at Auburn » SEC Network
9:30 p.m. Duke vs. Kentucky » ESPN
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7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Tampa Bay » NBC Sports Network
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Joining Taylor and Douglas in pick by the New York Jets in 1995. injury, and announced he was at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
the 10th class are running back The induction ceremony is having arthroscopic surgery on Djokovic raised his haul of
Emerson Boozer of Maryland scheduled for Feb. 16 at the his right ankle. major trophies to 14, tied with
Eastern Shore; defensive end College Football Hall of Fame in Djokovic will be the ATP’s year- Sampras for third most in men’s
Rich “Tombstone” Jackson from Atlanta. ending No. 1 for the fifth time, tennis history behind Federer
Southern; wide receiver Frank pulling even with Roger Federer with 20 and Nadal with 17.
Lewis from Grambling State; TENNIS and Jimmy Connors for the The last man to go from
fullback Timmy Newsome from Novak Djokovic returned to second most since the computer outside the top 20 to No. 1 within
Winston-Salem State; and Arnett No. 1 after a two-year absence and rankings began in 1973. Pete a single season was Marat Safin,
“Ace” Mumford, who coached is assured of becoming the first Sampras holds the record of six. who was No. 38 and No. 1 in 2000,
Southern to 11 Southwestern man in the history of the ATP Djokovic, 31, fell to No. 22 in before ending that year at No. 2.
Athletic Conference rankings to finish a season at the May after beginning the year Nadal, 32, ends 2018 with a
championships. top spot after being outside the with a 6-6 record while 45-4 record and five titles,
Taylor had 42 touchdowns for top 20 during that season. recovering from surgery on his including an 11th French Open
the Hornets from 1983 to 1985 and That’s because the man he right elbow. He hadn’t been championship in June.
went on to win three Super Bowls overtook, Rafael Nadal, is done ranked that low since he was American John Isner replaces
with the San Francisco 49ers. for 2018. Nadal withdrew from 22nd in 2006 as a teenager. Nadal in the ATP Finals field.
Douglas had 42 sacks in 32 games the upcoming ATP Finals in But Djokovic has gone 43-5 — From news services
before being a first-round draft London, citing an abdominal since, including Grand Slam titles and staff reports
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
Scherzer and Soto are
finalists for NL awards
BY J ESSE D OUGHERTY
Two Washington Nationals
players are in contention for two
of baseball’s highest honors, Ma-
jor League Baseball announced,
along with all of its end-of-season
award candidates Monday eve-
ning. Max Scherzer was named a
finalist for the National League
Cy Young Award, while Juan Soto
is one of three players who could
be named NL rookie of the year.
The awards are selected by
baseball writers across the coun-
try, and the finalists for each
honor received the first-, second-
and third-most votes. The rookie
of the year for each league will be
announced Nov. 12, and the Cy
Young winners will be revealed
Nov. 14.
Scherzer has won back-to-back
NL Cy Youngs, adding to the
American League Cy Young he
won while pitching for the De-
troit Tigers in 2013. But it is
unlikely that he adds a fourth to
his trophy case, with New York
Mets starter Jacob deGrom hav-
ing established himself as a near-
lock for the award.
DeGrom, who also generated
NL MVP buzz but was not named
a finalist for that honor Monday,
finished with a microscopic
1.70 ERA but had a 10-9 record
because of a severe lack of run
support. He edged Scherzer in
most advanced statistics, too,
though Scherzer has a consider-
able edge in wins (he finished
with an 18-7 record) and strike-
outs (a league-leading 300 to de-
Grom’s 269).
Scherzer ended the season with
a 2.53 ERA and led the NL with
2202/3 innings pitched. Philadel-
phia Phillies starter Aaron Nola,
the third NL Cy Young finalist,
had a 17-6 record, 2.37 ERA and
224 strikeouts in 33 starts.
Juan Soto, who just turned 20, is an NL rookie of the year finalist
with Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler.
USOC seeks to decertify USA Gymnastics as sport’s national governing body
BY W ILL H OBSON
AND L IZ C LARKE
The U.S. Olympic Committee
has begun proceedings to decerti-
fy USA Gymnastics, officials an-
nounced Monday, signaling an
intention to revoke the organiza-
tion’s association with Olympic
sports.
The move by the USOC — a
rarely invoked bureaucratic pro-
cedure long regarded as a “nu-
clear option” among Olympic
sports insiders — comes in re-
sponse to USA Gymnastics’s con-
tinued struggles to move past the
Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal
and regain the trust of America’s
top gymnasts.
USOC chief executive Sarah
Hirshland announced the news
in an open letter to the American
gymnastics community Monday
afternoon.
“You deserve better. . . . We
believe the challenges facing the
organization are simply more
than it is capable of overcoming
in its current form. . . . And that’s
not fair to gymnasts around the
country,” wrote Hirshland, whose
predecessor, Scott Blackmun, re-
signed earlier this year under
rising criticism for his perceived
inaction during the Nassar scan-
dal.
“Even weeks ago, I hoped there
was a different way forward. But
we now believe that is no longer
possible,” Hirshland wrote.
The USOC said it gave USA
Gymnastics the option to surren-
der its certification as the Olym-
pic national governing body for
the sport, but it was unclear Mon-
day evening whether USA Gym-
nastics would agree to a move
that could lead to its closure.
In a statement Monday eve-
ning, USA Gymnastics did not
indicate whether it would contest
the decertification. USA Gymnas-
. THE WASHINGTON POST
Soto, who turned 20 years old
in late October, was named a
rookie of the year finalist along-
side Atlanta Braves outfielder
Ronald Acuna Jr. and Los Ange-
les Dodgers pitcher Walker Bue-
hler.
It has been expected that Soto
and Acuna would joust for the
award after standout seasons,
and Buehler slid into the race
with dominant pitching down the
stretch. Soto and Acuna had simi-
lar statistics at the plate, though
Soto proved to be a more disci-
plined hitter.
Acuna made his major league
debut a month before Soto did in
mid-May, but Soto ended up with
slightly more games played (116
to 111) and plate appearances
(494 to 487). Acuna, however,
holds a slim edge in home runs
(26 to 22), runs scored (78 to 77),
hits (127 to 121) and batting aver-
age (.293 to .292).
Soto finished with more RBI
(70 to 64), a better on-base-plus-
slugging percentage (.932 to .917),
walked significantly more times
(79 to 45) and struck out in fewer
at-bats (99 to Acuna’s 123).
Buehler finished the season
with an 8-5 record, 2.62 ERA and
151 strikeouts in 1371/3 innings.
In the other major awards,
Colorado’s Nolan Arenado, Chica-
go’s Javier Baez and Milwaukee’s
Christian Yelich are the finalists
for the NL MVP award, while
Boston’s Mookie Betts, Los Ange-
les’s Mike Trout and Cleveland’s
Jose Ramirez are the AL MVP
finalists. Cleveland’s Corey Klu-
ber, Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell and
Houston’s Justin Verlander are
the AL Cy Young finalists, and
New York’s Miguel Andujar and
Gleyber Torres and Los Angeles’s
Shohei Ohtani are the AL rookie
of the year finalists.
jesse.dougherty@washpost.com
JOHN MCDONNELL/THE WASHINGTON POST
tics is “evaluating the best path
forward for our athletes, profes-
sional members, the organization
and staff,” the statement said.
Headquartered in Indianapo-
lis, USA Gymnastics oversees a
network of thousands of affiliated
member clubs across the country
and also trains and selects Team
USA gymnasts for international
competitions, including the
Olympics. USA Gymnastics had
revenue of $34.5 million and
about 69 employees in 2016, ac-
cording to its most recent finan-
cial disclosure form filed with the
IRS.
The Nassar scandal, which be-
gan in late 2016, has prompted
more than two years of turmoil
for USA Gymnastics, with the
forced resignations of three chief
executives — one of whom faces
criminal charges for allegations
Simone Biles and other top U.S. gymnasts might have new leadership
if the U.S. Olympic Committee’s “nuclear option” comes to pass.
Washington GM Mike Rizzo faces pitching, catching and second base concerns amid uncertainty of how fast the free agent market will move.
Nationals’ o≠season begins in earnest
As Harper’s status overshadows all else, Rizzo enters GM meetings with multiple holes to fill
BY C HELSEA J ANES
carlsbad, calif. — One by one,
surrounded by entourages of vari-
ous sizes, Major League Baseball’s
general managers wandered into
the Omni Resort here Monday for
the leaguewide meetings that be-
gin Tuesday. These annual meet-
ings have none of the fervor of the
chaotic and crowded Winter
Meetings that will take place a
month from now in Las Vegas.
These meetings are quieter, less
formal and more about exploring
possible deals than consummat-
ing them. But for Washington
Nationals General Manager Mike
Rizzo, they will be busy. He and
his Nationals are at the center of
this offseason’s most prominent
story line — the future of outfield-
er Bryce Harper.
But Harper’s future likely will
not be determined this week. His
seems likely to be a protracted
process, spurred by agent Scott
Boras’s stubborn patience and
willingness to manipulate the
market until the right deals
emerge. As rumors fly and suitors
come and go, the Nationals have
plenty of non-Harper business to
conduct. Indeed, they are one of
the few teams that have attended
to such business already.
When they traded for reliever
Kyle Barraclough in October,
then signed reliever Trevor
Rosenthal last week, the Nation-
als signaled aggressiveness. They
of tampering with evidence po-
tentially relating to Nassar’s
abuse — and a wholesale resigna-
tion of the organization’s board of
directors earlier this year.
Nassar, a former longtime
team physician for USA Gymnas-
tics women, has been accused by
more than 265 girls and women of
sexual abuse, often under the
guise of medical treatment, some-
times with coaches or parents in
the room. Several Olympic gym-
nasts, including Simone Biles, Aly
Raisman, McKayla Maroney,
Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wie-
ber, have accused Nassar of abus-
ing them at the former national
team training center in Texas, as
well as at international competi-
tions, including the Olympics.
Nassar also abused patients at
a campus clinic at Michigan State
University, where he was a long-
BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS
EZ SU
upgraded their bullpen with two
established relievers, diminish-
ing the pressure to make a big-
name signing to pair with all-star
closer Sean Doolittle. They can
now pursue further relief help
without exuding desperation.
Will that aggressive approach
define the rest of their offseason?
Time will tell. In theory, Harper’s
free agency could handcuff the
Nationals’ ability to pursue free
agents. If they are going to be
paying one player $30 million,
that will affect how many players
they can pay $10 million, or even
less. So far, those concerns do not
seem to have slowed Rizzo. He
and the Nationals cannot afford
to stand still.
They need starting pitching
and will almost certainly make
calls on the large crop of free
agent starters that includes Pat-
rick Corbin, Dallas Keuchel, play-
off hero Nathan Eovaldi and oth-
ers. They need a catcher and have
been among the most dogged
pursuers of the Miami Marlins’
J.T. Realmuto over the past year.
Other teams likely will jump into
that pursuit now, but Wilson Ra-
mos and others are available in
free agency. The Nationals re-
ceived less production from their
catchers than any team in base-
ball last season. Even without a
big-name signing, they can
achieve a substantial production
upgrade.
They also need a second base-
time employee of the university’s
medical school and team physi-
cian for several sports. He is
serving an effective life sentence
after pleading guilty to abusing
nine girls and women in Michi-
gan, in addition to several federal
child pornography convictions.
John Manly, attorney for more
than 100 Nassar victims, includ-
ing Raisman, called the USOC’s
move “long overdue.”
“Clearly the USOC didn’t do
this because they wanted to; they
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man. Rizzo and his staff could
decide Wilmer Difo and Howie
Kendrick are a potent enough
combination to split time there.
Kendrick is 35, though, and
missed most of the 2018 season
with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon.
No. 2 prospect Carter Kieboom is
moving through the system
quickly, and perhaps Difo and
Kendrick could hold a place. But
Colorado Rockies second base-
man D.J. LeMahieu and Oakland
Athletics infielder Jed Lowrie are
available in free agency, and ei-
ther of those veterans would give
the Nationals a steady presence in
the middle infield.
And the Nationals will need to
upgrade their bench, namely by
finding a left-handed-hitting
backup first baseman for Ryan
Zimmerman. Matt Adams is a free
agent again, one of many poten-
tial fits. Rizzo has options, and
none of them will require empty-
ing the vault. But he, like his
colleagues, will have to navigate
what could be a complicated mar-
ket.
As informal trade discussions
and free agent inquiries begin
this week, no one in the industry
is entirely sure what to expect.
Will this winter continue last
year’s trend, with veteran free
agents unable to find deals and a
sluggish market that picked up
late? Or will previous norms re-
turn, aided by the bidding wars
for Harper and Manny Machado,
did this because of the persistent
goading by survivors to do the
right thing,” Manly said in a tele-
phone interview Monday night.
Manly also hailed the U.S. Senate
Commerce committee that held a
series of hearings on the issue of
U.S. Olympic sexual abuse, sin-
gling out chairman John Thune
(R-S.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
and Richard Blumenthal (D-
Conn.) for their persistence in
“getting to the bottom of what
happened.”
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which could be powerful domi-
noes that send the rest of the
market into action far sooner
than last year?
For the first time since the
2013-14 offseason, Rizzo will be
navigating the nuance without
his right-hand man, Bob Miller.
The Nationals’ ownership group
did not renew Miller’s contract in
a surprise move many inside the
organization are interpreting as a
signal to Rizzo about who exactly
is in charge on South Capitol
Street. Rizzo and Miller began
their front-office careers with the
Arizona Diamondbacks on the
same day nearly 20 years ago.
Miller was one of the few mem-
bers of the tiny entourage Rizzo
lugs to these GM meetings every
year. That entourage will look
different at these general manag-
er meetings than it has in recent
years.
These meetings are brief. They
officially begin Tuesday, and
many GMs head out by Wednes-
day evening. Fates are not often
decided so soon. But Rizzo and his
staff will have few quiet days this
winter, and the time they spend in
Carlsbad this week will not quali-
fy.
Perhaps as much as they have
ever been, the Nationals will be at
the center of an offseason churn-
ing with possibility. The winds
will begin to pick up Tuesday, and
they might not slow for months.
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“The one concern that we have
is, if this had been done long ago,
when it should have been done, it
wouldn’t put the currently com-
peting athletes in a difficult spot,”
Manly added. “The Olympics are
less than a year and a half away,
and our clients are concerned
about it. But getting rid of the
USAG and its current leadership
team means that children will be
safer.”
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college basketball

Fernando flirted with the NBA but returned to Maryland

MARYLAND FROM D1 second with 6.5 rebounds, and he MARYLAND SCHEDULE
earned time on “SportsCenter” November Opponent Time (TV)
students, Coach Mark Turgeon for his dunking ability. But as a 6 Delaware 7:30
called Fernando the “happiest player, Fernando is unrecogniz- 9 at Navy 8:30 (CBSSN)
kid” there. On the court, fresh- able from the this-time-last-year 12 N.C. A&T 7 (ESPNU)
man Jalen Smith said Fernando is version of himself, Turgeon said 16 Hofstra 7
“our fuel.” during preseason practice before Mount
18 4 (BTN)
“Once he keeps going,” Smith listing all the ways the sopho- St. Mary’s
said, “then everybody gets going.” more has refined his play: better 23 Marshall 6 (BTN)
After a disappointing 19-13 sea- leadership, communication and 28 Virginia
7:15 (ESPN
or ESPN2)
son that ended without an NCAA maturity, to go along with an
December
tournament appearance, Mary- expanded shooting range while
1 Penn State 1 (BTN)
land will begin its 2018-19 cam- not abandoning who he is as a
paign Tuesday night against visit- talented defender. 6 at Purdue 7 (BTN)

ing Delaware with Fernando as a “It’s really great,” Turgeon said. vs. Loyola
8 4 (BTN)
Chicago*
key returner on a youthful roster. “That’s why you do it — to see kids 11 Loyola (Md.) 7 (BTN)
Fernando said opting to stay at improve. And Bruno’s really im- 22 Seton Hall 5:30 (FS1)
Maryland wasn’t a difficult deci- proved at a great rate.” 29 Radford 6 (ESPNU)
sion, citing how he wants to put Since Fernando began playing January
himself in a better position to basketball as a kid in Angola, the 2 Nebraska 6:30 (BTN)
potentially enter next year’s draft NBA has always been the end
5 at Rutgers 2 (BTN)
and how “Maryland means a lot goal. At first, he played soccer and
8 at Minnesota 7 (BTN)
to me.” Fernando wanted to be a only tried basketball after a
11 Indiana 7 (FS1)
first-rounder, Turgeon said, and friend’s suggestion when he was
14 Wisconsin 8:30 (FS1)
he wouldn’t have been, so this 8 years old. (He wasn’t tall yet.)
18 at Ohio State 6:30 (FS1)
was the right choice, too. Fernando eventually represented
21 at Michigan St. 6:30 (FS1)
“I know in [their] heart of Angola at the 2014 U-17 FIBA
26 vs. Illinois** Noon (BTN)
hearts, Kevin wanted to stay and World Championships and had
29 Northwestern 7 (FS1)
Bruno wanted to leave,” Turgeon his best game — 12 points and
February
said, referencing Fernando’s 13 rebounds — against the United
1 at Wisconsin 9 (FS1)
teammate, Kevin Huerter, who States, which ultimately won the
6 at Nebraska 7 (BTN)
left Maryland after last season tournament.
12 Purdue 6:30 (BTN)
and was drafted in the first round
by the Atlanta Hawks. “And it 16 at Michigan Noon (Fox)

worked out opposite for them. . . . 19 at Iowa 8 (BTN)

We really felt like Bruno and “I know in [their] heart 23 Ohio State
2 (ESPN
or ESPN2)
Kevin would be back. We really
did.” of hearts, Kevin wanted 27 at Penn State 6:30 (BTN)
March
Fernando declared for the
draft in the spring but did not to stay and Bruno 3 Michigan 3:45 (CBS)
8 Minnesota 6:30 (FS1)
sign with an agent, meaning he
could test the waters without wanted to leave.” 13-17
Big Ten
tournament***
TBD

losing his amateur status. He Mark Turgeon, Terrapins coach, * in Baltimore

participated in the NBA draft
combine in Chicago over the sum-
mer to gauge his draft stock.
Some mock draft projections had
Fernando as high as a late first-
round pick, while others predict-
ed he wouldn’t be selected at all.
Fernando listened to what
NBA teams had to say about his
game — “just keep being myself
and doing the things I do,” Fer-
nando said — and communicated
with Turgeon throughout. Their
relationship now is better be-
cause of that experience, Turgeon
said.
“He trusted me through the
process that he went through
after the season, and he let me
work with him,” Turgeon said.
“During that time, he was really
getting better.”
As a freshman last season, Fer-
nando ranked third on the team
with 10.3 points per game and
talking about Kevin Huerter, who
wound up being picked in the first
round of the NBA draft, and Bruno
Fernando, who returned to school
At 15, Fernando headed to
America to pursue college and
professional basketball. He has
visited home just twice since then
— once in 2016 and again, for four
days, this June. Once he arrived in
the United States, the goal of
playing at the highest level sud-
denly seemed attainable.
“You feel like you're getting
better every day and that dream is
getting closer to you,” Fernando
said.
Fernando still vividly remem-
bers his first game in the new
country and how the game be-
came faster and full of more
JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST athletic players. He played at
Bruno Fernando averaged 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 30 games as a freshman last season. Montverde Academy, a private
** in New York
*** in Chicago
school in Florida, as a junior and
senior in high school and didn’t
fully adjust to what he calls “a
different type of basketball” until
the end of his senior year. After a
postgraduate year at IMG Acad-
emy, also in Florida, Fernando
arrived in College Park.
So here he is, just one step away
from reaching the goal that once
seemed distant. Decisions about
the 2019 NBA draft are months
away, though, and this season
remains the task at hand. What
Maryland could accomplish in the
next five months was also fac-
tored into Fernando’s decision.
“I thought about my team-
mates, the fans and how good,
how special we can be this year,”
he said.
emily.giambalvo@washpost.com

U-Va. is using historic upset loss in NCAA tournament as motivation this season
VIRGINIA FROM D1 VIRGINIA SCHEDULE
November Opponent Time (TV)
how it ought to serve as inspira- 6 Towson 7
tion for players coming back to George
11 2
author a vastly different ending Washington
this season. Bennett’s message, 16 Coppin State 7
they indicated, continues to reso- 21
vs. Middle
9:30 (ESPN2)
Tenn.*
nate heading into Tuesday night’s
vs. Butler
opener against visiting Towson. 22
or Dayton*
4 or 9:30
“None of us puts it behind us 23 vs. TBD* TBD
and tries to block it out,” senior 7:15 (ESPN
28 at Maryland
center Jack Salt said of the 74-54 or ESPN2)
loss to Maryland Baltimore Coun- December
ty in the round of 64. “We try to 3 Morgan State 7
learn from it, and what can we do, 9 VCU 1:30
not even to prevent that exact 19 at S. Carolina 7 (SECN)
scenario from happening but how 22 William & Mary 2
we can become better players, bet- 31 Marshall 1
ter teammates. January
“Coach has done a really good 5 Florida State 3 (ESPN2)
job in trying to give us different 9
at Boston 9 (ESPN2
College or ESPNU)
ways to do that. As a team, we’ve
met and talked about it, and I 12 at Clemson noon

think we’re in a really good place 15 Virginia Tech 8

right now.” TBA (ESPN

19 at Duke
or ESPN2)
The fifth-ranked Cavaliers (31-3 22 Wake Forest 9
last season and the top overall 26 at Notre Dame 1 (CBS)
seed in the NCAA tournament) 7 (ESPN
bring back three starters, includ- 29 at N.C. State
or ESPN2)
ing junior guards Kyle Guy and Ty February
Jerome. Guy led Virginia in scor- 2 Miami 2
ing last season and was selected 9 Duke
6 (ESPN
first-team all-ACC in the annual or ESPN2)

preseason media poll. Jerome was 11 at N. Carolina 7 (ESPN)

voted to the second team. 16 Notre Dame 2

Guy and Jerome were the only 18 at Virginia Tech 7 (ESPN)

players to score in double figures 23 at Louisville noon

in the loss to UMBC, but they 27 Georgia Tech

7 (ESPN2
or ESPNU)
combined to go 2 for 11 on three-
March
pointers and committed five of the
MARK KONEZNY/USA TODAY SPORTS 2 Pittsburgh 2
Cavaliers’ seven turnovers.
4 at Syracuse 7 (ESPN)
Roughly a month after the loss, The Cavaliers’ De’Andre Hunter, considered a potential lottery pick in the NBA draft, decided to come back for his sophomore season.
TBA (ESPN
Guy posted to his Facebook page a 9 Louisville
or ESPN2)
letter he had written to himself in ACC
12-16 TBD
February that included the follow- of the year as a freshman but defensive player of the year, and freshman team but started only 17 ing 54 points per game for the tournament**

ing: “If you are looking for an
excuse, you will always find one. If
you are looking for an opportu-
nity, you will always find one.”
“I think if we use it right, just
the fact that it happened, it’s part
of our story,” Bennett said. “You
have to embrace it. That’s not go-
ing to change, but as we’ve talked
about it, how we respond and how
we use it, it’s equipping us, maybe
empowering us, to go to a place we
haven’t gone.”
The stunning outcome affected
guard-forward De’Andre Hunter
so much that the projected NBA
lottery pick elected to come back
for another season. Hunter
(9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per
game) was named ACC sixth man
missed the game against the Re-
trievers with a broken wrist.
The injury occurred during the
ACC tournament semifinals when
Hunter braced himself with his
left hand while falling hard onto
the court at Barclays Center in
New York. He played in the ACC
tournament final, a 71-63 victory
over North Carolina, but several
days later Bennett revealed Hunt-
er would require surgery.
Hunter, according to Bennett,
healed fully over the summer and
has not had any setbacks since the
Cavaliers began practicing in late
September. He is expected to move
into the starting lineup this sea-
son following the graduation of
forward Isaiah Wilkins, the ACC
guard Devon Hall.
“This is a different team this
year, and that’s going to be the
challenge,” Bennett said. “You un-
derstand the value and the leader-
ship of what Isaiah Wilkins
brought, then a guy in his fifth
year like Devon Hall. We have
definitely some core guys back,
but the rest of the depth is fairly
new or young.”
Still, optimism abounds in Char-
lottesville thanks in part to recent
developments surrounding one of
those newcomers, Braxton Key.
The Alabama transfer received a
hardship waiver late last month,
granting the 6-foot-8 guard-for-
ward immediate eligibility.
Key was named to the all-SEC
of 26 games last season because of
a knee injury.
It’s unclear whether Key will
start for Virginia given that 6-9
forward Mamadi Diakite was
among the first players off the
bench last season. But Key pro-
vides more of a threat from three-
point range, making 48 over two
seasons with the Crimson Tide.
“He’s got a really good feel for
the game, which I knew that in
high school, but it kind of sur-
prised me that it got better,” Guy
said of Key. “He can pass. He’s a
really good offensive rebounder,
and like I said, if he truly buys in,
he can be a nightmare on defense.”
The Cavaliers led the nation in
scoring defense last season, allow-
second-best mark in school his-
tory, and were first in ken-
pom.com defensive efficiency.
They also permitted 53.1 points
per game in the conference, the
third-best mark in ACC history.
On the way to setting a school
record for single-season victories,
Virginia held a dozen opponents to
fewer than 50 points and 25 to less
than 43 percent shooting. Six oppo-
nents had more turnovers against
the Cavaliers than made field goals.
But the lingering memory from
last season, at least in the national
college basketball landscape, in-
cludes myriad defensive break-
downs against UMBC, which
scored more points than any other
Cavaliers opponent thanks to
* in Nassau, Bahamas
** in Charlotte
54 percent shooting, including a
12-for-24 mark on three-pointers.
“I know that people will always
bring it up wherever we go,” Ben-
nett said. “I know that’s part of it,
but that’s okay. It really is. I still
love the game. I still have joy. I still
can’t wait to coach the guys, and
that’s a great truth.
“That almost frees you up when
something that happens that you
wish wouldn’t have happened,
and you’re still okay. Not that it
was easy, but it frees you up to go
after it in a better way, and I think
our guys understand that.”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018
Losses aside, it’s all smiles for Howard
Wizards’ resident optimist believes that positivity and good vibes are exactly what his new team needs
BY C ANDACE B UCKNER
dallas — Dwight Howard has a
game day routine.
He strolls into the Washington
Wizards’ home locker room, usu-
ally a bit after his teammates,
then beelines to the far end and
starts touching everyone in sight.
Every player, already dressed and
seated in front of his stall, gets a
greeting. Same goes for the atten-
dants and public relations staff-
ers lingering around the space.
Howard even extends his right
fist to members of the media,
because in his world, everybody
deserves a dap.
This is one of the small yet
nuanced ways that Howard has
promoted positive vibes on his
fourth team in four years. How-
ard’s outsized personality fol-
lowed him to Washington, but so
did a reputation of being a locker-
room nuisance. During the hon-
eymoon period with the Wizards,
Howard has gone out of his way to
extol the virtues of energy and
enthusiasm in an effort to fit in —
and more than that, to lead.
“Oh yeah. Got to stay positive.
Keep talking,” Howard said fol-
lowing the Wizards’ 108-95 victo-
ry over the New York Knicks on
Sunday night. “All it takes is one
person’s energy to change every-
body else’s.”
To Howard, a little sunshine is
the key ingredient to the Wizards
recovering from their 2-7 start
and contending in the NBA’s East-
ern Conference. That said, a
sprinkle of double-doubles can’t
hurt either.
“If you want me to judge him
after two games, he’s been pretty
good. And I like his enthusiasm,”
Wizards Coach Scott Brooks said.
“I like his smile. He’s a good-
looking guy, and he uses it all the
time, right?”
In his second game since reha-
bilitating from a piriformis mus-
cle injury, Howard scored 10
points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Knicks rookie center Mitchell
Robinson swatted the 6-foot-11
Howard early in the game. The
injury and so many weeks on the
sideline have stunted Howard’s
jumping ability, and on Sunday all
he could do was grin about his
still-recovering hops.
“I was smiling because I kept
Fourth line gives Capitals much-needed production
CAPITALS FROM D1
circle. He is tied for the NHL lead
with 11 goals.
With the second line of Oshie,
Backstrom and winger Chandler
Stephenson, along with the top
defensive pairing of Matt Nis-
kanen and Dmitry Orlov, charged
with containing superstar Oilers
center Connor McDavid, Capitals
goaltender Pheonix Copley made
31 saves to record the second win
of his NHL career. McDavid
scored his 10th goal of the season
on a first-period power play, but
the Capitals did a commendable
job of limiting him at even
strength.
Washington had lost two in a
row going into Monday night’s
game, so Coach Todd Reirden
shuffled his forward trios, most
notably promoting Dmitrij
Jaskin to the top line beside
center Evgeny Kuznetsov and
Ovechkin. But it was the corre-
sponding move that ultimately
paid dividends for the Capitals.
Skating with Kuznetsov and
Ovechkin on Saturday against
the Dallas Stars, Vrana had been
involved in two costly turnovers
in what was ultimately a 4-3
overtime loss. Though Reirden
never mentioned Vrana by name,
he was critical of the 22-year-old,
and he seemed to be sending
NHL ROUNDUP
Boyle’s hat trick helps New Jersey rout Pittsburgh
DEVILS 5,
PENGUINS 1
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Brian Boyle scored three times
for his first career hat trick Mon-
day night, and the visiting New
Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh
Penguins, 5-1.
Boyle got his natural hat trick
on “Hockey Fights Cancer” night
in Pittsburgh. It included two
power-play goals and two redirec-
tions in front of the net.
The 33-year-old Boyle had a
form of bone marrow cancer diag-
nosed at the beginning of training
camp last season.
He underwent treatment, re-
turned to the lineup last Novem-
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As Washington copes with a bad start, new big man Dwight Howard does his best to lighten the mood.
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saying to myself, ‘I can’t get off the
ground tonight,’ ” Howard said. “I
told [Brooks], and he called a play
for me to catch a lob pass. But I
told him my legs aren’t there yet. I
just had to keep smiling my way
through it.”
Howard ultimately won the
big-man matchup with Robinson
by finishing as a game-high plus-
27 while on the floor. Howard, still
on his positivity kick, even took
the high road when discussing
Robinson, who is quickly becom-
ing a heel in Washington. Robin-
son sparked a confrontation with
Markieff Morris during the pre-
another message when he
dropped him to the fourth line
against the Oilers.
“When you have a tough game
like I had the game before, I try to
just throw that behind me and
just focus looking forward and
focus on the next game, get my
confidence back,” Vrana said.
“Now this game is behind me,
and I have a new battle in front of
me.”
But the change also made
sense because Boyd and Vrana
have chemistry from when they
played together for nearly two
years with the Hershey Bears,
Washington’s AHL affiliate.
While competing for a roster spot
in the preseason, Boyd injured
his left foot blocking a shot and
then missed the first month of
the season.
Boyd drove the net on his first
shift Monday, and though his
shot was saved, Smith-Pelly cor-
ralled the puck and set up a
wide-open Vrana in the slot for a
1-0 lead. Then Vrana and Boyd
jumped into their embrace be-
fore Smith-Pelly joined them.
They made a statement on
their next shift, too. Edmonton’s
Jujhar Khaira had a defensive-
zone turnover, and Boyd again
got to the front of the net, then
passed the puck back to Smith-
Pelly. As Smith-Pelly unfurled a
ber and won the NHL’s Masterton
Trophy, best exemplifying quali-
ties of perseverance, sportsman-
ship and dedication to hockey.
“I love these nights, I really do,”
Boyle said.
Will Butcher had a goal and two
assists for New Jersey, and Travis
Zajac scored his fourth goal. Jean-
Sebastien Dea, who spent the past
two seasons in Pittsburgh, had
two assists.
The Devils stopped a three-
game slide with their first road
victory. They were outscored 15-6
during the losing streak.
Jamie Oleksiak scored for the
Penguins, who have dropped four
in a row.
CANADIENS 4, ISLAND-


ERS 3 (SO): Joel Armia scored in
the fifth round of the shootout to
lift Montreal in New York.
season that led to the veteran
forward’s ejection, and on Sunday
Robinson was described as being
particularly chatty again.
“I don’t take nothing personal.
I know what he did last game to
get inside Keef’s head, and I want-
ed to see if he was going to be like
that tonight. But other than that,
it’s just basketball,” Howard said.
“The way that you play somebody
who’s kind of got into your head a
couple times the last time you
played them is by not talking. Just
playing the game and act like they
don’t exist. But he’s a young, great
player. I love his energy and his
effort, and he has a chance to be
really good in this league.”
As the Wizards’ resident opti-
mist, Howard tries to keep things
light.
The morning of his season de-
but was the same day the Wizards
unveiled a Geico jersey patch, and
Howard, along with franchise pil-
lars John Wall, Bradley Beal and
Otto Porter Jr., stood in a hallway
to appear as a model at the news
conference. During an uncom-
fortably long wait, Howard spot-
ted Capital City Go-Go General
Manager Pops Mensah-Bonsu
top-shelf shot, Boyd jumped out
of the way, screening Oilers goal-
tender Cam Talbot in the process.
Boyd had just one assist in eight
career NHL games before Mon-
day night. He had two in the first
six minutes against Edmonton.
“To be completely honest, I
was coming into the game hop-
ing to score or hoping to score a
point,” Boyd said. “I just wanted
to feel comfortable and get back
to the game reads and get back to
the speed of the game. It’s just a
bonus that our line was able to
pop a couple tonight.”
After Washington had to rally
from two-goal deficits in back-to-
back games, the Capitals finally
had that cushion for themselves
thanks to some much-needed
depth scoring.
“Something we were looking
for in particular against this
opponent and even moving for-
ward into Wednesday [against
Pittsburgh], just having four
lines that could provide different
elements to them,” Reirden said.
“I just really loved the response
by Vrana. He and Boyd have had
some chemistry in the past play-
ing together. Smith-Pelly had a
real strong game as well. That’s
what you need. You need to have
different lines contributing every
night.”
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Max Domi and Jonathan Dr-
ouin each had a goal and an assist,
Artturi Lehkonen also scored, and
Noah Juulsen added two assists.
The Canadiens rallied from two
goals down to win for the fifth
time in the past six meetings with
the Islanders.
Antti Niemi started in place of
Carey Price and made 21 saves
before stopping all five of New
York’s attempts in the shootout.
Montreal has won seven of its past
11 (7-3-1).
The Islanders had a season-
high five-game win streak end.
BRUINS

 2, STARS 1 (OT):
Brad Marchand scored a power-
play goal 4:29 into overtime as
Boston defeated visiting Dallas.
David Pastrnak also scored on
the man-advantage for the Bruins,
who had lost two of three. Tuukka
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and lowered his voice for an im-
pression. Howard’s sounded
more like a frog than Mensah-
Bonsu’s deep, rolling baritone,
but it was another small attempt
to ease the tension.
Though some of Howard’s
punchlines should come with a
rim shot and a reminder to try the
veal, for a team that has been
wallowing in stagnation, his ef-
forts have been appreciated by
Brooks. It’s easy to recognize a
thousand-watt smile in an abyss
of negativity.
“Some people thought that
sometimes [he’s] a distraction,”
Brooks said. “[But] I like guys that
smile and play hard, that can
score down low, that can block
and alter shots.”
Following Sunday’s game, after
all the daps and the double-dou-
ble, Howard slowly walked to the
showers. He was informed about
his coach’s compliment — how
Brooks thinks he’s handsome and
digs his smile. Naturally, Howard
hammed it up.
“Oh, shoot!” Howard said,
breaking out a cheesy grin. “I’m
going to keep smiling some more.”
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Capitals 4, Oilers 2
EDMONTON ............................. 1 1 0 —
WASHINGTON ......................... 2 2 0 —
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Washington, Vrana 4 (Boyd, Smith-Pelly),
2:44. 2, Washington, Smith-Pelly 2 (Boyd), 5:44. 3,
Edmonton, McDavid 10 (Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom),
10:24 (pp). Penalties: Niskanen, WSH, (hooking), 6:13;
Ovechkin, WSH, (slashing), 9:04; Draisaitl, EDM, (slash-
ing), 18:03.
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 4, Washington, Oshie 7 (Backstrom, Carlson),
8:11. 5, Edmonton, Draisaitl 8 (Nugent-Hopkins, Lars-
son), 10:41. 6, Washington, Ovechkin 11 (Carlson,
Kuznetsov), 13:09 (pp). Penalties: Smith-Pelly, WSH,
(delay of game), 8:38; Larsson, EDM, (slashing), 12:24.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: None. Penalties: Backstrom, WSH, (boarding),
18:57.
SHOTS ON GOAL
EDMONTON ........................... 12 10 11 — 33
WASHINGTON ....................... 11 10 2 — 23
Power-play opportunities: Edmonton 1 of 4; Washington
1 of 2. Goalies: Edmonton, Talbot 5-5-1 (23 shots-19
saves). Washington, Copley 2-1-1 (33-31). A: 18,506
(18,277). T: 2:29.
C APITALS’ NEX T THREE
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Rask made 24 saves.
Red Sox owner John Henry,
team president Sam Kennedy and
pitcher Joe Kelly were on the TD
Garden ice before the game when
the trio brought out the World
Series trophy. Kelly was part of the
ceremonial puck drop.
FLYERS

 5, COYOTES 2:
Claude Giroux had two goals and
an assist, Calvin Pickard stopped
35 shots, and Philadelphia ended
Arizona’s five-game winning
streak with a victory in Glendale,
Ariz. The Flyers completed their
four-game trip 3-0-1.
Jets’ Lemieux suspended
The NHL suspended Winnipeg
Jets forward Brendan Lemieux for
two games for an illegal check to
the head of Florida Panthers for-
ward Vincent Trocheck on Friday.
NBA ROUNDUP
Westbrook sprains ankle
in OKC’s fifth win in row
THUNDER 122,
PELICANS 116
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Oklahoma City won its fifth
straight game by beating the visit-
ing New Orleans Pelicans, 122-116,
on Monday night, but the Thunder
lost star point guard Russell West-
brook with a sprained left ankle.
After coming down hard on the
side of his foot, Westbrook pound-
ed the ground in frustration be-
fore limping off the court. The
Thunder led 84-77 when he left the
game with 4:25 remaining in the
third quarter.
Oklahoma City went on a run
without its star to close the third
quarter and led 100-86 at the end
of the period.
The Pelicans closed the gap to a
point in the final minute of the
fourth quarter. Oklahoma City’s
Dennis Schroder made two free
throws with 20.5 seconds left and
Paul George made a pair with 11.8
seconds to play to clinch the win
for the Thunder.
George finished with 23 points,
Schroder scored 22, and Steven
Adams added 18. Westbrook fin-
ished with 17 points, nine assists
and seven rebounds.
ROCKETS

 98, PACERS 94:
James Harden made a tie-break-
ing three-pointer with 34.8 sec-
onds left and then closed out
Houston’s victory over Indiana in
Indianapolis by making four
straight free throws.
The reigning MVP scored
28 points as the Rockets won their
third straight since starting 1-5.
And the victories have been com-
ing in large part because of an
improving defense. It’s the fourth
time in six games the usually high-
scoring Rockets failed to hit the
100-point mark.
NUGGETS 115, CELTICS


107: Jamal Murray scored a ca-
reer-high 48 points, including 19
in the fourth quarter for host Den-
ver.
At 9-1, the Nuggets are off to
their best start since 1976-77. They
are 6-0 at home.
Denver spotted Boston an 18-
point lead in the first quarter but
quickly made up ground behind
Murray, who scored 23 in the first
half. Murray was feeling it all
night, hitting 19 of 30 shots, in-
cluding five three-pointers.
RAPTORS

 124, JAZZ 111:
Kyle Lowry had 17 points and
11 assists to lead four Raptors with
2 17 points as Toronto won over
4 Utah in Salt Lake City.
Serge Ibaka, OG Anunoby and
Fred VanVleet also had 17 points as
the Raptors were bolstered with
six players in double-figure scor-
ing to win their fourth straight.
The matchup lost some luster —
and nearly 49 points a game —
when Utah’s Donovan Mitchell
was ruled out with a left ankle
sprain and Toronto’s Kawhi Leon-
ard sat with a sore left ankle as
well.
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 120, PISTONS 115:
Josh Richardson scored 27 points
to lead shorthanded Miami to a
victory in Detroit.
Richardson hit four free throws
in the final 2.1 seconds to clinch it,
ending the Heat’s three-game
skid. The Pistons have dropped
five in a row.
Miami played without center
Hassan Whiteside, who is second
in the NBA in rebounding (14.6 per
game) and blocked shots (2.75).
Whiteside missed the game with
an injured right knee.
BULLS 116, KNICKS 115


(2OT): Zach LaVine scored a ca-
reer-high 41 points, including the
game-winning free throw with 0.2
seconds left, as Chicago won in
New York in double overtime.
Antonio Blakeney scored
17 points, Jabari Parker had 15 and
Wendell Carter Jr. added 11 points
and 13 rebounds for the Bulls.
Enes Kanter led the Knicks with
23 points and 24 rebounds while
Allonzo Trier had 21 points.
Emmanuel Mudiay’s coast-to-
coast layup tied the score with 2.7
seconds left.
Lavine, who scored all eight of
Chicago’s points in the second OT,
was then fouled by Mudiay. The
Bulls star made the first free throw
to give Chicago the win.
MAGIC 102, CAVALIERS


100: Evan Fournier hit a 22-foot
jumper at the final horn, and host
Orlando came back from a five-
point deficit in the last 24 seconds,
taking advantage of a late collapse
by Cleveland.
Fournier took an inbounds pass
with 1.8 seconds left after Nikola
Vucevic blocked George Hill’s shot
at the other end, and the ball went
out of bounds off Hill.
J.R. Smith’s three-pointer with
41.9 seconds remaining had given
the Cavaliers a 100-95 lead until
Aaron Gordon scored for the Mag-
ic with 23.8 seconds to go.
Cavs’ Drew gets job security
Larry Drew’s awkward impasse
with the Cavaliers is over.
Cleveland relented to Drew’s re-
quests by restructuring his con-
tract and signing him to be its
coach for the remainder of this
season — and perhaps beyond.
Drew and his agent, Andy Mil-
ler, had been negotiating since the
Cavs’ top assistant asked for secu-
rity and guarantees if he was going
to become the rebuilding team’s
interim coach and replace Tyronn
Lue, who was fired on Oct. 28
following an 0-6 start. Drew want-
ed a pay raise to finish out the
season and got one.
Drew’s new deal includes a
team option for the 2019-20 sea-
son. If the Cavs choose not to
retain him, Drew will receive a
buyout payment.
“So now there’s clarity,” Drew
said Monday night before the
Cavs’ loss to fall to 1-9. There’s just
no gray area, and because there’s
no gray area, me and my staff can
just roll our sleeves up and put all
into helping this team be success-
ful.”
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COWBOYS 14
BY S CHUYLER D IXON
arlington, tex. — Marcus
Mariota threw two touchdown
passes and rushed for another
TD after fumbling on Tennessee’s
first two possessions, and the
Titans spoiled Amari Cooper’s
Dallas debut with a 28-14 victory
over the Cowboys on Monday
night.
NFL NOTES
Bell’s holdout could end,
but Steelers are thriving
A SSOCIATED P RESS
Le’Veon Bell might be ready to
head back to work. The Pitts-
burgh Steelers don’t look like
they need him.
The star running back tweeted
“Farewell Miami” on Monday,
possibly indicating the end of his
months-long standoff with the
club. Bell hasn’t been inside the
Pittsburgh locker room since Jan-
uary, opting to stay away rather
than sign his one-year franchise
tender. The two-time all-pro has
sacrificed half of the $14.4 million
he’s due this season but needs to
report by Nov. 13 to make sure he
accrues enough service time to
reach free agency in March.
Bell’s extended absence initial-
ly created a furor inside the lock-
er room. Now it seems almost like
an afterthought. The Steelers (5-
2-1) have ripped off four straight
victories heading into Thursday
night’s visit from Carolina (6-2),
relying heavily on James Conner
— Bell’s replacement — to surge
into the lead in the AFC North.

BILLS: Rookie quarterback
Josh Allen has resumed practic-
ing for the first time since sprain-
ing his right throwing elbow,
though Coach Sean McDermott
said it’s too early to determine
whether he can play against the
New York Jets this weekend.
McDermott said Allen began
testing his arm Friday and threw
about 100 passes during a work-
out Monday, which translates
into an average workload during
a normal practice.

CHARGERS: Los Angeles re-
leased kicker Caleb Sturgis and
promoted Michael Badgley from
the practice squad.
R ED S KI NS NO TES
Excerpted from
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Fade worked in defeat,
but not much else did
Years from now, if Redskins fans
remember anything about
Sunday’s forgettable, 38-14
blowout loss to the Atlanta
Falcons, it likely will be where
they were when Alex Smith and
Josh Doctson connected for a
two-yard touchdown pass on a
perfectly thrown fade. Given
Adrian Peterson’s effectiveness at
punching in short-yardage
touchdowns this season, the fade
hadn’t been a focal point of
Washington’s goal line offense,
but it was only a matter of time
before Coach Jay Gruden revived
his passion project.
“Yeah, we tried it three times,
and we’ll try it again three times
next week if we have to,” Gruden
told Sonny Jurgensen after a loss
to the Dallas Cowboys in
September 2016.
“I do like to have bigger
receivers in the red zone here and
there to be able to throw some
fades, too,” Gruden said in August
2017. “What the heck, you know, I
love the fade.”
“Just watch the games and
enjoy it,” Gruden said in response
to a question about another failed
fade pass in the end zone early
last season. “I mean, we’re going
to throw the fade again. I’m going
to throw it again. So, tough.”
Gruden is a man of his word.
While it might have seemed like
it, Doctson’s touchdown catch
wasn’t the first time the fade
worked under Gruden. Kirk
Cousins and Pierre Garcon
connected on a fade route for a
15-yard touchdown in a victory
over the Philadelphia Eagles in
December 2016.
Doctson’s drops
Doctson has demonstrated an
ability to make difficult catches in
Kevin Byard sparked the slug-
gish Titans with an end-zone
interception of Dak Prescott and
celebrated T.O.-style. The Ten-
nessee safety sprinted to mid-
field and stood on the Cowboys’
star logo while spreading his
arms, just as Terrell Owens did
18 years ago at old Texas Stadium
in a San Francisco rout.
The Cowboys looked like the
team headed for a blowout victo-
ry but led just 7-0 after Mariota’s
early miscues because of Brett
Maher’s missed 38-yard field
goal and Prescott’s ill-advised
Sturgis’s release Monday came
after he missed two extra points
and a field goal in Sunday’s 25-17
win at Seattle. The six-year vet-
eran is the first kicker since the
Raiders’ Jim Breech in 1979 to
miss a PAT and field goal in three
straight games.
Badgley kicked in two games
when Sturgis could not play be-
cause of a quadriceps injury. He
made all three of his field goal
attempts and was 7 for 7 on extra
points in victories over Cleveland
and Tennessee.
DOLPHINS: Coach Adam


Gase said communication issues
between defensive coordinator
Matt Burke and his players need
to be addressed after safety Re-
shad Jones took himself out of
Sunday’s game.
Jones will be back in the lineup
Sunday at Green Bay, Gase said.
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Leonard Fournette practiced for
the first time in more than a
month, working with the first-
team offense and looking like he
might be fully healthy for the first
time since the season opener.
But Coach Doug Marrone
stopped short of proclaiming
Fournette back or ready to return
Sunday at Indianapolis.
Fournette has missed six
games, including all four during
the team’s four-game losing
streak, because of a strained right
hamstring.
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traffic, as he did for the
aforementioned touchdown and
in the third quarter with a
leaping, 24-yard grab along the
sideline. He finished with three
catches for 31 yards, but he also
derailed Washington’s second
drive by dropping a pair of passes
that hit him directly in the hands
in the span of three snaps. Unless
and until Doctson becomes a
more consistent and reliable
contributor on offense, he will be
considered a bust. A wide receiver
selected in the first round should
do more than make a tough catch
or two every few games.
Harris’s big day
While Doctson had his struggles,
undrafted Maurice Harris quietly
had a career day with 10 catches
for 124 yards on 12 targets. The
third-year pro out of Cal, who has
taken on a larger role in the
offense with Jamison Crowder
and Paul Richardson Jr. in and
out of the lineup with injuries,
came into the game with
11 catches for 102 yards.
Third-down ‘D’ fails
The Falcons converted only two
of their five third downs in the
second half, which was below
their season average of
50 percent coming into the game.
Of course, one of those
conversions was a 35-yard
touchdown pass to Julio Jones
that iced the game, and Atlanta
converted all eight of its third
downs in the first two quarters.
The Falcons converted 10 of their
13 third downs on the day.
Since 1991, which is as far back
as Pro Football Reference’s third-
down conversion stats go, the
Redskins allowed an opponent to
convert 75 percent or more of its
third downs only one time before
Sunday. In a 41-7 loss to the
Giants on Oct. 10, 1993, New York
was successful on nine of its 12
third downs.
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throw into double coverage.
The Titans (4-4) stopped a
three-game losing streak while
handing the Cowboys (3-5) their
first loss in four home games and
giving Dallas a difficult road to
recovery for the playoffs.
Cooper scored the first Dallas
touchdown and finished with
five catches for 58 yards after
coming over from Oakland in a
trade for a first-round pick dur-
ing the open week.
Given another chance when
what would have been a third
straight fumble to start the game
Washington loses three o≠ensive stalwarts for season
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team decided Monday to shut
him down.
The injuries are a significant
setback to a team that, following
Sunday’s blowout loss, is clinging
to a one-game lead in the
NFC East at the halfway point of
the season.
An offense that has struggled
to score points is now in particu-
larly dire shape up front. Star
left tackle Trent Williams
missed the Atlanta game follow-
ing thumb surgery, and he is
expected to be out another two
to three games.
“That, obviously, has a major
impact,” Gruden said. “Your two
starting guards go out in the
same game and you’re already
playing light at left tackle, it
makes it difficult. . . . This is
something you don’t want to go
through, but it is pro football and
you have to go through it. Fortu-
nately, we have a very good
offensive line coach in Coach
[Bill] Callahan, and we’ll figure it
out and make it work.”
The Redskins brought in six
free agent offensive linemen for
a workout Monday, and they
signed guards Luke Bowanko
and Jonathan Cooper and tackle
Austin Howard in the after-
noon. Howard started 16 games
for the Baltimore Ravens last
season at right tackle, Cooper
was the No. 7 overall pick in
2013 by the Arizona Cardinals,
and Bowanko was a sixth-round
JERRY BREWER
Redskins’ lack of playmakers makes them imbalanced
BREWER FROM D1
early lead, and this team
crumbles. Let Washington turn it
into a wrestling match, and it will
inch and nibble its way to victory.
This has been the most
uncomplicated season ever.
“Don’t get behind,” Gruden
quipped when asked how his
team can play better when
trailing. “We just have to dig
down deep.”
It wasn’t gallows humor
because the coach remains
optimistic about his 5-3, NFC
East-leading squad, but the
pattern is grim if you’re thinking
about trying to stay in first place.
Over the course of a 16-game
season, it is almost impossible to
win enough to make the NFL
playoffs without the ability to
rally. Just the same, it is foolish to
expect to be a low-scoring team
that can hold leads all the time.
Something has to give, and based
on how much Washington relies
on its still-developing defense
and its still-aging Adrian
Peterson, a regression of
strengths is more likely than a
substantial improvement of
weaknesses.
The 38-14 home loss to Atlanta
on Sunday served as a warning.
Led by its great young defensive
front, Washington managed to
remain a top-five defense for
most of the season’s first half. But
after allowing 491 yards to the
Falcons, you should have
remembered not only how far the
defense has come but how
probable a little slippage figures
to be. The unit isn’t as
spectacular as its statistics look.
Consider that four of the
defense’s strongest performances
have come against offenses
ranked in the bottom half of the
32-team NFL: Arizona, Carolina
(since moved up from this
grouping), Dallas and the New
York Giants. On the other hand,
the defense has shown major
blemishes in three of four games
against offenses ranked in the
top half of the league. Atlanta
and New Orleans embarrassed
Washington. Indianapolis
burned the Redskins in key
situations. The one quality effort
came against Green Bay, but that
game was in the rain, and Aaron
was overturned when a review
showed Luke Stocker didn’t have
the ball long enough on a catch,
Mariota led an 80-yard drive
capped by Derrick Henry’s one-
yard plunge for a 7-all tie.
Then the Titans took control
on offense in the second half,
converting 11 of 14 third downs.
The Cowboys fell flat in 15-
year tight end Jason Witten’s
first trip home since retiring to
become lead analyst for “Monday
Night Football.” Dallas had just
108 yards in the second half —
the bulk of those on a despera-
pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars
in 2014.
Before the signings were an-
nounced, Gruden had said that
one of the linemen the team
ended up signing would likely
need to start Sunday in a road
game against the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers.
Right tackle Morgan Moses
injured the medial collateral lig-
ament in his knee Sunday, but he
is listed as day-to-day.
The receiving corps is also
reeling following the loss of
Richardson, who signed a five-
year, $40 million free agent
contract in the offseason. The
Redskins were already without
slot receiver Jamison Crowder,
who has missed the team’s past
four games with an ankle injury
and is no lock to return for the
Buccaneers game. Pass-catch-
ing running back Chris Thomp-
son is dealing with a rib injury
that kept him out against the
Falcons.
Richardson will have surgery
to repair the shoulder, and his
recovery time is expected to be
six to eight months.
“Commend him for his efforts
trying to play for the eight weeks
that he played,” Gruden said,
“but I think it’s time to get it
fixed.”
Washington will have to use its
fourth starting offensive line
combination of the year against
Tampa Bay. It finished Sunday’s
loss with rookie Geron Christian
making his NFL debut at left
Rodgers was playing on one good
leg.
A soft schedule will continue
to present favorable matchups
for Washington. But the next two
opponents, Tampa Bay and
Houston, are teams with
explosive offensive qualities.
They can get ahead and make
this offensively challenged team
chase them. The Buccaneers, the
upcoming opponent, are among
the league leaders in total
offense. They are also a mess of
turnovers and inefficiency, but
what if they can muster an early
10-0 lead?
Alex Smith did throw for
306 yards against Atlanta, but it
wasn’t a dynamic performance.
He attempted 46 passes and had
a subpar quarterback rating of
82.3. Maurice Harris, who caught
10 passes for 124 yards, was the
team’s leading receiver. Harris
played a nice game, and he has
great hands. But you’re not going
to scare any defenses by targeting
him 12 times in a game.
Peterson had just nine carries
for 17 yards. In three losses this
season, he has rushed for 43 total
yards. In five victories, he has
averaged 112.2 yards and run for
at least 96 in each one.
Yes, the absence of left tackle
Trent Williams and in-game
injuries to Brandon Scherff,
Shawn Lauvao and Morgan
Moses turned the offensive line
from solid to desperate. On
Monday, the situation became
even more bleak with Scherff and
Lauvao and wide receiver Paul
Richardson Jr. being ruled out
for the season. But even at full
strength, this offense struggles.
And Smith, with mediocre
weapons and now significant
injury attrition, cannot throw the
team back into games.
“It’s tough to play against a
good football team when you’re
multiple scores down, period,”
Smith said. “As much as you’d
like to come back and do that, it’s
just rare.”
Um, no, it’s not that rare in
modern, pass-happy football. It’s
not that rare against Atlanta,
which since that epic Super Bowl
meltdown has spent the past year
and a half blowing leads. If
there’s one thing you should miss
about the soft ol’ Redskins of the
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tion drive down two scores late —
and was booed several times at
the end of failed drives.
After getting sacked on third
down with nobody realizing Ten-
nessee had called a timeout in a
7-7 game in the second quarter,
Mariota completed a 36-yarder
to Darius Jennings before a
screen pass to Dion Lewis went
18 yards for the touchdown.
Mariota broke a 14-all tie in
the third quarter when he pulled
the ball out of Lewis’s gut at the
last second and delivered a sev-
en-yard shovel pass to Jonnu
tackle, reserve swing tackle Ty
Nsekhe at left guard, Chase Roul-
lier at center, backup Tony Berg-
strom at right guard and Moses
at right tackle. The Redskins
were down to their last active
offensive linemen.
“We have a couple prospects
we worked out this morning that
could come in here and play right
away with experience and could
help us out,” Gruden said. “We’re
going to demand a lot out of
them, whoever that is, or we have
to move some people around that
are already here. . . . But we can’t
slow down. The train doesn’t
stop.”
The situation brings back
memories of 2017, when Wil-
liams, Lauvao and Moses all
finished the season on injured
reserve — among 23 players in
total.
“You learned from last year
that no matter who’s next to you,
you’ve just got to continue to
push on,” Roullier said Monday.
“You need to help guys learn
positions quickly and just make
sure you’re communicating out
there. Make sure any new guy
that might come in, you need to
help them out with things. That’s
why communication is very im-
portant and key to having suc-
cess out there.”
There are several challenges in
mixing up the offensive line at
this stage of the season. Any
player who is newly signed or
playing a new position needs
extra time to learn the responsi-
previous three seasons, it’s that
they could come back. They
could give up leads, too. But at
least the score at the end of the
first quarter didn’t always tell
most of the story.
How did a team coached by an
offensive guru end up like this?
Glad you asked.
For starters, Washington has
had to invest so many resources
to improve its defense during the
Gruden era. At last, the franchise
is seeing those efforts pay off, and
it sets the team up to focus more
on the offense moving forward.
But right now, despite offense
being Gruden’s expertise, that
unit is an eyesore.
Consider the five drafts since
Gruden was named the head
coach. During that time, the
Redskins have selected 20
offensive players. Fourteen of
those picks have come at skill
positions (quarterback, running
back, wide receiver or tight end).
And how many of those skilled
guys have become dependable
weapons? Jamison Crowder, a
2015 fourth-round pick, was one
early in his career, but he has
regressed and suffered injuries.
And after that, there is no one.
The closest is Josh Doctson, the
2016 first-round pick who is
perhaps the most frustrating
starter on the depth chart. On
Sunday, Doctson had three
receptions, including a
touchdown grab. But he also
dropped two passes and
committed the most asinine
penalty of the season, getting
flagged for taunting when his
team trailed by three
touchdowns.
Washington has done a nice
job drafting offensive linemen
both during the Gruden era and
before it. Williams, Scherff and
Moses are homegrown anchors.
Center Chase Roullier, a 2017
sixth-round pick, might be a
long-term option. But in terms of
skill players, tight end Jordan
Reed and third-down back Chris
Thompson — both drafted in
2013, the year before Gruden
arrived — are the only consistent,
established, homegrown
playmakers. And both have
injury histories.
There have been high-profile
misses, including Doctson if he
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Smith to put the Titans ahead for
good.
Mariota was 21-for-29 passing
for 240 yards without an inter-
ception and had 32 yards rush-
ing. Lewis had 62 yards rushing
and 60 receiving coming off a
career-high 155 scrimmage yards
in his last game.
Star Dallas running back Eze-
kiel Elliott finished with 61 yards
after a hot start. Prescott was 21
for 31 for 243 yards and two TDs
— four yards to Cooper and
23 yards to Allen Hurns.
— Associated Press
bilities in the Redskins’ scheme,
and there’s the importance of
acquiring a comfort level with
new teammates.
“It’s always a balance,” Roulli-
er said. “As new guys come in,
you need to teach them things.
Coaches are going to be teaching
them hard, probably extra meet-
ings and all sorts of things. As
other players, we’re going to help
out where we can there.”
The ground game has been the
strength of the team’s offense so
far, but running back Adrian
Peterson will have to adjust to a
new group up front.
“It’s something you don’t pre-
pare for, but when it does
happen, this is what you have to
do,” Gruden said. “We have
some guys developing in house
that are young that have very
little to zero NFL experience
that we’re trying to develop for
the future, but not for Sunday. If
we need to play them, we’ll play
them. But let’s take a look at
some of these veteran guys, see
how they fare, see how they
learn, see what kind of shape
they’re in and hopefully move
forward.”
In other injury news, Gruden
said he hopes to get Crowder
(ankle) back to practice Wednes-
day, but the wide receiver is still
feeling a lot of pain when he runs
and cuts. Cornerback Quinton
Dunbar is listed as day-to-day as
he continues to deal with a nerve
issue in his lower leg.
kareem.copeland@washpost.com
doesn’t turn it around, and
running back Matt Jones.
Perhaps Derrius Guice, the well-
regarded but injured 2018
second-round selection, becomes
a big-time back. But overall, you
look at the past five drafts, and
you see why this team plays like it
does. It devoted so much to
improving the guts of this team
— line play on both sides,
toughness in general — which
was a good call. But that has
resulted in an offense that relies
on Gruden’s clever play-calling
more than talent, and the truth is
that no matter how clever the
calls, it can’t overcome
insufficient talent.
The loss to Atlanta
emphasized this point. The
Falcons are full of weapons that
they drafted and developed,
including quarterback Matt
Ryan, wide receivers Julio Jones
and Calvin Ridley, running backs
Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith
(and Devonta Freeman when
healthy) and tight end Austin
Hooper. Imagine if Gruden had a
couple of those pieces.
There’s nothing wrong with
Washington putting a premium
on defensive tackles such as
Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne.
But it does create an imbalance
that becomes even more
noticeable when you can’t re-sign
Kirk Cousins — a sound passing
quarterback whom Washington
drafted and developed — and
replace him with Smith, the
ultimate game manager who
merely reflects what’s around
him.
Smith will continue to keep
the turnovers low and help the
defense win games, 21-17.
However, if Washington needs to
come back and claim a game or
two by a 35-31 score, well, prayer
can be powerful.
There’s simply not a lot to this
team. It is intentional. The
Redskins had to get bigger and
tougher; there’s no doubt about
that. But in pursuit of what they
lacked, they didn’t replenish
what used to be their strength.
During this crazy, role-reversing
season, it might catch up to them.
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At midway point of season, four teams have separated themselves as NFL’s best
By the time
On Patrick Mahomes
the NFL had dropped
ADAM
another 375
KILGORE passing yards,
Michael Thomas
had opened a second cellular
plan and Tom Brady had
outlasted Aaron Rodgers, Sunday
reinforced the unusual clarity at
the top of the NFL.
Most years, halfway through
the season is when we can start
the process of determining the
best teams in the league, when
the picture is just beginning to
come into focus. This year after
Week 9, the answer has arrived in
vivid color. Championship
Sunday is 21/2 months away, but
four teams have already defined
themselves as obvious favorites
to make it there. A quartet has
risen to the top of the NFL, and it
just happens to neatly fit into a
pair of potential conference title
games.
In the AFC, the New England
Patriots have won six consecutive
games behind their future Hall of
Fame quarterback, including a
victory over the otherwise
unbeaten and spectacular Kansas
City Chiefs. In the NFC, the New
Orleans Saints have won seven
straight games behind their
future Hall of Fame quarterback,
including a win over the
otherwise unbeaten and
spectacular Los Angeles Rams.
On Sunday, the Rams, Saints,
Chiefs and Patriots became
further ingrained as the NFL’s
best teams and favored
participants in the conference
and then the Jacksonville Jaguars
showed up. A crop of teams this
season could challenge the
apparent supremacy of the
Patriots, Chiefs, Rams and Saints.
But if any of the other 28 teams
made an appearance on the
season’s penultimate weekend,
barring a serious injury, it would
come as an upset. It’s rare that can
be said so definitely at this stage of
the season.
Those four contenders have
arrived here in different ways.
The Chiefs turned into a monster
by placing first-year starter
Mahomes, an athletic marvel
with a bazooka attached to his
right shoulder, at the center of
Coach Andy Reid’s innovative,
creative offensive machine.
The Saints have been on a
mission since their wrenching
exit from the playoffs last
January. They dealt a first-round
pick to move up in the draft for
pass rusher Marcus Davenport.
Quarterback Drew Brees is an
MVP candidate, but the Saints
are unstoppable because their
offensive line mauls opponents
and wide receiver Thomas and
SCOTT CLAUSE/ASSOCIATED PRESS running back Alvin Kamara are
Drew Brees and the Saints left no doubt about their viability as a two of the best, most consistent
contender with Sunday’s 45-35 win over the Rams in New Orleans. playmakers in the NFL.
The Patriots rebounded from
title games. The Chiefs minced Sony Michel, the Patriots horrendous losses to the Jaguars
the Cleveland Browns, 37-21, outclassed the Packers, 31-17. and Detroit Lions as Coach Bill
scoring at least 30 points for the There is the class of the league. Belichick tinkered and tweaked
eighth time in nine games. The It would be crazy to write New England, as he always does.
Saints beat the Rams, 45-35, but anything in pen. This is the NFL. The moves included turning a
not before the Rams showed off Surprises happen. Last season, return specialist and
their firepower in temporarily everybody had the Patriots and disappointing wide receiver,
erasing a 21-point deficit. Playing Steelers ticketed for the AFC Cordarrelle Patterson, into a
without Rob Gronkowski and championship game for months, thumper of a running back.
The Rams splurged in the
offseason to take advantage of
one of quarterback Jared Goff’s
final rookie contract years,
creating a team with unmatched
star power under the helm of boy-
genius Coach Sean McVay. They
added pass rusher Dante Fowler
at the trade deadline, but their
defense remains a question — the
Rams have allowed 26.7 points
per game the past seven weeks.
They had not lost before the
Saints knocked them off Sunday,
but the loss had been weeks in
the making.
Those four teams have
separated themselves. What
teams could challenge them in
January? In the NFC, the obvious,
yet overlooked, answer is the 6-2
Carolina Panthers. Cam Newton is
playing as well as any quarterback
in the league, completing a higher
percentage of his passes than at
any point of his career. Carolina is
also best positioned to steal a bye
— the Panthers play the Saints
twice in the final three weeks of
the season.
In the AFC, the Pittsburgh
Steelers have overcome the
absence of Le’Veon Bell by
handing the ball to second-year
workhorse James Conner behind
a punishing offensive line. Under
fire early this year, Coach Mike
Tomlin has offered a reminder
that he has a Super Bowl to his
name and the second-highest
winning percentage among
active coaches with at least
30 games coached. The Houston
Texans, now 6-3 after an 0-3 start,
have taken control of the
AFC South.
The 6-2 Los Angeles Chargers
were hard to take seriously until
Sunday, when they handled the
surging Seahawks in Seattle. The
Chargers’ only two losses came
against the Chiefs and Rams.
Until their victory in Seattle, they
had only beaten dregs. They have
maintained contact with Kansas
City in the AFC West, and their
pass rush will be scary once Joey
Bosa returns. Also scary, in a
different way, is their kicking
game. Four kickers have
combined to miss six of their 22
extra-point tries. Caleb Sturgis
whiffed on two Sunday and was
released Monday.
If there’s a sleeper that might
crash its way into Championship
Sunday, it’s a team that could
follow the Jaguars’ model from
last year’s playoffs. The Chicago
Bears have a young, dominant
defense, several blowout victories
and an inconsistent quarterback
with the odd knack for making
crucial plays and randomly
producing excellent
performances. It’s hard to see
Mitchell Trubisky playing for a
trip to the Super Bowl, but just
last January we watched Blake
Bortles do it.
For now, though, Week 9
reaffirmed what the rest of the
season had already told us. The
Patriots, Chiefs, Saints and Rams
are in one class, and the rest of
the league can be sorted out
behind them. There’s still another
half of the regular season left, but
it’s hard to see that changing.
adam.kilgore@washpost.com

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THE POST TOP 20 Conference. Now, as the coach of
his alma mater, Malloy faces a

Rockets’ Much of the Top 20 remains the same this week after the area’s best programs looked strong in the final weekend before postseason play.
Top dog St. John’s put away rival Gonzaga on the Eagles’ home turf, 34-17. For fans who missed the matchup, don’t worry — the two teams will
different landscape.
Some schools have gone from
all boys to co-ed. Some have ex-

upward face off again Saturday in the WCAC semifinals. Good Counsel plays DeMatha on Friday in the other semifinal.

1. St. John’s (9-0) Last ranked: 1 11. Freedom-Woodbridge (8-1) LR: 11

panded in size and reach. Being
assigned in the Capital Division
with four nationally ranked

trajectory The Cadets enter the WCAC playoffs on a 16-game wining streak.
Next: Saturday vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m.
The Eagles secured the No. 2 seed in the Occoquan region with a
50-7 triumph over Colgan.
Next: Friday vs. Hylton, 7 p.m.
teams, McNamara is often over-
looked.
To compete with the new batch

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F ROM STAFF REPORTS
When Josh Klotz took over the
Richard Montgomery football
program in 2013, his players
didn’t want to wear their jerseys
around school on game days. At
the time, it was almost embarrass-
ing to be on the team, as the
Rockets hadn’t won their division
since 2002.
Klotz, who had been Quince
Orchard’s offensive coordinator,
brought elements of the Cougars’
winning program and changed
the football culture at the Rock-
ville school.
For the first time since the late
1960s, Richard Montgomery has
qualified for the postseason in
four consecutive seasons. After
starting this year 0-2, the Rockets
defeated Blair, 17-15, on Friday to
secure their playoff spot.
“Our older guys have that desire
to leave their stamp on the pro-
gram,” Klotz said. “They don’t
want to be the first team to not
make the playoffs.”
Between 2006 and 2012, Rich-
ard Montgomery posted one win-
ning season and two winless cam-
paigns. When Klotz became head
coach in 2013, he had to nag his
players to attend workouts. Once,
a player missed practice because
he wanted to get a haircut.
By 2015, though, Klotz’s mind-
set was ingrained in his players,
who motivated each other to work
hard. Klotz said his varsity team
featured 38 or so players in 2013.
Now it includes 56 players, even as
high school football participation
has decreased nationally.
Klotz also integrated his no-
huddle offense from Quince Or-
chard. Richard Montgomery (7-3)
went 2-8 in each of Klotz’s first two
seasons, but it has won seven or
more games every year since.
Still, Richard Montgomery
hasn’t won its region since 1981,
when it captured its lone state
title. The Rockets face another
challenge Friday against Quince
Orchard in the first round of the
2. DeMatha (7-2) LR: 2 of powerhouses, the second-year
The Stags are the No. 2 seed in the WCAC playoffs after beating 12. Bullis (7-2) LR: 14 coach has implemented a five-
McNamara, 42-14. Running back Eric McKan had three touchdowns as the Bulldogs year plan with a “college mentali-
Next: Friday vs. Good Counsel, 7 p.m. eased past St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes, 42-14. ty.”
Next: Friday vs. Georgetown Prep, 7 p.m. “You try to recruit freshmen,”
3. Damascus (10-0) LR: 3
Malloy said. “You try to develop
The Swarmin’ Hornets extended their winning streak to 52 games 13. Georgetown Prep (8-1) LR: 15
them physically, mentally and
with a 56-8 rout of Wootton. The Little Hoyas prepared for their big year-end matchup with Bullis psychologically. By the time they
Next: Friday vs. Century, 7 p.m. by taking down St. Albans, 35-14. become seniors, they all have an
Next: Friday at Bullis, 7 p.m. understanding of what it takes to
4. Westfield (10-0) LR: 4
The Bulldogs captured another Concorde District title with a 29-13 14. Landon (8-1) LR: 16 be a champion.”
victory over Chantilly. A fake punt conversion late in the game helped the Bears hold on for The plan might be gradually
Next: Friday vs. Yorktown, 7 p.m. a 17-14 victory over Episcopal. working, as the Mustangs im-
Next: Saturday vs. St. Albans, 1:30 p.m. proved from its winless 2017 sea-
5. Good Counsel (6-3) LR: 5 son to a 3-7 record this year. In
In the first round of the WCAC playoffs, the Falcons will face DeMatha, 15. Stone Bridge (8-2) LR: 12 their three victories, the Mustangs
which beat them, 32-2, on Oct. 19. Two touchdowns from Zakias Moore weren’t enough vs. Broad Run. scored at least four touchdowns.
Next: Friday at DeMatha, 7 p.m. Next: Friday vs. Lee, 7 p.m. The defense posted two shutouts.
With a strong junior class and
6. Gonzaga (7-3) LR: 6 16. C.H. Flowers (9-0) LR: 17 16 returning starters, including
The Eagles improved in the second half of Saturday’s 34-17 loss to The Jaguars will host Suitland in the first round of the state playoffs. all-around player Kenneth Wom-
St. John’s, and they’ll have another shot at the Cadets this weekend. Next: Friday vs. Suitland, 7 p.m. ack, linebacker Quinn Osborne
Next: Saturday at St. John’s, 2 p.m. and safety JaVaughn Faunteroy,
17. North Point (10-0) LR: 18
Malloy expects his team to “make
7. Wise (8-1) LR: 7 The Eagles’ third straight shutout was a 36-0 rout of Great Mills.
some noise” next year. The Mus-
The Pumas put up 42 points in three quarters against DuVal. Next: Friday vs. Arundel, 7 p.m.
tangs have not defeated a Capital
Next: Friday vs. Eleanor Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Division opponent since 2015.
18. Broadneck (10-0) LR: 19
8. Flint Hill (9-0) LR: 8 The Bruins stayed unbeaten after a 48-6 win over Annapolis. — David J. Kim
After beating Maret to finish as undefeated MAC champions, the Next: Friday vs. South River, 7 p.m.
Broad Run feels the Burn
Huskies will look to defend last year’s VISAA state title.
19. Hayfield (9-1) LR: 20 Coming into Thursday’s rivalry
Next: Saturday at Norfolk Academy, 1 p.m.
With a 39-14 victory over Oakton, the Hawks tied a school record with game between Stone Bridge and
9. Quince Orchard (9-1) LR: 9 nine wins in the regular season. Broad Run, commonly referred to
The Cougars ended their regular season in style, shutting out Next: Friday vs. Mount Vernon, 7 p.m. as the “Battle of the ’Burn,” Spar-
Gaithersburg, 42-0. tans Coach Matt Griffis said his
20. Centreville (8-2) LR: 13 program had no choice but to
Next: Friday vs. Richard Montgomery, 7 p.m.
The Wildcats were shut out for the second time in three weeks, losing, embrace the stakes. The game was
10. Broad Run (9-1) LR: 10 14-0, to Madison. too big, too emotional, to treat it
The Spartans topped rival Stone Bridge in the “Battle of the Burn,” Next: Friday vs. Stonewall Jackson, 7 p.m. like any other week.
26-20. “The kids take great pride in
Dropped out: None
Next: Friday vs. Edison, 7 p.m. their schools and their half of
On the bubble: Glenelg (10-0), Paul VI (8-2), Paint Branch (9-1), W.T.
Woodson (9-1) Ashburn,” he said. “We had to
sports@washpost.com embrace it.”
Griffis’s team used that to notch
a big win, beating Stone Bridge,
26-20, behind a three-touchdown
night from quarterback Mitch
Maryland 4A West playoffs. The ern. All three teams went 1-5 in you have to bring your ‘A’ game.” Woodson.” Griffis and a strong showing from
Cougars have fallen in the state conference play. The Roughriders have their In the Stripes Division, another the defense.
championship game the past two After the Roughriders opened work cut out for them against H.D. team will be making a playoff The victory gave Broad Run
years. 3-0, the first-year Stars team Woodson, the league’s regular sea- appearance in a new conference. (9-1) the Potomac district title and
— Kyle Melnick struggled to generate offense son champion. Woodson shut out Ron Brown captured the third a top seed in the state playoffs.
against conference foes. Roosevelt, 29-0, on Oct. 26. seed in its first varsity season after “We just have to stay with our
T. Roosevelt sneaks in Roosevelt Coach Chris Harden “We feel that we are going to going 4-2 in conference play. fundamentals going forward,”
The Roughriders will live to said this season was a learning have to try our best to control the — Madeline Rundlett Matt Griffis said of his approach to
fight another day — with a little experience thanks to the higher game and keep their offense off the postseason. “We want to stay
help from a tiebreaker. level of competition. the field,” Harden said of the McNamara belongs fundamentally sound on both
Theodore Roosevelt (4-5) quali- “Every week this year, we Woodson matchup. “We’ll need to About 20 years ago, when Keita sides of the ball and hopefully put
fied for the fourth seed in the Stars played a team that was very com- have 100 percent execution and Malloy played at McNamara, the ourselves in a position to be prac-
Division after breaking a three- petitive,” Harden said. “We minimize the mistakes to even Mustangs were a powerhouse in ticing on Thanksgiving.”
way tie against Dunbar and East- learned that week in and week out come close to beating a team like the Washington Catholic Athletic — Michael Errigo

D.C. METRO CITY VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Nkenchor’s energy helps spark Huskies to their seventh consecutive crown

FLINT HILL 3,
PAUL VI 0
BY D AVID J . K IM
Every time Flint Hill scores a
point, Lika Nkenchor lets out a
roar. When she gets a block or a
crucial point, players on the court
get fired up from her play while
those on the bench leap to cheer.
When her teammates win a point
while she is on the bench, the
senior still cheers the loudest.
In the D.C. Metro City volleyball
championship Monday, the Hus-
kies needed every ounce of the
5-foot-9 Nkenchor’s energy to pull
off a 25-23, 25-17, 25-21 victory over
Paul VI on the Panthers’ home
court in Fairfax.
“She knew this was her last city
championship,” Flint Hill Coach
Carol DeNure said. “She came
ready to play with confidence. It
really plays with how aggressive
she was at the net, and we fed off
her energy.”
Led by Nkenchor and stable
sets by Krissy O’Malley, the Hus-
kies captured their seventh con-
secutive Metro City title.
“It doesn’t get old, for sure,” De-
Nure said. “This team has worked
its butts off all season long, and for
them to come into this gym against
this quality of a team to win in
three is outstanding.”
The battle wasn’t easy from the
onset. The Panthers took advan-
tage of Flint Hill’s five service er-
rors to stay close in the first set. On
their second set point of the first
set, up 24-23, the Huskies got a dig,
but the ball went straight to Paul
VI’s side. Instead of spiking the
ball immediately to make the
score deuce, the Panthers elected
to set up an attack but committed
an error to hand the Huskies the
set victory.
Marilise Page led the charge for
the Panthers, who dethroned Holy
Cross in the Washington Catholic
Athletic Conference tournament
final Saturday to win the confer-
ence for the first time since 2002.
Page had 11 kills and three aces.
“She has an arm. She is very
hard to play against,” Flint Hill
libero Tristen Isaac said. “Espe-
cially in the back row, she has quite
a swing compared to anybody I’ve
played against.”
But Flint Hill’s offense was too
much for the Panthers to handle.
The Huskies’ outside hitters and
middle blockers —Nkenchor, Den-
ver Pugh, Sydney Reed and Elayna
Duprey — combined to score more
than half of their points.
After winning the Independent
Student League tournament Sun-
day and now the D.C. Metro City
championship Monday, the Hus-
kies will go for their second con-
secutive triple crown when they
begin Virginia Independent
School Athletic Association state
tournament play Tuesday. The
Huskies will host Bishop Ireton in
a quarterfinal, while the Panthers
will host John Paul the Great.
“We just focus on tomorrow and
take it one game at a time,” De-
Nure said. “All season long, we
know that state championship is
what we play for. All of this stuff is
great, and obviously we want to
win every single time, but the state
championship and to hang that
banner on the wall in our gym is
what this team is playing for.”
david.kim@washpost.com
D8 EZ M2 THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018

scoreboard
FO O T B A LL B A S K ET B A L L HOCKEY SOCCER HI GH S C HOOLS

NFL NBA Raptors 124, Jazz 111 NHL MLS playoffs Results
NFC TORONTO ........................... 30 35 29 30 — 124 EASTERN CONFERENCE KNOCKOUT ROUND VOLLEYBALL
EASTERN CONFERENCE UTAH .................................. 31 23 18 39 — 111
EAST W L T PCT. PF PA METROPOLITAN W L OL PTS. GF GA EASTERN CONFERENCE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington .................. 5 3 0 .625 160 172 ATLANTIC W L Pct GB TORONTO: Anunoby 7-13 0-1 17, Siakam 7-11 2-2 16, N.Y. Islanders ................. 8 4 2 18 45 34 Wilson def. School Without Walls (25-12, 25-18, 25-19)
Toronto ......................................10 1 .909 — WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS MARYLAND
Philadelphia .................. 4 4 0 .500 178 156 Valanciunas 4-10 2-2 11, Lowry 5-9 4-4 17, Green 3-5 0-0 Washington .................... 6 4 3 15 50 49
Boston..........................................6 4 .600 31/2 at New York City FC 3, Philadelphia 1 Magruder def. Rockville (25-8, 25-14, 25-10)
Dallas ............................ 3 5 0 .375 154 151 7, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Miles 2-4 0-0 5, Ibaka 8-8 0-0 17, Pittsburgh ....................... 6 4 3 15 46 45
Philadelphia .................................6 5 .545 4 Portland 2, at FC Dallas 1 Atholton def. Reservoir (25-14, 25-15, 25-15)
N.Y. Giants .................... 1 7 0 .125 150 205 Monroe 4-5 0-0 8, VanVleet 6-14 3-3 17, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Columbus ........................ 7 6 1 15 46 51
Brooklyn.......................................4 6 .400 51/2 Wright 3-6 2-2 9, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-86 Sherwood def. Blair (25-14, 25-21, 25-18)
New York .....................................3 8 .273 7
Philadelphia .................... 7 7 1 15 48 56 WESTERN CONFERENCE Eleanor Roosevelt def. Wise (25-16, 25-12, 25-10)
SOUTH W L T PCT. PF PA 13-14 124. Carolina ........................... 6 6 2 14 39 41
New Jersey ..................... 6 5 1 13 39 36 THURSDAY’S RESULTS VIRGINIA
New Orleans ................. 7 1 0 .875 279 218 UTAH: Ingles 3-13 1-4 9, Favors 4-6 3-4 11, Gobert 6-9 Stone Bridge def. Briar Woods (26-24, 27-25, 25-8)
Carolina ......................... 6 2 0 .750 220 180 SOUTHEAST W L Pct GB N.Y. Rangers ................... 6 7 1 13 38 44 Columbus 2, at D.C. United 2, Columbus wins on penalty
Charlotte......................................5 5 .500 — 2-4 14, Rubio 1-10 6-6 8, O’Neale 5-8 1-2 11, Crowder PRIVATE
Atlanta .......................... 4 4 0 .500 228 226 1/ 3-11 6-10 12, Sefolosha 0-0 1-2 1, Udoh 1-1 0-0 2, Niang kicks 3-2 Flint Hill def. Paul VI (25-23, 25-21, 25-17)
Tampa Bay .................... 3 5 0 .375 229 275 Miami...........................................4 5 .444 2
ATLANTIC W L OL PTS. GF GA Real Salt Lake 3, at Los Angeles FC 2
Orlando ........................................4 6 .400 1 2-4 0-0 5, Exum 3-4 0-0 7, Mitrou-Long 0-1 0-0 0, Burks
7-11 6-6 22, Allen 3-8 1-3 9. Totals 38-86 27-41 111. Tampa Bay .................... 10 3 1 21 50 38 FIELD HOCKEY
Atlanta.........................................3 6 .333 11/2 Toronto ........................... 9 5 0 18 48 39 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NORTH W L T PCT. PF PA Washington .................................2 7 .222 21/2 Three-point Goals: Toronto 13-33 (Anunoby 3-5, Lowry Home-and-home; Second leg times TBA MARYLAND
Chicago ......................... 5 3 0 .625 235 153 Boston ............................. 8 4 2 18 39 31 C. Milton Wright 5, Blake 0
3-7, VanVleet 2-5, Ibaka 1-1, Valanciunas 1-2, Miles 1-3, Montreal ......................... 8 4 2 18 45 40 FIRST LEG
Minnesota ..................... 5 3 1 .611 221 204 Green 1-3, Wright 1-3, Monroe 0-1, Richardson 0-1, South River 4, Clarksburg 0
Green Bay ..................... 3 4 1 .438 192 204 CENTRAL W L Pct GB Buffalo ............................ 7 6 2 16 43 44
Milwaukee ...................................8 1 .889 — Siakam 0-2), Utah 8-31 (Burks 2-3, Ingles 2-6, Allen 2-6, Ottawa ............................ 5 6 3 13 45 59 EASTERN CONFERENCE BOYS’ FALL SOCCER
Detroit .......................... 3 5 0 .375 180 210 Exum 1-1, Niang 1-3, Mitrou-Long 0-1, O’Neale 0-1,
Indiana .........................................7 4 .636 2
Rubio 0-4, Crowder 0-6). Fouled Out: Ibaka. Rebounds:
Detroit ............................ 4 8 2 10 37 53 SUNDAY’S RESULTS MARYLAND
Detroit .........................................4 5 .444 4 Florida ............................. 3 5 3 9 34 41 at Columbus 1, New York 0
WEST W L T PCT. PF PA Chicago ........................................3 8 .273 6 Toronto 43 (Lowry, Siakam 7), Utah 40 (Gobert 12). Broadneck 1, Arundel 0
L.A. Rams ...................... 8 1 0 .889 299 200 Assists: Toronto 21 (Lowry 11), Utah 29 (Rubio 9). Total WESTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 1, at New York City FC 0 Magruder 5, North Hagerstown 1
Cleveland .....................................1 9 .100 72
1/
Seattle .......................... 4 4 0 .500 188 156 Fouls: Toronto 28, Utah 19. Technicals: Toronto coach WESTERN CONFERENCE River Hill 2, Southern 1
Arizona ......................... 2 6 0 .250 110 199 WESTERN CONFERENCE Raptors (Defensive three second) 2, Lowry. A: 18,306 CENTRAL W L OL PTS. GF GA SUNDAY’S RESULTS Whitman 3, Gaithersburg 2
San Francisco ................ 2 7 0 .222 207 239 (18,306). Nashville ....................... 11 3 0 22 47 30 PRIVATE
SOUTHWEST W L Pct GB Minnesota ....................... 8 3 2 18 40 36 at Portland 2, Seattle 1 St. Albans 3, Sidwell Friends 2
San Antonio .................................6 3 .667 — Winnipeg ........................ 8 5 1 17 41 38 Sporting K.C. 1, at Real Salt Lake 1
AFC 1/
x-Memphis...................................5 3 .625 2 Dallas .............................. 8 5 1 17 41 36
SECOND LEG
EAST W L T PCT. PF PA Houston .......................................4 5 .444 2 Nuggets 115, Celtics 107 Colorado .......................... 7 4 3 17 52 40
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New England ................. 7 2 0 .778 270 202 New Orleans ................................4 6 .400 21/2 Chicago ........................... 6 6 3 15 46 56
Miami ............................ 5 4 0 .556 187 225 Dallas ...........................................2 7 .222 4 BOSTON ............................. 34 22 25 26 — 107 St. Louis .......................... 4 5 3 11 42 47 SUNDAY’S MATCHES TE NNI S
N.Y. Jets ....................... 3 6 0 .333 198 213 DENVER .............................. 19 35 34 27 — 115 Columbus at New York
Buffalo .......................... 2 7 0 .222 96 241 NORTHWEST W L Pct GB PACIFIC W L OL PTS. GF GA New York City FC at Atlanta
Denver..........................................9 1 .900 —
BOSTON: Tatum 5-14 4-4 15, Hayward 3-7 2-2 8, Horford
Calgary ............................ 9 5 1 19 52 50 WESTERN CONFERENCE
ATP World Tour Ranking
6-9 0-1 12, Irving 13-17 1-1 31, Brown 7-14 0-0 15,
SOUTH W L T PCT. PF PA Portland .......................................7 3 .700 2 Vancouver ....................... 9 6 0 18 47 50 THURSDAY’S MATCH Through Sunday
Ojeleye 0-0 0-0 0, Ma.Morris 3-9 0-0 6, Baynes 1-2 0-0 2,
Houston ........................ 6 3 0 .667 216 184 Oklahoma City .............................5 4 .556 31/2 Edmonton ....................... 8 5 1 17 42 41 Portland at Seattle
Williams III 1-1 1-2 3, Rozier 2-9 0-0 6, Smart 3-5 2-2 9. SINGLES
Tennessee ..................... 4 4 0 .500 134 141 x-Minnesota ................................4 6 .400 5 San Jose .......................... 7 4 3 17 46 43
Totals 44-87 10-12 107. SUNDAY’S MATCH
Jacksonville .................. 3 5 0 .375 134 170 Utah .............................................4 6 .400 5 Anaheim ......................... 6 6 3 15 37 42 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 8045
Indianapolis .................. 3 5 0 .375 231 213 DENVER: Craig 0-1 0-0 0, Millsap 3-9 3-4 10, Jokic 2-3 4-6 Arizona ........................... 7 6 0 14 37 29 Real Salt Lake at Sporting K.C.
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 7480
PACIFIC W L Pct GB 8, Murray 19-30 5-5 48, Harris 4-13 4-4 13, Hernangomez Vegas .............................. 6 7 1 13 33 39
3-6 0-0 8, Lyles 4-10 2-2 13, Plumlee 1-4 0-4 2, Mo.Morris Los Angeles .................... 4 8 1 9 28 45 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 3. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 6020
NORTH W L T PCT. PF PA x-Golden State.............................9 1 .900 — Home-and-home 4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5300
Sacramento .................................6 4 .600 3 3-5 2-3 8, Beasley 2-9 0-0 5. Totals 41-90 20-28 115. 5. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 5085
Pittsburgh ..................... 5 2 1 .688 227 188 One point awarded for overtime losses.
Cincinnati ...................... 5 3 0 .625 221 237 x-L.A. Clippers .............................5 4 .556 31/2 Three-point Goals: Boston 9-31 (Irving 4-6, Rozier 2-5, EASTERN CONFERENCE 6. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 4310
Baltimore ...................... 4 5 0 .444 213 160 L.A. Lakers ...................................4 6 .400 5 Smart 1-3, Brown 1-4, Tatum 1-4, Baynes 0-1, Hayward SUNDAY’S RESULTS FIRST LEG 7. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 4050
Cleveland ...................... 2 6 1 .278 190 247 Phoenix ........................................2 7 .222 61/2 0-2, Horford 0-2, Ma.Morris 0-4), Denver 13-34 (Murray 8. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3895
5-11, Lyles 3-7, Hernangomez 2-4, Millsap 1-2, Harris N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 1 Sunday, Nov. 25 9. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 3390
x-late game 1-4, Beasley 1-5, Mo.Morris 0-1). Fouled Out: None. Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3 (OT) 10. John Isner, United States, 3155
WEST W L T PCT. PF PA SECOND LEG
SUNDAY’S GAMES Rebounds: Boston 40 (Hayward 9), Denver 47 (Jokic 10). Anaheim 3, Columbus 2 (OT) 11. Karen Khachanov, Russia, 2835
Kansas City ................... 8 1 0 .889 327 226 Thursday, Nov. 29
Assists: Boston 22 (Horford 6), Denver 25 (Jokic 8). 12. Borna Coric, Croatia, 2480
L.A. Chargers ................ 6 2 0 .750 220 180 Milwaukee 144, Sacramento 109 Total Fouls: Boston 21, Denver 14. Technicals: Ma.Mor- MONDAY’S RESULTS WESTERN CONFERENCE 13. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2315
Denver ........................... 3 6 0 .333 205 213 ris. A: 19,520 (19,520). 14. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 2150
Brooklyn 122, Philadelphia 97 New Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 1
Oakland ......................... 1 7 0 .125 141 252 FIRST LEG 15. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 2095
Washington 108, New York 95 Boston 2, Dallas 1 (OT)
Orlando 117, San Antonio 110 Sunday, Nov. 25 16. Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 1977
THURSDAY’S RESULTS Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO)
17. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 1880
Phoenix 102, Memphis 100
NCAA men’s basketball Washington 4, Edmonton 2 SECOND LEG 18. Milos Raonic, Canada, 1855
at San Francisco 34, Oakland 3 Portland 111, Minnesota 81 Philadelphia 5, Arizona 2 Thursday, Nov. 29 19. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 1835
SUNDAY’S RESULTS Toronto 121, L.A. Lakers 107 SCHEDULE 20. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 1819
TUESDAY’S GAMES MLS CUP
MONDAY’S GAMES TUESDAY’S GAMES Saturday, Dec. 8 DOUBLES
at Minnesota 24, Detroit 9 EAST Dallas at Columbus, 7
at Miami 13, N.Y. Jets 6 TBD at TBD, 8
Houston 98, Indiana 94 Vegas at Toronto, 7 1. Mike Bryan, United States, 9585
Atlanta 38, at Washington 14 Miami 120, Detroit 115, OT St. Francis (Pa.) at Buffalo, 4 2. Oliver Marach, Austria, 7250
Loyola (Md.) at St. John’s, 6:30 Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7
Kansas City 37, at Cleveland 21 Orlando 102, Cleveland 100 New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 3. Mate Pavic, Croatia, 7250
Wagner at Seton Hall, 6:30 4. Jack Sock, United States, 6625
Pittsburgh 23, at Baltimore 16 Chicago 116, New York 115, 2OT Siena at Providence, 6:30 Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30
Chicago 41, at Buffalo 9 Oklahoma City 122, New Orleans 116 Bryant at Rhode Island, 7 Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 7:30
Sporting KC 1, Real Salt Lake 1 5. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, 5785
at Carolina 42, Tampa Bay 28 Denver 115, Boston 107 Stony Brook at George Washington, 7 Carolina at St. Louis, 8 Late Sunday
Houston 19, at Denver 17 Toronto 124, Utah 111 MIT at Harvard, 7 Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30
L.A. Chargers 25, at Seattle 17 Memphis at Golden State, Late E. Washington at Syracuse, 7 SPORTING KC 0 1 1
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30
at New Orleans 45, L.A. Rams 35 Mass.-Lowell at U-Mass., 7 REAL SALT LAKE 0 1 1 WTA Ranking
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, Late
at New England 31, Green Bay 17 Marist at Army, 7 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES First half: None.
TUESDAY’S GAMES Morgan St. at Villanova, 7 Final
BYE: Indianapolis, Arizona, N.Y. Giants, Jacksonville, Second half: 1, Real Salt Lake, Rusnak, 11 (Kreilach),
City College of New York at Fordham, 7 Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30
Philadelphia, Cincinnati Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 Nashville at Colorado, 10
51st minute; 2, Sporting KC, Rubio, 9, 60th. SINGLES
Colgate at NJIT, 7 Goalies: Sporting KC, Tim Melia, Adrian Zendejas; Real
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 Milwaukee at Boston College, 7 Calgary at Anaheim, 10:30 1. Simona Halep, Romania, 6921
MONDAY’S RESULT Salt Lake, Nick Rimando, Andrew Putna.
2. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 5875
Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 Rivier at New Hampshire, 7 Yellow Cards: Sporting KC, Rubio, 76th. Real Salt Lake,
Tennessee 28, at Dallas 14 Milwaukee at Portland, 10 Youngstown St. at Pittsburgh, 7 THURSDAY’S GAMES 3. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 5586
Rusnak, 26th; Beckerman, 72nd.
Sacred Heart at Holy Cross, 7:05 Vancouver at Boston, 7 A: 14,045. 4. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 5350
THURSDAY’S GAME WEDNESDAY’S GAMES La Salle at Temple, 7:30 Sporting KC, Tim Melia; Matt Besler, Ike Opara, Graham 5. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 5115
Edmonton at Florida, 7
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:20 Boston U. at Northeastern, 8 Zusi; Yohan Croizet, Roger Espinoza, Felipe Gutierrez, 6. Sloane Stephens, United States, 5023
Detroit at Orlando, 7 Arizona at Philadelphia, 7
Lehigh at Monmouth (N.J.), 8:30 Ilie Sanchez; Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi (Gerso 7. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4630
Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30
SUNDAY’S GAMES Elon at Manhattan, 8:30 Fernandes, 83rd), Khiry Shelton (Diego Rubio, 60th). 8. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 4465
New York at Atlanta, 7:30 Md.-Eastern Shore at Georgetown, 8:30 Vegas at Ottawa, 7:30 9. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 4335
Washington at Tampa Bay, 1 Real Salt Lake, Nick Rimando; Aaron Herrera, Nedum
San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 Onuoha, Marcelo Silva (Justen Glad, 41st); Kyle Becker- 10. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 3415
Arizona at Kansas City, 1 Chicago at New Orleans, 8 SOUTH Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 man, Damir Kreilach, Albert Rusnak, Jefferson Savarino 11. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, 3245
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 Denver at Memphis, 8 Navy at Old Dominion, 6 San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 (Sebastian Saucedo, 87th), Sunny; Brooks Lennon, Joao 12. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 3240
Detroit at Chicago, 1 Philadelphia at Indiana, 8 Rider at UCF, 6:30 Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 Plata (Corey Baird, 77th). 13. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 3165
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 Dallas at Utah, 9 Penn at George Mason, 7 14. Julia Goerges, Germany, 3055
New Orleans at Cincinnati, 1 Mount St. Mary’s at N.C. State, 7 15. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 2985
Toronto at Sacramento, 10
The Citadel at Clemson, 7 16. Serena Williams, United States, 2976
New England at Tennessee, 1 Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30
Atlanta at Cleveland, 1 Randolph at Longwood, 7 Bruins 2, Stars 1 (OT) Atlanta 1, New York City 0 17. Madison Keys, United States, 2976
Alabama A&M at South Florida, 7 18. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 2910
L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 4:05 DALLAS .............................. 1 0 0 0 — 1 Late Sunday 19. Caroline Garcia, France, 2660
Louisiana-Monroe at Jackson St., 7 BOSTON ............................. 1 0 0 1 — 2
Miami at Green Bay, 4:25 Rockets 98, Pacers 94 20. Wang Qiang, China, 2485
Cleveland St. at Davidson, 7 ATLANTA 1 0 1
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4:25 ETSU at Georgia St., 7 FIRST PERIOD NEW YORK CITY 0 0 0
Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 HOUSTON ........................... 29 24 16 29 — 98 DOUBLES
Washington College (Md.) at VMI, 7 Scoring: 1, Dallas, Faksa 4 (Heiskanen), 3:51 (sh). 2, First half: 1, Atlanta, Remedi, 1 (Martinez), 37th minute.
BYE: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston INDIANA ............................. 22 33 20 19 — 94 Eastern Mennonite at James Madison, 7 1. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, 7775
Boston, Pastrnak 13 (Bergeron, DeBrusk), 5:11 (pp). Second half: None. 1. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 7775
Presbyterian at Coll. of Charleston, 7 Goalies: Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Alec Kann; New York City,
MONDAY’S GAME HOUSTON: Ennis III 5-7 0-0 13, Tucker 3-9 0-0 9, Capela 3. Timea Babos, Hungary, 7765
8-10 2-2 18, Paul 4-12 1-2 9, Harden 7-15 9-9 28, Anthony
Lenoir-Rhyne at Tennessee, 7 OVERTIME Sean Johnson, Brad Stuver.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 8:15 SC-Upstate at South Carolina, 7 3. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 7765
3-9 0-0 8, Hartenstein 2-3 0-0 4, Clark 1-6 3-3 6, Green Scoring: 3, Boston, Marchand 6 (Krug, Krejci), 4:29 (pp). Yellow Cards: Atlanta, Remedi, 7th; Villalba, 48th; 5. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6535
Chattanooga at Charlotte, 7 Martinez, 78th. New York City, Moralez, 10th; Ring,
1-6 0-0 3. Totals 34-77 15-16 98. Gardner-Webb at VCU, 7 SHOTS ON GOAL 41st.
INDIANA: Bogdanovic 2-6 6-9 11, Young 4-7 0-0 8, Turner Towson at Virginia, 7 A: 19,198.
DALLAS .............................. 4 9 10 2 — 25
Titans 28, Cowboys 14 2-7 3-4 7, Collison 3-6 2-4 8, Oladipo 11-21 2-2 28,
McDermott 1-4 1-1 4, Sabonis 7-9 3-4 17, Leaf 0-2 0-0 0,
Davis & Elkins at Radford, 7
North Carolina at Wofford, 7 BOSTON ........................... 13 8 11 3 — 35 Atlanta, Brad Guzan; Franco Escobar, Leandro Gonzalez
TR ANS AC TI ONS
Power-play opportunities: Dallas 0 of 1; Boston 2 of 3. Pirez, Jeff Larentowicz, Michael Parkhurst; Miguel
TITANS ..................................... 0 14 7 7 — 28 Joseph 0-4 0-0 0, Evans 3-9 3-6 11. Totals 33-75 20-30 UNC Greensboro at N.C. A&T, 7:30 Almiron (Hector Villalba, 46th), Greg Garza, Julian
94. Lees-McRae at Middle Tennessee, 7:30 Goalies: Dallas, Khudobin 2-1-2 (35 shots-33 saves).
COWBOYS ................................ 7 7 0 0 — 14 Boston, Rask 4-3-0 (25-24). A: 17,565 (17,565). T: Gressel, Eric Remedi; Josef Martinez, Darlington Nagbe.
Columbia International at Charleston Southern, 7:30 New York City, Sean Johnson; Alexander Callens, Maxi- MLB
Three-point Goals: Houston 15-47 (Harden 5-12, Ennis 2:36.
FIRST QUARTER III 3-4, Tucker 3-7, Anthony 2-7, Green 1-5, Clark 1-6,
Ferrum at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 me Chanot, Ronald Matarrita, Ben Sweat (Jo Inge
Delaware at Maryland, 7:30 Berget, 62nd), Anton Tinnerholm; Yangel Herrera, Maxi New York Mets: Fired hitting coach Pat Roessler and
Dallas: Cooper 4 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 6:12. Paul 0-6), Indiana 8-28 (Oladipo 4-11, Evans 2-5,
UNC Wilmington at Campbell, 7:30 bullpen coach Ricky Bones. Announced bench coach Gary
McDermott 1-4, Bogdanovic 1-4, Turner 0-1, Collison Moralez, Alexander Ring; Ismael Tajouri (Jesus Medina,
SECOND QUARTER Mercer at UAB, 8 DiSarcina will replace third-base coach Glenn Sherlock,
0-1, Joseph 0-2). Rebounds: Houston 40 (Capela 10),
Mississippi College at Nicholls, 8
Canadiens 4, Islanders 3 (OT) 77th), David Villa.
who will shift to first-base coach and first-base coach
Tennessee: Henry 1 run (Succop kick), 9:35. Indiana 39 (Young 11). Assists: Houston 23 (Paul 13),
Indiana 17 (Sabonis 5). Total Fouls: Houston 24, Indiana
Southern U. at Alabama, 8 MONTREAL ........................ 1 1 1 0 — 4 Ruben Amaro Jr. will become a front office adviser.
Tennessee: D.Lewis 18 pass from Mariota (Succop Tennessee Tech at Memphis, 8 N.Y. ISLANDERS ................ 3 0 0 0 — 3
kick), 4:11. 15. Technicals: Houston coach Rockets (Defensive three AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Southeastern Baptist College at Southern Miss., 8
Dallas: Hurns 23 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), :39. second), Indiana coach Nate McMillan.
Oakland City at Austin Peay, 8 FIRST PERIOD GO L F Gary Southshore Railcats: Traded OF Tillman Pugh to
THIRD QUARTER Fort Valley State at Troy, 8 Scoring: 1, N.Y. Islanders, Cizikas 4 (Johnston, Pelech), Sugar Land (Atlantic) for future considerations.
Sewanee at Lipscomb, 8:15 4:04. 2, Montreal, Drouin 4 (Juulsen, Domi), 5:59. 3, N.Y. Kansas City T-Bones: Sold the contract of LHP Nick Lee
Tennessee: Jo.Smith 7 pass from Mariota (Succop Magic 102, Cavaliers 100 SE Louisiana at LSU, 8:30 Islanders, Filppula 5 (Komarov), 7:44. 4, N.Y. Islanders, PGA Tour to the Cincinnati Reds.
kick), 5:44. Spring Hill at New Orleans, 8:45 Cizikas 5 (Clutterbuck), 14:58. Milwaukee Milkmen: Signed OF Teodoro Martinez and
CLEVELAND ....................... 21 26 32 21 — 100 Florida at Florida St., 9 SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN RHP Gabe Perez.
FOURTH QUARTER ORLANDO ........................... 30 28 12 32 — 102 Centenary College of Louisiana at Northwestern St., 9 SECOND PERIOD Sunday St. Paul Saints: Exercised their 2019 options on C Aaron
Tennessee: Mariota 9 run (Succop kick), 4:38. CLEVELAND: Osman 5-17 0-0 11, Dekker 0-4 2-2 2,
South Alabama at Auburn, 9 Scoring: 5, Montreal, Domi 8 (Drouin, Armia), 15:36 (pp). At TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas Gretz; INFs Dante Bichette Jr., Burt Reynolds, Brady
Attendance: 90,466. Thompson 9-12 1-3 19, Hill 10-12 0-0 22, Hood 4-7 2-2 11,
Winthrop at Vanderbilt, 9:30 Purse: $7 million Shoemaker and Joey Wong; RHPs Mike Devine, Trevor
Nance Jr. 0-1 0-2 0, Sexton 2-6 0-0 5, Korver 1-2 0-0 2,
Kentucky vs. Duke in Indianapolis, 9:30 THIRD PERIOD Yardage: 7,255; Par: 71 Foss, Zack Jones, Jake Matthys, Eddie Medina, Evan
TITANS COWBOYS Final Mitchell, Matt Solter, Beck Wheeler and Ryan Zimmer-
First Downs .......................................... 24 18 Smith 5-9 2-2 14, Clarkson 5-10 1-1 14. Totals 41-80 8-12 MIDWEST Scoring: 6, Montreal, Lehkonen 2 (Juulsen, Kotkaniemi),
100. 7:43. $1,260,000 man; LHPs Ken Frosch and Chris Nunn; and OFs Dan Motl
Total Net Yards ................................... 340 297 Wisconsin Lutheran at Green Bay, 12:30 and Max Murphy.
Rushes-Yards ............................... 36-125 19-72 Bryson DeChambeau (500) ...... 66 66 65 66 — 263 -21
ORLANDO: Iwundu 1-4 2-2 4, Gordon 9-15 2-2 23, Rochester College at E. Michigan, 6 SHOOTOUT Sioux Falls Canaries: Released INF Patrick Fiala. Signed
Passing ................................................ 215 225 Vucevic 6-13 1-2 14, Augustin 1-2 4-4 7, Fournier 5-15 $756,000 LHP Luis Pollorena.
Chicago St. at Indiana, 6:30
Punt Returns ..................................... 3-11 1-7 3-4 15, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Bamba 3-7 0-0 6, Simmons 5-9 Montreal 1 (Tatar NG, Drouin NG, Domi NG, Kotkaniemi Patrick Cantlay (300) .............. 69 67 63 65 — 264 -20 Winnipeg Goldeyes: Released RHP Ryan Schlosser.
Florida Gulf Coast at Illinois St., 7
Kickoff Returns ................................. 1-23 1-23 1-1 11, Grant 3-7 0-0 7, Ross 6-14 0-0 15. Totals 39-87 Fairfield at Purdue, 7 NG, Armia G), N.Y. Islanders 0 (Eberle NG, Nelson NG, $476,000
Interceptions Ret. ............................... 1-0 0-0 13-15 102. Indiana St. at Ball St., 7 Bailey NG, Barzal NG, Filppula NG). Sam Ryder (190) ...................... 66 71 66 62 — 265 -19 CAN-AM LEAGUE
Comp-Att-Int ............................... 21-29-0 21-32-1 Michigan St. vs. Kansas in Indianapolis, 7
Three-point Goals: Cleveland 10-23 (Clarkson 3-6, Hill SHOTS ON GOAL $289,333 Trois-Rivieres Aigles: Exercised their 2019 option on OF
Sacked-Yards Lost ............................ 4-25 5-18 Concordia (Mich.) at Cent. Michigan, 7
2-2, Smith 2-3, Hood 1-1, Sexton 1-1, Osman 1-9, Dekker MONTREAL ........................ 8 15 10 2 — 35 Rickie Fowler (115) ................. 68 67 69 63 — 267 -17 Alberth Martinez.
Punts .............................................. 1-45.0 3-44.7 Ill.-Chicago at Notre Dame, 7
0-1), Orlando 11-34 (Gordon 3-4, Ross 3-9, Fournier 2-9, N.Y. ISLANDERS ................ 8 6 7 3 — 24 Abraham Ancer (115) .............. 66 66 69 66 — 267 -17
Fumbles-Lost ...................................... 2-2 1-1
Grant 1-2, Vucevic 1-2, Augustin 1-2, Martin 0-1, Iwundu Louisiana Tech at Wichita St., 8 Robert Streb (115) .................. 65 66 68 68 — 267 -17 NBA
Penalties-Yards ................................ 3-20 6-52 Coppin St. at Wisconsin, 8 Power-play opportunities: Montreal 1 of 3; N.Y. Island-
Time Of Possession ......................... 34:26 25:34 0-1, Simmons 0-2, Bamba 0-2). Fouled Out: None. ers 0 of 4. Goalies: Montreal, Niemi 3-1-0 (24 shots-21 $218,167 Cleveland Cavaliers: Signed coach Larry Drew to new
Rebounds: Cleveland 42 (Thompson 16), Orlando 40 MVSU at Nebraska, 8 Chesson Hadley (85) ............... 69 67 65 68 — 269 -15 contract for rest of 2018-19 season.
Northland College at North Dakota, 8 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Greiss 4-2-1 (35-32).
RUSHING (Vucevic 10). Assists: Cleveland 20 (Hill 6), Orlando 22 Ryan Palmer (85) ..................... 71 65 65 68 — 269 -15 Washington Wizards: Recalled G Chasson Randle from
(Fournier 5). Total Fouls: Cleveland 17, Orlando 16. Rockford at N. Illinois, 8 Lucas Glover (85) ..................... 67 70 61 71 — 269 -15 Capital City (NBAGL).
Tennessee: D.Lewis 19-62, Mariota 10-32, Henry 6-27, Cent. Arkansas at Missouri, 8
Davis 1-4. Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota, 8 $161,000 NBA G LEAGUE
Dallas: Elliott 17-61, Prescott 2-11. Alabama St. at Iowa St., 8 Devils 5, Penguins 1 Bud Cauley (65) ....................... 72 66 67 65 — 270 -14
Brandon Harkins (65) .............. 70 66 70 64 — 270 -14 Capital City Go-Go: Waived F Mike Davis. Claimed G
PASSING Bemidji State at N. Iowa, 8
Heat 120, Pistons 115 (OT) Oral Roberts at Missouri St., 8 NEW JERSEY ........................... 2 2 1 — 5 Joaquin Niemann (65) ............. 69 68 67 66 — 270 -14 Oleksandr Kobets.
Tennessee: Mariota 21-29-0-240. Norfolk St. at Michigan, 8:30 PITTSBURGH ........................... 1 0 0 — 1 Scott Piercy (65) ...................... 69 68 68 65 — 270 -14 NFL
MIAMI ............................ 28 25 34 18 15 — 120 Gary Woodland (65) ................ 69 67 71 63 — 270 -14
Dallas: Prescott 21-31-1-243, Beasley 0-1-0-0. W. Illinois at Creighton, 8:30 FIRST PERIOD
DETROIT ........................ 27 26 27 25 10 — 115 Arizona Cardinals: Re-signed WR Kendall Wright.
IUPUI at Xavier, 8:30 $101,675
RECEIVING UMBC at Marquette, 9 Scoring: 1, New Jersey, Butcher 1 (Dea, Anderson), 2:24. Sungjae Im (48) ....................... 72 65 69 65 — 271 -13 Signed OL Zack Golditch from Indianapolis’ practice
MIAMI: McGruder 3-8 0-2 8, Winslow 3-10 2-4 9, squad.
Tennessee: Davis 6-56, D.Lewis 4-60, Jo.Smith 2-33, Adebayo 4-5 3-4 11, Dragic 7-18 6-7 21, Richardson 11-21 UMKC at Loyola of Chicago, 9 2, Pittsburgh, Oleksiak 4 (Guentzel, Maatta), 9:24. 3, Si Woo Kim (48) ...................... 66 70 69 66 — 271 -13
Taylor 2-24, Batson 2-21, Henry 2-5, Jennings 1-36, New Jersey, Boyle 4 (Lovejoy, Dea), 12:27. Peter Malnati (48) ................... 70 66 67 68 — 271 -13 Chicago Bears: Signed OL Willie Beavers to the practice
2-2 27, Jones Jr. 2-4 0-0 4, Olynyk 3-10 4-5 13, Ellington
Stocker 1-5, Sharpe 1-0. 0-2 0-0 0, T.Johnson 3-5 1-1 9, Wade 8-15 2-6 18. Totals
SOUTHWEST Denny McCarthy (48) .............. 71 65 66 69 — 271 -13 squad.
SECOND PERIOD Cincinnati Bengals: Placed LB Carl Lawson on injured
Dallas: Cooper 5-58, Elliott 4-51, Gallup 3-51, Beasley 44-98 20-31 120. Arlington Baptist at Abilene Christian, 7 Webb Simpson (48) ................. 68 69 68 66 — 271 -13
3-16, De.Thompson 2-21, Jarwin 2-15, Hurns 1-23, Scoring: 4, New Jersey, Boyle 5 (Palmieri, Butcher), 7:38 J.J. Spaun (48) ......................... 67 69 67 68 — 271 -13 reserve. Signed LS Clark Harris to a contract extension
East Texas Baptist at Sam Houston St., 7:30
R.Smith 1-8. DETROIT: Robinson III 6-12 2-2 16, Griffin 8-21 6-8 24, (pp). 5, New Jersey, Boyle 6 (Hall, Butcher), 19:40 (pp). Harold Varner III (48) .............. 65 67 69 70 — 271 -13 and WR Auden Tate from the practice squad.
Texas Wesleyan at Stephen F. Austin, 7:30
Drummond 11-19 3-9 25, Jackson 9-22 4-4 25, Brown 0-1 Aaron Wise (48) ...................... 72 67 66 66 — 271 -13 Detroit Lions: Waived WR Andy Jones.
Incarnate Word at Texas Tech, 7:30
MISSED FIELD GOALS 0-0 0, S.Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Leuer 0-0 0-0 0, Pachulia 0-1
Huston-Tillotson at Lamar, 8 THIRD PERIOD Green Bay Packers: Released P Drew Kaiser. Claimed S
0-0 0, Galloway 7-15 3-5 21, Smith 2-9 0-0 4, Calderon 0-2 $62,300 Ibraheim Campbell off waivers from the N.Y. Jets.
Tennessee: Succop 28. E. Illinois at Texas, 8 Scoring: 6, New Jersey, Zajac 4 (Severson, Johansson), Kramer Hickok (36) ................. 66 72 67 67 — 272 -12 Los Angeles Chargers: Released PK Caleb Sturgis.
0-0 0. Totals 43-104 18-28 115.
Dallas: Maher 38. Saint Leo at Rice, 8 0:19. Beau Hossler (36) .................... 69 68 67 68 — 272 -12 Signed PK Michael Badgley from the practice squad.
Three-point Goals: Miami 12-31 (Richardson 3-5, Olynyk Angelo State at North Texas, 8 Kevin Tway (36) ...................... 67 66 72 67 — 272 -12
SHOTS ON GOAL Los Angeles Rams: Added LB Ogbo Okoronkwo to the
3-9, McGruder 2-3, T.Johnson 2-3, Winslow 1-2, Dragic Alcorn St. at Tulsa, 8 Peter Uihlein (36) .................... 63 66 68 75 — 272 -12 active roster. Waived LB Trevon Young.
1-6, Wade 0-1, Ellington 0-2), Detroit 11-35 (Galloway Texas of the Permian Basin at UTEP, 9 NEW JERSEY ......................... 14 13 12 — 39 Richy Werenski (36) ................ 70 66 68 68 — 272 -12 New England Patriots: Signed LB Ufomba Kamalu to the
REDSKINS LEADERS 4-9, Jackson 3-9, Robinson III 2-4, Griffin 2-8, Calderon Texas Southern at Baylor, 9:30 PITTSBURGH ......................... 11 14 11 — 36
0-1, S.Johnson 0-1, Smith 0-3). Fouled Out: Griffin. $44,581 practice squad.
Power-play opportunities: New Jersey 2 of 4; Pittsburgh Oakland Raiders: Waived LB James Cowser. Signed DEs
Through Week 9 Rebounds: Miami 50 (Richardson, Adebayo 8), Detroit 60 FAR WEST Anders Albertson (26) ............. 72 65 65 71 — 273 -11
0 of 3. Goalies: New Jersey, Kinkaid 6-4-1 (36 shots-35 Cameron Champ (26) ............... 69 65 66 73 — 273 -11 Jacquies Smith and Kony Ealy.
(Drummond 24). Assists: Miami 24 (Dragic 6), Detroit 27 Johnson & Wales (Colo.) at Air Force, 7 saves). Pittsburgh, DeSmith 2-0-2 (12-11), Murray 4-4-1
Passing Cmp Att Yds TD Int Cameron Davis (26) ................. 70 68 68 67 — 273 -11 Washington Redskins: Placed WR Paul Richardson Jr.
(Griffin 7). Total Fouls: Miami 26, Detroit 30. Technicals: Westcliff University at Loyola Marymount, 8 (27-23). A: 18,420 (18,387). T: 2:37.
A.Smith ................... 174 274 1867 9 3 James Hahn (26) ..................... 68 70 67 68 — 273 -11 and Gs Shawn Lauvao and Brandon Scherff on injured
Griffin. A: 14,148 (20,491). Cal St.-Fullerton at Arizona St., 8
Team ........................ 174 274 1867 9 3 Martin Laird (26) ..................... 67 68 71 67 — 273 -11 reserve. Signed OT Austin Howard and Gs Luis Bowanko
West Coast Baptist at S. Utah, 8:30 Hudson Swafford (26) ............. 68 67 70 68 — 273 -11 and John Cooper.
Opp .......................... 199 299 2174 15 7 UC Riverside at Oregon St., 9 Jhonattan Vegas (26) .............. 71 65 66 71 — 273 -11
Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TD Purdue Fort Wayne at UCLA, 9 Nick Watney (26) .................... 70 68 66 69 — 273 -11 NHL
Peterson ................................ 136 604 4.4 64t 4 Bulls 116, Knicks 115 (2OT) Westminster (Utah) at Utah Valley, 9 Flyers 5, Coyotes 2 Nhl: Suspended Winnipeg F Brendan Lemieux two
A.Smith ................................... 35 119 3.4 22 1 Utah St. at Montana St., 9 $32,970
PHILADELPHIA ........................ 2 1 2 — 5 George Cunningham, ............... 70 67 71 66 — 274 -10 games an illegal check to the head of Florida F Vincent
Thompson ............................... 26 113 4.3 16 0 CHICAGO ................... 24 23 31 24 6 8 —116 Idaho St. at Gonzaga, 9 ARIZONA ................................. 0 1 1 — 2 Harris English (18) .................. 71 65 68 70 — 274 -10 Trocheck.
Bibbs ....................................... 13 56 4.3 13 2 NEW YORK ................ 21 26 25 30 6 7 —115 Maine at Denver, 9
Tony Finau (18) ........................ 69 68 69 68 — 274 -10 Dallas Stars: Recalled G Philippe Desrosiers from Idaho
Crowder ..................................... 3 35 11.7 25 0 N. Dakota St. at New Mexico St., 9:30 FIRST PERIOD (ECHL) to Texas (AHL).
Perine ........................................ 5 25 5.0 11 0 CHICAGO: Holiday 2-10 0-0 6, Parker 7-15 1-1 15, Carter Seattle at Stanford, 10 Ryan Moore (18) ...................... 73 65 70 66 — 274 -10
Jr. 3-9 4-4 11, Payne 4-11 0-1 8, LaVine 13-25 11-14 41, Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Giroux 5 (Couturier, Gostisbe- Nick Taylor (18) ....................... 72 67 65 70 — 274 -10 Nashville Predators: Signed D Matt Donovan to a
Richardson ................................ 2 9 4.5 7 0 Idaho at UC Irvine, 10 here), 12:34. 2, Philadelphia, Gostisbehere 2 (Giroux,
Hutchison 4-5 0-0 8, Felicio 2-2 0-1 4, Lopez 1-3 0-0 2, two-year, two-way contract.
Kelley ........................................ 4 8 2.0 6 0 UC Santa Barbara at Wyoming, 10 Konecny), 19:10 (pp). $22,652 New York Rangers: Assigned D Sean Day from Hartford
Harris ........................................ 1 6 6.0 6 0 Arcidiacono 1-2 2-4 4, Blakeney 6-13 4-5 17. Totals 43-95 New Mexico at CS Northridge, 10 Dominic Bozzelli (11) .............. 70 69 68 68 — 275 -9
22-30 116. (AHL) to Maine (ECHL). Recalled F Lias Andersson from
Team ..................................... 225 975 4.3 64t 7 Weber St. at San Diego, 10 SECOND PERIOD Whee Kim (11) ......................... 66 65 77 67 — 275 -9 Hartford (AHL).
Opp. ....................................... 170 715 4.2 18 7 NEW YORK: Dotson 7-14 2-2 18, Vonleh 3-10 3-4 10, San Francisco at UC Davis, 10 Chris Kirk (11) .......................... 69 66 69 71 — 275 -9 St. Louis Blues: Recalled Fs Tanner Kaspick and Austin
W. Kentucky at Washington, 10:30 Scoring: 3, Arizona, Galchenyuk 2 (Ekman-Larsson, Satoshi Kodaira (11) ............... 71 68 67 69 — 275 -9
Receiving No. Yds Avg Lg TD Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Trier 5-15 9-9 21, Ntilikina 0-6 0-0 0, Keller), 1:14 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, Couturier 5, 17:05. Poganski from Tulsa (ECHL) to San Antonio (AHL).
Knox 1-2 0-0 2, Hezonja 6-18 2-3 15, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, BYU at Nevada, 11 Danny Lee (11) ........................ 68 66 69 72 — 275 -9
Reed ........................................ 33 340 10.3 34 1 Washington Capitals: Assigned F Nathan Walker to
Kanter 8-14 7-8 23, Burke 3-7 2-2 8, Mudiay 7-16 1-1 16. Robert Morris at Southern Cal, 11 THIRD PERIOD Graeme McDowell (11) ............ 70 67 68 70 — 275 -9
Thompson ............................... 28 209 7.5 23 1 Hershey (AHL). Recalled F Travis Boyd from a condition-
Totals 41-106 26-29 115. Portland St. at Oregon, 11 Sebastian Munoz (11) ............. 66 72 68 69 — 275 -9
Harris ...................................... 21 226 10.8 42 0 Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Giroux 6 (Simmonds), 6:35. 6, ing assignment at Hershey.
Wes Roach (11) ....................... 71 67 69 68 — 275 -9
Richardson .............................. 20 262 13.1 46t 2 Three-point Goals: Chicago 8-30 (LaVine 4-10, Holiday WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Arizona, Grabner 4 (Panik, Connauton), 14:04. 7, Phila- Patrick Rodgers (11) ................ 69 68 70 68 — 275 -9 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Doctson ................................... 19 190 10.0 24 1 2-6, Carter Jr. 1-1, Blakeney 1-5, Hutchison 0-1, Arcidia- delphia, Lindblom 4 (Patrick), 18:11.
Davis ....................................... 15 232 15.5 50 1 EAST Jose de Jesus Rodriguez (11) .. 67 69 69 70 — 275 -9
cono 0-1, Parker 0-2, Payne 0-4), New York 7-26 (Trier Bridgeport Sound Tigers: Assigned G Mitch Gillam to
Crowder ................................... 13 134 10.3 24 1 2-4, Dotson 2-7, Vonleh 1-2, Mudiay 1-3, Hezonja 1-5, Bucknell at St. Bonaventure, 7 SHOTS ON GOAL $16,695 Worcester (ECHL).
Peterson .................................. 12 167 13.9 52 1 Burke 0-1, Kanter 0-1, Ntilikina 0-3). Rebounds: Chicago Medgar Evers College at St. Francis Brooklyn, 7 Roberto Castro (7) ................... 70 67 68 71 — 276 -8 Stockton Heat: Released G Ryan Faragher from his
PHILADELPHIA ........................ 8 11 15 — 34
Bibbs ......................................... 6 64 10.7 23t 1 48 (Carter Jr. 13), New York 62 (Kanter 24). Assists: Lafayette at St. Peter’s, 7 Brian Gay (7) ............................ 74 65 69 68 — 276 -8 professional tryout and returned to Idaho (ECHL).
ARIZONA ................................. 8 13 16 — 37
Quick ......................................... 3 18 6.0 6 0 Chicago 15 (LaVine 4), New York 20 (Kanter 7). Total Kevin Streelman (7) ................ 70 67 72 67 — 276 -8 Texas Stars: Recalled F Elgin Pearce from Idaho (ECHL).
SOUTH Power-play opportunities: Philadelphia 1 of 3; Arizona 1 D.J. Trahan (7) ......................... 68 68 70 70 — 276 -8
Perine ........................................ 3 5 1.7 8 0 Fouls: Chicago 22, New York 27. Technicals: Chicago of 4. Goalies: Philadelphia, Pickard 2-1-1 (37 shots-35 ECHL
Floyd .......................................... 1 20 20.0 20 0 coach Bulls (Defensive three second). Johnson (Fla.) at Stetson, 7 $16,030
saves). Arizona, Kuemper 2-1-0 (33-29).
Sprinkle ..................................... 0 0 0.0 0 0 High Point at William & Mary, 7 Jordan Spieth (6) ..................... 66 68 71 72 — 277 -7 Fort Wayne Komets: Traded F Thomas Ebbing to
Chesson ..................................... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Webber International at FIU, 7 Chris Stroud (6) ....................... 69 69 68 71 — 277 -7 Greenville. Signed F Shawn Szydlowski.
Team ..................................... 174 1867 10.7 52 9 Florida Institute of Technology at FAU, 7 Greeville Swamp Rabbits: Released Fs Stanislav Dzak-
$15,260
Opp. ....................................... 199 2174 10.9 64t 15 Carver at Georgia Southern, 7 hov and Charley Graaskamp.
Wyndham Clark (5) ................. 67 72 70 69 — 278 -6
INTs No. Yds TD
Thunder 122, Pelicans 116 Marshall at E. Kentucky, 7 Roberto Diaz (5) ...................... 69 69 68 72 — 278 -6 Maine Mariners: Released D Alex Adams.
Swearinger ....................................... 4 33 0 Washington Adventist University at Howard, 7 Ducks 3, Blue Jackets 2 (OT) Matt Jones (5) ......................... 68 71 69 70 — 278 -6 Orlando Solar Bears: Traded D Zach Todd to Wichita.
NEW ORLEANS .................. 28 35 23 30 — 116
Dunbar .............................................. 2 21 0 Oglethorpe at Kennesaw St., 7:30 Late Sunday Matt Kuchar (5) ....................... 68 69 70 71 — 278 -6 South Carolina Stingrays: Released D Cam Bakker.
OKLAHOMA CITY ............... 36 26 38 22 — 122
Norman ............................................. 1 7 0 Davis Love III (5) ..................... 70 67 70 71 — 278 -6 Signed G Gordon Defiel and D Joe Masonius.
MIDWEST COLUMBUS ........................ 0 1 1 0 — 2 Wichita Thunder: Released G Ted Florence as emergency
Team .................................................. 7 61 0 NEW ORLEANS: Johnson 1-6 2-2 5, A.Davis 7-20 6-7 20, Troy Merritt (5) ....................... 72 65 69 72 — 278 -6
ANAHEIM .......................... 0 2 0 1 — 3 backup.
Opp. .................................................... 3 78 0 Mirotic 5-12 5-6 16, Holiday 8-13 5-7 22, Moore 2-3 0-0 4, Ohio St. at Cincinnati, 6 Alex Prugh (5) .......................... 68 71 70 69 — 278 -6
Miller 3-4 0-0 9, Randle 10-10 4-4 26, C.Diallo 1-1 2-2 4, North Florida at Dayton, 7 SECOND PERIOD Ollie Schniederjans (5) ............ 69 70 72 67 — 278 -6
Punting No. Avg. Net In20 Wilberforce at Ohio, 7 MLS
Way .................................... 37 43.1 40.2 21 Frazier 0-3 0-0 0, Clark 4-12 1-2 10. Totals 41-84 25-30 Vaughn Taylor (5) .................... 68 69 70 71 — 278 -6
W. Carolina at Wright St., 7 Scoring: 1, Columbus, Dubois 5 (Jenner, Jones), 3:33. 2, New England Revolution: Declined 2019 options on Ds
Team .................................. 37 43.1 40.2 21 116. $14,420
Bethune-Cookman at DePaul, 7:30 Anaheim, Fowler 1 (Montour, Rakell), 9:09. 3, Anaheim, Claude Dielna and Nicolas Samayoa, F Femi Hollinger-
Opp. .................................... 30 46.5 42.5 10 OKLAHOMA CITY: George 6-17 7-7 23, Grant 5-12 3-4 13, Fowler 2 (Lundestrom, Sherwood), 18:26. Jason Kokrak (4) ...................... 71 67 69 72 — 279 -5
York College (Neb.) at South Dakota, 8 Kelly Kraft (4) .......................... 70 69 67 73 — 279 -5 Janzen, Ms Guillermo Hauche and Cristhian Machado
Scoring TD XP-Att FG-Att S Pts Adams 9-12 0-2 18, Westbrook 6-16 5-8 17, Ferguson 2-3 and M/D Mark Segbers. Exercised 2019 options on Ds
0-0 5, Patterson 3-4 1-2 10, Noel 0-2 1-2 1, Felton 1-3 0-0 SOUTHWEST THIRD PERIOD Rod Pampling (4) ..................... 69 70 69 71 — 279 -5
Hopkins .......................... 0 16-16 14-16 0 58 Jalil Anibaba, Antonio Delamea and Andrew Farrell; Fs
Peterson ......................... 5 0-0 0-0 0 30 2, Schroder 9-16 3-3 22, H.Diallo 2-4 0-1 4, Abrines 2-4
St. Edwards at UTSA, 8 Scoring: 4, Columbus, Dubois 6 (Jones, Dubinsky), 19:28. $14,070 Teal Bunbury, Cristian Penilla and Brian Wright; M/D
Bibbs .............................. 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 2-2 7. Totals 45-93 22-31 122. Joel Dahmen (3) ...................... 71 67 71 71 — 280 -4 Brandon Bye; Ms Luis Caicedo, Scott Caldwell, Diego
Howard Payne at Texas A&M-CC, 8 OVERTIME
Richardson ..................... 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Three-point Goals: New Orleans 9-29 (Miller 3-4, Randle CS Bakersfield at TCU, 9 Scott Stallings (3) ................... 67 69 67 77 — 280 -4 Fagundez, Zachary Herivaux and Kelyn Rowe; and Gs
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HEalth&Science
ENVIRONMENT
Bitcoin has a major downside: It’s an
energy glutton that a study warns could
hurt Earth’s climate. E2
How a bracelet
helps track down
missing persons
with dementia
BY R OB K UZNIA
los angeles — In October 2016,
a 55-year-old retired software en-
gineer with early-onset Alzheim-
er’s wandered out of the Los An-
geles County Museum of Art as
her husband used the restroom.
Nancy Paulikas hasn’t been seen
since.
Kirk Moody still spends time
nearly every day looking for her.
“There hasn’t been a single trace,”
he says.
Her disappearance and his an-
guish have prompted what may
be the nation’s most ambitious
system for tracking down people
with cognitive conditions that
make them prone to roaming —
and getting lost.
L.A. Found, which launched in
this sprawling county in Septem-
ber, equips potential wanderers
with trackable bracelets that,
when activated by search crews,
transmit a radio signal to hand-
held receivers placed in several
Sheriff ’s Department cruisers
BRACELETS CONTINUED ON E5
TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 6 , 2018 . WASHINGTONPOST.COM/HEALTH-SCIENCE
CANCER
Women who chose minimally invasive
surgery for cervical cancer faced greater
risk of recurrence and death. E3
Why workouts really do help you shed pounds
D AVID P ROLOGO
BY
“Exercise isn’t really important
for weight loss” has become a
popular sentiment in the weight-
loss community. “It’s all about
diet,” many say. “Don’t worry
about exercise so much.”
This idea crept out amid infi-
nite theories about dieting and
weight loss, and it quickly gained
popularity, with one article alone
citing 60 studies to support and
spread this notion like wildfire.
The truth is that you absolutely
can — and should — exercise your
way to weight loss. So why is
anyone saying otherwise?
For 10 years, I have been study-
ing the epidemic of failed weight-
loss attempts and researching the
phenomenon of hundreds of mil-
lions of people embarking on
weight-loss attempts — then quit-
ting. Meanwhile, exercise re-
mains the most common practice
among nationally tracked per-
sons who are able to maintain
weight loss over time. Ninety per-
cent of people who lose signifi-
cant weight and keep it off exer-
cise at least one hour a day, on
average.
There are a few reasons that
exercise for weight loss gets a bad
KLMNO
rap.
First, the public is looking, in
large part, for a quick fix — and
the diet and weight-loss industry
exploits this consumer desire for
an immediate solution.
Many studies have shown that
exercise changes your body’s
composition, improves your rest-
ing metabolism and alters your
food preferences. These plain and
simple facts have stood the test of
time, but go largely unnoticed
compared to most sensational-
ized diet products (change
through exercise over time is a
much tougher sell than a five-day
“cleanse”). Moreover, many peo-
ple consider one hour a day for
exercise to be unreasonable or
undoable, and find themselves
looking elsewhere for an easier
fix.
Second, the unknown. Doctors
and nutritionists have done a
poor job of explaining the link
between exercise and dietary
habits, perhaps because they of-
ten exist as separate camps.
Exercise directly changes our
dietary habits, which means we
actually have an easier time mak-
ing healthier choices when en-
gaged in exercise over time. With-
EXERCISE CONTINUED ON E5
EE E
ANIMALS MATERNAL MORTALITY
The sensitive noses of dogs, already The rate of women dying from childbirth
used to detect explosives and in the United States has been going up.
contraband, can sniff out malaria. E4 But not in California. Here’s why. E5
Are DNA tests
more art than
science?
My family and I took several.
The results were surprising, but
really more like educated guesses.
BY D EBRA B RUNO
The other day, Ancestry.com told me that my
mother was my mother.
Phew.
I was starting to wonder about some of the
peculiar results that I’d been seeing from the two
DNA testing companies I used.
Yes, I’m the kind of person who would take a
DNA test with Ancestry and then, curious about
whether I’d get the same results, try Helix, an-
other DNA-test site.
(Full disclosure: I also cannot resist getting
multiple opinions from palm readers until I get a
favorable reading.)
From Ancestry, I learned that I am a muddle of
30 percent British, 29 percent southern European,
15 percent western European and 8 percent east-
ern European Jewish. (“Mazel tov,” my daughter
responded to this news.)
I was surprised because my mother hails from a
Dutch family that has been in America since the
1600s, and because when I trace our family tree
through church records, census reports and mar-
riages, I see Dutch names: Van Valkenburg, Hal-
lenbeck, Van Vechten, Bronck (as in the Bronx),
DNA TESTS CONTINUED ON E6
DANIELE TOZZI FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
PERSPECTIVE
I’m caring for you
as your doctor,
so why are you
calling me ‘Miss’?
BY C AITLIN B ASS
It’s 8 p.m., and it’s hour 14 in my
28-hour call shift at the large sub-
urban hospital where I’m an in-
tern.
You demand to speak with a
doctor now, right now. You cannot
wait. Your mother is sick, and you
want to know exactly what is go-
ing on.
It doesn’t matter that we al-
ready spoke at length by phone
earlier this afternoon. It doesn’t
matter that it’s 8 p.m. It doesn’t
matter that I don’t have any up-
dates to give you.
You’re here, and you want to
speak with a doctor, your mother’s
doctor, now, right now.
Luckily for you, that’s me.
I’m here.
I’m in the hospital.
I’m between codes and crises
and admissions and can come
MATT MCCLAIN/THE WASHINGTON POST now, right now, to discuss your
Runners in last month’s Marine Corps Marathon. Claims that you mother’s case in person.
don’t need exerise to lose weight are popular but wrong. DOCTOR CONTINUED ON E4
E2 EZ EE THE WASHINGTON POST . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2018

Bitcoin could ramp up global warming, study says S C I E NC E S C AN

Greenhouse gases may
spike, research says. But
critics question report.
BY C HRIS M OONEY
AND S TEVEN M UFSON
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency
that has taken world markets by
storm, may already be driving
greenhouse gas emissions equiva-
lent to those of a midsize country,
and a study released last week
said it could catapult the planet to
dangerous levels of warming if it
continues its rapid growth.
But at least one critic cautioned
that the new research “makes
much too coarse and even wrong
assumptions” — demonstrating
that even as the cryptocurrency,
worth about $6,400 per coin,
grows in visibility, estimating pre-
cisely how it is affecting the envi-
ronment remains hotly debated.
Because bitcoin is a currency
not maintained by banks but by a
network of individuals, it relies on
a technology called blockchain
that is decentralized and depends
on a vast number of users, called
miners, to compute a record of
transactions. The computer users
who do the laborious calculations
are paid in bitcoin, which encour-
ages yet more computing. No sin-
gle entity manages the entire sys-
tem, which eats tremendous
amounts of energy from comput-
ers constantly solving problems to
build the blockchain.
Bitcoin is notorious for its high
energy use — the consequence of
miners having to compute highly
difficult problems to make a
blockchain of transactions and
win new bitcoin. This, in turn,
requires high-powered, energy-
hungry equipment.
These miners flock to places
with cheap electricity so they can
get a better return on mining.
Sometimes, that means setting up
near hydroelectric dams, in which
case mining would not produce
any greenhouse gas emissions.
But in other cases, miners tap into
electricity grids powered largely
by coal plants.
The problem is that as the price
of bitcoin rises, so does the incen-
tive to mine. After all, there’s a
better chance of making a good
return. But the way bitcoin is set
LARS HAGBERG/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
Technicians inspect bitcoin mining at Bitfarms in Quebec. A study
says the cryptocurrency could raise greenhouse gas emissions.
up, when this happens, the prob-
lems that must be solved also be-
come more computationally diffi-
cult, requiring still more machin-
ery and, thus, more energy use.
The study, published in Nature
Climate Change, seeks to compute
the current energy use of bitcoin
mining and what it could be in the
future if the technology continues
to grow. And it finds not only
country-size present-day emis-
sions but also potentially planet-
size affects from further growth.
“That to me was the mind-
blowing thing about this,” said
Camilo Mora, a researcher at the
University of Hawaii who pub-
lished the work with his students.
Mora computed present-day
greenhouse gas emissions tied to
bitcoin by analyzing the energy
efficiency of the hardware that
mining uses and the countries in
which the mining groups are
based — mostly China, but also
the United States and several oth-
er nations.
The result of the calculation was
that bitcoin, today, probably re-
leases about 69 million tons of car-
bon dioxide emissions — compara-
ble with the emissions of a country
like Austria, which has a popula-
tion of nearly 9 million people.
It’s a big deal for anything to be
emitting at a country scale — and
given how much trouble nations
are having cutting emissions right
now, anything new at this scale is
nothing to ignore. Still, with glob-
al carbon dioxide emissions at
about 41 billion tons, bitcoin
would represent just a fraction of
the total.
But the study also compared a
hypothetical future rate of bitcoin
adoption to the history of technol-
ogies such as the credit card, the
dishwasher and electricity itself.
It found that if bitcoin continues
to grow — and if computations to
record transactions and generate
new bitcoin become ever more
complex and demanding — green-
house gas emissions from the
mining could explode.
“If this thing grows to anything
that resembles how technologies
are included in society, this could
easily exceed 2 degrees of warming
within two decades,” Mora said.
But the new work is conten-
tious and probably not the final
word on the subject.
“Extrapolation using the other
commonly used technologies will
be speculative, but not unreason-
able,” David Malone, a lecturer at
Maynooth University in Ireland,
said in an email. Malone previous-
ly calculated that bitcoin’s energy
demand was equal to that of Ire-
land itself.
Challenges faced by bitcoin
could limit its use, Malone said,
rendering the analysis less accu-
rate.
“They talk a little bit about the
problems that bitcoin has to over-
come (for example, squeezing
more transactions into a block and
these might improve efficiency),”
he wrote. “However, it is also possi-
ble that these limitations might
limit bitcoin’s growth, and so limit
the growth in CO2 emissions.”
Another problem with the
study is that it uses a countrywide
average to determine the green-
house gas emissions for a given
amount of electricity use. But de-
pending on where you’re located
in a country — using the United
States as an example — your actu-
al greenhouse gas emissions from
using electricity can vary a lot
because of the different power
CELESTIAL ATLAS
sources used to generate it.
For instance, some bitcoin min- Feeling blue about being stuck on Earth? Take a
ers have set up in eastern Wash-
ington state because of the cheap
virtual trip to the Red Planet on Google Mars.
access to hydroelectric power Sick of life right now on Earth? Google Mars
there. This has been highly dis- Head to Mars instead. Virtual- google.com/mars
ruptive to local communities, but ly, that is.
hydropower is a renewable energy Google Mars lets you explore if you’ve ever used Google Maps
resource, so the greenhouse gas the Red Planet without the 140- — you can zoom, search for differ-
footprint of such mining would be million-mile journey. ent planetary features or just
very low or even possibly zero. It’s one of the most detailed browse.
Harald Vranken, a professor at maps of the planet ever made, The map lets you tool around
the Open University in the Neth- thanks to data collected from Mars using your mouse, but you
erlands who has studied bitcoin’s NASA satellites and then put to- can also click links that lead you
energy demands, raised this con- gether in association with NASA to its plains, ridges, craters,
cern — and a number of others — scientists at Arizona State Uni- mountains, canyons and dunes.
in a strong critique of the study. versity. You can explore its regions and
One of the biggest problems On Google Mars, the Red Plan- find out how they got their names
with the research, he said in an et isn’t red. If you choose the (Lomonosov crater, for instance,
email, is the assumption that a elevation map, it’s a rainbow of got its name from a Russian scien-
growing number of transactions craters and hills. Look at it tist who discovered the law of
will power bitcoin’s energy use. “It through the visible light spec- conservation of mass).
definitely is wrong to project that trum, and it’s gray, which lets you Google Earth Pro lets you visit
bitcoin’s energy consumption will view more surface detail. Mars, too, with an even more
increase linearly with the number You can view the planet with detailed, more fascinating map
of transactions!” imagery from the infrared spec- that lets you see the planet’s
Another, he said, is that not all trum, too. Those images portray surface in 3-D. It’s a free down-
miners who are part of a given how cold or hot it is on the load. Spending time soaring
group are necessarily even locat- planet’s surface. They even show around an alien planet can be a
ed in the same country. And large Martian clouds and atmospheric nice antidote to your earthly
mining groups may operate in dust. woes.
multiple countries. The interface will feel familiar — Erin Blakemore
“I think it is questionable
whether the estimated amount of
CO2 produced by bitcoin mining
in 2017 is right, and it is even more
questionable whether projections
for the future are right given the
falsified assumption that more
transactions implies more mining
effort,” Vranken concluded.
Still, there is no doubt that bit-
coin uses a lot of energy.
Is there a solution? Mora says
that bitcoin must change the way
it operates. For instance, chang-
ing the difficulty of the problems
that must be computed, or includ-
ing more transactions in each cal-
culation.
The world could also switch
entirely to renewable energy, and
then bitcoin mining would be as
green as anything else — but we’re
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/ NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS
hardly there yet.
“This is a good time for the A view of Mars’s Gale crater from the Vera Rubin Ridge. This
people who have the power to photo, combining eight images, was taken by the Curiosity rover.
operate these things to be aware
of this potential threat that bit-
coin is having,” Mora said. “And H E ALTH & S C I E NC E
they have choices that are viable
to reduce those emissions consid-
erably right now.”
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TH E BI G NUM B ER FROM CONSUMER REPORTS

8,300
The number of
children and teens
The bittersweet truth of honey: It isn’t very healthy
treated in hospital

T
emergency rooms for o avoid the empty calo- ly doesn’t have notable benefits,
gunshot wounds ries of refined sugar, according to the Asthma and
averages 8,300 a year swapping honey into Allergy Foundation of America.
in the United States, baking recipes is a The ancient Egyptians used
children and teens according to new
research from Johns
commonly suggested
“healthier” option. Similarly,
honey to speed wound healing
and prevent infection, and there
Hopkins Medicine. About 86 percent of these gunshot victims are packaged products that are may be some truth that it works.
male, with the highest incidence among boys ages 15 to 17. Most of sweetened with honey can give A 2015 review published by the
the injuries — 49 percent — were caused by assault or intentional consumers the impression that medical organization Cochrane
shooting. Another 39 percent were considered unintentional they’re getting a sugar upgrade. showed honey to be even more
injuries and 2 percent involved suicide attempts. Overall, 6 percent So, is honey actually good for effective than traditional anti-
of these youths died in the ER or while hospitalized because of their you? septics in treating certain burns,
gunshot wounds. The findings came from the analysis of data The not-so-sweet answer: not but the report authors stress that
involving 75,086 victims under age 18 who were treated at an ER for really, when it’s used as a food. more research is needed.
a gunshot injury from 2006 through 2014. Honey does supply some nutri- The effect may be due to the
Treating young gunshot victims costs an average of $270 million a ents, such as iron and vitamin C. antibacterial and anti-inflamma-
year, according to the research. Individual charges averaged $2,445 But the amounts are so small — tory ingredients quercetin and
for ER treatment and $44,966 for treatment while hospitalized. But less than 1 percent of what you garlic acid, says Diane Madfes, a
the total cost of gunshot-related treatment for youths may be need in a day — that it’s basically professor of dermatology at
SASCHA STEINBACH/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK
considerably higher as the researchers’ tally did not include costs for meaningless, says Amy Keating, Mount Sinai Hospital in New
long-term therapy and rehabilitation nor any parental income losses a Consumer Reports nutritionist. Honey does supply some nutrients, such as iron and vitamin C. But York. That said, consult your
or expenses related to their child’s gunshot injury. Honey actually has slightly the amounts are so small, less than 1 percent of what you need in a doctor before you start spreading
— Linda Searing more calories per serving than day, that it is basically meaningless, a nutritionist says. honey on wounds and burns.
sugar: 21 calories per teaspoon,
compared with 16 calories per en and children, no more than six honey to ease a cough: Some © Copyright 2018, Consumer Reports Inc.
teaspoon of sugar. In addition, teaspoons (24 grams) daily. A research shows that it can help.
H EA LTH NEW S just like sugar and agave syrup, teaspoon of honey contains al- But don’t try this with infants
the honey that you stir into your most six grams of sugars. under 1 year old. Honey can
tea or use as a sweetener in baked Still, research has shown other contain the bacteria that cause Consumer Reports is an
U.S. advisory panel urges hepatitis A shots for goods is a type of added sugar. potential benefits to honey. infant botulism. (Honey is safe independent, nonprofit organization
“Honey should be treated like Does honey work as a cure? for children once they’ve reached that works side by side with
homeless to fight outbreaks of disease in nation all added sugars, something to Honey has served as a time- their first birthday.) consumers to create a fairer, safer,
For the first time, a federal Nelson estimated the cost of include in your diet carefully and honored home remedy for cough, And don’t rely on honey to and healthier world. CR does not
advisory panel is recommending routine vaccination at $16 million kept to a minimum,” Keating allergies and even wound heal- help with a runny nose, itchy eyes endorse products or services, and
a routine vaccination for home- to $33 million, but vaccination says. The American Heart Associ- ing. But the evidence is mixed or stuffy sinuses during allergy does not accept advertising. CR has
less people, voting recently for during a prolonged and rapidly ation recommends that men con- regarding its effectiveness as a season. While some people swear no financial relationship with
the homeless to get routine hepa- spreading outbreak can be even sume no more than nine tea- remedy. by “local” farm honey to alleviate advertisers in this publication. Read
titis A shots to prevent outbreaks more expensive and challenging spoons (36 grams) per day; wom- It’s worth trying a spoonful of their seasonal allergies, it actual- more at ConsumerReports.org.
of the contagious liver disease to the health-care system. In San
that have raged across the coun- Diego alone, the cost of its out-
try in recent years. break, which was officially de-
Hepatitis A outbreaks have in-
creased since 2016, partly be-
cause of homelessness and drug
clared over last month, was $12.5
million, she said.
Some panel members and oth-
More deaths occur with less invasive surgery for
use, health experts said. Crowd-
ing and poor hygiene among the
homeless and drug users have
er health experts raised concerns
about ways to keep track of peo-
ple who have been vaccinated.
cervical cancer, according to unexpected findings
contributed to transmission. The They also noted the difficulties in
virus is spread through contami- providing routine vaccination to The experiment was halted pared with 5.3 percent for tradi-
nated food and dirty needles used homeless people who do not have Research called ‘great early last year when the higher tional surgery.
for injecting drugs. access to regular health services death and cancer recurrence “We’re rethinking how we ap-
As of last month, 12 states have or may not remember they had blow’ to technique rates showed up. The original proach patients,” said study co-
reported more than 7,500 hepati- been vaccinated. plan was to enroll 740 patients in author Jason Wright, an expert in
tis A infections since January Nathaniel Smith, director of the study, which was funded in gynecologic cancers at New York-
2017, according to data presented the Arkansas Health Depart- BY C ARLA K . J OHNSON part by surgical device maker -Presbyterian Hospital. “There’s a
at a meeting of the Advisory ment, said the move is welcome. Medtronic. lot of surprise around these find-
Committee on Immunization For states that do not have on- New evidence about a cancer For 33-year-old Alicia Ackley, ings.”
Practices. There were more than going hepatitis A outbreaks, such operation in women finds a high- who was diagnosed with cervical The research is “a great blow”
4,300 hospitalizations and 74 a recommendation would allow er death rate for the less invasive cancer in July, the recommenda- to the technique and the findings
deaths. Homeless people made health-care providers to act to version, challenging standard tion for traditional surgery came are “alarming,” said Amanda Fad-
up more than 40 percent of cases prevent future outbreaks. Immu- practice and the “less is more” as a surprise, but she followed er, director of the Johns Hopkins
in San Diego and more than 10 nizations recommended by the approach to treating cervical the advice of her doctor at MD University’s Kelly Gynecologic
percent of cases in Kentucky, expert panel also make it easier cancer. Anderson after hearing about the Oncology Service in Baltimore.
Michigan, Tennessee and West for insurance coverage, he said. The unexpected findings are research. Tests following her Sep- She said Johns Hopkins Hospital
Virginia. Some homeless people may be prompting changes at some hos- tember operation show no signs has stopped doing less invasive
The recommendation would covered under Medicaid, the gov- pitals that perform radical hys- of cancer. hysterectomies for cervical can-
make it easier for shelters, emer- ernment health insurance pro- terectomies for early stage dis- “I’m very glad I went that cer until there is more data.
gency rooms and clinics that gram for low-income people. ease. route,” Ackley said. “The open While some patients with
serve the homeless to offer hepa- The nation’s homeless popula- The more rigorous of the two COURTESY OF ALICIA ACKLEY/ASSOCIATED PRESS hysterectomy got everything.” small tumors might do as well
titis A shots along with other tion increased last year for the studies was conducted at more Diagnosed with cervical cancer, The other study looked at 2,461 with minimally invasive surgery,
services. The vaccinations are al- first time since 2010, spurred by a than 30 sites in a dozen coun- Alicia Ackley says she followed women with cervical cancer who “surgeons should proceed cau-
ready recommended as part of surge in the number of people tries. It found women who had her doctor’s advice and had radical hysterectomies from tiously” and discuss the new
universal childhood vaccinations living on the streets in Los Ange- the less invasive surgery were underwent the traditional 2010 through 2013. It found a 9.1 information with patients, Fader
since 2006 and for other at-risk les and other West Coast cities, four times more likely to see their surgery. “I’m very glad I went percent death rate after four wrote in an accompanying edito-
groups, including some interna- according to a report by the De- cancer return compared with that route,” she says. “The open years among women who got rial.
tional travelers, drug users and partment of Housing and Urban women who had traditional sur- hysterectomy got everything.” minimally invasive surgery com- — Associated Press
men who have sex with men. Development. gery. Death from cervical cancer
The committee voted unani- The report showed nearly occurred in 14 of 319 patients
mously last month to add home- 554,000 homeless people nation- who had minimally invasive sur- “We immediately as a department changed our practice
less people to that list. The panel wide during local surveys con- gery and 2 of 312 patients who
is responsible for developing rec- ducted in January 2017. That fig- had open surgery. and changed completely to the open approach.”
ommendations for the Centers ure was up nearly 1 percent from Traditional surgery involves a
Pedro Ramirez, a professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston who led the more rigorous study
for Disease Control and Preven- 2016. cut in the lower abdomen. In a
tion on the use of vaccines in the The hepatitis A virus can cause newer method, a surgeon makes
United States. a mild to severe illness lasting a small incisions for a camera and
The CDC is expected to adopt few weeks to several months. In instruments. Patients recover
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Study traces color
of birds’ eggs back
to the dinosaurs
BY B EN G UARINO
Picture a bird egg: Perhaps it’s
the cocoa brown of a free-range
chicken. Or a robin’s creamy blue-
green. If it’s a quail egg, it has inky
speckles. Those colors and varia-
tions, according to a new study
published in the journal Nature,
share a common origin. Eggshell
color, in all its glory, is a trait that
comes from long-ago animals:
the dinosaurs.
Birds, strange as it seems, are
living dinosaurs, the last of a
lineage that otherwise went ex-
tinct 66 million years ago. Before
this work, however, many biolo-
gists predicted that modern
birds, not their ancestors, devel-
oped colorful eggshells.
Eggshell theories were “kind of
all over the place,” said study
author Mark Norell, a paleontolo-
gist at the American Museum of
Natural History in New York.
Some people hypothesized colors
evolved several times indepen-
dently in the history of birds;
others suggested it happened
once as birds became the animals
we know. Colorful eggs, this study
concludes, are much older.
“The discovery of a single ori-
gin of eggshell color in dinosaurs
is a wonderful reminder that
modern birds inherited many
traits from their dinosaurian an-
cestors,” said Mary Caswell Stod-
dard, a Princeton University evo-
lutionary biologist who was not
involved with this research. “We
eat eggs for breakfast, but they
hold so many clues to the evolu-
tionary past.”
Smash an eggshell into its mol-
ecules, and you’ll find only two
types of pigment among the
wreckage. A molecule called biliv-
erdin is the source of green (a
decades-old experiment linked
biliverdin to green splotches that
sometimes appear in bruises).
Another molecule, protoporphy-
rin, provides the rusts and
browns. These pigments mix like
watercolor paints to produce the
entire color palette of bird eggs.
A few years ago, Mark Hauber,
an ornithologist at University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
and his colleagues designed a
protocol to examine biliverdin
and protoporphyrin in eggshells,
including shells from a giant ex-
tinct bird called the moa. The
authors of the study published
last week ran with this idea and
“did a much better job than we
did,” by including a range of
dinosaurs, Hauber said.
Study author Jasmina Wie-
mann, now a doctoral student at
Yale University, began her search
for colorful eggs with a dinosaur
named Heyuannia huangi, an
oviraptor with a beak like a par-
rot’s. Other scientists told her she
was “wasting her time,” she said,
because they assumed dinosaur
eggs lacked pigment.
Using Raman spectroscopy, a
nondestructive analytic tool, Wi-
emann looked for the molecular
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signatures of protoporphyrin and
biliverdin in the oviraptor egg-
shells. Heyuannia huangi, she
discovered, laid blue-green eggs.
The study authors selected
their shells carefully so they
could know what sort of dinosaur
laid the eggs. “We only accepted
specimens for the research where
there is either an embryo inside
the egg, or that there was an adult
that was closely associated with
the clutch of eggs,” Norell said.
Though shell colors faded over
millions of years, as the eggs
became fossils, traces of the pig-
ment molecules remained.
Sauropods and hadrosaurs did
not have colorful eggs. Theirs
were like alligator eggs — white.
Dinosaur relatives of birds, how-
ever, had colorful eggs, including
spots and both pigment types. (If
you’re wondering why supermar-
ket eggs are white, that’s a human
invention, the result of farmers
who specifically raised chickens
with genes for white eggs. Jungle
fowl, the wild cousins of chickens,
lay brownish eggs.)
The dinosaurs in this study
came from the Cretaceous period,
late in the dino line. Norell said it
is possible that “more primitive”
animals, such as a Tyrannosau-
rus, may have laid colorful eggs,
but the scientists lacked older
shells to test.
These results confirm that Wi-
emann’s discovery of blue ovirap-
tor eggs was not a fluke, Hauber
said. “Extinct dinosaurs laid eggs
just like the rest of the birds do,”
he said.
Egg patterns are a window into
dinosaur nesting habits. “A pretty
easy prediction — but we’re the
first ones to have real evidence for
it — is that the origin of colored
eggs is associated with the origin
of an open nest,” Norell said.
Crocodiles and turtles bury their
white eggs, which means they
don’t need to be camouflaged.
But many birds have colored egg-
shells that camouflage their eggs
in nests that are exposed to the
elements and predators.
Hauber offered three other rea-
sons, in addition to camouflage,
why birds have colorful eggs:
One, pigments can act like a
parasol or sunscreen, protecting
the embryos within from too
much heat. Two, some parent
birds use spot patterns to recog-
nize their own eggs if they live in
large colonies (or to prevent free-
loading birds, like cuckoos, from
sneaking their eggs into a brood).
And three, pigment deposits are
like molecular mortars, strength-
ening the shell’s structure. These
are all possibilities for dinosaurs,
too. “We put on our thinking cap
now!” Hauber said.
So listen well, crayon manufac-
turers and paint mixers: Robin
egg blue is fine, but oviraptor blue
is the original.
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For the study, a charity called Medical Detection Dogs trained canines like these to detect the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than
400,000 people each year. Malaria-detecting electronic noses are one possible outcome of further research, scientists say.
Research sni≠s out how dogs could detect malaria
BY K ARIN B RULLIARD
Steven Lindsay, a public health
entomologist at Durham Univer-
sity in England, has been re-
searching malaria control for dec-
ades. His preferred approach, he
says, is to “sit on the boundaries,”
drumming up ideas that others
might not.
So it’s perhaps unsurprising
that his latest project was in-
spired by the baggage-claim area
at Washington Dulles Interna-
tional Airport. If the beagles there
could use their noses to detect
explosives or contraband in suit-
cases, he thought, could they also
be trained to sniff out an intrac-
table disease that kills more than
400,000 people each year?
Lindsay ended up tackling that
question in a project that in-
volved the dirty socks of hun-
dreds of African children and a
trio of sniffer dogs in England —
and the answer strongly pointed
to yes.
The dogs correctly identified
socks worn by malaria-infected
children 70 percent of the time
and those worn by noninfected
children 90 percent of the time.
“I think it is quite extraordi-
nary,” said Lindsay, the lead scien-
tist on a study presented last
week at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Tropical
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Medicine & Hygiene. “We put
these socks on African children
for 12 hours, take them off, freeze
them for 15 months before we
start training, and then the dogs
can pick up that odor.”
Funding for the project came
from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, which put out a call
for research on malaria tests that
are noninvasive, unlike current
tests that rely on blood samples.
Lindsay and his colleagues fo-
cused on asymptomatic carriers
because they play a key role in
malaria’s persistence, acting as
hidden reservoirs. But finding
them is a challenge because cur-
rent methods make mass testing
impractical.
Lindsay and his colleagues
gave nylon socks to nearly 600
children who had been tested for
malaria in Gambia, where the
disease is endemic, and asked
them to wear them overnight.
Researchers ended up with 30
socks from asymptomatic malar-
ia carriers and 145 socks from
children who tested negative for
the disease. Those were then
wrapped in foil, frozen and sent
to England, where they were
stored at the London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
while a charity called Medical
Detection Dogs trained the
pooches.
Call me ‘doctor,’ not ‘Miss,’
when I’m treating you
DOCTOR FROM E1
And I don’t just know your
mother’s case; I’m her doctor.
She’s been on our teaching service
for days. She’s my patient. I know
her story like the back of my hand.
When I get there to speak to
you, it’s not just you. It’s you and
your wife and your mother’s boy-
friend and your uncle and your
mother’s caretaker.
There are so many of you that
half of you are in the hallway,
because you don’t all fit into your
mother’s tiny hospital room.
It’s heartwarming to see how
loved and cared for your mother is.
All of you are here because you’re
worried about her. That’s why you
need to see a doctor now, right
now. Because every one of you has
a question or a concern or a tidbit
you think that I should know.
I shepherd all of you into the
family room so that we can talk
more easily. This way, at least we
all fit in the same room.
I introduce myself to each of
you in turn.
“Good evening, I’m Dr. Bass.”
“I’ve been taking care of your
mom/sister/girlfriend/mother-in-
law, etc.”
“Yes, I’m the one you spoke to on
the phone.”
We talk for quite a while. I
answer each of your questions un-
til I’m sure that you get it. You all
thank me before I leave.
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That malaria alters the volatile
compounds that make up a per-
son’s odor has been established,
and previous research has found
that the mosquitoes that spread
the disease are more attracted to
carriers, including asymptomatic
ones.
“If a mosquito can do it,” Lind-
say said, “why not a dog?”
Dogs, after all, have proved
adept at sniffing out cancer, nar-
cotics, human remains and even
orca feces. Just what they’re
smelling when they detect dis-
ease isn’t clear, said Jennifer Es-
sler, a postdoctoral fellow who
works with dogs that sniff for
ovarian cancer at the Penn Vet
Working Dog Center.
“What we present them with is
the blood plasma,” Essler said,
referring to her own research.
“Does that mean they’re detect-
ing the body’s response to the
cancer? Is there something from
the cancer in the blood? We’re not
really sure.”
Essler’s team is working with
scientists from the Monell Chem-
ical Senses Center in Philadelphia
to find out what ovarian-cancer-
detection dogs smell. That’s be-
cause the end goal, she said, is not
to have dogs screen patients, but
to take what’s learned from the
dogs to create an “electronic
nose” that could screen for ovari-
“Thank you, Miss Bass.”
“Yes, thanks for taking the time
to come and talk to us, Miss Bass.”
“We appreciate your thorough-
ness, Miss Bass.”
Miss? Miss? Are you kidding
me? You’ve got to be kidding me.
You demanded to speak to a
doctor, your mother’s doctor, now,
right now, and I came and an-
swered your questions politely
and with patience — and yet I’m
still not the doctor?
That “Miss” just sucks the air
right out of me. I don’t know what
to do with that. Suddenly I feel
small.
I probably could have corrected
you and said, “No, it’s Doctor,” but
that didn’t occur to me in the
moment. I mean, how many times
do I have to introduce myself as
“Doctor” before it sticks?
At least once more, I guess.
Because this isn’t a one-off. This
happens all the time.
I’ll introduce myself, and the
patient or family member will say,
“And your first name is?”
And boy, do I want to say “Doc-
tor” — but I don’t. Wouldn’t want
to be antagonistic; can’t threaten
that doctor-patient relationship.
Then there are the times when
I’ve just met a new patient in the
hospital and introduced myself,
and I’m asking about his condi-
tion, and he’ll say, “Oh, yes — I
need to mention that to the doctor
when he gets here.”
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an cancer.
“For many reasons, you can’t
deploy dogs to a lot of places,” she
said. What’s more, she added,
“they’re still beings. There are
still days when they come in and
have a bad day.”
But the malaria research pro-
vides another strong example of
dogs’ potential, Essler said.
“It’s awesome that people are
recognizing the capabilities of
dogs and how they can be used to
help people,” she said.
When it comes to malaria,
Lindsay said he does not envision
squadrons of canines patrolling
villages in sub-Saharan Africa.
Malaria-detecting electronic nos-
es are also one possible outcome
of further research, he said.
But in the shorter term,
malaria-detection dogs might
work at ports of entry in countries
that have eliminated the disease
and want to keep it out.
Dogs would be able to identify
carriers before they come in,
Lindsay said. Training sniffer
dogs costs thousands of dollars,
he acknowledged, but “it’s cheap
compared to the cost of having
malaria come back into your com-
munity.”
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Then I do say, “Me, that’s me!
I’m your doctor.”
Once I had a patient tell me that
she was going home that day, and I
certainly didn’t have any plans to
discharge her.
I asked her why she thought
that.
“Oh, Bill said I could go,” she
replied, with calm certainty.
Bill is the unit’s receptionist,
but the patient had decided that
he was in charge, because he’s a
man.
I always wonder who these peo-
ple think I am, as they calmly and
forthcomingly answer my extraor-
dinarily probing personal ques-
tions.
Being mistaken for the nurse
doesn’t bother me. At least if they
think I’m the nurse, they’ve real-
ized that I’m part of their care
team, which is better than being
some random “Miss.”
My mother is a nurse. My sister
is a nurse. My grandmother was a
nurse. Nursing is a noble profes-
sion. Nurses are some tough, lov-
ing, caring, amazing people — but
I’m not your nurse.
I’m your doctor.
health-science@washpost.com
Bass is a physician in the second year
of an internal-medicine residency at
Sarasota Memorial Hospital in
Florida. This essay was first published
on Pulse — Voices From the Heart of
Medicine.
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Trackable bracelets can locate those with dementia, other potential wanderers
BRACELETS FROM E1
and helicopters. The battery-op-
erated bracelets are available to
anyone with Alzheimer’s disease,
dementia or autism.
The bracelets are nothing new.
They are distributed by Project
Lifesaver, a nearly 20-year-old
nonprofit group based in Florida
that has issued the white, watch-
sized wristbands — each
equipped with a radio transmit-
ter — to hundreds of municipal
public-safety agencies around the
country.
What makes Los Angeles Coun-
ty’s effort unique is the scale of the
$765,000 initiative. While most
programs tend to cluster in sub-
urban communities, L.A. Found
covers an area roughly the size of
Connecticut that includes 88 cit-
ies and 10 million people.
“This was the largest kickoff we
have ever had, and given the size
of the county, it is definitely ex-
pected to continue growing,”
Project Lifesaver spokeswoman
Kyrianna Hoffses said recently.
Central to L.A. Found is an
unusual partnership between law
enforcement and the county’s
agency for seniors. Four full-time
agency employees were hired to
train families on how to use the
bracelets, find funding to buy
more bracelets and establish a
protocol to leverage Los Angeles
County’s 100,000-person work-
force when a person is reported
missing. Searches will be activat-
ed regardless of whether wander-
ers are wearing one of those
wristbands.
“Now, when you call us and say
your loved one has gone missing
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U.S. sees rise of women dying in childbirth. In California, the rates are diving.
BY M ICHAEL O LLOVE
Over the past three decades, the
world has seen a steady decline in
the number of women dying from
childbirth. There has been a nota-
ble outlier: the United States.
Here the maternal mortality
rate has been climbing, putting
the United States in the unenvi-
able company of Afghanistan, Le-
sotho and Swaziland as countries
with rising rates.
But that trend has been re-
versed in dramatic fashion in one
state: California. The state De-
partment of Public Health calcu-
lates that between 2006 and 2013,
California lowered its maternal
mortality rate by 55 percent from
16.9 to 7.3 deaths for every
100,000 live births, which trans-
lates to saving about one life in
every 10,000 live births. The Cali-
fornia rate is in line with those in
Western Europe. During that
same period, according to federal
data, the U.S. rate rose from 13.3 to
22.
The United Health Foundation,
which ranks states according to
various health indexes, using pri-
marily a five-year average of feder-
al data from 2011 to 2015, put the
U.S. maternal mortality rate at
20.7 per 100,000 live births and
California’s at 4.5.
Experts in maternal health
blame the high U.S. rate on pover-
ty, untreated chronic conditions
and a lack of access to health care,
especially in rural areas where
hospitals and maternity units
have closed in the past few years.
But California has made a differ-
ence in part by focusing narrowly
on problems that arise during la-
bor and delivery, using data col-
lection to quickly identify defi-
ciencies (such as failing to have
the right supplies on hand or per-
forming unnecessary Caesarean
. THE WASHINGTON POST
— we’re going to start the search-
es,” said County Supervisor Janice
Hahn, who sponsored the initia-
tive after learning about Paulikas’
story. “We’ll alert the coroner’s
office. We’ll alert hospitals within
L.A. County. We’ll look at the
morgues. We’ll connect to Metro
— the trains and the buses. . . . It’s
sort of like we’re saying, ‘We got
your back.’ ”
More than 166,000 residents of
Los Angeles County suffer from
Alzheimer’s. That number is ex-
pected to surpass 215,000 by
2030. Nationally, the number of
Americans with Alzheimer’s is set
to skyrocket, from 5.7 million now
to 14 million by 2050.
According to the Alzheimer’s
Association, about 60 percent of
individuals with the disease or
other dementias wander, often
with little ability to say who they
are or where they live. Up to half
of those who go missing will
suffer serious injury or death if
not found within 24 hours.
Los Angeles County officials
herald their program as a model
and have fielded inquiries from
Alameda County in the San Fran-
cisco Bay area and the Arizona
governor’s office.
Yet its scale leaves a lot of room
for error. While officials have
touted two saves, neither case
demonstrated the potential of the
technology, and both exposed the
logistical difficulties of getting
agencies to cooperate and care-
takers and families to follow in-
structions.
On Sept. 13, a 65-year-old man
with no ability to communicate
managed to travel by bus from the
densely populated MacArthur
sections) and training nurses and
doctors to overcome them.
Those involved in California’s
efforts acknowledge they cannot
definitively say how much the
state’s falling maternal mortality
rate is the result of its endeavors.
The state has long provided ma-
ternity care for poor women and
also embraced the Affordable
Care Act, which provided health
insurance to more women. But
other blue states that eagerly im-
plemented ACA provisions did
not experience reversals as dra-
matic as in the Golden State.
The rest of the country has been
paying attention.
“There’s no excuse now,” said
Stephanie Teleki, who leads ma-
ternity care initiatives at the Cali-
fornia Health Care Foundation, a
philanthropic group that has
funded some of the California ef-
forts. “There are free [instruction
manuals] to help hospitals ad-
dress the major drivers of mater-
nal mortality and morbidity. And
we have a data center in California
that can be replicated in other
states that is low-burden and low-
cost to hospitals.
“This isn’t some weird Califor-
nia thing that can’t be replicated,”
Teleki said. “This is doable in oth-
er states. It’s a matter of having the
will and the funding to get it off
the ground.”
The cost to the state Depart-
ment of Public Health is about
$950,000 a year, with additional
resources from grants and foun-
dations.
Collaborative efforts
The California effort began
about 2006, when officials at the
state Department of Public Health
first noticed the rising rates of
maternal deaths. “It was disturb-
ing, and frankly we didn’t know
why,” said Connie Mitchell, depu-
Kirk Moody holds a poster about his wife, Nancy Paulikas, a
woman with Alzheimer’s who went missing in 2016.
Park area to the remote foothills
near the suburb of Altadena some
20 miles away. His family called
911 and told responding police
officers about the newly issued
bracelet. The officers should have
notified the Sheriff’s Department
to trigger a coordinated search,
but they didn’t realize L.A. Found
was already in effect. So they
looked on their own, not knowing
the man was already out of their
jurisdiction.
The case only ended happily
because a ranch owner near Alta-
dena spotted someone deep in the
hills and contacted authorities. A
deputy hiked into the rugged ter-
KATHERINE FREY/THE WASHINGTON POST
ty director of the department’s
Center for Family Health.
The department created a
pregnancy-related mortality re-
view board to dig into causes of
every death. (As of last year, 29
other states had created similar
boards, according to the Alliance
for Innovation on Maternal
Health Program, a national coali-
tion with expertise in maternal
health.) With Stanford University,
the agency also created the Cali-
fornia Maternal Quality Care Col-
laborative, which brought togeth-
er clinicians, hospitals and other
maternity experts to sift through
the data to identify solutions.
In turn, the state and the collab-
orative created exhaustive “how
to” manuals for hospitals and clini-
cians, detailing the best practices
to address specific circumstances,
such as obstetric hemorrhages and
preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related
complication characterized by
high blood pressure and signs of
damage to an organ, usually the
liver or kidneys. They also sent
experts to train doctors and nurses
on the techniques.
The first manual, distributed in
2010, addressed hemorrhages.
“Early on, we discovered that la-
bor and delivery was often not
ready to spring into action when a
hemorrhage happened,” Mitchell
said. “They hadn’t drilled for it in
the delivery room, or they kept
blood supplies in another part of
the hospital and a nurse had to run
around for 15 minutes to get it.”
The hemorrhage tool kit, for
example, details what to do when
a woman experiences excessive
bleeding in the delivery room,
who should perform which pro-
cedures and what supplies should
be on hand. It recommends stock-
ing a hemorrhage-specific tray of
medicines in the labor and deliv-
ery refrigerator. It also advises
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ROB KUZNIA
rain, found the man, noticed his
bracelet and used the radio-fre-
quency number stamped on it to
locate his contact information in
a Project Lifesaver database.
The following day, a 76-year-
old woman from Huntington
Park wandered out of her home.
Inexplicably, the woman’s care-
takers waited six hours before
calling 911. A widespread search
began.
But once again, technology
didn’t lead to her discovery. In-
stead, a concerned citizen spotted
her at a convenience store about
seven miles away and, thinking
something was amiss, alerted the
EXERCISE FROM E1
out exercise, abrupt changes in
dietary habits, especially if they
result in calorie restrictions, are
very difficult for dieters to sus-
tain. In addition, the longer we
make those healthy choices, the
more likely they will become hab-
it.
For example, when a 42-year-
old female who is 5-foot-4 and
240 pounds decides to lose
weight on her own, she is likely to
struggle with abruptly switching
her food choices to vegetables
and broiled fish, mostly because
she will feel overwhelming hun-
ger pangs (but also for other
reasons, such as new onset fa-
tigue, soreness, depression and
irritability, among other things).
But if we take that same person
and increase his or her exercise
capacity to a critical point, those
choices become much easier to
endure.
Third, limited capacity. Exer-
cise originally got demoted fol-
lowing a series of studies that
enrolled overweight or obese
folks looking to lose weight who
that hospitals put together a
“hemorrhage cart” on wheels,
holding all needed items such as
uterine forceps, sutures and a
bright task light.
Since then, the collaborative
has created guides on cardiovas-
cular disease and venous throm-
bosis, a blood clot in a vein that is a
common cause of pregnancy-re-
lated deaths. The collaborative
also has distributed instructions
for reducing the rate of C-section
deliveries, which are riskier for
women than vaginal births. All are
freely available to hospitals and
practitioners outside California.
Kathleen Belzer, president of the
California Nurse-Midwives Associ-
ation, said the instruction manuals
are ubiquitous in hospital materni-
ty units and birthing centers.
The heart of the system, how-
ever, is a fast-moving, comprehen-
sive system called the Maternal
Data Center; it collects data from
birth records, hospital discharge
records and other medical infor-
mation supplied by the state’s hos-
pitals. Researchers analyze data at
a statewide, regional and even
hospital level to determine wheth-
er providers are following the best
practices.
The system allows hospitals to
check their performance against
peers and can pinpoint problems
with individual practitioners. Is a
doctor’s C-section rate high? Is it
because that doctor has a high
rate of labor inductions?
Hospitals send the data to the
Maternal Data Center every 45
days, which, in the world of hospi-
tal data collection, is unusually
fast and allows for quick interven-
tions when a problem is identi-
fied.
At least 40 states have also es-
tablished central bodies similar to
California’s collaborative, to pro-
vide expert support and training
Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers noticed the bracelet and
reached Project Lifesaver, which
in turn called the Sheriff’s De-
partment.
“New-program growing pains,”
Sheriff’s Lt. John Gannon said of
the disconnect between agencies.
“We are all on the same page now.”
Sgt. Traci Fox, a police officer in
Glendale, said hiccups are to be
expected early on. The city began
using Project Lifesaver in 2015
despite some officers’ skepticism.
Then, one chilly morning in early
2017, a 20-year-old man with au-
tism bolted out of his home.
Using the radio-technology
trackers, officers found him five
miles away, calf-deep in the cold
water of a concrete drainage wash
in Burbank. “We probably never
would have found this kid had he
not had this wristband,” Fox said.
“From there, the buy-in was
there.”
Glendale has since logged at
least eight saves, most of them in
under 30 minutes, she said.
The county already has given
out the 130 bracelets set aside for
families unable to afford the $325
cost. Organizers hope to have at
least 1,000 people enrolled within
a year.
Moody wishes his wife had
worn one, believing “they would
have found her immediately.”
He and Paulikas’s parents
think she is lost in the local
nursing home system and fear an
unscrupulous care facility may
have taken custody of her as a
Jane Doe so it can pocket Medi-
Cal insurance reimbursements
from the state.
Law enforcement agencies
had limited ability to exercise.
Asking someone with limited
ability to exercise to lose weight
using exercise is like telling some-
one to empty a pool full of water
with a plastic cup. It cannot be
accomplished in any reasonable
amount of time. So, when you
measure how much weight they
can “burn off” over time, the
answer is not much, because most
sedentary patients can burn 500
or fewer calories a week. As a
result, the shaky conclusion that
exercise was less important for
weight loss emerged and was
quickly sensationalized.
What is missing from this logic,
however, is that people can
change exercise capacity. As exer-
cise capacity goes up for an other-
wise sedentary individual and ap-
proaches that of a lean person,
the ability to lose weight with
exercise dramatically changes.
It’s like giving the participant
in our pool-emptying example a
bucket, or even a hose. The ability
to jog for 30 minutes uninterrupt-
ed, or ride a bicycle for 60 min-
utes, is what separates so many
would-be dieters from their lean
counterparts and accounts for
From 2006 to 2013, California lowered its maternal mortality rate
by 55 percent, from 16.9 to 7.3 deaths for every 100,000 live births.
to hospitals and practitioners.
But no other state has devel-
oped as thorough a system for
improvements as California’s.
California’s plan brings togeth-
er all the players in maternal
health: clinicians, hospitals, state
agencies including Medi-Cal, the
administrator of Medicaid in Cali-
fornia, professional medical asso-
ciations, commercial insurance
carriers, and philanthropic or-
ganizations.
According to the collaborative,
212 of the state’s 240 hospitals,
representing more than 95 per-
cent of births, submit data to the
Maternal Data Center. Several
Medicaid-managed care plans in
the state require hospitals to par-
ticipate, said Cathie Markow, ad-
ministrative director of the collab-
orative.
Tackling a terrible trend
Inspired by California’s efforts,
in 2014, the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
the American College of Nurse-
Midwives and the American Hos-
pital Association created the Alli-
ance for Innovation on Maternal
Health to provide support and
guidance to states. Nineteen
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view that scenario as more plausi-
ble than her death. “I believe that
by now they would have made a
match if she was a Jane Doe via
the coroner,” Gannon said.
Since her disappearance,
Moody, his in-laws and volun-
teers have driven to at least 1,000
nursing facilities across Southern
California to post fliers with her
photo.
“Her most distinctive feature is
her ice blue eyes,” Moody said,
recounting how quickly Alzheim-
er’s diminished a woman who had
ascended to vice president at the
financial services firm ITG. By
summer 2016, he was caring for
her 24/7.
Last month, the retired aero-
space software engineer raised
the reward for information lead-
ing to her discovery — alive or
otherwise — from $30,000 to
$100,000. No credible leads have
yet emerged.
Hahn remembers visiting with
the family shortly after Paulikas
vanished.
“I was so moved by this little
threesome,” she said. “The
thought that her elderly parents
were going out there every day
and driving lots of miles to just
walk into nursing homes and hos-
pitals. . . . I realized they were not
sleeping one night in peace know-
ing Nancy was somewhere out
there.”
Kuznia is a freelance reporter based
in Los Angeles and is a frequent
contributor to The Washington Post.
He was part of a small team at the
Daily Breeze in Southern California
that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for
local reporting.
most tried and failed weight-loss
attempts. Moreover, once a per-
son achieves a critical point of
exercise capacity, the experience
of exercise itself becomes more
pleasant, and the experience can
even be fun.
So, can you exercise your way
to weight loss? Absolutely. Of
course, abrupt calorie restric-
tions will result in weight loss for
the short run, but it is extremely
difficult for folks to maintain that
restriction for significant lengths
of time, and most either end up
quitting or regaining lost weight.
Exercise, however, is a tried and
true way to make dietary changes
more tolerable. Focusing on exer-
cise and changing exercise capac-
ity first makes it easier to ulti-
mately make better food choices
and enjoy clean living, which
means significant weight loss
that can be maintained over time.
health-science@washpost.com
Prologo is associate professor in the
Department of Radiology and
Imaging Sciences at Emory University
School of Medicine. This report was
originally published on
theconversation.com.
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states — including Florida, Illi-
nois, New York and Texas — are
now working with the coalition,
known as AIM.
“We all look to California be-
cause they have reversed the trend
and decreased their maternal
mortality rate significantly,” said
Lisa Hollier, a Houston ob-gyn
and president of the ACOG.
AIM promotes many of the
methods pioneered in California,
including the creation of collabor-
atives on maternity care, use of
instruction manuals, and rapid
data collection and analysis.
But even cheerleaders for the
California effort agree that there
are limits to the success.
While the maternal mortality
rate has declined overall in Cali-
fornia across all demographic
groups, African American woman
still are three to four times more
likely to die of complications from
pregnancy than are white women.
In 2006, black women were more
than five times more likely to die
of pregnancy-related complica-
tions.
The collaborative now is gath-
ering data to focus on closing that
racial disparity.
— Stateline
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What’s in traditional Chinese medicine?

A Hong Kong campaign to promote traditional Chinese medicine was
launched last month. The program has sparked fears among wildlife and
conservation organizations that the move could devastate dwindling
species. Animal parts have been prized for centuries in traditional
medicine for their purported curing effects for such problems as
impotence, fever and inflamed joints. A black market for the ingredients,
including rhino horns and tiger parts, can fetch soaring prices. The illicit
business has continued to thrive in China despite the 1993 ban and
perennial ad campaigns by conservation groups. Fewer than 4,000 tigers
are believed to be left in the wild, down from 100,000 a century ago. The
Asian rhino population has fallen to 4,000. African rhinos, which have
been hard-hit by poaching, now number about 25,000.

Clockwise from top left: A bin of sea horses in a traditional Chinese

medicine shop in Hong Kong; herbs used to cure various illnesses; a
shop employee preps ingredients; and a doctor checks the pulse of a
patient at a local government event promoting ancient remedies.
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DNA TESTS FROM E1
Vrooman.
Granted, there is the occasional
Smith, Armstrong and Patterson,
but mainly I find Dutch name
after Dutch name.
My father’s family is complete-
ly Italian, which explains the 29
percent, although I thought it
would be higher, given my ravioli-
making skills and my tendency to
be the loudest person in the room.
To get a second opinion, I spit
into another tube and sent my
DNA sample off to Helix, the com-
pany handling the Geno 2.0 test
for National Geographic. This
time, my results were 55 percent
Italy and southern Europe (“Ciao,
paesani!”), 32 percent northwest-
ern Europe, 9 percent northeast-
ern Europe and just 3 percent
“Jewish diaspora.”
What gives?
Companies such as Ancestry
and National Geographic are tak-
ing a snapshot of various DNA
markers, said Robert Green, a
geneticist at Harvard Medical
School who serves as an adviser
for Helix. From that snapshot
comes a statistical inference, he
said. In other words, “Given this
pattern, it’s likely that you came
from this region,” Green said. “But
it’s not a certainty, and shouldn’t
be read as a certainty.”
Jennifer Utley, director of re-
search at Ancestry, said that the
DNA results from each individual
are compared against a reference
panel. The company gathered
DNA from people around the
world who had lived for five gen-
erations in the same place. An
individual’s DNA markers are
then compared to the DNA of
people in those communities.
Your DNA, in short, is matched up
with living people in those re-
gions, not with your ancestors
from those places.
The companies’ pie charts and
fancy infographics that show little
arrows and offer fascinating sto-
ries about human history make
for great conversation, but they
are actually more like educated
guesses than like census docu-
ments. (That said, they’re prob-
ably more accurate than that
palm reader.)
The problem with the reports,
pologist at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte who writes
about genetics, is that many peo-
ple interpret the results as author-
itative. They’re not, he said. To say
that DNA results show you come
from a particular country just
confuses things.
“It’s certainly a blurring of the
meaning of numbers to be able to
give you such precise calculations
as if that’s knowledge,” Marks
said. “What gets lost in transla-
tion is just how sloppy the num-
bers are.”
So I’m not 30 percent English?
Not necessarily, Marks said.
Anyone who looks at a map can
see that the English Channel is as
narrow as 19 miles at one point.
And 10,000 years ago, England
was attached to Europe.
Last month, however, a new
twist to my ethnicity investigation
popped up when Ancestry an-
nounced that it had developed
new algorithms “to analyze lon-
ger segments of genetic informa-
tion,” said an Ancestry spokes-
man, “and better distinguish be-
tween adjacent regions.” It also
added 13,000 more reference
samples.
The result, for me, was both
slightly disappointing (Jewish
heritage: gone) and a whole lot
closer to my other ethnicity re-
sults. Now, I was told I am 42
percent Italian, 32 percent “Ger-
manic” European, 14 percent Eng-
lish and northwestern European,
4 percent Irish and Scottish, 4
percent Greek and Balkans, 2 per-
cent French and 2 percent Norwe-
gian. But when I looked more
closely at the old results and the
new ones, the general areas of
origin were not that much differ-
ent. In short, I’m European with
various north and south influenc-
es.
Greek? French? Norwegian?
“Any number in the single dig-
its is probably not going to be
distinguished from a zero margin
of error,” Marks said.
My brother did a test with An-
cestry, too. Although he and my
two other siblings are the people
most genetically similar to me, we
don’t necessarily get the same
batch of DNA. Green, the Harvard
geneticist, said, “Even though on
average you both got 50 percent of
ERIC BARADAT/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
One of several DNA test kits available to the public. Their
infographics and pie charts make for great family conversations,
but they are far from being precise census documents.
different pieces of DNA from your
mother and father.”
In his first results, my brother
had just 16 percent from Britain
and 28 percent from western Eu-
rope. But that adds up to 44 per-
cent, almost exactly the same 45
percent I got when I added my
English plus western European
percentages. And his 28 percent
southern Europe matches my 29
percent southern Europe. He,
however, has a surprise 8 percent
Scandinavian, similar to my 8 per-
cent Jewish. After the update, he
was told he was 35 percent Eng-
lish, Welsh, northwestern Europe
(19 percent more than before), 29
percent Italian, 12 percent Greek
and Balkans, 11 percent Germanic
European, 7 percent French, and 6
percent Irish and Scottish. Judg-
ing from his map, however, it
looks as though the circles have
expanded a bit and “Scandinavia”
has been renamed “Germanic Eu-
rope.”
Next, my mother took the test.
At first, she got 47 percent from
western Europe and 24 percent
from Britain, adding up to 71 per-
cent from the region that gave me
and my brother 44 to 45 percent.
But she also got a big 21 percent
from Scandinavia, which was ini-
tially a surprise. Then I unearthed
an ancestor named Albert An-
driessen Bradt (1607-1686), my 10-
times-great-grandfather, born in
Norway, who came to America in
1636. In her updated report, she
was 57 percent from England and
northwestern Europe, 18 percent
from “Germanic” Europe, 16 per-
from Norway — so not radically
different from the first round.
Ancestry, which links you to
people who match with your
DNA, told me with “Confidence
Level: Extremely High,” that my
mother is my mother. Next clos-
est: my brother.
My husband, Bob, had a very
different report on his DNA tests.
From Ancestry, both before and
after the update: 100 percent east-
ern European Jewish. He also
tried a second test at Helix. Same
result: 100 percent eastern Euro-
pean Jewish.
What does that mean? It
doesn’t mean that no one in my
husband’s family tree ever mar-
ried outside the faith, Marks said.
The companies run the analysis
by looking for certain genetic
markers, some of which are 10
times more elevated in a Jewish
population, creating “idiosyncra-
sies in the gene pool.” In fact,
Jewish populations turn out to be
more closely related to the people
surrounding them than to other
Jewish populations in the world,
Marks said.
“In every generation, the rabbis
are complaining about intermar-
riage,” he said.
In the end, the DNA ethnicity
tests that cost from $69.95 to $199
could be seen as a pricey way to
confirm what you probably al-
ready know. It might make more
sense just to look in the mirror.
“The one Sicilian in a room of
Irish is going to stand out, and you
don’t need genetics to tell you who
Conan O’Brien is,” Marks said.
clue that Parkinson’s disease may
get its start not in the brain but in
the gut — maybe in the appendix.
Researchers reported last week
that people who had their appen-
dix removed early in life had a
lower risk of getting the tremor-
inducing brain disease decades
later.
Why? A peek at surgically re-
moved appendix tissue shows this
tiny organ, often considered use-
less, seems to be a storage depot
for an abnormal protein — one
that, if it is in the brain, becomes a
hallmark of Parkinson’s.
The big surprise, according to
studies published in the journal
Science Translational Medicine, is
that many people may harbor
clumps of that worrisome protein
in their appendix — young and
old, people with healthy brains
and those with Parkinson’s.
But don’t look for a surgeon yet.
“We’re not saying to go out and
get an appendectomy,” said Vivi-
ane Labrie of the Van Andel Re-
search Institute in Michigan. Lab-
rie is a neuroscientist and geneti-
cist who led the research team.
Plenty of people without an
appendix still develop Parkin-
son’s. And plenty of others harbor
the culprit protein but never get
sick, according to her research.
Doctors and patients have long
known there is some connection
between the gastrointestinal tract
and Parkinson’s. Constipation
and other GI troubles are com-
mon years before patients experi-
ence tremors and movement diffi-
culty that lead to a Parkinson’s
diagnosis.
The new research promises to
re-energize work to find out why,
and learn who is really at risk.
“This is a great piece of the
puzzle. It’s a fundamental clue,”
said Allison Willis, a Parkinson’s
specialist at the University of
Pennsylvania who wasn’t in-
volved in the new studies.
Parkinson’s Foundation chief
scientific officer James Beck, who
also wasn’t involved, agreed that
“there’s a lot of tantalizing poten-
tial connections.” Despite its rep-
utation, he said, the appendix
appears to play a role in immunity
that may influence gut inflamma-
tion. The type of bacteria that live
in the gut also may affect Parkin-
son’s.
harbor that Parkinson’s-linked
protein, “what we don’t know is
what starts it, what gets this
whole ball rolling.” Beck said.
For years, scientists have hy-
pothesized about what might
cause the gut-Parkinson’s connec-
tion. One main theory: Maybe bad
“alpha-synuclein” protein can
travel from nerve fibers in the GI
tract up the vagus nerve, which
connects the body’s major organs
to the brain.
Abnormal alpha-synuclein is
toxic to brain cells involved with
movement.
There have been prior clues.
People who decades ago had the
vagus nerve cut as part of a now-
abandoned therapy had a reduced
risk of Parkinson’s. Some smaller
studies have suggested appendec-
tomies, too, might be protective —
but the results were conflicting.
Labrie’s team set out to find
stronger evidence.
First, the researchers analyzed
medical records of nearly 1.7 mil-
lion people in Sweden’s national
health database and tracked since
1964. The risk of developing Par-
kinson’s was 19 percent lower
among those who had their ap-
pendix surgically removed dec-
ades earlier.
One puzzling caveat: People liv-
ing in rural areas appeared to get
the benefit. Labrie said it is possi-
ble that the appendix plays a role
in environmental risk factors for
Parkinson’s.
Further analysis suggested
people who developed Parkin-
son’s despite an early-in-life ap-
pendectomy tended to have
symptoms appear a few years lat-
er than similarly aged patients.
That kind of study doesn’t
prove that removing the appendix
is what reduces the risk, cau-
tioned Andrew Feigin, executive
director of the Parkinson’s insti-
tute at NYU Langone Health, who
wasn’t involved in the new re-
search.
Labrie’s team also examined
appendix tissue from 48 Parkin-
son’s-free people. In 46 of them,
the appendix harbored the abnor-
mal Parkinson’s-linked protein.
So did some Parkinson’s patients.
Whether the appendix was in-
flamed or not also did not matter.
That is a crucial finding be-
cause it means merely harboring
the protein in the gut is not
enough to trigger Parkinson’s,
Labrie said.

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Lanham, MD bidder's deposit of 10% of the
sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
Call Monique tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
Reddy at forfeit deposit. Additional terms
301-728-0459 to be announced at sale. Loan
type: VA. Reference Number 18-
277997.
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
Excellent part-time CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
income!
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Reliable transportation Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
required.
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12215383
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Special Notices 872
Fairfax County
The MD Standardbred Race Fund
Advisory Committee will hold a
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
4379 AMERICANA DRIVE,
public meeting on 11-19-18 at 1:30 APARTMENT 203,
p.m., at Holiday Inn Express, Gra-
sonville, MD. For more info, call 410-
ANNANDALE, VA 22003
775-0152.
In execution of a Deed of Trust
852 in the original principal amount
Anne Arundel County of $114,300.00, with an annual
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT interest rate of 4.750000% dated
FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY June 25, 2003, recorded among
the land records of the Circuit
MARYLAND
Court for the COUNTY OF FAIRFAX
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al as Deed Book 14833, Page 1701,
Substitute Trustees the undersigned appointed Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
Versus
at public auction all that property
Maureen Chadwick located in the COUNTY OF FAIR-
Scott A. Chadwick FAX, on the courthouse steps at
Defendants the front of the Circuit Court build-
ing for the County of Fairfax locat-
No. C-02-CV-17-002388
ed at 4110 Chain Bridge Road,
NOTICE Fairfax, Virginia on December 12,
Notice is hereby given this Monday, 2018 at 2:30 PM, the property with
October 15, 2018, that the sale of improvements to wit:
the property mentioned in these
proceedings, made and reported Tax Map No. 070-2-14-02-4397-1
by Robert A. Jones, Esq., Substitute THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
Trustee BE RATIFIED AND CON-
FIRMED, unless cause to the con-
DEBT COLLECTOR.
trary thereof be shown on or before TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
bidder's deposit of 10% of the
the 14th day of November 2018 next;
provided, a copy of this Notice be sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
inserted in some newspaper pub-
lished in Anne Arundel County, once tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
in each of three successive weeks
before the 14th day of November forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
2018 next. The report states the
type: Conventional. Reference
amount of the sale of the proper-
Number 17-268639.
ty at 1203 SUMMERWOOD COURT,
ARNOLD, MD, 21012 to be PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
$63,830.41 CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
Robert P. Duckworth
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Clerk of the Circuit Court For
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
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HEARING NOTICE
Planning Board Case No 441
Sign Variance for Downtown Columbia, Crescent Neighborhood
December 6, 2018,
Hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Howard Research and Development Corporation (HRD), Petitioner
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing, as scheduled above, will
be held by the Howard County Planning Board in the George Howard
Building, Banneker Room, Ellicott City, Maryland, for a variance to
the sign code from properties in the Downtown Columbia, Crescent
Neighborhood owned by Howard Research and Development Corpo-
ration. The property is located in the 5th Election District, at Little
Patuxent Parkway, Broken Land Parkway, and Merriweather Drive in
Columbia, MD. More specifically, signage will be located on properties
along Merriweather Drive, Divided Sky Lane, Hickory Ridge Road and
Symphony Woods Road.
The petition, filed under Section 3.516 of the Howard County Code
seeks to allow temporary signage within the Crescent Neighborhood
for temporary wayfinding signage, identity signage, leasing signage,
fence scrim and use of a barricade banner while the area is
under construction until such time permanent signage is erected in
accordance with the approved site development plans. A variance is
required due to the quantity of signs proposed, sizing requirements
and the length of time the signage will be erected. The file for
this case can be reviewed in the Office of the Division of Land
Development, Department of Planning and Zoning of Howard County,
George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD
21043.
Valdis Lazdins
Executive Secretary
Planning oard f Howard County
872
Fairfax County
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
12312 FIELD LARK LN,
FAIRFAX, VA 22033
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $336,000.00, with an annual
interest rate of 4.125000% dated
August 2, 2006, recorded among
the land records of the Circuit
Court for the County of Fairfax
as Deed Book 18671, Page 1456,
the undersigned appointed Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction all that property
located in the County of Fairfax,
on the courthouse steps at the
front of the Circuit Court building
for the County of Fairfax located
at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-
fax, Virginia on December 12, 2018
at 2:30 PM, the property with
improvements to wit:
Tax Map No. 0463 10 0288
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
DEBT COLLECTOR.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
bidder's deposit of 10% of the
sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
type: Conventional. Reference
Number 18-277895.
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12216173
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
6809 STONE MAPLE TERRACE,
UNIT B, CENTREVILLE, VA 20121
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $202,250.00, with an annual
interest rate of 4.500000% dated
December 22, 2010, recorded
among the land records of the
Circuit Court for the County of
Fairfax as Deed Book 21457, Page
1117, the undersigned appointed
Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at public auction all that
property located in the County of
Fairfax, on the courthouse steps
at the front of the Circuit Court
building for the County of Fairfax
located at 4110 Chain Bridge
Road, Fairfax, Virginia on Decem-
ber 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM, the prop-
erty with improvements to wit:
Tax Map No. 0653-16046809B
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
DEBT COLLECTOR.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
bidder's deposit of 10% of the
sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
type: FHA. Reference Number
18-277846.
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12216140
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Fairfax County
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
2918 BRIDGEHAMPTON COURT,
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $400,000.00, with an annual
interest rate of 2.000000% dated
April 13, 2006, recorded among
the land records of the Circuit
Court for the County of Fairfax
as Deed Book 18373, Page 0771,
the undersigned appointed Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction all that property
located in the County of Fairfax,
on the courthouse steps at the
front of the Circuit Court building
for the County of Fairfax located
at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-
fax, Virginia on December 12, 2018
at 2:30 PM, the property with
improvements to wit:
Tax Map No. 049-4-07-04-0027
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
DEBT COLLECTOR.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
bidder's deposit of 10% of the
sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
type: Conventional. Reference
Number 18-277238.
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12216108
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
1443 PARK GARDEN LN,
RESTON, VA 20194
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
of $412,500.00, with an annual
interest rate of 4.750000% dated
February 26, 2007, recorded
among the land records of the
Circuit Court for the County of
Fairfax as Deed Book 19167, Page
0141, the undersigned appointed
Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at public auction all that
property located in the County of
Fairfax, on the courthouse steps
at the front of the Circuit Court
building for the County of Fairfax
located at 4110 Chain Bridge
Road, Fairfax, Virginia on Decem-
ber 5, 2018 at 2:30 PM, the proper-
ty with improvements to wit:
Tax Map No. 114 24030060
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
DEBT COLLECTOR.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
bidder's deposit of 10% of the sale
price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
type: Conventional. Reference
Number 18-277803.
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
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Samuel I. White, P.C. BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE
SUITE 100
484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
Parker, Simon & Kokolis, LLC
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
110 North Washington Street, Suite 500
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS
Rockville, MD 20850
KNOWN AS 6906 HIGH BRIDGE ROAD (301) 656-5775
11704 Old Gunpowder Road Bowie, MD 20720 Substitute Trustee’s Sale
Beltsville, MD 20705 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain of
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust to STEPHEN B. MILLSTEIN, Trustee(s), dated Valuable Fee Simple Property
certain Deed of Trust to JOHN BURSON, Trustee(s), dated June August 12, 2016, and recorded among the Land Records of located in Prince George's County, Maryland,
14, 2007, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 39457, folio known as
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 28213, folio 375, the 531, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of
6600 Central Avenue
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records,
default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement, from
request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE C.W. Scott Builders, Inc., to Jeffrey Levin and Joel S. Aronson
Trustee(s), having substituted Craig A. Parker and Thomas J.
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, Kokolis, Substitute Trustees. The Deed of Trust, Assignment
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, of Rents and Security Agreement dated June 9, 2016, and
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM recorded June 24, 2016 in Book 38324, at Page 617 among
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements the Land Records of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and at
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and the request of the party secured thereby, default having occurred
described as follows: in the terms and conditions thereof, the Substitute Trustees
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows: ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF named pursuant to said Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and
LOT NUMBERED TWO (2), IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS GEORGE'S, STATE OF MARYLAND, AND DESCRIBED AS Security Agreement, will sell at public auction located at, 14753
"MAJOR L. CORBIN PROPERTY, BELTSVILLE", AS PER PLAT FOLLOWS, THAT IS TO SAY: A ) BEGINNING FOR THE SAME AT Main Street, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 on November 8, 2018
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK WWW 25 AT PLAT 72. THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE ORIGINAL TRACT WHICH AT 9:45 A.M., some or all of the Property described in said Deed
of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition IS AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED IN LIBER 638
without either express or implied warranty or representation, AT FOLIO 87 AMONG THE AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF All that Fee-Simple lot of ground and the improvements thereon
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND THENCE WITH identified as Tax ID No.18-2005353 and more fully described
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, CHESTNUT ROAD NORTH 80 DEGREES 39' WEST 525.60 in the aforesaid Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security
FEET TO AN IRON PIPE FOUND, AND THENCE WITH PART Agreement.
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE J.S. BRADY PROPERTY
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- TERMS OF SALE
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other WHICH IS AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED IN LIBER
2058 AT FOLIO 568 AMONG THE AFORESAID LAND RECORDS The bid which yields the highest price for the Property will
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and be accepted by the Substitute Trustees. Notwithstanding the
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record NORTH 00 DEGREES 45' WEST 159 FEET TO AN IRON
PIPE FOUND, AND THENCE WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF foregoing, the Substitute Trustees absolutely reserve the right
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold to postpone the sale and/or cancel the sale at any time until
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of THE J.S BRADY PROPERTY WHICH IS AS DESCRIBED IN
A DEED RECORDED IN LIBER 2505 AL FOLIO 86 AMONG the auctioneer announces that the Property is "sold" and the
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA deposit in the required amount and form is received by the
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. THE AFORESAID LAND RECORDS, NORTH 81 DEGREES 26'
EAST 490.83 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE WITH THE CENTER Substitute Trustees. A deposit in the amount of $62,500.00
will be required at the time of sale. Such deposit must be by
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY LINE OF HIGHBRIDGE ROAD SOUTH 06 DEGREES 23' EAST
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL 319.85 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING cashier's check or certified check or such other form as the
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance 2.75 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. BEING LOCATED Substitute Trustees’ may determine in their sole discretion. The
of the purchase price with interest at 2% per annum from the IN THE 14TH ELECTION DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY. B) Noteholder secured by the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents
date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOTS 1,3 AND 4, AS and Security Agreement (or any related party) shall be exempted
DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments on SHOWN ON A PLAT ENTITLED "HIGHBRIDGE, CHESTNUT by the Substitute Trustees from submitting any bidding deposit.
all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments GROVE'S FIRST ADDITION TO LOTS 1 -4", WHICH PLAT The Substitute Trustees will, as a condition of the sale, require
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed IS RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE all potential bidders, except the Noteholder, to show their
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND IN PLAT BOOK REP 201 deposit before any bidding begins. The retained deposit of the
association dues and assessments that may become due after FOLIO 23. BEING LOCATED IN THE 14TH ELECTION DISTRICT successful purchaser shall be applied, without interest, to the
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. OF SAID COUNTY. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY WHICH, BY successful purchaser's credit at settlement, provided, however,
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer that in the event the successful purchaser fails to consummate
DEED DATED OCTOBER 27,2008 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement 21, 2008 IN LIBER 30173 AT FOLIO 164 AMONG THE LAND the purchase in accordance with the terms of sale as herein
provided, such deposit, will be forfeited. The terms of sale
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, WAS
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the GRANTED AND CONVEYED BY CHESTNUT GROVE, LLC UNTO must be complied with and settlement consummated thereon
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting 5900 ERDMAN, INC. within 30 days from date of final ratification of the sale by
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland unless
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition extended at the sole discretion of the Substitute Trustees. There
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any without either express or implied warranty or representation, will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a including but not limited to the description, fitness for a event settlement is delayed for any reason. TIME IS OF THE
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
ESSENCE. The balance of the purchase price over and above the
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, retained deposit, with interest thereon at a rate of 24.00% from
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- the date of sale through the date of receipt of the balance of
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit. chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
the purchase price, will be due at settlement in cash or certified
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, andfunds; and if not so paid, the Substitute Trustees reserve the
Trustee's File No. (12883) subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
right to retain the deposit and resell the Property at the risk and
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold cost of the defaulting purchaser, after such advertisement and
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
on such terms as the Substitute Trustees may deem proper, and
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
to avail themselves and the Noteholder of any legal or equitable
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. rights against the defaulting purchaser.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $13,000.00 payable in certified The Property is sold subject to the lawful rights, if any, of parties
check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at
in possession, if such rights have priority over the Deed of
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final
Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement, and to any
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S and all covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, rights of
www.hwestauctions.com COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 9.0% on
OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 2018 12213385 unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. way, encumbrances, liens, agreements and limitations of record
having priority over the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and
872 872 The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to
Fairfax County Fairfax County Security Agreement. The Property will be sold “WHERE IS”
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE OF post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured and in “AS IS” condition without any warranty as to condition,
2204 WESTCOURT LANE #120, 5191 COTTINGHAM PL, party) will be required to complete full settlement of the express or implied, and without any representation or warranty
HERNDON, VA 20170 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304
purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of as to the accuracy of the information furnished to prospective
In execution of a Deed of Trust the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the
bidders by the Substitute Trustees or any other party and without
In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
in the original principal amount purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be
any other representations or warranty of any nature. The sale is
of $620,000.00, with an annual
of $210,162.00, with an annual interest rate of 3.000000% dated resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. also subject to postsale audit of the status of the loan. Without
interest rate of 4.250000% dated
October 8, 2003, recorded among
May 27, 2005, recorded among All other public charges and private charges or assessments, limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Property will be
the land records of the Circuit
the land records of the Circuit Court for the County of Fairfax including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be
sold without representation or warranty as to (i) title to the
Court for the County of Fairfax
as Deed Book 15251, Page 1531,
as Deed Book 17334, Page 0262,
the undersigned appointed Sub-
adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and Property, (ii) the nature, condition, structural integrity, or fitness
the undersigned appointed Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
stitute Trustee will offer for sale transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement for a particular use of any improvements, fixtures or personal
at public auction all that property
at public auction all that property located in the County of Fairfax,
shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium property included within the Property, (iii) the environmental
located in the County of Fairfax,
on the courthouse steps at the
on the courthouse steps at the and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be condition of the Property or the compliance of the Property with
front of the Circuit Court building
front of the Circuit Court building for the County of Fairfax located
adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for
federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the
for the County of Fairfax located at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair- any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute
at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair- fax, Virginia on December 5, 2018
presence or disposal of hazardous substances, (iv) compliance
fax, Virginia on December 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM, the property with Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to
of the Property with the Americans with Disabilities Act or any
at 2:30 PM, the property with improvements to wit: take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law
improvements to wit: similar law, or (v) compliance of the Property with any zoning
Tax Map No. 016-4-14-01-0120
Tax Map No. 0723 26 0064 or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementionedlaws or ordinances and any and all applicable safety codes,
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against and acceptance of the Deed to the Property by the successful
DEBT COLLECTOR.
DEBT COLLECTOR. the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These purchaser shall constitute a waiver of any claims against the
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of 10% of the provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit,
Substitute Trustees or the Noteholder concerning any of the
bidder's deposit of 10% of the
sale price, will be required in cash,
sale price, will be required in cash,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser foregoing matters. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining
certified or cashier's check. Set- tlement within fifteen (15) days shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. physical possession of the Property.
tlement within fifteen (15) days
of sale, otherwise Trustees may
of sale, otherwise Trustees may The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered Conveyance shall be by Trustee’s Deed, without covenant or
to be announced at sale. Loan warranty, express or implied, specifically including marketability
type: Conventional. Reference into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale
type: FHA. Reference Number Number 18-274989.
18-277802. is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without or insurability (hazard or title), unless otherwise required by
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE statute, court rule or the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub- interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (18-03064) and Security Agreement. The risk of loss or damage by fire
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
or other casualty to the Property from and after the date of
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir- ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800. Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri, sale will be upon the successful purchaser. Adjustment of all
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12214911
Oct 30,Nov 6,2018 12213564 Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer, taxes, ground rents, public charges, assessments, sewer, water,
876 Jeana McMurray, Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott, drainage and other public improvements will be made as of
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
3801 WOODLEY DRIVE,
Loudoun County Substitute Trustees the date of sale and are to be assumed and paid thereafter
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22309 TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
by the successful purchaser, whether assessments have been
18334 BUCCANEER TERRACE,
In execution of a Deed of Trust
LEESBURG, VA 20176 levied or not. Any condominium fees, homeowners association
in the original principal amount dues, assessments or capital contributions, if any, payable with
of $367,200.00, with an annual
interest rate of 4.375000% dated
In execution of a Deed of Trust respect to the Property shall be assumed after the date of sale
in the original principal amount
April 24, 2014, recorded among of $612,850.00, with an annual by the successful purchaser. All costs incident to the settlement
the land records of the Circuit interest rate of 2.625000% dated and conveyancing including, without limitation, examination
Court for the County of Fairfax www.hwestauctions.com
as Deed Book 23628, Page 1318,
September 30, 2005, recorded
among the land records of the OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 12211845 of title, conveyancing, all recordation taxes and charges, all
the undersigned appointed Sub-
stitute Trustee will offer for sale
Circuit Court for the County of
876 876 transfer taxes and charges, title insurance premiums, notary
at public auction all that property
Loudoun as Deed Instrument
Number 20051004-0112579, the
Loudoun County Loudoun County fees, settlement fees and all other costs incident to settlement
located in the County of Fairfax, undersigned appointed Substi-
on the courthouse steps at the tute Trustee will offer for sale
Ask me about home delivery! shall be at the cost of the successful purchaser. In the event
front of the Circuit Court building at public auction all that property Home delivery starts 1-800-753-POST SF the Substitute Trustees are unable for any reason to convey
for the County of Fairfax located
at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-
located in the County of Loudoun,
on the courthouse steps in front your day off right. title, the purchaser’s sole remedy at law or in equity shall be to
fax, Virginia on December 5, 2018 request and receive a return of the deposit. Upon return of the
at 2:30 PM, the property with
of the Circuit Court building for
the County of Loudoun located at
deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect and the purchaser
improvements to wit: 18 East Market Street, Leesburg 1-800-753-POST Home delivery
Tax Map No. 1014-09-0033 Virginia on December 12, 2018 shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees.
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A
at 9:30 AM, the property with SF is convenient. This advertisement, as amended or supplemented by any oral
improvements to wit:
DEBT COLLECTOR.
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A
Tax Map No. 079-15-9652 You, too, could have announcements during the conduct of the sale, constitutes the
bidder's deposit of 10% of the THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A home delivery. entire terms upon which the Property shall be offered for sale.
sale price, will be required in cash, DEBT COLLECTOR.
1-800-753-POST Craig A. Parker and Thomas J. Kokolis,
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A 1-800-753-POST Substitute Trustees
bidder's deposit of 10% of the SF SF
of sale, otherwise Trustees may sale price, will be required in cash,
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
to be announced at sale. Loan
certified or cashier's check. Set-
tlement within fifteen (15) days If only you had home delivery.
type: Conventional. Reference
Number 18-277890.
of sale, otherwise Trustees may 1-800-753-POST SF Home delivery starts
forfeit deposit. Additional terms
PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub-
to be announced at sale. Loan
type: Conventional. Reference
your day off right.
Number 16-258752.
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO &
BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
Home delivery 1-800-753-POST www.hwestauctions.com
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub- is convenient. OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 12214015
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO & SF
Oct 30, Nov 6, 2018 12214092 BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
1-800-753-POST
Wake up to Nov 6, 13, 2018 12216487 SF You, too, could have
home delivery. home delivery.
Wake up to home delivery. Ask me about home delivery!
1-800-753-POST 1-800-753-POST
SF 1-800-753-POST SF 1-800-753-POST SF SF
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BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC
484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
17007 VILLAGE DRIVE WEST
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust to WILLIAM A. MARKWAT, Trustee(s), dated June
21, 2006, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 25600, folio 626, the
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON,
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows:
LOT NUMBERED FOUR (4) IN BLOCK NUMBERED (40), (PART
OF BLOCKS 40, 41 & 43), IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN
AS "PLAT ONE, SECTION SIX, MARLBORO MEADOWS", AS
PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS
OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND IN PLAT BOOK
WWW 80 IN PLAT 3. SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN
THE 3RD ELECTION DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY. BEING ALL
OF THE SAME LAND OBTAINED BY DEED RECORDED IN
LIBER 12420 AT FOLIO 564 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $22,500.00 payable in certified
check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 4.07% on
unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement.
The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to
post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured
party) will be required to complete full settlement of the
purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of
the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the
purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be
resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser.
All other public charges and private charges or assessments,
including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be
adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and
transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement
shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium
and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be
adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for
any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute
Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to
take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law
or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned
deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against
the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These
provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit,
this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser
shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees.
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the
loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered
into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale
is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without
interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe
announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (13-26921)
Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri,
Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer, Jeana McMurray,
Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott,
Substitute Trustees
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Samuel I. White, P.C.
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE
SUITE 100
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
7004 Kipling Pkwy
District Heights, MD 20747
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust to JOHN AXT, Trustee(s), dated January 25, 2007,
and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 32396, folio 435, the holder
of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON,
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows:
LOT NUMBERED FORTY-THREE (43) IN BLOCK NUMBERED
FIFTY-NINE (59) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "SECTION
3, DISTRICT HEIGHTS" IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK BB 12 AT PLAT 60.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of
the purchase price with interest at 6.125% per annum from
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
association dues and assessments that may become due after
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
Trustee's File No. (49869)
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
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BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC
484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203 484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203 484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203 KNOWN AS KNOWN AS KNOWN AS
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
8616 Kiama Road 5702 MONROE STREET 5509 Windsor Drive
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF Laurel, MD 20708 Hyattsville, MD 20784 Temple Hills, MD 20748
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
KNOWN AS Deed of Trust to SUELLEN WOHLFARTH, Trustee(s), dated Deed of Trust to ANDREW VALENTINE, Trustee(s), dated June Deed of Trust to NETCO, Trustee(s), dated November 23, 2005,
1616 PORTLAND LANE January 25, 2005, and recorded among the Land Records of 11, 2007, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S
Bowie, MD 20716 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 21555, folio GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 28086, folio 535, the COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 25868, folio 537, the holder
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain 572, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having
Deed of Trust to MICHAEL J. BROKER, Trustee(s), dated July Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
29, 2011, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 33128, folio 405, the default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON,
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, described as follows: described as follows: described as follows:
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM LOT NUMBERED FOURTEEN (14), IN BLOCK LETTERED "E", LOT NUMBERED ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-THREE (1083), IN LOT NUMBERED THIRTY ONE (31) IN BLOCK LETTERED "A" IN
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "SECTION 2, BRIARWOOD", BLOCK LETTERED "G", AS SHOWN ON A SUBDIVISION PLAT SECTION NUMBERED SIX (6) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK WWW 44 ENTITLED "SECTION SEVEN (7), CHEVERLY", AS PER PLAT AS WESTCHESTER ESTATES" AS PER PLATS RECORDED IN
described as follows: AT PLAT NO. 47, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE DULY RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE PLAT BOOK WWW-39, PLAT NO. 34, AMONG THE LAND
LOT NUMBERED NINE (9) IN BLOCK NUMBERED TWENTY- GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND. BEING LOCATED IN THE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, IN PLAT BOOK SDH 3 AT RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.
SIX (26) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "POINTER RIDGE 10TH ELECTION DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY. PLAT 41. BEING IN THE 2ND ELECTION DISTRICT. BEING BEING IN THE 9TH ELECTION DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY.
AT COLLINGTON, SECTION 8", AS PER PLAT THEREOF Said property is subject to a 120 day IRS Right of Redemption. THE SAME PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SHARON GAR-
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK WWW 62 AT PLAT 98, AMONG THE DEED SATED 05/30/1996 AND RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RETT, BY DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2004, FROM
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON ALPHONSO JACKSON, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND; without either express or implied warranty or representation,
BEING IN THE 7TH ELECTION DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY. 06/06/1996 IN LIBER 10821 AT FOLIO 623, AND HAVING A HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), OF RECORD IN
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a STREET OR PROPERTY ADDRESS OF 5702 MONROE STREET, BOOK: 21079 PAGE: 188, OFFICE OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20784 TAX ID: 02-0138677 COUNTY COURT CLERK.
without either express or implied warranty or representation, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition Said property is subject to an a prior mortgage.
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other without either express or implied warranty or representation, The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and including but not limited to the description, fitness for a without either express or implied warranty or representation,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $32,500.00 payable in certified which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $19,500.00 payable in certified ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 2.625%
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final on unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $19,500.00 payable in certified assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S settlement. The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $6,000.00 payable in certified
COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 4.375% required to post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at
on unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of secured party) will be required to complete full settlement of ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final
settlement. The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be the purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 4.25% on ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S
required to post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the of the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 5.75% on
secured party) will be required to complete full settlement of purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement.
the purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to
of the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the All other public charges and private charges or assessments, party) will be required to complete full settlement of the post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured
purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of party) will be required to complete full settlement of the
resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of
All other public charges and private charges or assessments, transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the
including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be
adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be All other public charges and private charges or assessments, resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser.
transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be All other public charges and private charges or assessments,
shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be
and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and
adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement
any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium
Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be
take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for
or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute
deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to
the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law
provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned
this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against
shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These
The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit,
loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser
into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (14-06659) The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees.
is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the
Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri, into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale
interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer, loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered
announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (15-11572) is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale
Jeana McMurray, Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott, interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe
Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri, Substitute Trustees is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without
announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (14-00282) interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe
Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer, Jeana McMurray,
Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott, Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri, announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (17-10401)
Substitute Trustees Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer, Jeana McMurray, Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri,
Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott, Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer,
Substitute Trustees Jeana McMurray, Louis Gingher,
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VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
KNOWN AS SUITE 100
Samuel I. White, P.C. 611 ROCKVILLE PIKE
6254 HAMMETT STREET ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 SUITE 100
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE Beltsville, MD 20705
SUITE 100 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
Deed of Trust to FRIEDMAN & MAC FAYDEN PA, Trustee(s), KNOWN AS VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF dated October 24, 2005, and recorded among the Land Records
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 23453, 9812 Ambler Lane KNOWN AS
KNOWN AS folio 069, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 7712 Burnside Road
10015 Nicol Court East of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Hyattsville, MD 20785
Mitchellville, MD 20721 by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, Deed of Trust to ANTHONY NOCELLA, Trustee(s), dated January Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute 19, 2007, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE Deed of Trust to POWERHOUSE TITLE GROUP, Trustee(s), dated
certain Deed of Trust to JAMES M. SACK, Trustee(s), dated July Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 27152, folio 616, the November 4, 2014, and recorded among the Land Records of
30, 2004, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 36524, folio
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 20409, folio 689, the ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument 626, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records,
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will described as follows: COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 39 IN BLOCK MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER B AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT ENTITLED, "PLAT TWO INDIAN NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON,
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, CREEK VILLAGE", WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED AMONG THE ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY IN PLAT thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements BOOK NLP 126, PLAT NO 48 BEING IN THE 1ST ELECTION described as follows: thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and DISTRICT. LOT NUMBERED EIGHT(8) IN BLOCK LETTERED "P", IN described as follows:
described as follows: The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "SECTION SEVEN"; RAMBLING LOT 82, IN BLOCK 2, OF SECTION 2, "PALMER PARK," AS
LOT 8 IN BLOCK E, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT ENTITLED "PLAT without either express or implied warranty or representation, HILLS", AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AMONG THE PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK W.W.W. 31,
TWO, TARTAN SOUTH" AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VJ 190 including but not limited to the description, fitness for a LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND AT PLAT 71.
PLAT 64. particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, IN PLAT BOOK WWW 64 AT PLAT 28. The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition without either express or implied warranty or representation,
without either express or implied warranty or representation, chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other without either express or implied warranty or representation, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and including but not limited to the description, fitness for a particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 payable in certified which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of PRINCE GEORGE'S assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY
COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 2.0% on
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of the purchase price with interest at 4.625% per annum from
of the purchase price with interest at 5.75% per annum from party) will be required to complete full settlement of the the purchase price with interest at 4.625% per annum from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner All other public charges and private charges or assessments, by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues and assessments that may become due after
association dues and assessments that may become due after including water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be association dues and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. adjusted to date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer transfer taxes and all other costs incident to the settlement Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement shall be borne by the purchaser. If applicable, condominium taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for and/or homeowner association dues and assessments will be are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the adjusted to date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting any reason, including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class Trustees are unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a deposit. The purchaser waives all rights and claims against Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit. purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Trustee's File No. (37406) Trustee's File No. (53308)
Trustee's File No. (60682) The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without
interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, maybe
announced at the time and date of sale. File No. (13-24329)
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851 851
Prince Georges County Prince Georges County
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE
SUITE 100
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
1825 Robert Lewis Avenue
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust to DAVID E. WATERS AND ANTHONY B. OLMERT,
SR. , Trustee(s), dated May 6, 2011, and recorded among
the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
in Liber 32677, folio 030, the holder of the indebtedness
secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the undersigned
Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded among the
aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred under the
terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE
LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772
ON,
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows:
LOT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT (128) IN
BLOCK LETTERED "C" AS SHOWN ON PLAT ENTITLED, "PLAT
FOUR, VILLAGE OF OAK GROVE", WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED
AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND, IN PLAT BOOK NLP 122 AT PLAT 41.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance
of the purchase price with interest at 4.5% per annum from
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
association dues and assessments that may become due after
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
Trustee's File No. (41934)
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
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SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE
SUITE 100
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
8608 Hamlin Street
Hyattsville, MD 20785
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust to LESLIE J. KEIDEL, Trustee(s), dated June
3, 2013, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 34885, folio 088, the
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON,
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows:
LOT NUMBERED NINETEEN (19), IN BLOCK NUMBERED
THREE (3), IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "ROYALE
GARDENS", AS PER PLAT THEREOF DULY RECORDED AMONG
THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARY-
LAND, IN PLAT BOOK WWW 43, PLAT NO. 74.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance
of the purchase price with interest at 3.75% per annum from
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
association dues and assessments that may become due after
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
Trustee's File No. (55463)
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
OPQRS
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Prince Georges County Prince Georges County Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel County
ORLANS PC
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C. 1602 VILLAGE MARKET BLVD. SE, SUITE 310
611 ROCKVILLE PIKE LEESBURG, VA 20175
SUITE 100 703-777-7101
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY 7824 Ridge Road
KNOWN AS Hanover , MD 21076
1204 Westview Terrace, Unit 1204 Under a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
Laurel, MD 20707 ARMANDO P. CUSTODIO AND NEMENCITA R. CUSTODIO,
dated August 24, 2005 and recorded in Liber 16790, folio
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain 482 among the Land Records of ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD,
Deed of Trust to LESLIE J. KEIDEL, Trustee(s), dated July
default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed
7, 2009, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE as Case No.C02CV18001946; Tax ID No.04-000-02758700)
GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 30840, folio 389, the
the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the ANNE
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having ARUNDEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, located at 8 CHURCH CIR,
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, on
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.
MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and Terms of Sale: A deposit $37,100.00 will be required at the
described as follows: time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR
ALL THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED OF TRUST BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
RECORDED ON JULY 29, 2009 IN LIBER 30840, FOLIO Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten
389. days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the
without either express or implied warranty or representation, property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense.
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and the Property.In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale,
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed
of the purchase price with interest at 5.5% per annum from for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan,
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect,
association dues and assessments that may become due after and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps,
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent,
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If insurable title for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit. for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity,
is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 583551)
Trustee's File No. (63246)
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al JAMES E. CLARKE,
HUGH J. GREEN,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
SHANNON MENAPACE,
CHRISTINE M. DREXEL,
BRIAN THOMAS,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
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VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
ORLANS PC
KNOWN AS 1602 VILLAGE MARKET BLVD. SE, SUITE 310
9637 Fort Foote Road LEESBURG, VA 20175
703-777-7101
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
Deed of Trust to LAWYERS TITLE SERVICES, INC. , Trustee(s), OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
dated October 29, 2007, and recorded among the Land Records 1520 Shoreside Trail fka 210 Eastern Road
of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 28961, Pasadena , MD 21122
folio 347, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed Under a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from MIMI
of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, FINCHAM AND ROBERT A. FINCHAM, dated June 11, 2005
by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, and recorded in Liber 17013, folio 0625 RE-RECORDED IN
default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the LIBER 19433, FOLIO 065 among the Land Records of ANNE
request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD, default having occurred thereunder
GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 14735 MAIN (Foreclosure Case docketed as Case No.C-02-CV-17-001956;
ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON, Tax ID No.03-503-31832000 ) the Sub. Trustees will sell at
public auction at the ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM located at 8 CHURCH CIR, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, on
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM
thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and
described as follows: ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more
ALL THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED OF TRUST fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.
RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007 IN LIBER 28961, FOLIO
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to
347.
conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a Terms of Sale: A deposit $40,000.00 will be required at the
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer- Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser.
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense.
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110. provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum
of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of
certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL the Property.In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser
NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale,
the purchase price with interest at 3.875% per annum from including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus
the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the
will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or
association dues and assessments that may become due after any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan,
the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect,
purchaser. The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit
mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps,
said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent,
Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association
Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. If dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual
the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if
convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed
purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.
thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible
Trustee's File No. (63317) for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser
JOHN E. DRISCOLL III, et al assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey
insurable title for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in
law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned
deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified
for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity,
is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 550206)
JAMES E. CLARKE,
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ORLANS PC ORLANS PC
1602 VILLAGE MARKET BLVD. SE, SUITE 310 1602 VILLAGE MARKET BLVD. SE, SUITE 310
LEESBURG, VA 20175 LEESBURG, VA 20175
703-777-7101 703-777-7101
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
7920 Thrush Meadow Place 10 Birch Avenue
Severn , MD 21144 Glen Burnie , MD 21061
Under a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from MAAME Under a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
NYARKO ABABIO AND JUSTICE M. ARMATTOE, dated February TORRIA J. EVANS, dated April 3, 2015 and recorded in Liber
28, 2006 and recorded in Liber 17591, folio 307 among 28348, folio 363 among the Land Records of ANNE ARUNDEL
the Land Records of ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD, default COUNTY, MD, default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure
having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as Case docketed as Case No.C02CV18002203; Tax ID No.05-
Case No.C-02-CV-17-002333; Tax ID No.04-574-90083793) 904-06343400 ) the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction
the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the ANNE at the ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, located at 8
ARUNDEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, located at 8 CHURCH CIR, CHURCH CIR, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, on
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, on NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more
thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.
fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the
conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.
same, if any and with no warranty of any kind. Terms of Sale: A deposit $23,400.00 will be required at the
Terms of Sale: A deposit $21,500.00 will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR
time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten
Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE
days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser.
ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the
If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense.
property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by
The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address
first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum
provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this
of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of
sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property.In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser
the Property.In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale,
shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale, including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus
including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid
which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note
purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the
from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in
Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or
the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed
any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes
for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the
a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to
above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan,
execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan, prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior
prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect,
knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect, and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit
and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps,
without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent,
transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association
water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual
dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if
basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed
applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible
thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser
for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date
assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey
of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey insurable title for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in
insurable title for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned
law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified for
deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is the
for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, return of the deposit without interest. (File # 584368)
is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 578828)
JAMES E. CLARKE,
JAMES E. CLARKE, HUGH J. GREEN,
RENEE DYSON, SHANNON MENAPACE,
HUGH J. GREEN, CHRISTINE M. DREXEL,
SHANNON MENAPACE, BRIAN THOMAS,
CHRISTINE M. DREXEL, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
BRIAN THOMAS,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES
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Charles County Charles County
ORLANS PC BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC
484 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 203
1602 VILLAGE MARKET BLVD. SE, SUITE 310
LEESBURG, VA 20175 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
703-777-7101 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
1685 Yorktown Court 6284 Hard Bargain Circle
Crofton , MD 21114 Indian Head, MD 20640
Under a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a
DAVID A. UTARA AND MICHELLE M. UTARA, dated June
certain Deed of Trust to MARK H. FRIEDMAN AND KENNETH
16, 1992 and recorded in Liber 5675, folio 628 among
J. MACFADYEN, Trustee(s), dated February 22, 2007, and
the Land Records of ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD, default
recorded among the Land Records of CHARLES COUNTY,
having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as
MARYLAND in Liber 06248, folio 0669, the holder of the
Case No.C02CV18002259; Tax ID No.02-207-90000163 )
indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the
the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the ANNE
undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded
ARUNDEL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, located at 8 CHURCH CIR,
among the aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, on under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM
at public auction at THE CHARLES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
LOCATED AT 200 CHARLES STREET ( IN THE BREEZEWAY
thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more
BETWEEN CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS ), LA PLATA, MD
fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.
20646 ON,
The property will be sold in an "as is" condition and subject to
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 at 4:00 PM
conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.
thereon situated in CHARLES COUNTY, MD and described as
Terms of Sale: A deposit $10,600.00 will be required at the
follows:
time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR
SITUATE IN CHARLES COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND AND
BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, THAT IS TO SAY: LOT NUMBERED
PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT
FIFTY-FOUR (54) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "MON-
TO AN IRS RIGHT OF REDEMPTION . Balance of the purchase
TROSE FARMS, PLAT ONE, PHASE TWO" AS PER PLAT
price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of
THEREOF DULY RECORDED AMONG THE PLAT RECORDS OF
sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is
CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND IN PLAT BOOK 46, FOLIO
of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser defaults,
296. ADDRESS: 6284 HARD BARGAIN CIR; INDIAN HEAD,
the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at
MD 206403041 TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: 07-060122
the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser waives personal
service and accepts service by first class mail and certified
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
Purchaser and for Resale of the Property.In the event of a resale,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
benefit from the resale, including, but not limited to, additional
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
proceeds or surplus which may arise therefrom. Interest to be
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
received by the Substitute Trustees. There will be no abatement
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
of interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
time of sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
is delayed for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $36,500.00 payable in certified
executes a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described
check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at
in the above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s)
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final
to execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan,
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of CHARLES COUNTY,
prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior
MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 3.125% on unpaid
knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect,
purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. The
and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit
secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a
without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps,
deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured party) will
transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent,
be required to complete full settlement of the purchase of the
water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association
property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of the ratification
dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual
of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the purchaser's
basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if
deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be resold at
applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed
the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. All other
thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible
public charges and private charges or assessments, including
for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser
water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be adjusted to
assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date
date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes
of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee(s) are unable to convey
and all other costs incident to the settlement shall be borne by
insurable title for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in
the purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned
association dues and assessments will be adjusted to date of
deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified
sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for any reason,
for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity,
including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute Trustees are
is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 584275)
unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to take place for
JAMES E. CLARKE, any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law or equity shall
HUGH J. GREEN,
be limited to the refund of the aforementioned deposit. The
SHANNON MENAPACE, purchaser waives all rights and claims against the Substitute

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survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be
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5321 HINES RD.
FREDERICK, MD 21704
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated
November 17, 2005 and recorded in Liber 5731, Folio 486 among the
Land Records of Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance
of $300,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the
Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick
County, at the Court House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701,
on
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 AT 10:46 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or
improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $27,000 in the form of certified check,
cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest
on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed
of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by
the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of
the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due
from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before
settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment
of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale,
and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years
including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser
is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public
and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts
survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent,
whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any
deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost
during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed
by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be
paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation
between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or
assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount
for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by
contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not
limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges
assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are
payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time
Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession
of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from
the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the
loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of
whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated
or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall
be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall
be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle
within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees
that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees
as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default
and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall
not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if
such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted
purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title.
If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied
by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law
or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 322022-1)
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Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees
ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC.
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF
VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS
5112 MCLAUREN LANE
Frederick, MD 21703
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a
certain Deed of Trust to LAWRENCE /TUCKER, Trustee(s), dated
September 23, 2015, and recorded among the Land Records of
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 10820, folio 0314,
MODIFIED APRIL 14, 2017, IN LIBER 11769, FOLIO 0071 the
holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having
appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument
duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having
occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public auction at THE FREDERICK COUNTY
COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK,
MD 21701 ON,
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 at 10:00 AM
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements
thereon situated in FREDERICK COUNTY, MD and described as
follows:
BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NUMBERED TWO
HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (288) IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN
AS "FINAL PLAT, SECTION TWO, PLAT NINE, LOTS 279-294
AND 318-327, WELLINGTON TRACE," AS PER PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 62 AT PLAT 23, AMONG THE LAND
RECORDS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND.
The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition
without either express or implied warranty or representation,
including but not limited to the description, fitness for a
particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition,
construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials,
liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, mer-
chantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other
laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and
subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record
which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold
subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of
record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA
assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $28,500.00 payable in certified
check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at
time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final
ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of FREDERICK COUNTY,
MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 3.625% on unpaid
purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. The
secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a
deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured party) will
be required to complete full settlement of the purchase of the
property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of the ratification
of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the purchaser's
deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be resold at
the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. All other
public charges and private charges or assessments, including
water/sewer charges, ground rent, taxes if any, to be adjusted to
date of sale. Cost of all documentary stamps and transfer taxes
and all other costs incident to the settlement shall be borne by
the purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner
association dues and assessments will be adjusted to date of
sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for any reason,
including post sale lender audit, or the Substitute Trustees are
unable to convey insurable title or a resale is to take place for
any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law or equity shall
be limited to the refund of the aforementioned deposit. The
purchaser waives all rights and claims against the Substitute
Trustees whether known or unknown. These provisions shall
survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be
void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further
claim against the Substitute Trustees. The sale is subject to post-
sale review of the status of the loan and that if any agreement to
cancel the sale was entered into by the lender and borrower prior
to the sale then the sale is void and the purchaser's deposit shall
be refunded without interest. Additional terms and conditions, if
applicable, maybe announced at the time and date of sale. File
No. (18-05346)
Thomas W. Hodge, Gene Jung, Robert M. Oliveri,
Christine Johnson, Melissa Alcocer,
Jeana McMurray, Brennan Ferguson, Jessica Elliott,
Substitute Trustees
www.hwestauctions.com
OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 2018
OPQRS EZ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018
856 856 856 856 857 857 MARYLAND 610
Frederick County Frederick County Frederick County Frederick County Howard County Howard County Dogs for Sale
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(301) 961-6555 (301) 961-6555 premises known as 6554 Pennacook Court, Columbia, MD
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE 21045. By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed
SOUTH AFRICAN BOERBOEL PUPS-
OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AKC & NABBA reg, 7wks old, vac-
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of Trust, dated June 20, 2017, and recorded in Liber 17673 at BRENTWOOD-$1000/mo+dep, 280 cinated, both parents appraised &
FREDERICK, MD 21701 FREDERICK, MD 21702 Page 11 among the land records of the COUNTY OF HOWARD, sf w/pvt BA util & cable incl. shr reg. Call or text 540-522-7106
Kit. N/S. Quiet area. 301-404-7883
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated October Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated June 6, in the original principal amount of $202,268.00. Upon default
25, 2004 and recorded in Liber 4946, Folio 170 among the Land Records of 2006 and recorded in Liber 6075, Folio 280 among the Land Records of
Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance of $446,250.00, Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance of $485,000.00,
and request for sale, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale
default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will at public auction at the Thomas Dorsey Building, located at Teacup Pomeranian—White male &
female, 4 months old, appointments
sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court
House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on
9250 Bendix Rd, Columbia MD 21045, on November 8, 2018 CAPITAL HEIGHTS - Room to share, Nov 3-6, D.C. area, $6000, vet
off Addison Rd. $600/mo incl utils. checked shots.txt/call 202-676-6707
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 AT 10:52 AM NOVEMBER 9, 2018 AT 10:50 AM at 10:00 AM, all that property described in said Deed of Trust 301-300-3648 or 240-461-6330
including but not limited to:
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or
improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID# 16-096148 Weimaraner — AKC. Puppies-$650
CAPITAL HEIGHTS - Walk 2 blocks Males/Females available. Dew claws
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is" Said property is in fee simple and is improved by a dwelling and to Addison Road Metro, nice house removed tails docked. Dewormed
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. is sold in "as is condition" and subject to all superior covenants, to share, no smoking. $660/month,
utils incl. Call 202-262-2897
and first shots. PH 540.207.5348
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $43,000 in the form of certified check, Terms of Sale: A deposit of $50,000 in the form of certified check, conditions, liens, restrictions, easement, rights-of-way, as may
cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time affect same, if any.
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest
on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of 10% of the sale price, cash
of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by CAPITAL HEIGHTS / SEAT PLEASANT-
the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of or certified funds shall be required at the time of sale. The M pref to share house. $160 and up/
the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due week. Good transp. 301-499-6323
from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before
balance of the purchase price with interest at 6.00% per annum
settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale,
and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments CAPITAL HEIGHTS - Senior home to
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments
including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser
is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public
and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts
including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser
is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public
and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed
share. Furn room. $300 sec dep.
$600 mo. W/D. Pvt prkg + sec fence.
All utils incl. Near Metro. N/S inside.
You, too,
survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent,
whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any
deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost
survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent,
whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any
deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost
by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowners
association dues and assessments that may become due after
1 week free. Text/Call 202-568-0792
could have
during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed
by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be
during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed
by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer CLINTON-Furn rm in nice SFH, F Pref,
home
paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation
between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or
assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount
paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation
between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or
assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount
taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement
$600/mo, $100 dep, Util inc, cable/
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for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for
contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges
assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time
Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession
purchaser. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees
of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms Fort Washington- Rooms for rent.
the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the Vets welcome. Nr MGM. Inc cable,
loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of
of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is the return of the deposit. internet,furn,pvt BA. Kit'ette avail.
whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated Trustee's File No. 17-270806. Starts @ $850. Call 301-292-6147
or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall
be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall Kristine D. Brown, et al., Substitute Trustees.
be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle
within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees SHAPIRO & BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford Road, Suite 200, GERMANTOWN - 1 room w/shr bath,
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and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall front. $500/mo. Call 301-920-4988
not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if
such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted
purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title.
If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied HYATTSVILLE-Furn Room w/ fpl. Close
by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law
or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 204016-2)
by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law to Metro. No pets/smoking. $575/mo.
utilities included. Call 410-476-1665
1-800-753-POST
or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 310815-1)
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Trustee's Sale of valuable fee simple property improved by
OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON premises known as 9408 Riverbrink Court, Laurel, MD
20723. By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed Oxon Hill/Temple Hills/Ft. Wash-Lg
206 JENKINS CREEK CT.
WALKERSVILLE, MD 21793
BRs $675-$975 utils incl. 1 per occ.
TRUSTEE'S SALE of Trust, dated March 16, 2007, and recorded in Liber 10596 at 240-432-0751 or 301-455-7430
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated January Page 425 among the land records of the COUNTY OF HOWARD,
5, 2011 and recorded in Liber 8282, Folio 273 among the Land Records of
Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance of $231,200.00, 9610 Dixon Street, Laurel, MD 20723. in the original principal amount of $210,000.00. Upon default
default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will
sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court
House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on
Trustee's Sale of valuable fee simple property improved by
premises known as 9610 Dixon Street, Laurel, MD 20723. By
and request for sale, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale
at public auction at the Thomas Dorsey Building, located at
SILVER SPRING: Furn room, pvt
entrance. Utils, Kit, W/D. $350 bi-
Home
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 AT 10:51 AM virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust, 9250 Bendix Rd Columbia MD 21045, on November 8, 2018
weekly. Call Adi 240-286-5451
delivery
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or dated November 23, 2016, and recorded in Liber 17299 at at 10:00 AM, all that property described in said Deed of Trust
improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Page 238 among the land records of the COUNTY OF HOWARD, including but not limited to:
SUITLAND-1 room in SFH, near
is
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is"
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record
in the original principal amount of $399,771.00. Upon default
and request for sale, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale
Tax ID# 06-479723 metro, share accommodations,
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affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
at public auction at the Thomas Dorsey Building, located at Said property is in fee simple and is improved by a dwelling and 102
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $22,000 in the form of certified check,
cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time 9250 Bendix Rd., Columbia MD 21045, on November 8, is sold in "as is condition" and subject to all superior covenants, Happy Days
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest 2018 at 10:00 AM, all that property described in said Deed of conditions, liens, restrictions, easement, rights-of-way, as may Mary Ann B. Bishop Toolan, U. of
Missouri. If you are available call Bob
on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed affect same, if any.
of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by Trust including but not limited to: 251-753-0770.
the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of 10% of the sale price, cash 210
the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due
from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before
Tax ID# 06-501974
or certified funds shall be required at the time of sale. The
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settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment Said property is in fee simple and is improved by a dwelling and Art Auction—100 paintings included
of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, balance of the purchase price with interest at 6.00% per annum in regular Wed auction. Many listed
and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years is sold in "as is condition" and subject to all superior covenants, from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within artists. No reserves, minimum
including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser conditions, liens, restrictions, easement, rights-of-way, as may starting bid $20. 11/7 go to:
is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments crumptonauctions.com, for details
and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts affect same, if any. on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments 225
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by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowners SMALL COLLECTOR PAYS CASH
deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost
during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed
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paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation
between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or
from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. 1-800-753-POST
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer 237
assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount
for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments Firewood
contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not
on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement SEASONED FIREWOOD - 1 cord $225,
limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for 2 cords $375, 3 cords $550,
assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are 4 cords $650. Call 703-357-2180
payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowners the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the
Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession association dues and assessments that may become due after property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting 255
Heavy Equipment,
of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from
the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. purchaser. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees
the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the Machinery & Tools
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whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated
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be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall
be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for Panel Saw/Jet- table saw/ jet.
within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the Kristine D. Brown, et al., Substitute Trustees. Great condition.
that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting
as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default SHAPIRO & BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford Road, Suite 200, 358
and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall
not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if
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such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted
are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms Falls Church—7427 Brad Street,
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by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law
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or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 328560-1)
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Falls Church, VA,11/04/2018,
9am-4pm, 703-634-8191 delivery
ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204
410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com
OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 12209292 610
Dogs for Sale is
876 881
Orange County AKC Reg German Shepherd Puppies,
Oct 23, Oct 30 & Nov 6 12213315 Loudoun County
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF TRUSTEE SALE
German Bloodlines, black/ tan, 10
weeks old, $400. Call 540-879-2051
convenient.
BWW Law Group, LLC 335 LAKE VIEW WAY NW,
119 Monroe Street,
6003 Executive Blvd., Suite 101 LEESBURG, VA 20176
Rockville, MD 20852 Locust Grove, VA 22508
(301) 961-6555 www.hwestauctions.com Orange County Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 12210972 In execution of a Deed of Trust
in the original principal amount
In execution of a Deed of Trust Pups - black and white, some merle,
OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON in the original principal amount of adorable 8 weeks, $395 cash.
of $303,950.00, with an annual $155,138.00, dated April 12, 2013 14 weeks $320. S/W 301-797-7056
8049 CHESTNUT GROVE RD. interest rate of 6.000000% dated recorded in the Clerk's Office of
FREDERICK, MD 21701 February 19, 2003, recorded the Circuit Court of Orange Coun-
Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated August among the land records of the ty, Virginia, in Document No.
Circuit Court for the County of 130003136, default having
1, 2007 and recorded in Liber 6727, Folio 302 among the Land Records of
Frederick County, MD, with an original principal balance of $280,000.00, Loudoun as Deed Instrument occurred in the payment of the Bernese Mountain Dog Pups Ready
now, 5 females avail, parents on
default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will Number 20030224-0015433, the
undersigned appointed Substi-
Note thereby secured and at the
premises 301-223-8702
sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court request of the holder of said Note,
House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on tute Trustee will offer for sale the undersigned Substitute 301-366-5542
TRUSTEE'S SALE at public auction all that property Trustee will offer for sale at public
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 AT 10:45 AM located in the County of Loudoun, auction at the entrance to the
ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or 5047 Thunder Hill Road, Columbia, MD 21045 on the courthouse steps in front Circuit Court of Orange County,
improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully of the Circuit Court building for 110 North Madison Road, Orange, DOBERMAN PUPPIES - AKC, big
described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Trustee's Sale of valuable fee simple property improved by the County of Loudoun located at on December 5, 2018 at 2:30 PM boned, family raised, great tempera-
18 East Market Street, Leesburg
The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an "as is" premises known as 5047 Thunder Hill Road, Columbia, MD Virginia on December 12, 2018
the property described in said
deed, located at the above
ment, parents on premises. 8 weeks
old. $500. 240-674-2844 or 1-800-753-POST
condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record 21045. By virtue of the power and authority contained in a at 9:30 AM, the property with address and briefly described as: 240-674-3994
affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.
Deed of Trust, dated January 22, 2010, and recorded in Liber
improvements to wit: Lot 123, Section 5, Lake of the
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $26,000 in the form of certified check, Tax Map No. 270403330000 Woods, with improvements there-
cashier’s check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time 12296 at Page 294 among the land records of the COUNTY on.
and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A English Golden Retriever—AKC, Euro-
on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed
OF HOWARD, in the original principal amount of $275,000.00. DEBT COLLECTOR. Subject to any and all covenants,
conditions, restrictions, ease- pean champion sired pup, pedigree,
of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received by Upon default and request for sale, the undersigned trustees TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A ments, and all other matters of vet checked, shots/wormed, 13 wks,
the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of bidder's deposit of 10% of the record taking priority over the www.vagoldens.com 540-400-2408
the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due will offer for sale at public auction at the Thomas Dorsey sale price, will be required in cash, Deed of Trust,if any, affecting the SF
from the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before Building, located at 9250 Bendix Rd Columbia MD 21045, on certified or cashier's check. Set- aforesaid property.
settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment tlement within fifteen (15) days
of current year’s real property taxes are adjusted as of the date of sale, November 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM, all that property described in of sale, otherwise Trustees may TERMS OF SALE: CASH: A deposit
and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. Taxes due for prior years said Deed of Trust including but not limited to: forfeit deposit. Additional terms of $20,000.00 or 10% of the sales English Springer Spaniel Pups-
including costs of any tax sale are payable by the purchaser. Purchaser to be announced at sale. Loan price, whichever is lower, cash or Field Trial Hall of Fame Bloodline.
is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All other public Tax ID# 16-121320 type: Conventional. Reference certified check will be required 40 + yrs exp. Great hunters &
and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts Number 18-277691. at the time of sale, but no more family dogs. 12 wks. 410-795-7197
survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, ground rent, Said property is in fee simple and is improved by a dwelling and PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE
than $10,000.00 of cash will be
accepted, with settlement within
whether incurred prior to or after the sale to be paid by the purchaser. Any
deferred water and sewer charges that purports to cover or defray cost is sold in "as is condition" and subject to all superior covenants, CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Sub- fifteen (15) days from the date of
stitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO & sale. Sale is subject to post sale
during construction of public water or wastewater facilities constructed
by the developer and subject to an annual fee or assessment are to be
conditions, liens, restrictions, easement, rights-of-way, as may BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford confirmation that the borrower French Bulldog Puppies — $3500,
paid by the purchaser to the lienholder and are a contractual obligation affect same, if any. Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir- did not file for protection under (202) 841-5702, michelle@
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800. the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to blueridgefrenchbulldogs.com,
between the lienholder and each owner of this property, and is not a fee or
assessment imposed by the county. Any right of prepayment or discount
for early prepayment of water and sewer charges may be ascertained by
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of 10% of the sale price, cash
or certified funds shall be required at the time of sale. The
Nov 6, 13, 2018 12217006 the sale which affects the validity
of the sale, as well as to post-
sale confirmation of the status of
www.blueridgefrenchbulldogs.com,
Wake up
contacting the lienholder. All costs of deed recordation including but not
limited to all transfer, recordation, agricultural or other taxes or charges
assessed by any governmental entity as a condition to recordation, are
balance of the purchase price with interest at 6.00% per annum
from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within
the loan with the loan servicer
including, but not limited to, GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC- Vet
to home
determination of whether the bor-
payable by purchaser, whether or not purchaser is a Maryland First Time
Home Buyer. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession
of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from
TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. Adjustments rower entered into any repay-
ment agreement, reinstated or
checked and shots. Great watch &
family dogs. Ready now. Starting at
$585. 301-481-4943 or 301-542-6154
delivery.
the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments TRUSTEE'S SALE OF paid off the loan prior to the
loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed 19231 GOOSEVIEW CT, sale. In any such event, the sale
whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated LEESBURG, VA 20176 shall be null and void, and the
or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall by purchaser. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowners Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law
or equity, shall be the return of German Shepherd—Pups, gorgeous,
be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall association dues and assessments that may become due after In execution of a Deed of Trust his deposit without interest. Addi- loving, 8 wks., sables, German lines,
be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle in the original principal amount of Males, shots/wormed, appr. homes.
within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. $795,000.00, with an annual inter-
tional terms may be announced
$2500 Alexandria (703)765-4624
at the time of sale. Pursuant to
that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees
as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser’s default
Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer est rate of 3.375000% dated July the Federal Fair Debt Collection
27, 2005, recorded among the
and purchaser shall have no further liability. The defaulted purchaser shall taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement land records of the Circuit Court
Practices Act, we advise you that
not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if this firm is a debt collector
such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted
are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for for the COUNTY OF LOUDOUN as attempting to collect the indebt- GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS -
Deed Instrument Number
purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited and the 20050727-0082472, the under-
edness referred to herein and 3 F, 6 M, black & sable. $600/obo,
If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied any information we obtain will be S/W, parents on premises. AKC reg.
12215079 by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy, at law
property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting signed appointed Substitute used for that purpose. Ready now. Call 240-606-3815
Trustee will offer for sale at public
or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 327220-3) purchaser. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees auction all that property located
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C.,
Substitute Trustee
PLEASE CONSULT WWW.ALEXCOOPER.COM FOR STATUS OF are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms in the COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, on
This is a communication from a
UPCOMING SALES the courthouse steps in front of
of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is the return of the deposit. the Circuit Court building for the debt collector.
Howard N. Bierman, Carrie M. Ward, et. al., Substitute Trustees

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Trustee's File No. 17-270436. County of Loudoun located at 18 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
ALEX COOPER AUCTS, INC.
908 YORK RD., TOWSON, MD 21204 Kristine D. Brown, et al., Substitute Trustees.
East Market Street, Leesburg Vir-
ginia on December 12, 2018 at 9:30
SAMUEL I. WHITE, P.C. (60519)
5040 Corporate Woods Drive #120
1-800-753-POST
410-828-4838 www.alexcooper.com AM, the property with improve- Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

SOME EXTRA CASH? Oct 30, Nov 6 & Nov 13 12214517 SHAPIRO & BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford Road, Suite 200, ments to wit: 757-457-1460 - Call Between
Tax Map No. 62K 1 222 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Manassas, Virginia 20109 (410) 769-97978 or visit our website at
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DEBT COLLECTOR.
Oct 30, Nov 6, 2018 12215082 JACK RUSSELL PUPS - Smooth,
TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A broken & rough. NKC reg. $700.

CLASSIFIED DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

bidder's deposit of 10% of the S/W. Donna 301-751-0892
sale price, will be required in cash, djackrussells@gmail.com

NEITHER SHOULD certified or cashier's check. Set-

tlement within fifteen (15) days
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www.hwestauctions.com LAB PUPS - Yellow, AKC, 8 weeks,
to be announced at sale. Loan Room for rent. No pets.
OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 12209294 type: Conventional. Reference Avail now. Call 202-903-3518 now, OFA, vet check, champ lines,
S/W, written warr, $750 . 301-751-
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MARYLAND 6846 or 301-246-9116 How about some
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BROWN, LLP, 10021 Balls Ford
1-800-753-POST
Open 24/7 C054B 2x2
Road, Suite 200, Manassas, Vir-
ginia 20109 (703) 449-5800.
ADELPHI - 1 room for rent unfurn,
$600/mo incl utils and wifi.
Shiba Inu—Japanese breed. $800,
sweet, 9 wk old Male + accessories
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