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1 hr ago | NewsChannel 8

VDOT Says It's Prepared for Winter

The Virginia Department of Transportation says it's ready to keep the state's roads clear of ice and snow this winter, despite cutbacks elsewhere in the agency's budget.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government

5 hrs ago | WRAL.com - Local News

No rest for the weary as rest areas close

That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Virginia Government, Georgia, Georgia Government

10 hrs ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

Population, inflation fuel 10-year budget growth

Virginia spent 74 percent more money overall in its most recent budget than it did 10 years earlier, the result of the economy, population growth and decisions by the General Assembly, according to the legislature's watchdog agency.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Healthcare Law, Law

14 hrs ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

Danville metro area riskiest in Va for pedestrians

A new report says the Danville metropolitan area is the riskiest in Virginia for pedestrians.

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Related Topix: Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA, Johnson City Metro, Blacksburg, VA, Christiansburg, VA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Danville Register Bee

McDonnell opposes Virginia participation in health care billa s public option

Virginia Gov-elect Bob McDonnell said this morning that he hasn't read the entire health-care bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives last night but that the "public option does not seem to be something that's going to help us in Virginia." "I think there [are] legitimate issues of cost and access that have got to be addressed at the ...

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, US News, State of the Union

PilotOnline.com

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Virginia Government

WCAV

Chick-Fil-A Founder Will Help Virginia Benefit for Christian School

The founder of a restaurant chain known for his religious views is lending a hand to a Virginia group's attempt to build a Christian school system.

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WTKR-TV Norfolk

Record number of Virginia drivers will lose their licenses this year - and keep on driving

A record number of people this year will lose their drivers licenses because they can't afford to pay driving fines.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Times-Herald

Alleged Fort Hood shooter tied to Virginia mosque attended by 9/11 hijackers

This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Falls Church, VA

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Virginia, New Jersey races showing voters changing course

As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey, never mind that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has taken to saying that the elections don't mean much.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Government, 2008 Presidential Election, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Opinion

7Online.com

DC Sniper John Allen Muhammed is set to be executed Tuesday in Virginia.

Muhammad was the mastermind behind the 2002 Washington, DC sniper attacks. During the three-week killing spree, 10 people were killed in Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia.

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Potomac News

Victims, relatives to witness sniper executiona

Some ache for revenge, others simply for justice. There is frustration, too, and defiance.

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Related Topix: Prison

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Election statement from Virginia House Minority Leader and Dem Caucus Chair

Statement of House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong and Democratic Caucus Chair Ken Plum on the election of Bob McDonnell as the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia : "We congratulate Governor-elect McDonnell on his victory tonight and look forward to working with him on the important issues facing Virginia.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government

NewsChannel 8

Kaine Appoints Committee for Census

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has created a committee to help ensure that all Virginians are counted in the 2010 census.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government

Newsday.com

Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

U.S.Navy Cmdr. Hung Ba Le is seen in front of his ship USS Lassen, off the Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam , Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy

Messenger

Flulike illness declines in Virginia but H1N1 deaths up

Flulike illness in the state appeared to decline last week, but deaths caused by the H1N1 flu continue to rise.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Southern Democrats who could be particularly vulnerable in 2010 antsy after Virginia landslide

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Artur Davis, Representative Parker Griffith, Bob Etheridge

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Three Virginia Men Plead Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

In separate and unrelated cases, three men pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to various charges related to the transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography.

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Related Topix: Prison, Mineral, VA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

Odessa American Online

Election results are a mixed bag

Some Democrats take a hit, but it's not necessarily a trend. November 06, 2009 6:44 AM ODESSA AMERICAN Tuesday's election results may not signal that the Republicans are back as a party capable of putting together a winning national coalition, and the result in New York's 23rd congressional district might presage a bitter intraparty squabble.

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Related Topix: US News, New Jersey, New Jersey Government, Virginia Government, Charlie Crist, US Governors, Opinion

WRIC-TV Richmond

14 Charged In Va. Cigarette Smuggling Case

Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77 million contraband cigarettes from undercover agents in Virginia over the last year and smuggling them to New York.

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