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Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Deep Creek, Students, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Montgomery County (Virginia)
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An attempt to corner the Virginia Lottery 20 years ago paid off for a group from Australia
ReporterImagine if you could guarantee a win in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing. The odds make that virtually impossible, but a drawing two decades ago was a different story. In 1992, the Virginia lottery was just a few years old, and a $27 million jackpot...Tags: Services and Shopping, Mega Millions Lottery, Australia, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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McDonnell creates redistricting advisory panel
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell has created a bipartisan citizens advisory panel to develop and recommend legislative redistricting plans.
An executive order signed Monday by McDonnell establishes the Independent Bipartisan Advisory...Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Republican Party, Government, Human Interest, Politics
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Editorial: Bring back political compromise
Political analysts commonly carve up the geography and demography of America into red states, blue states, retro voters, metro voters, Neo-Cons, Progressives, soccer moms and NASCAR dads. In truth, most voters don't think of themselves as a category,...Tags: Virginia General Assembly, NASCAR, Politics, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives
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Choral festival in Norfolk gathers choirs from Hampton University, Elizabeth City State, NSU
The HBCU Choral Festival will feature the combined force of four college choirs gathered to sing in Norfolk. Happening Sunday, Feb. 17, at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center on the Norfolk State University campus, the event will include the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Norfolk State University, Education, Morgan State University, Elizabeth City State University
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O'Malley defends Obama, slams Romney on Medicare
Gov. Martin O'Malley, President Obama's go-to surrogate during the summer election season, slammed Republican candidate Mitt Romney Sunday morning on Medicare and taxes during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press. The Maryland Democrat squared off...Tags: Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Democratic Governors Association, Mitt Romney
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Columnist Ken Blanchard: Use care when speaking
If you are entertained by politics, as I am, Joe Biden is the gift that keeps on giving. Speaking to a largely African-American audience in Danville, Va., the vice president accused Mitt Romney of wanting to unchain Wall Street. He then said: “They...Tags: Movies, Mitt Romney, Fargo (movie), Slang, Paul Ryan
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City finance nominee had turbulent record in Richmond
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's nominee for city finance director spent a tumultuous three years as top financial official in Richmond, Va., during which he oversaw the forced ejection of the school board from City Hall and was sued by the...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Finance, Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Governor's Hoops Classic will be a holiday gift for state basketball fans
RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell will never match predecessors Mark Warner and Doug Wilder for impact on sports, but the college basketball initiative he unveiled Wednesday carries exceptional promise for fans in Virginia. The Governor's Holiday Hoops...Tags: Government, Blaine Taylor, Virginia Tech Hokies, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Remembering Sept. 11: 'We didn't know what was afoot'
Like many of his constituents, Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore was getting ready for work on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the TV.
One tower at the World Trade Center was on fire. People were panicking, speculating that an airplane had...Tags: Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics, Executive Branch, Federal Reserve
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Webliography: The WWHHD (What Would Hillary Have Done?) question and the idea that Clinton should replace Joe Biden on the 2012 ticket
Change of SubjectUpdated with more links and pull quotes Wool-gathering here after the Bears' victory, wondering if Hillary Clinton would have been a much different president than Barack Obama and whether it might be smart for Obama to ask her to tap...... -
Debt deal hangover: Was the debacle worth it?
Opinion L.A.Was the frenzy around raising the debt ceiling worth it? Did the world have to halt so that we could watch an elaborate production of what CNN’s Fareed Zakaria called, “a crisis that we have manufactured out of whole cloth”?......
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