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Chris Long makes significant gift to UVa. practice facility

Chris Graham

Chris Long, a former All-America defensive lineman at Virginia and current member of the St. Louis Rams in the National Football League, has made a $300,000 contribution to the Virginia Athletics Foundation for the new George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility. Long is currently in his fifth season with the Rams.

Post poll: Obama has eight-point lead in Virginia

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Another day, another bit of momentum for President Barack Obama in the crucial battleground state of Virginia. A new Washington Post poll of Virginia voters released on Tuesday gives Obama an eight-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney. Obama, a Democrat, was at 52 percent in the poll, with Romney at 44 percent.