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Va. health bill could foil Obama proposal
9:36 AM on 03/08/2010
RICHMOND - Here in the former capital of the Old Confederacy, where resistance to the supremacy of federal law has a long and tortuous history, a new battle is being waged over a question that could undercut a key part of President Obama's health care proposal...
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First black figure skating pair leaps over color barriers & national borders
1:49 PM on 02/16/2010
From CTV & The NY Times - Although largely unremarked in the U.S. news coverage, the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver hosted James-Bonheur, the first all-black figure skating pair to compete at the Olympic level...
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Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman's firing
12:29 PM on 02/10/2010
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Obama to fire DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor...
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Black woman wins Miss America crown
8:49 AM on 01/31/2010
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation's newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants...
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Suspect dies after being tasered at Pentagon City
11:01 AM on 01/19/2010
VIDEO - Arlington County, Virginia Police are investigating the death of a man who died after being tasered in Pentagon City...
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Groups claim state failed to protect Va. slave burial site
8:46 AM on 01/06/2010
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A ex-Richmond city councilman is among those asking that Virginia officials excavate part of a university parking lot to determine ...
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Hiring three new black college football coaches is a good start
8:06 AM on 12/14/2009
OPINION - The hiring of three black college football head coaches this past week suggests that the efforts of lobbyists may finally be paying off...
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Virginia hires new football coach
6:07 PM on 12/07/2009
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Mike London said all the right things in accepting the job to rebuild Virginia's football program...
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Sniper John Allen Muhammad silent during his execution
8:36 AM on 11/11/2009
ARRATT, Virginia (AP) - Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why...
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Election shows blacks remain engaged in political process
12:30 PM on 11/05/2009
OPINION - Going by the exit polls in this week's local elections, when it comes to the African-American vote, Democrats may have less to worry about than has been suggested.
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How Republicans reclaimed the middle in 2009 elections
12:34 PM on 11/04/2009
OPINION - Governors-elect Bob McDonnell (VA) and Chris Christie (NJ) proved last night that the moderate/centrist wing of the GOP is not dead.
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A year later, Obama finds it's more difficult to lead than campaign
9:05 AM on 11/02/2009
OPINION - The excitement of President Obama's heady campaign has now given way to the practical and difficult challenges of governance. It remains to be seen whether the president is completely up to the challenge.
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HBO filmmakers get inside Obama campaign
9:00 AM on 11/02/2009
Rice was inspired by Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2004 and wanted to do a film about him as an up-and-coming political leader.
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BET co-founder Sheila Johnson mocks Democrat in VA governor's race
3:28 PM on 10/05/2009
VIDEO - A YouTube video shows the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television pretending to stutter as she mocks a candidate for governor in Virginia...
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Chris Brown begins community service in Virginia
9:07 AM on 09/17/2009
VIDEO -- Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna...
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Female inmates fight to care for babies in jail
4:00 PM on 07/10/2009
Jennifer Von Reuter, WVIR Charlottesville Female inmates who give birth while serving time in a Virginia jail could soon be able to keep their baby with them while incarcerated. The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail would be the second jail in the country to allow female inmates to care for their child...
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Obama pitches health care overhaul at town hall
2:41 PM on 07/01/2009
At an emotional forum in Virginia, President Barack Obama hugged a cancer patient Wednesday and vowed to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to the nation's health care system.
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