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My colleague and fellow Virginian Rep. Eric Cantor e-mailed me Friday with a list of 10 things every person should know about the new healthcare bill that was unveiled last week. At 1,990 pages, the bill was written behind closed doors by a handful of people and the proposals in the bill never debated –…
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Virginia Tech has confirmed with the United States Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Va., that the alleged shooter at Fort Hood, Texas, once attended Virginia Tech. According to Virginia Tech records, Nidal Malik Hasan first enrolled at Virginia Tech for Summer Session II in 1992, and completed coursework in Spring Semester 1995. He received…
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On Thursday, Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli announced his goals for his transition to taking office as the attorney general of Virginia on Jan. 16, 2010. The attorney general-elect also announced the leadership team to help coordinate the transition.
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The meeting location for the Morgan Harrington Volunteer Search Party has changed for Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8. Volunteers must now sign-in at the Department of Forestry located at: 900 Natural Resources Drive Charlottesville, Va. 22903 Searches will begin this weekend at 9 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old,…
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Today, Rep. Tom Perriello praised the huge victory in Congress to extend unemployment benefits in all 50 states. He had been fighting for the changes since the U.S. House passed a bill in September that did not help Virginians. “This is a major victory to get help to those who need it the most. I’m…
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Thaddeus Lewis had just thrown his fourth interception of the season, and the situation looked dire for his Blue Devils. Virginia led 17-12 with eight minutes left, and Duke was struggling mightily in the red zone, to say the least. But Lewis was confident. “After the interception, just knowing that there was so much time…
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Miami (6-2, 3-2 ACC) hosts Virginia (3-5, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday at noon. ACCVirginia.com brings you UM coach Randy Shannon’s press conference talking about the upcoming game.
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Week of Monday, Nov. 2 Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: It was a good win last week. I thought our team responded well to an emotional win at Miami and went back to work. For the most part we played well, and it is always good to play a lot of guys. It has…
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will return to the University of Richmond to resume his teaching career in law and leadership studies after his term in office ends in January. Kaine, a Harvard law graduate who also has served as mayor of Richmond and lieutenant governor, has accepted a joint appointment in the university’s School…
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Dr. Daniel Harrington and wife Gil, parents of missing Virginia Tech student, Morgan Dana Harrington, announced today the organization of a volunteer community search party to help find their daughter. The 20-year-old woman disappeared Oct. 17 while attending a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Morgan has long blonde hair, blue…
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