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Virginia's Lack of Limits on Campaign Contributions Worries Some
Wealthy friends and accommodating campaign finance laws have allowed the two men running for governor of Virginia to compile tens of thousands of dollars from individual donors in what is expected to be the most expensive race in the state's history.
To Article... VRE and PRTC Get $14 Million in Stimulus Funds
The federal government awarded nearly $14 million in stimulus funding to two mass transit providers in Northern Virginia, allowing them to expand their fleets and enhance services.
To Article... Director Who Lost Cho's Mental Health Records Had Been Fired After Review
The director of the counseling center at Virginia Tech, who said he "unintentionally" took home the mental health records of Seung Hui Cho two years before Cho went on a shooting rampage that killed 32 people and injured many more, was fired from his position after an independent review of the...
To Article... HOT Lane Project Delay Returns Transportation to Forefront of Va. Gov. Race
RICHMOND, Aug. 18 -- A day after the state abruptly announced that it will postpone construction on express lanes on interstates 395 and 95, elected leaders and the candidates for governor began blaming each other Tuesday for failing again to help ease congestion in traffic-clogged Northern Virgi...
To Article... Kaine: Va. Needs $1.5 Billion More in Cuts
RICHMOND, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday that state agencies will need to cut $1.5 billion more this year as Virginia suffers from the worst economic downturn since the 1930s.
To Article... Wilson Blvd. Shut After Crash Knocks Down Utility Pole
A two-block stretch of Wilson Boulevard in Arlington will remain closed until 6 p.m. after a car accident Wednesday that knocked over an electric pole, police and power company officials said.
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To Article... Va. Physician's Assistant Charged With Improperly Touching Patients
A 49-year-old man who worked as a physician's assistant at Chantilly Specialists has been accused of improperly touching two patients, Fairfax County police said.
To Article... HCA Hospital Proposed for Route 50 in Loudoun
In a startling reversal, the Hospital Corporation of America announced a proposal Wednesday to build a hospital on Route 50 in Loudoun County, apparently signaling the end of a long struggle with rival Inova Health System over its future in the growing area.
To Article... Rise in Drunken Driving Arrests of Women Deplored
They're doing it in front of TV cameras in Orange County, in New York, in Atlanta, even in New Jersey. Real housewives, sipping chardonnay, talking about their loves, their losses, their lives.
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