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Doctors doubt favoritism in Cheney transplant
CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice President Dick Cheney got special treatment when he was given a new heart that thousands of younger people also were in line to receive. After spending nearly two years on a waiting list,...Tags: Dick Cheney, Hospitals and Clinics, Georgetown, Cardiologists, Heart Attack
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35 years for grandma who threw girl off walkway
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia grandmother has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering her 2-year-old granddaughter by tossing her off a sixth-level walkway at a busy shopping mall. Fifty-one-year-old Carmela dela Rosa was convicted of...Tags: Punishment, Fairfax County, Punishment
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US Army: Brigadier general, a Notre Dame grad, has died in Afghanistan
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Army says a 49-year-old brigadier general has died in Afghanistan. A statement posted on the Fort Hood website says Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died Friday in Kabul of apparent natural causes. Hildner has...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Afghanistan, Fort Hood (military base), U.S. Army
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Michigan's population exodus shifts into reverse
The state that lost population during the 2010 census results may be stopping that trend. New numbers from the annual population census show fewer people appear to be leaving Michigan. Experts credit an improving economy which means more jobs.
For about...Tags: Corporate Officers, Manufacturing and Engineering, 2010 Census, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Paul Hogan to sue Australia for failed tax probe
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — "Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan will sue the Australian government for damaging his reputation during a failed criminal investigation into his tax dealings. Fairfax Media on Thursday reported that Hogan's lawyer...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, The Associated Press, Australia, Lawyers
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Police: Grandma admitted tossing toddler to death
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A police officer has testified that a Virginia woman admitted throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death from a sixth-story walkway at a busy shopping mall. Carmela Dela Rosa is charged with the murder of her...Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Fairfax County, Crimes, Trials
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Cuccinelli acceptance speech for GOP nomination for governor
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...Tags: Business, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Mitt Romney, Government, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Motion by church, camp to seal abuse case withdrawn at court hearing
Daily American Staff WriterVirginia-based Vienna Presbyterian Church and a Somerset County-based Christian camp, Summer's Best Two Weeks, on Wednesday withdrew a request to keep from public scrutiny a lawsuit alleging they empowered, enabled and turned a blind eye to the sexual...Tags: Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Christianity, Justice System
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Fairfax on a roll in straw polls
Justin Fairfax, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general, won his third straw poll in less than a week Wednesday. The straw poll was taken at a candidates forum featuring Fairfax and his opponent - state Sen. Mark Herring of Loudoun...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Elections, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Interior Policy, Herring
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Space shuttle loss hurts Lockheed, other NASA stocks
Sun StaffAs NASA continued to investigate the shuttle Columbia's disintegration and ponder the future of the nation's manned space program, Wall Street seemed to draw its own conclusion yesterday and punished stocks of the shuttle's manufacturers - along with...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co., Rocketry, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Three injured in Berkeley County crash; driver faces several charges
Three people were taken to a hospital early Sunday after the vehicle in which they were riding crashed on Old Mill Road in Berkeley County, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court documents. The driver, Michael Stevenson Viands, 35, of Clarksburg,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Accidents, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents
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