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          <title>Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry charged with stalking</title>
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U.S. Park Police said Barry, a current D.C. Council member, was arrested after a woman flagged down an officer and claimed that Barry was stalking her           ]]></description>
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          <title>Stakes high for Gov. Tim Kaine&#8217;s DNC duties</title>
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Now that he has it, six months later, even an outsider might understand why Gov. Timothy M. Kaine was somewhat reluctant to take it in the first place           ]]></description>
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          <title>Administrator fired in Orange County Wal&#45;Mart, battlefield dispute</title>
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Wal-Mart is seeking the board&#8217;s blessing for a store near the Wilderness battlefield. Historians have loudly complained about the location.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Federal check stimulates idea to help veterans</title>
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Joe Codiroli got a check in the mail that he never expected&#8212;and that stimulated an idea for helping wounded military veterans and the families of those who had been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty           ]]></description>
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          <title>Accused Alabama murderer caught in Washington Co. on I&#45;81</title>
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U.S. Marshals and State Police teamed-up to arrest a fugitive murder suspect from Alabama.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:45:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New league will consider signing Michael Vick</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  NEW YORK (AP) - When the United Football League debuts in
October, Michael Vick could be one of its players.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia feels impact of cross&#45;examination ruling</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia courts are feeling the impact of a
recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prosecutors must make
forensic examiners available for defense cross-examination about
lab reports on drugs, ballistics and other trial evidence.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Robber caught after leaving cell phone behind</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Ever get that sinking feeling when you
realize you&#8217;ve lost your cell phone? That&#8217;s what happened to Carlos
Williams - after he allegedly robbed a bank.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:06 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mount Vernon plans daytime fireworks over Potomac</title>
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The display scheduled for 12:45 p.m.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Michael Vick files revised bankruptcy plan</title>
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The pland would funnel more of Vick&#8217;s future earnings to creditors           ]]></description>
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          <title>2009 Governor&#8217;s race: Deeds backs right&#45;to&#45;work, no card&#45;check stand</title>
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Democrat Creigh Deeds got support from some corporate captains and venture capitalists in his run for governor and said he supports Virginia&#8217;s right-to-work legacy           ]]></description>
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          <title>Gov. Kaine green theme in Roanoke</title>
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In a near six-hour, whirlwind tour, Governor Kaine promoted green alternatives and conservation in what could be one his last trips to Roanoke while in office           ]]></description>
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          <title>Aerosmith postpones Sunday Virginia Beach show</title>
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Aerosmith has postponed its Sunday show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater due to an unspecified &#8220;artist injury.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rocky Mounty, Wytheville dogs to be featured on Virginia Lottery scratcher game</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; There are a couple of lucky dogs from our area.
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          <title>11 mile back&#45;up on I&#45;64 after Hampton Roads Bridge&#45;Tunnel closure</title>
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A malfunctioning water main pump has closed the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel on Interstate 64.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressman Goodlatte criticized climate change bill</title>
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The 1,500-page climate change bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is awaiting its day in the Senate promises to leave less change in the pockets of the public, according to Rep. Bob Goodlatte           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:42:14 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hiker missing at Wintergreen</title>
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Mike Comer from Chatlottesville set out on a walk from his home Wednesday afternoon and did not return           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:12:52 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>66 to take citizenship oath at Monticello, Perriello guest speaker</title>
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Sixty-six people from 35 countries will be sworn in as U.S citizens at Monticello on Saturday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:42:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Campaigns for governor debate number of debates</title>
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More than three weeks before their first debate, Virginia&#8217;s candidates for governor are debating how often they&#8217;ll debate.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:37:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello targeted in latest GOP ad</title>
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Rep. Tom Perriello is the only congressman targeted in a televised version of a Republican Party ad that criticizes the House of Representatives&#8217; 219-212 approval last week of a clean-energy bill.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:20:28 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia receives $285 million in highway economic stimulus money</title>
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 It&#8217;s the first of nearly $700 million in transportation stimulus cash the state is scheduled to receive over the next year           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:06:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Albemarle County OKs short&#45;term aid to unique Hatton Ferry</title>
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The 140-year-old Hatton Ferry on the James River was faced with extinction after the Virginia Department of Transportation cut its funding last month           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:37 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>White powder sent to CBN headquarters in Virginia is whey powder</title>
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Officials didn&#8217;t suspect the powder to be harmful, but turned off the air conditioning and evacuated the building as a precaution.
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          <title>Second swine flu death in Virginia</title>
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The male patient in the Arlington Health District had an underlying medical condition that put him at greater risk of complications from the flu           ]]></description>
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          <title>Condemned Virginia inmate chooses electrocution</title>
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Paul Warner Powell killed a 16-year-old girl and bragging about it in a letter to prosecutors wants to die by electrocution           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:41:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New Virginia laws taking effect today</title>
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No more texting while driving. No more loitering on bridges. And no more smoking in many restaurants.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:56:21 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Wintergreen Resort preserves 1,400 acres</title>
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More than 1,400 acres surrounding Crawford Knob in Nelson County will be preserved as wilderness after Wintergreen Resort officials donated the property to the nonprofit Wintergreen Nature Foundation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:55:53 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Christian Children Fund changes name</title>
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The new name was approved by the international relief organization&#8217;s board in April and became effective Wednesday           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:31:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Suffolk animal shelter closed after parvo outbreak</title>
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Suffolk&#8217;s animal shelter has been closed following an outbreak of canine parvovirus that required workers to euthanize 12 dogs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:33:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Shrinking number of Virginia acres devoted to peanuts</title>
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Virginia farmers planted a record low 12,000 acres of peanuts this year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:16:53 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Appalachian Power estimates energy savings</title>
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In a filing with Virginia regulators, Appalachian Power predicts it can reduce energy consumption of 2 percent to 5 percent over five years.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State alleges breach in IT deal</title>
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The state now is accusing Northrop Grumman of failing to deliver computer services and hinting at unspecified action against the giant company           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:59:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Two deep Southwest Virginia towns growing as others shrink</title>
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Whether it&#8217;s a revitalized downtown or outdoor recreation, two small Southwest Virginia towns have bucked a trend that is plaguing the Mountain Empire &#8211; a slow but steady loss of population           ]]></description>
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          <title>Former NFL star Vick changes job to work with kids</title>
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Suspended NFL Star Michael Vick is leaving a job with a Virginia construction company to work with youngsters at Boys &amp; Girls Clubs.           ]]></description>
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Sen. Robert Byrd&#8217;s office says he&#8217;s been released from the hospital and is at his West Virginia home recuperating from a more-than monthlong illness.
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Gov. Tim Kaine found himself defending his national travels on behalf of the Democratic Party on live radio for the second time in a week. 
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Scouts buying WVa land for `adventure base&#8217;           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two dozen community health centers in
Virginia will share more than $13.5 million in federal stimulus
funding to maintain facilities and to improve services.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Department of Taxation has
issued nearly all the state income tax refunds from 2008.           ]]></description>
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Lawyers for suspended NFL star Michael Vick are headed back to bankruptcy court in Virginia.           ]]></description>
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A former Portsmouth police officer has pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing child pornography.
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By JEFF E. SCHAPIRO           ]]></description>
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State officials say people with excruciating pain are unable to receive powerful painkilling drugs they need because of the response to a hacker&#8217;s attack on the state prescription drug database.           ]]></description>
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Longtime Washington Times commentary editor Mary Lou Forbes, whose reporting on Virginia&#8217;s civil rights struggles won a Pulitzer Prize in 1959, has died. She was 83.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia families facing home foreclosure
will be eligible for debt counseling funded in part by a legal
settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  BERRYVILLE, Va. (AP) - Richard Evelyn Byrd, prominent orchardist
and son of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr., has died.
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia legislators are beginning to take
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The James Madison Museum is displaying one of only five portraits of the fourth president painted from life.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is refusing to turn over to the Republican Party of Virginia records of his out-of-state travel as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.           ]]></description>
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Message to drivers who text or e-mail on the road: put the phone down or pay up.            ]]></description>
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Suffolk is spraying and treating standing water after tests found mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis in parts of the city.           ]]></description>
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Authorities are investigating a small plane crash in which two men were seriously injured.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:33:30 EDT</pubDate>
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A Greensboro-based hospital system says a second patient there has died in association with the swine flu.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:27:51 EDT</pubDate>
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The GOP name was drawn from a bowl at a State Board of Elections meeting            ]]></description>
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          <title>Deeds, McDonnell say they can improve transportation without raising taxes</title>
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Deeds, a Democrat, said he would seek to pay for better roads by promoting business growth that would increase state revenues.&nbsp; McDonnell, a Republican, said he&#8217;d try to finance roads by &#8220;cutting spending on things that are not a priority.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:50:44 EDT</pubDate>
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One thing that both candidates focused on was technology           ]]></description>
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Virginia will keep its interstate highway rest areas open through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, even though money to operate them has run out.           ]]></description>
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Virginia authorities are planning a weekend crackdown on drunken boating.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:46:25 EDT</pubDate>
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Bradley Rees, 31, formally announced his candidacy Thursday night to seek the Republican nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th District           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:22:31 EDT</pubDate>
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My main reaction once I realized&#8230; it&#8217;s a family issue,&#8220; Kaine told listeners during his monthly radio call-in program on WRVA in Richmond           ]]></description>
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Virginia needs more rail, wider roads, less sprawl, fewer tolls, more tolls, less traffic, more public transit, and better traffic signals, people told state transportation planners last night.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:47:58 EDT</pubDate>
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Pollina Corporate Real Estate Inc., a Chicago-based corporate site relocation expert, has ranked Virginia as the country&#8217;s &#8220;most pro-business state.&#8221;

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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:43:48 EDT</pubDate>
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The board directed the state to proceed with revising the test to reflect last year&#8217;s scheduled updating of state history Standards of Learning           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:29:55 EDT</pubDate>
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Police say a Virginia minister has died on a North Carolina beach after being pulled from the Outer Banks surf. 
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Two employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center have contracted the H1N1 virus, bringing the Charlottesville region&#8217;s number of &#8220;swine flu&#8221; cases to four.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:36:44 EDT</pubDate>
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The full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 6-5 in favor of the Commonwealth.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:29:38 EDT</pubDate>
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That&#8217;s the message Kaine delivered yesterday to state Republican critics who say he has been sneaking off to tend to his high-profile, part-time job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:25:23 EDT</pubDate>
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An Afton man who shot at cars on Interstate 64 in March 2008 is expected to serve 15 years in prison for the crimes.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:25:51 EDT</pubDate>
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Both men and women hold to the stereotype that males are more easily linked with science than females, a new study says.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:09:25 EDT</pubDate>
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A Virginia Department of Transportation contractor began installing guardrails along U.S. 460 in Dinwiddie County           ]]></description>
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A historic ship that survived World War II battles may have a new home in Portsmouth.           ]]></description>
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A reported hazing incident at Virginia State University is turning into a learning experience for eight young men.           ]]></description>
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Darrell Powers, was diagnosed with cancer in January 2008.
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Virginia Kennel Club Dog Show results           ]]></description>
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After years of debate, a change has been made at a famous Charlottesville statue to honor the contributions a Native American woman made to the Lewis and Clark expedition           ]]></description>
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Only eight other states had a higher percentage of households with Internet access in 2007           ]]></description>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today gave a vote of confidence to Northrop Grumman, the giant firm that Virginia is paying $2.3 billion for information technology services           ]]></description>
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The decline was necessitated by the weak economy and multiple rounds of state budget cuts           ]]></description>
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With two-thirds of the campaign&#8217;s time elapsed, UVa had collected roughly $1.934 billion - or 64.5 percent of its goal - according to an internal university report            ]]></description>
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Virginia&#8217;s computer czar was fired hours after he questioned a multimillion-dollar monthly bill from the giant company that the state is paying $2.3 billion for information-technology services.            ]]></description>
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The Blue Ridge Poison Center at the University of Virginia has received 49 snakebite calls so far this year, putting them on pace with last year           ]]></description>
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Of the six statewide nominees in the two major parties, Deeds is the only one born in Virginia. Born in Richmond, he grew up in Bath County, where he makes his home.

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