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Pistol-Whipped for Candy, Million-Meal Milestone, Apartment Shooting, and See the Monument? Soon You Won't

Plus, Democrats mad that Republican used wife's medical practice to solicit votes.

Nothing quite says Washington like the Washington monument. If you're one of the lucky ones who can catch glimpses of it from Northern Virginia or DC at night, be sure to take a gander this weekend — because pretty soon, you won't see it.

Find out why in our lead story of news from around our Patches in Virginia and DC. That, and more, below.

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