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          <title>Mark Warner Goes to Washington</title>
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WASHINGTON-Senator-elect Mark R. Warner sat alone with an aide in an ornate room inside the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a whirlwind orientation for new senators.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia Resources Authority sells $254M in bonds</title>
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Virginia went back to the bond market yesterday, buoyed by the success last week of state and local government bond sales for public projects.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Agreement might delay Circuit City investor</title>
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Even though he might want to, a Mexican billionaire will not be allowed to serve as an officer of Circuit City Stores Inc. or sit on its board of directors for nearly three years. The reason is a 2005 run-in with the Security and Exchange Commission.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State education board shifts on funding</title>
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RICHMOND &#8212; Reading the writing on the wall, Virginia&#8217;s Board of Education said Thursday that it would not ask the cash-strapped General Assembly for more money for the Standards of Quality, a guide for what constitutes a basic education.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia budget shortfall tops $3.2 billion</title>
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FREDERICKSBURG &#8212; The hole is even deeper than expected.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State has transportation wish list</title>
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If the federal government comes up with an economic stimulus package for the nation&#8217;s transportation infrastructure, Virginia will be ready to take advantage of it.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Outlook for Holiday shopping looks dim</title>
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The trends for the Christmas economy of 2008 are not looking bright according to a national polling organization.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats in governor race land support</title>
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Del. Brian J. Moran is poised to collect endorsements for governor from the highest echelons of the state Democratic Party, while presumed rival Terry McAuliffe is being backed by one of Virginia&#8217;s biggest political check-writers.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:46:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Three seek GOP attorney general nod</title>
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The only real fight for a spot on the 2009 Republican ticket &#8212; the contest for the attorney general&#8217;s nomination &#8212; is now a three-way affair.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jefferson Davis statue in Richmond  may be moving on</title>
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A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis apparently won&#8217;t stand &#8212; or be stored &#8212; at the American Civil War Center, after all.           ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8216;Love your kids,&#8216; gang member says in video</title>
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The Virginia attorney general&#8217;s office yesterday deployed a new weapon in the ongoing war against gangs in the commonwealth: a video.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Inauguration  tickets tough to get</title>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Talk about political long shots.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello Gets Oriented in Washington</title>
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WASHINGTON-Democrat Tom Perriello is on Capitol Hill for new House member orientation this week looking just as official as any other Congressman-elect as he clings to a 745-vote lead over Republican Rep. Virgil Goode.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Terry McAuliffe signals potential run for Va. governor</title>
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McAuliffe told The Associated Press he set up a campaign committee and will tour Virginia for the next 60 days before making his candidacy certain.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: 5th District race: Perriello holds on to lead</title>
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Friday morning update; Perriello holds on to 648 vote lead.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mark Warner breezes to win in U.S. Senate</title>
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Democrat Mark Warner defeated fellow former governor Jim Gilmore in Tuesday&#8217;s contest to represent Virginia in the Senate, giving Democrats control of both Virginia Senate seats for the first time since 1970.           ]]></description>
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          <title>AP calls Virginia or Obama</title>
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AP calls Virginia for Obama 

Both The Associated Press and Fox News Channel are calling Obama the winner in Virginia. Obama becomes first Democrat to win the state in a presidential election since LBJ in 1964.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Eagleburger apologizes, endorses Goode</title>
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Rep. Virgil Goode was endorsed today by former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>AP poll shows Obama holds slight lead in Virginia</title>
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Virginia, a swing state that hasn&#8217;t backed a Democrat for president since Lyndon Johnson, is favoring Barack Obama slightly over John McCain, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll           ]]></description>
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          <title>Freddie Mac secretly hired firm to fight bill</title>
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Aim was to erode GOP support, papers say           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:29:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>State budget cuts hit Southside</title>
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LOCAL UPDATE:  Proposed budget cuts call for a 10 percent reduction in the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research&#8217;s budget along with closing the Chatham Diversion Center - costing 20 jobs. The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville has been asked to cut its current budget by 10 percent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fed orders emergency rate cut, other banks follow</title>
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The Federal Reserve, acting in coordination with other global central banking authorities, cut a key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to steady a teetering economy.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain, Obama clash over financial crisis</title>
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McCain, Obama discuss economy           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>V.P. Candidates&#8217; debate: Who won? Take reader poll.</title>
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Biden, Palin debate tax plans, economic prescriptions; Iraq also topic           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tax relief bill attached to rescue package</title>
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The Senate has sweetened its $700 billion rescue package for tottering financial companies with tax breaks broad enough to save 20 million people an average $2,000 a year in higher taxes and narrow enough to help makers of wooden toy bow-and-arrow sets.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Analysis: A vote with unforeseen consequences?</title>
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Like the momentous 2002 decision authorizing the invasion of Iraq, Congress&#8217; vote on a $700 billion financial industry bailout figures to re-verberate unpredictably, both for the economy and for the politicians vowing to protect it.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lobbyists use new provisions to hunt bailout votes</title>
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Lobbyists for restaurants, the solar power industry and other businesses hunted votes Wednesday for the $700 billion financial industry bailout package, touting new provisions that leaders added in hopes of finally pushing the bill through Congress.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Analysis: Bush&#8217;s lame&#45;duck status limits clout</title>
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A lame duck in a financial downpour, President Bush called senators ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s big vote on the financial rescue plan but he wields dwindling overall influence.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Stock losses take heavy toll on retirement savings</title>
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The financial crisis that toppled major Wall Street banks and snarled credit markets around the world has also taken a toll on nest eggs, forcing people to rethink when &#8212; and even if &#8212; their savings will allow them to retire.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Senate passes bailout package</title>
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After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, where Republicans opposition softened.            ]]></description>
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          <title>US marks 7th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks</title>
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As the nation pauses to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the spotlight from a presidential campaign and a new memorial at the Pentagon are joining the familiar rituals of remembrance on this solemn day.           ]]></description>
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          <title>News about Palin dominates the day</title>
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Unwed daughter&#8217;s pregnancy, legal affairs at home spotlighted           ]]></description>
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          <title>Former Governor Warner prepares for the speech of his life</title>
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Will emphasize the bipartisan cooperation that showed Virginians that government can work.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mark Warner will keynote Democratic convention</title>
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Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner is scheduled to deliver the Tuesday night keynote address at this year&#8217;s Democratic National Convention &#8212; the same role that launched Barack Obama to national prominence four years ago.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tax plans very different</title>
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McCain&#8217;s tax breaks would favor the rich, and Obama&#8217;s would favor the poor
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Candidates seem unfazed, still tout tax cuts, federal programs
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Media General&#8217;s series on the 2008 presidential campaign continues with a look at the candidates&#8217; positions on energy-related issues, including gas prices and global warming.           ]]></description>
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The minimum age dropped from 17 to 16 as long as the teen has a parent or guardian&#8217;s permission. 
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates yesterday said Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody has been nominated for the grade of general and assignment as the commander of the Army&#8217;s Materiel Command.           ]]></description>
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Corn, soybean damage affects meat industries           ]]></description>
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The House narrowly defeated yesterday a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill. Democratic leaders said they will bring the bill back for a second vote today.           ]]></description>
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Sen. Edward Kennedy is expected to be released from the hospital a week after undergoing surgery in North Carolina for brain cancer.            ]]></description>
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Obama plans a town hall event Thursday in Bristol, on the edge of the Southwest Virginia coalfields. He then is to host a rally at the Nissan Pavilion, which holds 25,000 people, in suburban Prince William County, 35 miles from Washington.&nbsp; See live streaming video beginning at approximately 11:45 a.m..           ]]></description>
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A flurry of campaigning during the next few days is spotlighting the state&#8217;s position on the electoral map.           ]]></description>
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Latest farm bill gave them more time to press bias cases           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates.           ]]></description>
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Population growth, drought and climate change can stress future water supplies, according to people attending a water-use forum in Richmond.           ]]></description>
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Meanwhile, state party&#8217;s finance chairman resigns after change in leadership           ]]></description>
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25 superdelegates and congressmen reported ready to commit today.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday presided over the ceremonial signing of 13 bills designed to further protect victims of sexual violence.           ]]></description>
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Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is undergoing surgery at Duke University Medical Center for his brain tumor.           ]]></description>
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico&#8212;Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory yesterday in Puerto Rico&#8217;s presidential primary.           ]]></description>
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Some say the health of North Carolina&#8217;s cities depends on the state&#8217;s annexation laws, which allow cities to expand even when residents want nothing of it. But many say that the practice is unfair           ]]></description>
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Since landing on Mars on Sunday, Phoenix has delighted scientists with the first-ever peek of the planet&#8217;s unexplored northern latitudes.            ]]></description>
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Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or Governor Tim Kaine, a Broadnax man is scheduled to be executed Tuesday for killing a Brunswick County convenience store owner.            ]]></description>
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President Bush paid tribute Monday to America&#8217;s fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have ``the courage and character to follow their lead&#8217;&#8216; in preserving peace and freedom.            ]]></description>
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Virginia Sen. John Warner is joining another lawmaker asking the federal government to conserve fuel as gas prices rise.            ]]></description>
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Passage is by veto-proof majority, but bill must reconcile with House&#8217;s           ]]></description>
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Senators grow impatient with supply-demand talk
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          <title>Obama nearing delegate figure</title>
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Clinton wins Kentucky, but he captures Oregon, needs 86 votes for victory           ]]></description>
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President Bush, acknowledging economic &#8220;tough times&#8221; for many Americans, said yesterday that he remains opposed to any homeowner-rescue legislation that would be a bailout for lenders.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Secret Service says about half of its current counterfeit cases in the Washington area involve using real currency to make phony bills.            ]]></description>
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Backing of Edwards can draw working-class whites to Obama, governor feels.           ]]></description>
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She wins by about 2-1; delegate gap narrowed; swing-state appeal cited           ]]></description>
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Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr began a Libertarian Party presidential bid yesterday, saying that voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.           ]]></description>
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House approves rescue plan, which Republicans call a bailout for lenders.           ]]></description>
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Nearly 2 million of the state&#8217;s 5.8 million registered voters participated, believed to be a modern-day record; 90% of black vote goes to Obama.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Clinton, Obama have trouble cutting each other&#8217;s base</title>
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By Bertrand M.&nbsp; Guti&#233;rrez and Sean Mussenden 
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Bill Clinton called it &#8220;critical.&#8220; Hillary Clinton called it a &#8220;game changer.&#8220; They were both talking about North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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A local government could replicate his computer modeling and reset the timing of its traffic lights. Cars would flow through intersections more smoothly, reducing emissions and fuel consumption.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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Five Republican candidates for North Carolina held their final debate in Asheville, with at least two emphasizing their connections to western North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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Obama&#8217;s struggle to find the right tone &#8212; six weeks ago he said he couldn&#8217;t disown the pastor he&#8217;s known for 20 years &#8212; reflects a striking difference in how Democratic voters view the controversy and its proper handling, a point made clear in interviews in North Carolina this week, ahead of the May 6 primary.            ]]></description>
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Congress is considering proposals to increase veterans education benefits. The military, however, worries that better benefits will  prompt excessive numbers of men and women to leave the services.           ]]></description>
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The Triad and outlying counties are emerging as a key battleground for the two candidates.           ]]></description>
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Florida and Michigan Democrats will finally get a hearing on the national partys decision to disqualify their national convention delegates - but not until the end of May.           ]]></description>
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The man police have charged with first-degree murder in the April 20 shooting at Lynchburg&#8217;s Super 8 motel turned himself in Saturday night, police said.           ]]></description>
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Lawmakers consider tax plans as a way to fill a $1 billion gap            ]]></description>
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Overall, the two Democrats&#8217; platforms are very similar. But a few specific differences - in both policy, and in how government should work - became clear in Tuesday&#8217;s debate.           ]]></description>
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Clinton won at least 66 delegates to the party&#8217;s national convention, with 35 still to be awarded, according to AP&#8217;s analysis of election returns. Obama won at least 57. A final count could come Wednesday, or later. Obama still leads in pledged delegates.           ]]></description>
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The two Democratic hopefuls barnstormed the state in a final pitch for votes in the most populous and delegate-rich state remaining in the nominating contest.           ]]></description>
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Obama camp declines to agree to participate           ]]></description>
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Authorities say the man accused of shooting a Virginia state trooper has been caught in Texas.           ]]></description>
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Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing &#8220;Ben-Hur&#8221; and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the &#8216;50s and &#8216;60s, has died. He was 84.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON - When it comes to a child&#8217;s well being, where he or she lives may make a big difference, says a report released Wednesday by a non-partisan children&#8217;s organization.           ]]></description>
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