Governing: Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam refused to step down over the weekend despite nearly universal calls for his resignation from top officials in his own party.
The controversy began late last week when Northam's medical school yearbook page resurfaced, showing one person dressed in blackface and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan. After initially apologizing for appearing in the photo, Northam backtracked and said he does not believe he is one of the people in it. He did, however, admit to donning blackface at least once as a young man -- for a Michael Jackson contest in 1984.
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