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Clinton campaigns for Obama in Roanoke
Former President Bill Clinton is in Virginia to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Roanoke and Richmond.
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Panel recommends fishing license expenditures
A committee has recommended that revenue from saltwater fishing licenses go toward projects that include a data collection system and youth fishing programs.
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Disgraced sprinter sentenced to five years
NORFOLK: Disgraced former 100-meter world record holder Tim Montgomery was sentenced to five years in prison here Friday after the former athletics star admitted to distributing heroin last year.
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McCain rejoins fight in battleground Virginia
John McCain heads to Virginia with his most potent weapon--running mate Sarah Palin --to rejoin the electoral battle for a state Republicans have owned for the past 10 presidential elections.
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Venue change announced for Gov. Palin Rally in Richmond on Monday
Richmond, Virginia ? The McCain/Palin campaign has announced a venue change for Governor Sarah Palin's campaign stop in Richmond on Monday.
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McCain campaign fires Va. Operative
A McCain spokeswoman said Bobby May was dropped this week from his job as McCain's Buchanan County campaign chairman.
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Virginia Fugitive Nabbed In Phoenix
A man sought by authorities in Virginia on charges that he gave steroids to a high school wrestler and then molested him has been arrested in Phoenix.
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ACLU Fights For Rights On Election Day
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Chuck Todd: A Kerry Landslide? Why the next election won't be close.
Over the last year, most political TV shows handicapping the upcoming presidential election have repeated the refrain that the race will be extremely tight.
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State election law again under attack
The latest version of the state's election law on disclosing who pays for campaign ads by independent or third-party groups near election time is under attack again, this time by a small, nonprofit, West ...
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Virginia to slice transportation budget
Expect Virginia 's transportation budget to be slashed. "Next Wednesday will be the day for transportation, and those reductions will be very substantial and very painful," Virginia Secretary of Transportation ...
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Voter group says Virginia not ready to handle huge voter turnout
Virginia is ill-prepared for the huge voter turnout expected on Nov. 4, a Washington-based voter group said today.
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Earmark Mark
Roanoke Debate Friday October 3, 2008 Mark Warner says he will accept Earmarks. Jim Gilmore says he will not.
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Lt. Gov.Bolling To Help Kaine With Budget Solutions
Governor Tim Kaine announced a series of reductions to Virginia's state budget to bring the budget into balance in light of declining revenue collections Thursday.
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State says 81% of students graduate on time
More than 81 percent of the students in the class of 2008 received a diploma after four years of high school, the Virginia Department of Education said Wednesday in a report that gave a more precise - and ...
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Kaine orders 570 layoffs, other cuts
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced he will lay off 570 workers, leave 800 unfilled jobs vacant, delay state pay raises and borrow $400 million from the state's rainy-day fund to help close a $2.5 billion ...
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Virginia museum wins exhibit award
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is being recognized for its exhibit on marine mollusks.
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Clinton to campaign in Va. for Obama
Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Richmond and Roanoke on Sunday.
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Missing Virginia girl found, returns home
A missing 10-year-old Roanoke girl has been found. The Roanoke Times reports that Molicia Tumaline returned to her family Wednesday.
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Metro's New Color?
Metro might add a new color to its rail map if the transit agency decides to reroute some blue line trains in northern Virginia.
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