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Sea turtle protection plan includes South Florida beaches
Sun Sentinel StaffThe entire coastline of Palm Beach County and the upper portion of Broward County would be designated critical habitat for the loggerhead sea turtle under a proposal announced Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The service has proposed the...Tags: Wildlife, Broward County, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Conservation
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Chopra, Herring win Rep. Connolly straw poll
Aneesh Chopra and state Sen. Mark Herring who are running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and attorney general respectively both came out on top in straw polls conducted Sunday at U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly's, D-Fairfax, annual St....Tags: Elections, Gerald E. Connolly, Herring, Politics, Justice System
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Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with the chronic liver infection hepatitis C, heavy drinking is an obvious no-no, but a new study links even modest alcohol consumption with an increased risk of death - and not just from liver disease. "What this...Tags: Medical Research, Pharmacology, Liver Disease, Medical Specialization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Dems. L.G. and A.G. candidates to face off in Hampton Tuesday
All four Democratic contenders for lieutenant governor and attorney general will all take part in a candidates forum in Hampton Tuesday sponsored by the Hampton Democratic Committee. The race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor pits...Tags: Elections, Politics, Justice System, Boo Williams, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — To get a sense of just how much federal government spending influences the Washington metropolitan area, all you have to do is listen to the ads on an all-news radio station there. Instead of promoting happy hours and...
Tags: Fairfax County, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
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Donald Robert Leslie Strauss
DONALD ROBERT LESLIE STRAUSS June 28, 1941 – November 19, 2012 Donald Strauss of Laguna Hills passed away in Newport Beach, CA Nov. 19, 2012. He was born to Marthinus W. Strauss and Jan Olivier Strauss in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. At age...
Tags: South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Armed Forces, Pancreatic Cancer
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General Assembly adjourns after approving budget, transportation compromise
ReporterThe General Assembly has approved a compromise that promises the largest infusion of transportation dollars in 25 years. The landmark legislation will generate more than 800 million dollars a year for road construction, maintenance and alternatives...Tags: Vehicles, Elections, Services and Shopping, Bob McDonnell, Grayson County
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Hans Hanson
Hans E. Hanson, age 91 of Philip, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at the Philip Nursing Home. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Monday, February 18, at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the hall on Tuesday....
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), American Legion, Tennessee Volunteers
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Members of VA Congressional delegation unite against sequestration cuts
Nine of Virginia's 13 members of Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Friday expressing their unified support of averting the arbitrary sequestration cuts...Tags: Gerald E. Connolly, Harry Reid, National Government, Politics, Barack Obama
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Dem. A.G. hopeful Fairfax to meet with voters in Hampton
Candidate for the Democratic nomination for attorney general Justin Fairfax is holding a "meet and greet" in Hampton Tuesday. Fairfax is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he worked in the major crimes and...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Politics, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Sen. Herring wins Dems A.G. race straw poll
State Sen. Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, beat out his rival Justin Fairfax in a straw poll in Northern Virginia Saturday as the two compete for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee straw poll - the...Tags: Elections, Fairfax County, Parties and Movements, Herring, Mount Vernon
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Anodyne education
The Baltimore SunFor starters, a specimen: A woman in Fairfax County, Virginia, wants Toni Morrison's Beloved banned from the school system. The content, Laura Murphy says, is too disturbing for students, and she plans to lobby the Virginia Board of Education to give...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Lobbying
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