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NY Historical Society offers similarities, contrasts in exhibit on iconic Civil War generals
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met face-to-face only twice — once toward the end of the war with Mexico in 1848, and 17 years later at Appomattox, where then-Union commander Grant accepted the surrender of Lee's battered...Tags: Sociology, Reconstruction, Armed Forces, National Government, Tourism and Leisure
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CNN Poll: Obama leads McCain in Virginia
AP Political WriterDemocrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the presidential race in the battleground state of Virginia, according to a poll published Wednesday. The CNN/Time magazine poll of 698 likely Virginia voters shows that 53 percent supported Obama...Tags: University of Virginia, National Government, Television, Virginia, Sarah Palin
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Hospitals fight for chance to grow
757-247-4741Riverside and Sentara are squaring off again for the ability to provide medical services in the Williamsburg area. The public will get a chance to weigh in Thursday about which one should win. A public hearing on Riverside's proposed 40-bed hospital and...Tags: James City County, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Virginia, Williamsburg (Virginia), Health Insurance
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Body of missing man Virginia found
The search for a Virginia man hunting ginseng in the Shenandoah National Park has ended with the discovery of his body. The 12-day search concluded Saturday after the body of 49-year-old Earl Funk was found in the Browns Cove area of Albemarle County....Tags: Virginia, Albemarle County, Police Investigations, Police
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Biden Accuses McCain Campaign Of 'Unbecoming Personal Attacks' On Obama
Associated Press WriterDemocratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday accused the McCain campaign of trying to distract Americans from their economic woes by launching "unbecoming personal attacks" at Barack Obama. Appearing at a boisterous rally near his childhood...Tags: National Government, George Bush, Scranton, Political Candidates, The White House
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Clinton campaigns for Obama in Roanoke
Associated Press WritersPresident Bush's response to the nation's financial crisis is helping Barack Obama's presidential campaign, former President Bill Clinton said. "The administration keeps plowing an Uzi's worth of bullets into the McCain-Palin ticket every time they have...Tags: National Government, George Bush, National or Ethnic Minorities, Georgia, Virginia
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State police skeptical of arson dog's 'biting habit'
247-7874— Virginia State Police want to know why Hampton's Division of Fire & Rescue got rid of a former state police dog that they donated to the city to help detect chemicals in arson fires. Hampton accepted the dog in September 2007 but recently gave...Tags: Charity, Awards and Prizes, Maine, Arson, State Farm Insurance
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Clinton campaigns for Obama in Virginia
Associated Press WritersPresident Bush's response to the nation's financial crisis is helping Barack Obama's presidential campaign, former President Bill Clinton said Sunday. "The administration keeps plowing an Uzi's worth of bullets into the McCain-Palin ticket every time...Tags: National Government, George Bush, National or Ethnic Minorities, Georgia, Virginia
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Setting aside recriminations, Clintons to stump actively for Obama in Pennsylvania
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. The nation's...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Montgomery County (Virginia), National Government, Scranton, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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McCain, Palin plan stops in Va. next week
John McCain is finally returning to Virginia. McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, plan to campaign next Monday in Virginia Beach and Richmond. Most polls show the race in Virginia is neck and neck. That's alarming for Republicans in a state that...Tags: Joe Biden, Virginia, Sarah Palin, National Government, John McCain
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Last Va. state fair at RIR comes to a close
A half-century of fun and food at the State Fair of Virginia at the Richmond Raceway Complex is over. The fair closed out its 52-year run at the race complex Sunday night. It will move to Caroline County next year. Fair officials hope the new location...Tags: Kings Dominion, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Virginia, Caroline County (Virginia)
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Police meet with families of Va. Tech victims
Police are meeting with families of those killed or wounded in the mass shootings at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. Virginia State Police Corinne Geller says the first of three meetings was held Monday at Virginia State Police headquarters in...Tags: Virginia, Virginia Tech, Timothy M. Kaine, Injuries, Police
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