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ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 14: Escorted by U.S. Army Col. David Anders (L), Commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping inspects the honor guard February 14, 2012 outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta welcomed Xi, who is set to become the President of China later this year, for his visit to the United States with a full honors arrival ceremony.

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  • New airline to be headquartered in Va.

    (AP) -- A new airline will be headquartered at Newport News -Williamsburg International Airport in southeastern Virginia .Airport officials have scheduled a news conference Monday afternoon to reveal which airline it is. Officials have said the airline w   Read more »

  • LI's Pannell wants to go out a winner

    For Cornell senior attack Rob Pannell, coming so close to the ultimate prize has been the ultimate tease.As a freshman, Pannell -- a former star at Smithtown West, where his brother James is a Virginia -bound senior this year -- was on the opposite end o   Read more »

  • Water fun theme of Va tourism's new sweepstakes

    (AP) -- Fun on the water is the theme of the Virginia Tourism Corporation's new travel sweepstakes.The LOVE Aquatic sweepstakes announced Monday offers four grand prize packages for a family of four. They include tall ships in Norfolk, pontoon boats at S   Read more »

  • New exhibit explores Jefferson's slave ownership

    (AP) -- Thomas Jefferson wrote "all men are created equal" to declare U.S. independence from Britain , yet he was also a lifelong slave owner who freed only nine of his more than 600 slaves during his lifetime.That contradiction between ideals and realit   Read more »

  • Movie buzz: 'Virginia,' Judi, Piper Laurie

    WHO Ed Harris THE MOVIE "Virginia" THE DEAL Originally titled "What's Wrong With Virginia," this drama has been in the works since at least 2009 but was recently picked up by Toronto -based distributor Entertainment One, according to The Hollywood Report   Read more »

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About Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the southern United States. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was one of the original thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be continuously inhabited by English colonists from its founding as a European colony up to the American Revolution. It included area explored by the 1584 expedition of Sir Walter Raleigh along the coast of North America. The London Virginia Company became incorporated as a joint stock company by a proprietary charter drawn up on April 10, 1606. The charter granted lands stretching from approximately the 34th parallel (North Carolina) north to approximately the 45th parallel (New York)and from the Atlantic Ocean westward. The capital is Richmond and the largest city is Virginia Beach.

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