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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Virginia</title>
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		<title>With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. No. 1 in new historic register listings

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia added 30 districts and 74 properties to the National Register of Historic Places this year, more than any other state.
It is the fifth consecutive year in which Virginia ranked No. 1.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Virginia also ranked second in the nation for the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-more-than-100-additions-va-again-no-1-in-new-historic-registry-listings-247314/" title="With more than 100 additions, Va. again No. 1 in new historic registry listings">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 34,000 in Virginia still lack power, poor road conditions hamper recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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More than 34,000 in Va. lack power in storm&#8217;s wake

RICHMOND, Va. — Appalachian Power says poor road conditions are hampering efforts to restore electricity to its customers in Virginia.
The utility reported 34,150 outages Monday morning. That&#8217;s down from more than 200,000 Saturday afternoon.
Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power, says on its Web site .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-34000-in-virginia-still-lack-power-poor-road-conditions-hamper-recovery-246931/">Original source &nbsp;: More than 34,000 in Virginia still lack power, poor road conditions hamper recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Virginia Tech student pleads guilty to murder in decapitation of student at campus eatery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Huber</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Va. Tech student pleads guilty in decapitation

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A former Virginia Tech student accused of decapitating another student at a campus eatery has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
Haiyang Zhu (hy-yuhng-joo) pleaded guilty Monday morning and now faces up to life in prison.
Zhu was charged with killing Xin Yang (shin yuhng) as the pair had .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-virginia-tech-student-pleads-guilty-to-murder-in-decapitation-of-student-at-campus-eatery-246925/" title="Ex-Virginia Tech student pleads guilty to murder in decapitation of student at campus eatery">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Millions of people snowed in by East Coast storm over the weekend slog back to work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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Storm-walloped East Coast returns to work _ slowly

NEW YORK — Millions of East Coast commuters returned to work Monday over slick roads and icy sidewalks after a weekend winter storm dropped record snowfall, interrupted holiday shopping and stranded travelers.
The storm crept up the coast on Saturday and Sunday, walloping states from the mid-Atlantic to New .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/millions-of-people-snowed-in-by-east-coast-storm-over-the-weekend-slog-back-to-work-246745/">Original article &nbsp;: Millions of people snowed in by East Coast storm over the weekend slog back to work</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nafeesa Syeed</dc:creator>
		
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Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — There was a book left in a Pakistani hotel room where five young men from Virginia were arrested, suspected of trying to join Taliban forces. Called &#8220;The Pact,&#8221; that book tells the true story of three boys from a rough neighborhood and broken homes who ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-us-childhood-to-pakistan-accusations-did-jihadi-cool-lure-young-americans-246627/">From US childhood to Pakistan accusations: Did &#8216;Jihadi cool&#8217; lure young Americans?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow blankets East, keeping would-be shoppers at home and travelers stranded in airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Storm continues to wallop East Coast, heads north

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A slow-moving storm that blanketed swaths of the mid-Atlantic with nearly 2 feet of snow headed northward Sunday, continuing its assault on the East Coast after causing at least five deaths, crippling travel and leaving empty stores normally crammed with holiday shoppers.
As it approaches ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snow-blankets-east-keeping-would-be-shoppers-at-home-and-travelers-stranded-in-airports-246524/">Read more : Snow blankets East, keeping would-be shoppers at home and travelers stranded in airports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Several hundred motorists stranded on western Va. roads as snow storm socks East Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Several hundred motorists stranded on Va. roads
WASHINGTON — Officials in Virginia say the snow storm socking the East Coast has caused several hundred motorists to become stranded in the western part of the state.
Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesman Bob Spieldenner said Saturday that local and state officials, as well as the National .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/several-hundred-motorists-stranded-on-western-va-roads-as-snow-storm-socks-east-coast-246434/">Several hundred motorists stranded on western Va. roads as snow storm socks East Coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Travelers, shoppers brace for frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Foul pre-Christmas weekend in store for East Coast
WASHINGTON — The eastern U.S. was hit with a frightful wintry storm Saturday that dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers heading home and likely deterring shoppers on the weekend before Christmas.
Forecasts called for up to 20 inches of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/travelers-shoppers-brace-for-frightful-weather-across-east-coast-ahead-of-christmas-246333/">Travelers, shoppers brace for frightful weather across East Coast ahead of Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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Storm warnings as snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A major storm moving up the Atlantic Coast on the last shopping weekend before Christmas threatened to shut down much of the region as officials warned of up to 20 inches of snow and significant power outages.
People stocked up on groceries and other staples Friday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/storm-warnings-issued-people-stock-up-as-heavy-weekend-snow-bears-down-on-mid-atlantic-246185/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. man who walked around his home in the buff convicted of indecent exposure, plans appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. man convicted of in-home indecent exposure

FAIRFAX, Va. — A 29-year-old Virginia man has been convicted of indecent exposure after two women said they saw him naked through the windows and doors of his home. Erick Williamson argued in court Friday that he should be free to go au naturel inside his home. But a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-man-who-walked-around-his-home-in-the-buff-convicted-of-indecent-exposure-plans-appeal-246170/">Va. man who walked around his home in the buff convicted of indecent exposure, plans appeal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wet fields keeping some Virginia growers from harvesting cotton, soybeans; planting wheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Wet fields keeping some Virginia growers at bay

EMPORIA, Va. — Recent rains are keeping cotton and soybean growers out of their fields in Virginia.
David Coleman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation said the wet fields have delayed harvests and some farmers may have to abandon crops in soggy fields.
Greenville County grower Joey Doyle said about .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wet-fields-keeping-some-virginia-growers-from-harvesting-cotton-soybeans-planting-wheat-246152/">Wet fields keeping some Virginia growers from harvesting cotton, soybeans; planting wheat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. regulators approve electricity surcharge, cut fuel rate; result is 80-cent decrease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. SCC actions will slightly lower power bills

RICHMOND, Va. — The average Dominion Virginia Power customer will pay about 80 cents less per month as a result of two separate actions by the State Corporation Commission.
The commission said Wednesday that surcharges to recover the costs of building two new power plants will result in a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-regulators-approve-electricity-surcharge-cut-fuel-rate-result-is-80-cent-decrease-245037/">Va. regulators approve electricity surcharge, cut fuel rate; result is 80-cent decrease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merrill Lynch to pay Va. $425,000 to settle allegations of unregistered client associates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Merrill to pay Va. $425K to settle allegations

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia will receive $425,000 from Merrill Lynch to settle allegations that some of the firm&#8217;s client associates in the commonwealth weren&#8217;t registered.
The State Corporation Commission said Wednesday that the settlement stemmed from a multistate investigation.
About 60 percent of Merrill Lynch&#8217;s client associates were registered only .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merrill-lynch-to-pay-va-425000-to-settle-allegations-of-unregistered-client-associates-245026/">Source article &nbsp;: Merrill Lynch to pay Va. $425,000 to settle allegations of unregistered client associates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Serial rapist linked to 13 attacks is responsible for October assault in Va.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Rapist linked to 13 attacks strikes again in Va.

MANASSAS, Va. — Police are trying to find a man who sexually assaulted two teenage trick-or-treaters in Virginia on Halloween after linking him to more than a dozen attacks on women since 1997.
Police said Wednesday that DNA evidence links the attacker in the Virginia case to 13 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-serial-rapist-linked-to-13-attacks-is-responsible-for-october-assault-in-va-245019/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police: Serial rapist linked to 13 attacks is responsible for October assault in Va.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds give Appalachian Power 30-year license to operate Smith Mountain hydro project in Va.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Appalachian power gets 30-year license for project

ROANOKE, Va. — Appalachian Power has received a new 30-year license to operate the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
Appalachian Power&#8217;s existing 50-year license for the hydroelectric project expires March 31, 2010. The utility says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the new license Tuesday.
The 636-megawatt project consists of the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-give-appalachian-power-30-year-license-to-operate-smith-mountain-hydro-project-in-va-244952/">Feds give Appalachian Power 30-year license to operate Smith Mountain hydro project in Va.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama delivers Toys for Tots from White House drive, asks for toys for older kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Michelle Obama donates to Toys for Tots
QUANTICO, Va. — Delivering a red Christmas sack bulging with toys, first lady Michelle Obama appealed Wednesday for donations for older children for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve&#8217;s annual Toys for Tots program for needy children.
Mrs. Obama visited a Toys for Tots warehouse near Marine Corps Base ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-delivers-toys-for-tots-from-white-house-drive-asks-for-toys-for-older-kids-244929/">Read : Michelle Obama delivers Toys for Tots from White House drive, asks for toys for older kids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car rear-ends horse-drawn holiday wagon in small western Va. town; 14 hurt, none seriously</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Car hits horse-drawn Va. holiday wagon; 14 hurt

STANLEY, Va. — Fourteen people on a holiday wagon-ride in a small western Virginia town were hurt Tuesday when a car rear-ended the horse-drawn wagon, authorities said.
About 20 adults and children were on the wagon with bolted-down benches and wrought-iron sides and back, which helped protect the riders ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-rear-ends-horse-drawn-holiday-wagon-in-small-western-va-town-14-hurt-none-seriously-244528/">Car rear-ends horse-drawn holiday wagon in small western Va. town; 14 hurt, none seriously</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car rear-ends horse-drawn holiday hayride in small western Va. town; 12 hurt, none seriously</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Car hits horse-drawn Va. holiday hayride; 12 hurt

STANLEY, Va. — Authorities say at least a dozen people on a holiday hayride in western Virginia were hurt when a car rear-ended the horse-drawn wagon.
Stanley Fire Chief Terry Pettit says about 20 adults and children were on the hayride. He says the collision at about 8 p.m. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-rear-ends-horse-drawn-holiday-hayride-in-small-western-va-town-12-hurt-none-seriously-244525/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arlington, Va., middle school cancels Taliban debate after parents complain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Arlington, Va., educators cancel Taliban debate

ARLINGTON, Va. — A middle school principal in Virginia has called off an assignment that asked some students to represent the views of the Taliban in a mock United Nations debate.
Eighth graders at Swanson Middle School in Arlington had been asked to research nine conflicts around the world, including Afghanistan, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arlington-va-middle-school-cancels-taliban-debate-after-parents-complain-244383/">Arlington, Va., middle school cancels Taliban debate after parents complain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stakeholders seek common ground in West Virginia debate over public retiree costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Common ground sought over retiree costs in W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin wants a plan for resolving the conflict over West Virginia&#8217;s public retiree costs before another meeting of the various affected parties.
A Monday morning session of stakeholders yielded no proposed solutions. The mix includes officials from county school boards that plan to sue .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stakeholders-seek-common-ground-in-west-virginia-debate-over-public-retiree-costs-243974/">Stakeholders seek common ground in West Virginia debate over public retiree costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No compromise yet from Virginia panel studying ways to better regulate car title lenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Virginia panel to continue work on lending law

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia legislative panel will continue its work in hopes of reaching a compromise on how to regulate car title lenders before the General Assembly returns Jan. 13.
The lenders are unregulated in Virginia. They operate under the open-end credit law, which allows them to charge .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-compromise-yet-from-virginia-panel-studying-ways-to-better-regulate-car-title-lenders-243971/" title="No compromise yet from Virginia panel studying ways to better regulate car title lenders">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>W.Va. jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent in November as 1,800 added to unemployment rolls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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W.Va. jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent in Nov.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Workforce West Virginia says 1,800 residents joined the unemployment rolls in November as the state&#8217;s jobless rate rose to 7.9 percent.
November&#8217;s rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than October&#8217;s rate.
The increase raised the total number of unemployed West Virginians to 62,800.
Despite the increase, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wva-jobless-rate-rises-to-79-percent-in-november-as-1800-added-to-unemployment-rolls-243918/">Source article &nbsp;: W.Va. jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent in November as 1,800 added to unemployment rolls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merrill Lynch to pay Virginia $1.37M in settlement over securities market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Merrill Lynch to pay Va $1.37M settlement
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia State Corporation Commission says Merrill Lynch is paying nearly $1.37 million to settle allegations that investors were misled about the safety of the auction-rate securities market.

The SCC finalized Virginia&#8217;s participation in a global settlement involving the firm.
Merrill Lynch was required to confirm that it .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merrill-lynch-to-pay-virginia-137m-in-settlement-over-securities-market-243890/">Merrill Lynch to pay Virginia $1.37M in settlement over securities market</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Portrait of 5 young Americans detained in Pakistan blurred by roots in conflicting worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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Americans held in Pakistan straddled 2 worlds

WASHINGTON — They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years. Some were in college now. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends.
Young Americans on the cusp of adulthood, they never revealed a hint of extremism, their families insist.
Then came a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/portrait-of-5-young-americans-detained-in-pakistan-blurred-by-roots-in-conflicting-worlds-243329/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Portrait of 5 young Americans detained in Pakistan blurred by roots in conflicting worlds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Va. man&#8217;s wife found in suitcase at couple&#8217;s apartment, husband arrested in her death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Virginia man&#8217;s wife found dead in suitcase

HERNDON, Va. — Authorities in Virginia are saying a man&#8217;s wife has been found in a suitcase at the couple&#8217;s apartment after he told police he had killed her.
Authorities say 34-year-old Jamie Kuhne came to police headquarters Friday with a note saying he had killed his wife. Officers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-va-mans-wife-found-in-suitcase-at-couples-apartment-husband-arrested-in-her-death-243147/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police: Va. man&#8217;s wife found in suitcase at couple&#8217;s apartment, husband arrested in her death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC police: Gun used in deadly Times Square shooting was bought in October at Va. gun shop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Long</dc:creator>
		
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NYPD IDs seller of gun in Times Square shooting

NEW YORK — New York City police say the machine pistol used by a street hustler shot dead in a Times Square gunfight was purchased at a gun dealer outside of Richmond, Va.
Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are trying to find the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-police-gun-used-in-deadly-times-square-shooting-was-bought-in-october-at-va-gun-shop-243128/">Original article &nbsp;: NYC police: Gun used in deadly Times Square shooting was bought in October at Va. gun shop</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC police track gun in deadly Times Square shooting to Va.; suspect had gun dealer&#8217;s cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Long</dc:creator>
		
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NYPD tracks gun in deadly Times Square shooting

NEW YORK — A machine pistol used by a street hustler and aspiring rapper shot dead in a Times Square gunfight was purchased from a Virginia gun shop by a woman who reported it stolen 10 days after she bought it, authorities said.
Raymond Martinez, who wrote songs about ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-police-track-gun-in-deadly-times-square-shooting-to-va-suspect-had-gun-dealers-cards-243106/">NYC police track gun in deadly Times Square shooting to Va.; suspect had gun dealer&#8217;s cards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan &#8216;regular kids&#8217;

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.
&#8220;I never observed any extreme behavior with them,&#8221; said Mustafa Abu .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mosque-spokesman-families-of-missing-men-detained-in-pakistan-going-through-severe-hardship-243065/">Mosque spokesman: Families of missing men detained in Pakistan going through &#8217;severe hardship&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albemarle County in Virginia allows residents in rural areas to erect small wind turbines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. county allows residents to use wind power

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Albemarle County supervisors in Virginia have agreed to allow residents in rural areas to erect small wind turbines.
The zoning change unanimously approved Thursday allows turbines up to 35 feet tall and restricts their location to at least 150 feet away from any property lines or .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albemarle-county-in-virginia-allows-residents-in-rural-areas-to-erect-small-wind-turbines-243008/">Albemarle County in Virginia allows residents in rural areas to erect small wind turbines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 26,000 still without power in W.Va. after high winds cross state, 2 workers injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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More than 26,000 still without power in W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 26,000 customers are still without electricity in West Virginia after high winds roared across the state.
As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power, reported 22,450 outages including. The utility says power may not be restored to some customers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-26000-still-without-power-in-wva-after-high-winds-cross-state-2-workers-injured-242624/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : More than 26,000 still without power in W.Va. after high winds cross state, 2 workers injured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Hess</dc:creator>
		
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Worried parents at heart of terror probe
WASHINGTON — When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision.
The families, based in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worried-parents-at-heart-of-terror-probe-after-5-missing-americans-caught-in-pakistan-242379/">Worried parents at heart of terror probe after 5 missing Americans caught in Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Virginia student&#8217;s rifle jammed after firing 2 shots at teacher in anger over grades</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Va. student&#8217;s rifle jammed after 2 shots

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A community college student was upset about his grades when he walked into a classroom and fired two shots at his professor before his new rifle jammed, police said Wednesday.
Jason M. Hamilton, 20, was unable to continue shooting at mathematics professor Tatyana Kravchuk, who ducked .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-virginia-students-rifle-jammed-after-firing-2-shots-at-teacher-in-anger-over-grades-242280/">Police: Virginia student&#8217;s rifle jammed after firing 2 shots at teacher in anger over grades</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House party crasher Tareq Salahi resigns from Virginia tourism panel over backlash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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Party crasher resigns from Virginia tourism job

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man who crashed a White House state dinner without an invitation has resigned under criticism from the Virginia Tourism Authority board.
Tareq Salahi resigned in an e-mail sent to Gov. Tim Kaine and Alisa Bailey, president of the Virginia Tourism Corp.
Salahi and his wife Michaele ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-party-crasher-tareq-salahi-resigns-from-virginia-tourism-panel-over-backlash-242264/">Read more : White House party crasher Tareq Salahi resigns from Virginia tourism panel over backlash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Medal of Honor vet vows to fly US flag unhindered

RICHMOND, Va. — A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner says he plans to fly Old Glory &#8220;without interference&#8221; for the rest of his life, now that his homeowners&#8217; association has dropped a demand to take down a 21-foot flagpole in his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/having-won-fight-to-keep-21-foot-flagpole-at-his-home-medal-of-honor-vet-thanks-supporters-242254/">Original source &nbsp;: Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Virginia student accused in shooting at community college was aiming for teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Va. student gunman was aiming for teacher

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County Police say a community college student was aiming for his professor when he fired a rifle in a classroom full of students.
Twenty-year-old Northern Virginia Community College student Jason Hamilton was arraigned Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and discharging a firearm in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-virginia-student-accused-in-shooting-at-community-college-was-aiming-for-teacher-242182/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Virginia student accused in shooting at community college was aiming for teacher</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Community college student in Va. opens fire on class with rife; no injuries, suspect arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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No one hurt in college classroom shooting in Va.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In a scene reminiscent of other school shootings, a Northern Virginia Community College teacher spotted a weapon and ducked to avoid gunfire. Students ran from the classroom building while others barricaded themselves inside, piling desks in front of doors.
This time, though, no one was ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/community-college-student-in-va-opens-fire-on-class-with-rife-no-injuries-suspect-arrested-241841/">Community college student in Va. opens fire on class with rife; no injuries, suspect arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: &#8216;Upset student&#8217; arrested after firing shots at Virginia community college; no injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Student, 20, opens fire in Va. class; no injuries

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — An upset student was arrested Tuesday after pointing a high-powered rifle at a teacher and firing two shots in a classroom at a Virginia community college, police said. No injuries were reported.
&#8220;The teacher hit the floor when she saw a gun come up,&#8221; said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-upset-student-arrested-after-firing-shots-at-virginia-community-college-no-injuries-241764/">Source article &nbsp;: Police: &#8216;Upset student&#8217; arrested after firing shots at Virginia community college; no injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: &#8216;Upset student&#8217; fires rifle in classroom at Virginia community college; no injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Student opens fire in Va. classroom; no injuries

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A 20-year-old student opened fire in a community college classroom, but did not hit anyone and was arrested in a hallway, police said Tuesday.
No injuries were reported following the afternoon shooting at Northern Virginia Community College&#8217;s campus in Woodbridge, about 25 miles south of Washington, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-upset-student-fires-rifle-in-classroom-at-virginia-community-college-no-injuries-241746/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police: &#8216;Upset student&#8217; fires rifle in classroom at Virginia community college; no injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Man arrested after firing shots in classroom at Va. community college; no injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Shots fired at Va. college; no injuries

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man accused of aiming a rifle at a teacher in a Virginia community college and firing several shots was arrested Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
&#8220;The teacher hit the floor when she saw a gun come up,&#8221; said Sgt. Kim Chinn, spokeswoman for Prince William .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-man-arrested-after-firing-shots-in-classroom-at-va-community-college-no-injuries-241706/">Source &nbsp;: Police: Man arrested after firing shots in classroom at Va. community college; no injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Man fires shots in classroom at community college in Virginia; no injuries reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Man fires shots in Va. college classroom

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in northern Virginia have arrested a man they say fired shots in a community college classroom. No injuries have been reported.
Prince William County Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Chinn says a student pointed a gun at a teacher in class Tuesday at the Woodbridge campus ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-man-fires-shots-in-classroom-at-community-college-in-virginia-no-injuries-reported-241698/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Man fires shots in classroom at community college in Virginia; no injuries reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; not to allow Va. flagpole
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is &#8220;silly&#8221; to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner is being asked to remove a flagpole from his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran, is fighting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-spokesman-silly-for-va-medal-winner-to-be-asked-to-remove-flagpole-from-front-yard-241257/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia eliminating mail-order catalog; 14 to be laid off</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. foundation to eliminate catalog, lay off 14

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a nonprofit group that operates the restored colonial capital of Virginia, says it will eliminate its mail-order catalog next year, resulting in 14 layoffs.
The foundation will continue to offer products in its retail stores and through select retailers nationwide and will .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colonial-williamsburg-foundation-in-virginia-eliminating-mail-order-catalog-14-to-be-laid-off-241048/">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia eliminating mail-order catalog; 14 to be laid off</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Va. Tech officials warned their families before the campus was notified about gunman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first

BLACKSBURG, Va. — New details on the response to the first shootings of what would become the Virginia Tech massacre show that at least two administrators alerted their family members well before the rest of the campus was notified that a gunman was on the loose.
The revised state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-va-tech-officials-warned-their-families-before-the-campus-was-notified-about-gunman-240163/">Original source &nbsp;: Report: Va. Tech officials warned their families before the campus was notified about gunman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspicious leftovers: Agents say man brought drug-stuffed chicken on flight from El Salvador</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Chicken stuffed with cocaine is recipe for arrest

CHANTILLY, Va. — Customs inspectors at Dulles International Airport say a man from Guatemala was detained after he tried to carry a cooked chicken stuffed with more than $4,000 worth of cocaine.
Customs and Border Protection spokesman Steve Sapp says agents decided the fully cooked chicken that 32-year-old Wagner ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspicious-leftovers-agents-say-man-brought-drug-stuffed-chicken-on-flight-from-el-salvador-240051/">Suspicious leftovers: Agents say man brought drug-stuffed chicken on flight from El Salvador</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Revised state report on Va. Tech shootings shows more gaps in university responses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Report updates response gaps at Va. Tech shooting

RICHMOND, Va. — Some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families about 90 minutes before a campus-wide alert was issued in the 2007 slayings of 32 people, according to a revised state report that details new fumbles in the response to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/revised-state-report-on-va-tech-shootings-shows-more-gaps-in-university-responses-240015/">Source &nbsp;: Revised state report on Va. Tech shootings shows more gaps in university responses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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WWII vet fights homeowners group over Va. flagpole

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners was back in the fight Thursday, this time against a neighborhood association that wants him to take down a front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, have been falling in behind 90-year-old retired Army Col. Van T. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-va-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239611/" title="WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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WWII vet gains supporters in flagpole battle

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners is fighting again, now with a Virginia neighborhood association that wants him to take down his front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, are falling in behind 90-year-old Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
Barfoot .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239579/" title="WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare copy of 1st Poe book, &#8216;Tamerlane,&#8217; could fetch record for American literature in NYC sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Rare 1st Poe book could fetch record at NY auction

BOSTON — When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, he was eager to launch his literary career, re-establish his roots in the city of his birth and distance himself from his foster father in Richmond, Va.
The result was his  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-copy-of-1st-poe-book-tamerlane-could-fetch-record-for-american-literature-in-nyc-sale-239147/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. tourism agency says 40 Years of Travel Sweepstakes is its most successful promotion ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Virginia travel sweepstakes draws record entries

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Tourism Corporation says its 40 Years of Travel Passions Sweepstakes is the most successful promotion it&#8217;s ever held.
The agency says it received more than 171,000 sweepstakes entries, which is a record.
The agency gave away 40 trips in 40 weeks to mark the 40th anniversary of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-tourism-agency-says-40-years-of-travel-sweepstakes-is-its-most-successful-promotion-ever-238844/">Source &nbsp;: Va. tourism agency says 40 Years of Travel Sweepstakes is its most successful promotion ever</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Not-so-Zen: Yoga instructors suing Va., say planned regulations violate free speech rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Va. instructors: Yoga regulations unconstitutional

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Three Virginia yoga instructors aren&#8217;t feeling so Zen about a state plan to regulate and license would-be teachers of the ancient discipline.
The instructors say they plan to file a federal lawsuit in Alexandria on Tuesday claiming the plan infringes on their free speech rights.
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