Local Leads: Agent Orange Probe and Haynesworth Tries Again

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4:

FIRST FAMILY VISITS SPY MUSEUM
It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president _ even on a mission to a spy museum.  President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha made a Friday night visit to the International Spy Museum in downtown Washington. Obama, wearing jeans, a casual shirt and sandals, found people lining the street outside the museum snapping his picture and cheering and waving as he walked in after a short motorcade ride from the White House.
(AP/WTOP)

HAYNESWORTH FAILS TWICE
If the question on the first day of Washington Redskins training camp centered on when Albert Haynesworth might pass Coach Mike Shanahan's conditioning test, that had changed by Friday morning. Suddenly, the question hanging over Redskins Park like a storm cloud is whether or not Haynesworth will ever pass it.  After failing on attempt No. 2, Haynesworth is scheduled to try the test again before the team hits the practice field Saturday morning.   "I tell you that test is not an easy test for a guy that's 330-some pounds," defensive end Phillip Daniels said. "At the same time, you've got to train for that test."
(WASHINGTON POST)

AGENT ORANGE PROBE
The Army said it is searching internal records for details on outdoor spray testing of Agent Orange at Fort Detrick in Frederick .
A Fort Detrick spokesman said Friday that the Maryland Department of the Environment asked the Army about the tests. The Department of Veterans Affairs said they were conducted there in the 1940s and '50s.  Concerns have been raised by some past and present Fort Detrick neighbors who contend their families' cancer and other health problems stem from the Army's careless use and disposal of toxic chemicals.  Agent Orange is the nickname for a blend of herbicides the U.S. military sprayed during the Vietnam War to remove plants and leaves that provided enemy cover.
(FREDERICKNEWSPOST)

PAYING FOR EMPTY SHUTTLES
Fairfax County officials are poised to shut down the county's taxpayer-funded Tysons Connector shuttle program, which costs roughly a million dollars annually but serves less than one rider per trip.  Local and state transportation officials started the free lunchtime bus program in November as part of a plan to improve transit in Tysons Corner during construction of the Dulles Metrorail extension. But the service has failed to attract riders.  The shuttle runs its Tysons loop roughly 106 times each weekday, or about once every 10 minutes between 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It picks up an average of just 91 passengers during that span.
(DCEXAMINER.COM)

FREE CHICKEN FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Next week at Chick-fil-A in Woodbridge, $5 in school supplies equals free chicken sandwiches.  The eatery that doesn't like to consider itself fast food will serve as a drop-off point for backpacks, pencils, pens, paper, scissors, glue and just about anything else students will need to get them through the school year.  For every $5 in supplies donated, the Woodbridge location is giving away one free classic chicken sandwich or a brand new spicy chicken sandwich.
(INSIDENOVA.COM)

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