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George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney
Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston. Romney spokeswoman Gail Gitcho says the two will appear together and speak to reporters. Formal backing from the 41st president is another sign that the...
Tags: Primaries, Rick Santorum, Jeb Bush, Elections, Newt Gingrich
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"Survivor" Recap: The Beauty In A Merge
WDBJ7 BloggerThe tribes merged and everyone has allegiances to different people. To understand everyone’s thought process on the merge, we have to dissect everyone’s allegiance. Bare with me while I try to simplify. There are 12 people left, 6 women and 6...Tags: Elections, Coughing
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Virginia Democrats defend President Obama's energy strategy
ReporterPresident Obama is calling on Congress to end taxpayer subsidies for major oil companies. And this week, Virginia Democrats fanned out across the state to bring that message home. Thursday morning, State Senator John Edwards held a news conference in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, John Edwards
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Griffith announces reelection campaign
ReporterAs the cost of gasoline closes in on four dollars a gallon, Republicans and Democrats are making energy prices an issue in their campaigns. Monday, it was 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith, criticizing the Obama administration for an energy...Tags: Elections, Prices, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Commodity Markets, John Edwards
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Early poll shows Romney in slight lead ahead of Wisconsin primary
42 delegates will be up for grabs in Tuesday's Republician presidential primary in Wisconsin. It may be Rick Santorum's last chance to show the GOP nomination isn't Mitt Romney's yet. Early polls show Romney with a single digit lead over Santorum in...
Tags: Rick Santorum, Elections, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
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Kaine to report $2.2 million raised in 1st quarter
Democrat Tim Kaine has raised $2.2 million in his first-quarter fundraising in his Virginia U.S. Senate race. The former governor will also report in his filings to the Federal Election Commission later this month that his campaign had $4.4 million on...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, George Allen, Tea Party Movement, Jim Webb
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UPDATED: Kitchen fire forces kids out of classrooms at one Lynchburg City school
Students have been allowed to return to a Lynchburg elementary school following a small fire. Classes at Bedford Hills Elementary will operate as scheduled on Wednesday. ---------------- A small fire in the kitchen of a Lynchburg school is keeping...
Tags: Schools, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Lobbying, Teaching and Learning, Students
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"Survivor" Recap: Just Annihilate Them
WDBJ7 BloggerThe women on this season are more strategic, intelligent, and conniving than the past 2 seasons. It is refreshing to see women have a brain on Survivor and not take lead from men. Kim is playing this game up, down, and all around. Kim is sitting in a...Tags: Elections
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Volunteers help National Park Service maintain Peaks of Otter amid budget cuts
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhen flowers start blooming along the Blue Ridge Parkway, maintenance workers go out to start spring cleaning. Trees limbs and branches fall rapidly in the winter months, leaving a lot of debris at sites like the Peaks of Otter. "On an annual basis,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, National Government, Travel, Forests, Natural Resources
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Kaine, Warner address jobs, federal budget during visit to western Virginia
ReporterOne day after announcing his plan to strengthen the nation’s economy, Democratic candidate Tim Kaine brought his campaign for the U.S. Senate to the Roanoke Valley. U.S. Senator Mark Warner joined Kaine for a campaign swing that started Thursday...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Scott Garrett, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Legislative negotiators agree on new state budget
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Legislative negotiators have agreed on a new $85 billion budget that will direct state spending for the next two years. The House and Senate talks ended Thursday afternoon after nearly collapsing in a dispute over money to hold...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Richard L Saslaw, Democratic Party
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Major changes could come to how sex offenders are monitored
For the nearly 1,800 registered sex offenders in our area, checks by State Police are part of their life. Twice a year at their home and within a month after any change of employment, troopers go out and check in with the offenders. Bylines in the...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Government, Rentals
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