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          <title>Quarantine to combat tree killing beetle extended in Northern VA</title>
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The order prohibits the movement of ash trees, untreated ash lumber products and hardwood firewood outside the quarantined area.
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          <title>Dry summer is good news for Virginia wines</title>
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Harvest for Virginia&#8217;s wine grapes begins in mid- to late-August and runs through October
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          <title>Virginia soldier receives Bronze Star at Fort Lee</title>
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Specialist SPC Ryan E. Martinette received the Bronze Star Medal for Valor today at Fort Lee for heroism as a medic in Iraq
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          <title>Slave burial ground in downtown Richmond to be preserved</title>
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While the main portion of the burial ground lies under Interstate 95, a section extends into a parking lot recently acquired by VCU
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          <title>Group says Mark Warner balked at TV Senate debate</title>
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Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said the campaign could not squeeze the debate into a busy schedule in the 68 days remaining until the Nov. 4 election
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          <title>USS Roosevelt strike group to deploy</title>
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The deployment will be to the Mediterranean, but the Navy said the group could go anywhere it is needed in support of maritime security.
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          <title>Some Virginia Red Cross chapters sending teams to Gulf Coast</title>
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They will help prepare for Tropical Storm Gustav&#8217;s expected arrival
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          <title>Some call Kaine&#8217;s efforts to curb greenhouse&#45;gas emissions modest</title>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine should be more ambitious in cutting emissions linked to global warming, environmentalists told a state panel 
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          <title>Ex&#45;DNC chair won&#8217;t rule out Virginia Governor&#8217;s run rumor</title>
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When reporters at the convention in Denver asked Terry McAuliffe about whispers that he might run for the office, he didn&#8217;t rule it out.&nbsp;
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          <title>State tourism guide wins award</title>
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The guide is called &#8220;Live Passionately-Virginia is for Lovers&#8221; and tells the story of more than 30 Virginians
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          <title>Virginians reminded not to feed deer</title>
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Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries deer project coordinator Matt Knox says many people feed deer because they believe it will keep them from starving
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          <title>Virginia&#8217;s jobless rate hits a five&#45;year high</title>
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An increase in temporary summer layoffs helped propel Virginia&#8217;s jobless rate in July to the highest level in five years.
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          <title>Kaine calls ads linking Obama to Ayers &#8216;slimy&#8217;</title>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine went on the offensive Wednesday on behalf of Barack Obama, using words including &#8220;slimy&#8221; and &#8220;bogus&#8221; to describe TV ads that have aired in Virginia linking Obama to William Ayers, who has been associated with bombings in the U.S. in the 1970s.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bill Fears, colorful former state senator, dies</title>
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Former state Sen. William E. Fears died this week on the Eastern Shore, which he represented for 24 years in the General Assembly.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Chesapeake Bay blue crab tagging program delayed by budget cuts</title>
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The plan by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission would have required watermen to put a new colored tag on each of their crab pots every year.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Most Virginia schools meet &#8220;No Child Left Behind&#8221; benchmarks</title>
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74% of Virginia&#8217;s public schools met annual performance benchmarks in reading and mathematics under the No Child Left Behind law.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Man sentenced for attack on UVA student</title>
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Even as a young teenager in the 1980s, Christopher Allen Noakes was used to standing before a judge to face charges as serious as abduction and assault and battery.&nbsp;
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          <title>U.S., Va. road deaths down</title>
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Finally, some good news associated with the troubled economy and high gas prices: Americans are driving less, and fewer are being killed on the nation&#8217;s highways.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mary Washington teacher named Virginia poet laureate</title>
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English professor won Pulitzer Prize for a book of poetry two years ago
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Body found in burning car in wooded area near Victoria</title>
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The Lunenburg Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it discovered the body Sunday evening in a burning 1996 Honda Accord that matched the description of a vehicle reported missing with a 25-year-old man from Blackstone
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          <title>VDOT lifts lane closures for Labor Day weekend</title>
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VDOT reminded drivers to use seatbelts, and be aware of the Highway Safety Corridors on Interstate 81 in the Roanoke Valley and on I-95 in Richmond and northern Virginia.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Great Dismal Swamp fire contained</title>
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The nearly 5,000-acre wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk is contained but it continues to smolder in spots.
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          <title>Attorney for Ben Fawley wants conviction tossed in Taylor Behl slaying</title>
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The 10-page writ of habeas corpus filed in Mathews County Circuit Court alleges that Fawley was not of sound mind when he entered his guilty plea and that he did so on the &#8220;errant, misguided and ill-conceived advice&#8221; of his court-appointed attorney, William E. Johnson
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia SAT scores increase in reading, writing, math</title>
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Along with the score increase, the number of minority students who took the SATs increased
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          <title>Man wins 3rd Cash 5 top prize</title>
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Ralph Stephens is one lucky guy
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          <title>ODU faculty leaders ask for more candidates in President search</title>
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The chairman of the Faculty Senate said in a mass e-mail Monday to colleagues that the two finalists for the job aren&#8217;t up to par and that there&#8217;s no rush to replace acting President John Broderick
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          <title>Case advances against teen accused of plan to take baby</title>
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Newborn&#8217;s mother testifies woman acted strangely at hospital
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          <title>The trees of knowledge</title>
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At Monticello and Mount Vernon, a Longwood professor is reconstructing the history of the forests and development
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s campaign pins hopes on new voters in Virginia</title>
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New black voters and new voters under 40 will make the difference in Virginia for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, his campaign manager said 
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          <title>John Kerry to speak at fundraiser of Cantor challenger Hartke</title>
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Sen. John Kerry is slated to speak at a fundraiser next month for Anita Hartke, the Culpeper County Democrat running against Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th.
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          <title>UVA eliminates trays to reduce food waste</title>
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A student-led initiative at the University of Virginia is taking the trays out of the school&#8217;s dining halls this fall. By scrapping the trays to reduce trash and conserve water, U.Va. joins a growing number of colleges and universities nationally that are undertaking similar efforts.
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          <title>Fort Lee construction attracts illegal immigrants</title>
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Fort Lee officials cite a construction boom for the increase in illegal immigrants trying to enter the base.
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          <title>Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh dies at 88</title>
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The Petersburg native flew 135 combat missions over Italy during World War II
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          <title>Severity of job slowdown varies by region in Virginia</title>
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Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Hampton Roads all grew faster than Northern Virginia on a year-over-year basis in June, and none of those regions has experienced persistent monthly employment declines.

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          <title>Museum of the Confederacy to share surprising collection</title>
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In 2011, a portion of the museum collection is scheduled to go on the road, journeying to three historic Virginia sites as part of a plan to bring the artifacts of the Civil War to the people
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About 10,000 acres across Virginia are being cultivated or in use as pasture in an expanding effort to employ prisoners and control the cost of feeding 30,000 of them
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said today that it is his &#8220;complete intention&#8221; to serve as governor through the end of his term in early 2010 and that he sees &#8220;no circumstance under which that&#8217;s not going to happen.&#8221;
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Virginia coal production has declined nearly 18 percent this year, even though the energy resource is fetching prices three times higher, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 55 percent of the nation&#8217;s 2006 traffic fatalities occurred on rural roads
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The program will enable community civic organizations and parents to address the issue by providing them with monetary and informational resources
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The Heartland Institute&#8217;s comprehensive study Welfare Reform after Ten Years gives Virginia high marks for the success of anti-poverty and welfare reform policies in the Commonwealth.&nbsp; 


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The Center for Digital Government&#8217;s annual Best of the Web program named as best web portal
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U.S. News and World Report&#8217;s annual college guide says the 300 graduates of U.Va.-Wise in 2007 had less debt than students at other liberal arts schools. The issue hits newsstands August 25.
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Nader&#8217;s campaign plans to submit more than 15,000 signatures to the Virginia State Board of Elections today. State law requires 400 valid signatures from each of Virginia&#8217;s 11 congressional districts to get on the November ballot.


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Attorney General Bob McDonnell&#8212;at this point, the likely Republican nominee for governor&#8212;says he does not think Gov. Timothy Kaine has the right stuff to run for vice president.
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&#8220;I&#8217;m going to let the campaign take it from here, I really am,&#8221; said Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this afternoon responding to questions about whether he would be Sen. Barack Obama&#8217;s running mate
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Before hitting the road to his last town hall meetings in Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama stopped in Longstreet&#8217;s Deli in Petersburg to pick up a cheeseburger for the road.
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Gives no hints about Kaine&#8217;s VP prospects
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Southeastern Public Service Authority says it will not renew contracts that in recent years had brought thousands of tons of out-of-state waste to its facilities for disposal.
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Virginia&#8217;s move-over law requires motorists to move into another lane or slow down when they see a stopped emergency vehicle. Violators face a $2,500 fine or up to 12 months in jail.
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Travelers can personalize information about construction, accidents and driving directions and receive free mobile alerts
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The Department Of Defense says 1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile, 29, was actually from Oxford, Mississippi not Oxford, Virginia.
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Circuit City says it&#8217;s still considering a sale of the Richmond consumer electronics retailer.
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An 8-week-old kitten that was tossed from a car in Chesapeake has died, despite surgery paid for by people who were inspired by its struggle to survive.
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The first of three defendants in the March 27 slaying of Virginia Commonwealth University student Tyler J. Binsted was convicted this afternoon of murder and five related charges.
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Update: Governor Tim Kaine promised millions of dollars in cuts to a state budget just seven weeks after it took effect.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is sponsoring a test that will begin Monday to determine whether carbon dioxide can be captured in an unmineable coal seam.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Virginia&#8217;s Farm Bureau preaches the benefits of growing local food.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Gov. Tim Kaine&#8217;s name has been talked about as a Vice Presidential candidate, but there could be another job opportunity here in the Commonwealth. 

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Senator Jim Webb is calling on the Air Transport Association of America to lift baggage fess for military members.
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          <title>Former security chief at Virginia women&#8217;s prison faces sex charges</title>
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The former security chief at a Virginia women&#8217;s prison faces three trials on charges he had sex with three inmates.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Virginia National Guard soldiers will hold freedom salutes around the Commonwealth this weekend.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Eugene P. Trani is stepping down a year earlier than scheduled. He had previously planned to step down in 2010, but will now leave the post July 1, 2009, and become a professor at the university.


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JetBlue Airways is expected to raise their airfares out of Richmond International Airport.
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          <title>Trial of Virginia privacy advocate&#8217;s lawuit set</title>
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A federal judge in Richmond will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a new Virginia law that bars individuals from posting Social Security numbers on the Internet.
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          <title>Virginia &#8220;Easy Access&#8221; to help seniors and disabled</title>
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Virginia Easy Access website links seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers to human services information and resources 
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Police say 41-year-old Judy Wright was not at home Tuesday night when her 10-year-old found her gun and shot his niece in the head.
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<guid>http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/state_regional/article/richmond_mother_charged_after_her_son_shoots_5_year_old/15641/#When:22:15:00Z</guid>
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The state could be another $1 billion short, forcing more cuts in services and layoffs
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<guid>http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/state_regional/article/virginias_budget_crunch_may_go_from_bad_to_worse/15619/#When:14:26:01Z</guid>
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          <title>Virginia students improve on ACT tests</title>
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The performance of Virginia high school seniors on the ACT college-admissions examination improved significantly this year.
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A new study shows Virginians are downloading information faster than last year.
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&#8220;The issue of energy and how we will we provide power for homes, businesses, transportation has gone from a back-burner issue to a front-burner issue&#8212;thank goodness,&#8221; Kaine told a meeting of the Southern Governors&#8217; Association 
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          <title>64% of Virginia&#8217;s new voters under 35</title>
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More than 200,000 new voters have registered in Virginia since January
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The keepsake boxes bearing the basketball team&#8217;s jerseys and sneakers&#8212;and soon, hopefully medals&#8212;were made by Moslow Wood Products
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&#8220;Will all due respect again to Governor Kaine, he&#8217;s been a governor for three years,&#8221; Rove told CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation.&#8221;  &#8220;He&#8217;s been able but undistinguished. I don&#8217;t think people could really name a big, important thing that he&#8217;s done.&#8221;
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Some in the GOP say Wagner &#8220;has consistently provided inaccurate and politically motivated revenue estimates that have put Virginia in the budget crisis we currently face.&#8221;
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Here&#8217;s why: If each family in Virginia buys $10 worth of local produce each week, the state&#8217;s agricultural economy will grow by $1.65 billion in a year 
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Measurements from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality show the Richmond area has been the smoggiest region of the state this year.


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When Michael Vick went to federal prison on dogfighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons drafted Boston College star Matt Ryan to be their next quarterback. Now Ryan has replaced Vick again.
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North Carolina and Virginia farmland both rose 4 percent, while Florida and Georgia saw little to no change.

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About three-fourths of Virginia undergraduate students will not benefit from the General Assembly&#8217;s effort to hold down college expenses, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia reported yesterday.
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Virginia estimates shoppers saved about $4 million on school items, clothes
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Virginia is participating in a pilot program that will allow schools to offer extra help for students before moving them to a different one.
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The influential Riverside Church in Manhattan has selected a new leader to replace its outgoing senior minister.
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Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling has been elected Vice Chairman of National Lieutenant Governors Association.
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After a warning to keep its identity clear, group aims to register thousands of voters
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The study analyzed statistics from 2006 and measured several categories, including traffic fatalities, congestion, pavement condition, bridge condition, highway maintenance costs and administrative costs.
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An algae outbreak in the James River posed no threat to people, officials said yesterday. Tests indicate the outbreak, reported last week in Hopewell, was caused by a nontoxic form of blue-green algae, said Bill Hayden, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Quality.
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Gov. Tim Kaine says Metal Manufacturing and Processing (MMP), a division of Raleigh Mine &amp; Industrial Supply Inc., will invest $3.2 million to open a processing facility for both metal fabrication and truck parts remanufacturing.&nbsp;
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The Governor appearing on his monthly phone-in show on WRVA radio, was asked by a caller whether he has the resume for the No. 2 job, given his lack of experience in military and diplomatic matters.
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Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling would take over as Governor.&nbsp; &#8220;People would feel comfortable with a Republican in the top spot,&#8221; said House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, whose caucus will defend its slender, three-seat advantage next year .
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Virginia has been the birthplace of only two vice presidents
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Ninth District Delegate Charles Poindexter says transportation continues to be a top priority
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From Friday through Sunday, certain items can be purchased without having to pay state sales taxes, including school supplies priced at $20 or less each, as well as clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less each.
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Gilmore rallies Republican leaders
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State Police say a pickup truck hit a trooper&#8217;s patrol cruiser in Chesterfield around 1:00 a.m.
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The criticism came for GIlmore vetoing a bill that would have improved benefits for thousands of workers who lost their jobs when a major textile plant closed in Henry County
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Virginia State University plans to build a $70 million, 7,500-seat on-campus convocation center that it hopes will expand its money-making potential and change the landscape of its athletics program
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Republican Senate candidate Jim Gilmore didn&#8217;t act like he was 20 points behind in the polls when he campaigned Tuesday in Danville
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On Monday, 10 Albemarle police officers and two supervisors stationed themselves along U.S. 29 northbound and southbound between the city line and Greene County. In the span of seven hours, officers issued 107 tickets to 86 drivers, according to a news release.&nbsp;
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Author John Grisham, best known for writing numerous legal dramas, will be campaigning with fifth district democratic Congressional Candidate Tom Perriello today in Martinsville. 


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