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          <title>Buena Vista police say a 15&#45;year&#45;old is dead tonight after being shot by his 22&#45;year&#45;old brother</title>
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Police tells us it looks like it could be a hunting accident.           ]]></description>
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          <title>House&#8217;s health care reform passes</title>
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The final vote was 220-215           ]]></description>
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          <title>Chili cook&#45;off in Christiansburg benefits local charities</title>
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Sinkland Farms in Christiansburg held a chili cook-off along with a wine-tasting event on Saturday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Benefit ride reminds area of unsolved Metzler, Childs case</title>
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The bikers rode from Lynchburg to Montgomery County to continue awareness for David and Heidi, and to remind everyone that a killer is on the loose           ]]></description>
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          <title>VMI cadet dies after training event</title>
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John Evans collapsed in his Barracks room after completing a 10-mile road march            ]]></description>
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          <title>500+ turn out for day 2 of weekend search for Morgan Harrington</title>
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More than 500 volunteers are continuing the search for a Virginia Tech student who went missing in Charlottesville last month.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Martinsville man shot and killed outside NC nightclub</title>
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Authorities say 37-year-old Timothy Seay, of Martinsville, Va., died on the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Traffic Alert: Route 220 south blocked in Henry Co.</title>
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VDOT says traffic being shifted into northbound lanes near North Carolina line           ]]></description>
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          <title>Orlando office gunman thought company nixed benefit</title>
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Police say Jason Rodriguez told detectives after Friday's shooting that his bosses at Reynolds, Smith and Hills had fired him two years ago for no good reason           ]]></description>
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          <title>Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil</title>
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God Bless America and Amazing Grace were sung as husbands wrapped their arms around their wives, babies cried and old men in wheelchairs bowed their heads           ]]></description>
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          <title>Revolutionary War hero Gen. Casimir Pulaski becomes honorary U.S. citizen</title>
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Pulaski County, Virginia is named after the General           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cave Spring High School to honor soldier killed in Afghanistan</title>
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Jesse Clowers Jr. was killed by an IED back in August of 2007           ]]></description>
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          <title>350+ sign up for new Morgan Harrington search</title>
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More than 350 volunteers signed up today for the search effort           ]]></description>
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          <title>AP sources: Gun used in Fort Hood shootings bought legally</title>
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Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect moved to San Antonio hospital</title>
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As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship            ]]></description>
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          <title>Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in Louisiana</title>
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Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:08:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect has strong Roanoke, Vinton ties</title>
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Hasan attended local schools, and his family used to own a grocery store in Roanoke           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect&#8217;s cousin talks to FBI</title>
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Nader Hasan of northern Virginia says his family is mortified, and his cousin's reported actions do not reflect their beliefs or principles           ]]></description>
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          <title>AP Analysis: 10% unemployment is Obama&#8217;s new world</title>
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A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W. Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect went to Washington D.C. security conferences</title>
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Most recently, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was listed as an attendee in January for a conference on new security priorities for the Obama administration           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama calls holdouts on health care</title>
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Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Investigators search for Amherst Co. man on gun, sex offender charges</title>
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Investigators say Donald Lee Peters Jr. is wanted on mulitple outstanding warrants           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:45:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Accused flasher denied bond</title>
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Joel Michael Wooldridge is accused of breaking into two college dormitories and exposing himself to students           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia Tech: Our hearts go out to the entire Fort Hood community and families</title>
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According to university records, Hasan enrolled at Virginia Tech in 1992 and graduated with honors in 1995.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Deputies arrest four people for beating up Wythe Co. man</title>
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According to police, the suspects claimed Eddie Blankenship owed them money for a damaged car.The suspects have been charged with felony breaking and entering, malicious wounding and kidnapping.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Green Living Expo: Top 3 ways to save energy in your home</title>
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Experts at the Green Living Expo at the Roanoke Civic Center say there are simple things you can do around the house to go green.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>News of the Weird: Florida Police say wife faked abduction to scam husband</title>
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A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, and mother of two           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance</title>
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The $24 billion economic stimulus bill gives tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
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          <title>Civilian police officer praised for taking down suspected Fort Hood gunman</title>
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Police officials say after arriving at the scene of Thursday's gunfire, Sgt. Kimberly Munley saw the suspect and started firing at him           ]]></description>
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          <title>Details emerge about Fort Hood shooting suspect&#8217;s background</title>
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He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself           ]]></description>
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          <title>Classmate claims Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam</title>
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Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda           ]]></description>
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          <title>Economy in Crisis: Unemployment rate tops 10% for first time since 1983</title>
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The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches           ]]></description>
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          <title>Doctor says some Fort Hood victims may still die</title>
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W. Roy Smythe is the chairman of surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. He said Friday that "everyone is not out of the woods."           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia Tech, Roanoke City confirm Fort Hood shooting suspect attended classes</title>
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Hasan graduated from William Fleming in 1988.  Went to Virginia Western Community College from 1990-1992.  Virginia Tech says Hasan was NOT ROTC member.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Military observes moment of silence for Fort Hood victims</title>
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had declared a moment of silence for U.S. military forces worldwide on Friday afternoon           ]]></description>
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Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today regarding the shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas:           ]]></description>
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The office will relocate from 875 Piney Forest Road to 3295 U.S. 29 in Market Square           ]]></description>
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The eight-member committee includes two county supervisors and six citizens-at-large           ]]></description>
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A service has not yet been scheduled and it would be planned around the families' schedules, not the president's           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama says the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings at Fort Hood           ]]></description>
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A spokeswoman for Nidal Malik Hasan's family says relatives in Northern Virginia are reaching out to law enforcement Friday to offer insight.           ]]></description>
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Despite the fanfare over the criminal probe of one of the largest product recalls ever, no one has yet been charged in the outbreak, which was linked to hundreds of illnesses and nine deaths.           ]]></description>
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Rihanna says ex-boyfriend Chris Brown had "no soul in his eyes" after he attacked her in a car following a pre-Grammy Awards party.           ]]></description>
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The phrase means 'God is Great' in Arabic           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:40:12 EST</pubDate>
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The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in 'a very calm and measured approach.'           ]]></description>
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Police and health officials say a refrigerated truck carrying H1N1 vaccine has been recovered after being stolen from outside a swine flu clinic in Milwaukee.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect is Virginia Tech graduate</title>
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NBC & AP report Hasan graduated in 1997 with biochemistry degree, was ROTC member. The Army says one more person has died, raising the death toll to 13.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:20:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Vinton neighbors speak out on Fort Hood shooting suspect</title>
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The crime is in Texas, but the suspect has several ties to our area.           ]]></description>
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Nader Hasan says the family is "filled with grief for the families" of the victims at Fort Hood. He says "Our family loves America" and is "proud of our country."
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:46 EST</pubDate>
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Obama planned a rare visit to the House to persuade wavering Democrats           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:52:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Maryland Imam says Fort Hood shootings suspect didn&#8217;t seem radical</title>
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Imam Faizul Khan says he knew Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for more than 10 years           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:38:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood shootings suspect</title>
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There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, most of all, his motive           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia Tech Army ROTC member talks about Fort Hood shootings</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[
John Clark watched the events in Fort Hood, Texas unfold on television            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sen. Jim Webb statement on Fort Hood shootings</title>
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The following is a statement from Senator Jim Webb regarding the tragic shooting at Ft. Hood Army Base in Texas           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:29:35 EST</pubDate>
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Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Thursday's violence at Ft. Hood           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:28:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Former Roanoke Social Services employee charged with stealing taxpayer money</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[
Eileen Maldonado has been charged with five counts of felony embezzlement           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lynchburg National Guard unit called to duty for Iraq</title>
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1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team will leave for Iraq in January           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lynchburg man finishes Obama assassination plot movie</title>
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Filmmaker Chris Townsend says he made Obama assassination movie to tell a compelling story and not to get attention           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:41:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reconstruction and renovations start at historic Pulaski Train Station</title>
          <link>http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local/new_river_valley/article/reconstruction_renovations_start_at_historic_pulaski_train_station/60302/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The building burned almost one year ago           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Drug charge against Radford teacher moves to grand jury</title>
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Lori Jarvis was arrested back in September after police say a juvenile overdosed on drugs in her home. Her felony cocaine charge was certified to the grand jury on Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:19:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Expert says search can help or hinder the Morgan Harrington investigation</title>
          <link>http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local/new_river_valley/article/expert_search_can_help_or_hinder_the_morgan_harrington_investigation/60278/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Dr. Tod Burke says 'The more eyes and ears you have out there the better.'            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:41 EST</pubDate>
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The SBA has provided more than 2,000 loans worth nearly $280 million to the state's small entrepreneurs           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Southern Democrats cast wary eye at election results</title>
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 If the Virginia race signals a growing movement against the party's agenda, Democrats know it will be particularly fierce below the Mason-Dixon line next year           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:03 EST</pubDate>
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Two of those charged also allegedly paid an undercover hit man to murder a man and his wife whom they believed had stolen from them           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:35 EST</pubDate>
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The House Judiciary Committee has voted to remove an anti-terrorism tool from the USA Patriot Act           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:24 EST</pubDate>
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Ida, clocking 75 mph winds, struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles northeast of Bluefields           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:28:56 EST</pubDate>
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Protesters chanted, 'Kill the bill.'  One carried a sign reading, 'Waterboard Congress.'  Other signs said, 'Vote no to government-run health care.'           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:23 EST</pubDate>
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Investigators say they received a complain that Steven Hart was exposing himself to a child           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:01:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rt. 460 bypass lane back open in Montgomery Co.</title>
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2-mile backup near Ellett Road           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:54:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>WSLS10 Facebook Prize rules</title>
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You could win a weekend for two at The Homestead! See rules for more details.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Veterans get to visit Virginia sites for free</title>
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Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon and Montpelier are among a group of Virginia destinations offering free admission to former and active-duty service members            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Economy in recovery: October sales offer relief to merchants</title>
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October's retail sales results, the best performance since April 2008, show that Americans are spending a little more           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Three charged in Pulaski Co. armed robberies</title>
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Investigators believe the trio were the criminals behind the robberies of the King Buffet and Troy's restaurant in Fairlwan last Friday night           ]]></description>
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Officials with the seniors lobby said the organization lost 150,000 members since July 1 because of the group's support for health overhaul           ]]></description>
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2,200 taxpayers in the Commonwealth have money owed to them           ]]></description>
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The new agreement will also impact the Smith Mountain Lake area           ]]></description>
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Patients from Walter Reed Hospital traveled here this month for an outing            ]]></description>
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An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big o           ]]></description>
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VDOT plans to open the roundabout by 3:00 p.m., after construction crews put the finishing touches on the project           ]]></description>
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An intricate case involving four local adults accused of offenses against children took another twist Thursday afternoon when a substitute judge rejected a plea deal worked out between Wythe County prosecutors and one of the defendants           ]]></description>
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This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Funny Business,&#8220; and the festival kicks off today at Charlottesville-area theaters           ]]></description>
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Cuccinelli has named two former attorneys general and a former state Republican Party chairman to his transition team           ]]></description>
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Kaine said he has accepted an appointment to the University of Richmond's School of Law and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies           ]]></description>
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Danville City jail costs have risen 10 percent over the last three years           ]]></description>
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Virginia can&#8217;t get complacent when it comes to business and economic development, a state economic development leader said           ]]></description>
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Danville&#8217;s pet owners will have their first chance to speak out about a proposed city ordinance that would place limits on how long dogs and cats can be tied up outside           ]]></description>
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Faced with a vacancy among its ranks, council is empowered by the city charter to select an interim replacement in advance of the next election           ]]></description>
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Political pundits looking beyond the state&#8217;s GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district&#8217;s constituents are unhappy with national policies           ]]></description>
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Kimball Payne said,  &#8220;I got to meet a lot of people because it took me half an hour to vote&#8221;           ]]></description>
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"What you do is almost worse than killing people," U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon said           ]]></description>
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Pittsylvania County officials say they respect Callands-Gretna voters' Tuesday decision to allow Sunday beer-and-wine sales, but they're still uncertain whether that would prompt the rest of the county to follow suit           ]]></description>
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To the contrary, Muhammad demonstrated his competence to stand trial, "to everyone in the courtroom," said the attorney general's office in its response to an appeal filed by Muhammad            ]]></description>
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Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations           ]]></description>
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Investigators who searched Susan Elizabeth Baker's home near this rural Panhandle town found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick tucked under a bed surrounded by items meant to hide her           ]]></description>
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Steny Hoyer is predicting that the House will pass historic health care overhaul legislation Saturday            ]]></description>
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Advocates for people with serious health problems, as well as some insurance experts, are raising questions about one of the most important upfront benefits in the Democratic health care legislation: a high-risk pool for the medically uninsurable           ]]></description>
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Rep. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days, because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined           ]]></description>
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Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon           ]]></description>
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The widening $25 million insider trading case has already snared one of the richest men in America           ]]></description>
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The community college estimates the facility will cost $2.4 million           ]]></description>
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