William C. Flook

Election emboldens GOP against Democrat-controlled Va. Senate

RICHMOND - Tuesday's election marks a dramatic power shift in Richmond, pitting an emboldened Republican House majority and governor against a Democratic Party whose hold on the Virginia Senate will be continually under siege over the next few years. The upper chamber is now the only entity preventing the Republicans from taking complete control of state policymaking, and Republican gains on Tuesday will put them on the offense in January -- when Bob McDonnell enters the governor's mansion and the General Assembly convenes with at least five new Republican delegates. McDonnell, a former state attorney general and delegate, is expected to closely align with the House on policy matters....

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McDonnell leads Republican revival in Virginia

RICHMOND - Virginia voters overwhelmingly elected Republican Bob McDonnell as their next governor on Tuesday, part of a clean sweep for the GOP that halts nearly a decade of Democratic gains in the state. McDonnell -- a former state attorney general and a staunch conservative -- overcame rural Democratic legislator Creigh Deeds by about 20 points, an even wider margin than projected by polls. The victory marks the first time a Republican has won election as the state's top executive in a dozen years. In a light turnout for the off-year election, McDonnell won with more than 1 million votes, according to unofficial totals. He benefited especially from a strong showing in the heavily...

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Va. election results

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Bob McDonnell wins Va. governor election

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Steady stream of voters head to Northern Virginia polls

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No signs of 2008 boom in Virginia turnout

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Virginia guards against H1N1 at polls

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Va. candidates make final push as election approaches

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Deeds goes back to his roots in search of a way to win

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Rural Virginia represents needed region for Deeds

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Va. liquor store debate mired in conflicting facts

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Struggling Dem ticket sparks greater House worries

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Obama urges Democrats not to quit on Deeds

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Obama coming to Deeds' aid amid worsening troubles

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Virginians divided on Obama performance

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Deeds walks tightrope on Obama popularity, policy

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City skyline, Iwo Jima Memorial tops for political consultant

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Shannon casts Cuccinelli as too extreme

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Public option dogs Deeds

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Deeds suggests privatizing school janitors, food service

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McAuliffe, Clinton try for another bump for Deeds

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Deeds sticks to script in last chance debate

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Deeds shifts his focus to education

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Obama's clout in Va. to be tested by governor's race

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McDonnell coffers flush with cash in home stretch

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Plummeting revenues pose challenge for candidates

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McDonnell reaches out to female voters

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Krispy Kreme: Fairfax's conduct 'shameful'

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Sparks fly over economy, transportation in debate

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Democrats seek to counter enthusiasm gap

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Virginia Democrats desert Deeds

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New polls show Deeds struggling

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Northern Virginia House races 'most winnable,' major GOP fundraiser says

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Obama political operation tries to refute reported withdrawal from Va. governor's race

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In final act, Deeds expected to shift course

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GOP blasts Kaine on slow stimulus spending on roads

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Va. governor's race takes nastier turn

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My Washington: Catherine Andrews

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Washingtonian.com editor enjoys yoga, National Zoo

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All quiet on the voter registration front

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Social issues dominate Va. attorney general race

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Va. candidates step up courting of military votes

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Dulles rail phase II funding taking longer than expected

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Va. race continues to go negative

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Albo emerges as top Dem target

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McDonnell, Bolling propose reforms to Va. budget

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The 3-minute interview: Dr. Grace Keenan

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Governor's race shifts to taxes

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McDonnell hopes to appeal to Va.’s black voters

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Fairfax explores selling park, field naming rights

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Wilder, first elected U.S. black governor, declines to endorse Deeds

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SAIC to move headquarters to Tysons

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Wilder withholds Deeds endorsement; cites gun laws, tax hikes

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Military delays deadline on anti-terror building standards

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Deeds premieres television blitz on McDonnell thesis

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Fairfax to hold hearings ahead of grisly budget process

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After social assault, Deeds at crossroads

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Albo emerges as top Dem target

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Kaine asks feds for unemployment insurance loan

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Fairfax's affordable-housing foreclosure problem worsens

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Fairfax supervisors back HOT lanes on I-95

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HOT lanes growth sparks new look at I-66

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Krispy Kreme brings Pr. William into sewer suit

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The 3-minute interview: Edgardo Cortes

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Kaine announces grants to buy foreclosures

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Democrats leap on McDonnell thesis

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Judge validates key Dulles rail funding

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Kaine: Private liquor stores risk consumption increase

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Va. speaker urges speedier offshore drilling

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I-95 lane closures on the horizon in Va.

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Connolly town hall leaves some critics at the door

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Connolly seeks to overcome health care skepticism

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Va. speaker calls for ethics investigation of Republican delegate

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For Connolly, town hall fraught with politics

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Mount Vernon director misses RFK, remembers Hepburn

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Virginia shortfall sets up education battle

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Virginia needs to cut $1.5 billion, Kaine says

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Va. law changed to ease strain on DUI, drug analysts

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Virginia Tech gunman denied suicidal, homicidal thoughts

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Lawmakers seek fix for tougher forensics rules

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The 3-minute interview: Ronaldo "Nick" Nicholson

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Va. Republicans call on tech secretary to give up dual role

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HOT lanes on I-95/395 put on hold

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Dog flu fears halt Fairfax adoptions

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Area Congress members off to August foreign junkets

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Webb's Myanmar visit contrasts to summer junkets

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Local schools targeted for sanctions

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Virginia schools fall in No Child rankings

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McDonnell proposes tougher drug dealer sentencing, sex predator monitoring

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HOT lanes project to shut down major Beltway ramp

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N.Va. congressmen plan health care town halls

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Police union, Fairfax spar over inauguration pay

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Deeds lashes McDonnell on abortion

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Metro worker struck, killed by equipment

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Dulles Rail begins to shift Route 7 traffic

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Obama takes stage for Deeds in N. Virginia

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Kaine partially pardons three of ‘Norfolk Four’

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Kaine pardons three of 'Norfolk four' convicted of rape, murder

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County, strip club feud spills into court

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Obama seeks to reinvigorate Deeds campaign

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Virginia faces up to $1.5 billion revenue drop

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Fairfax approves expansion of Islamic academy

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Fairfax selected for world police and fire games

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Gov. campaigns reach into rural Va.

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Kaine: Some Tech families don't want panel reopened

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Moran blasts lack of road funding as relocation deadline looms

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Va. Tech victims families want shooting review reopened

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Va. Tech victims families want shooting review reopened

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VDOT begins another round of layoffs

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VDOT begins another round of layoffs

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Oracle protests lost Fairfax County tech contract

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Report: Capping school support staff would save $754 m.

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Cho's file removed by accident, lawyer says

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Kaine calls special session on Supreme Court lab report ruling

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Kaine confronted with budget woes, health care hopes at rally

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Kaine releases bare-bones travel records

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Deeds rolls out jobs plan

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Calls mount to keep rest stops open in Va.

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Kaine: Stimulus has generated over $1 billion for Va. infrastructure

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Republican House candidates outraise Democrats

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Planned Parenthood announcement a doubled-edged sword in Va.

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Examiner's Mason wins seat on WH correspondents board

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Biden heads to Va. to back stimulus, Deeds

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Fairfax wants to get rid of 19 tons of 'evidence' in doughnut lawsuit

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Fairfax blames D.C. laws for drunken driving problems

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2nd wave of real estate crisis to hit commercial propery

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Second wave of real estate crisis to hit commercial property market

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Despite gloomy forecast, optimism abounds

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My Washington: Chairwoman favors hockey, military jazz concerts

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McDonnell, Bolling roll out jobs plan

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Fairfax supervisors to vote on Saudi school expansion

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Catholic candidates, voters gain ground in Virginia

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VDOT to close 18 rest stops this month

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Post publisher apologizes for plan to broker lawmaker meetings

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In marked shift, Fairfax County turning from housing buys

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Bob McDonnell tries to make it personal with Virginians

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Weight of national expectations on McDonnell’s shoulders

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Three-minute interview - Alisa Bailey

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Unhappy with roadwork, Fairfax eyes becoming city

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Kaine administration: Virginia crime programs to get $33.8M in grants

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Rebuffed in plan to buy new office, education board turns to leasing

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Feds, Dulles Rail managers can’t agree on timeline

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NTSB warnings about old cars underscored in crash

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Fairfax supervisors brace for Dulles Rail change orders

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Fairfax County considers closing home height loophole

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Economic success stories cite Fairfax

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My Washington: Fairfax official touts Mount Vernon, National Archives

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New chairman of Virginia GOP wants answers on Kaine travel

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Krispy Kreme fires back; suit moved to federal court

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Planning commission approves Saudi school expansion in Fairfax County

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Deeds sees post-primary poll bump; leads by 6 percent

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For big-money candidate, an epic collapse

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Creigh Deeds wins Va. Dem gubernatorial primary

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Primary turnout dribbles as rain pours across Northern Virginia

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Virginia voters head to polls to pick Democrats' gubernatorial nominee

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Ambitions curbed on Tysons Circulator

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Polls: Virginia governor race tighter than expected

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McAuliffe plays to black voters

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My Washington: Herndon mayor Steve DeBenedittis

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Fairfax sues Krispy Kreme over ruined sewer system

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Kaine: $38 million in stimulus funds allotted for Va. child care programs

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Uncertainty reigns over final Dulles Rail funding

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Virginia speaker doubts House takeover by Dems

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McAuliffe dominates the airwaves

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Attacks center on McAuliffe in final gubernatorial debate

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Supervisors delay Springfield Mall redevelopment

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McAuliffe, Moran spar over Obama support in Va. gubernatorial primary

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Fairfax targets risky loans on cost-controlled housing

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Affordable housing programs widen rift between supervisors, housing staff

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My Washington: Bob & Edith’s owner backs Clyde’s, Cowboys

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Dulles Metrorail Project gets $77 million stimulus cash

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Beltway toll project to help area economy, study says

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Va. campaign finance reform fails to take hold in General Assembly

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Urgency increases for Tysons shuttle

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Development authority to aid Merrifield

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GOP takes aim as Clinton visits Va. to campaign for McAuliffe

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McAuliffe’s Democrat and Republican rivals struggling to keep up

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Clinton network helps bankroll McAuliffe

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Bill Clinton to aid McAuliffe on Virginia campaign trail

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Fairfax budget retooling nixes park fees, take-home cars

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My Washington: Jordan Harris

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3-Minute Interview: Debi Sandlin

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Warner distances himself from budget hawks

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Va. governor signs ban on texting while driving

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Va.’s Kaine vetoes gun bills, death penalty expansions

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Kaine ‘inclined’ to change law on stimulus-funded jobless benefits

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Fairfax police, fire chiefs hope to scale back cuts

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Owning faulty alarms may become costly in Fairfax Co.

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My Washington: Nonprofit director offers smart selections

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Fairfax Chamber of Commerce president and CEO steps down

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Fairfax cracks down on filthy apartment complex

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N.Va. staves off worst of state’s employment dive

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Moran releases discharge data in fight against ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

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Tight elections underscore battleground

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Region’s clean-energy sector eager for stimulus funding

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Virginia, feds ink agreement for Dulles Rail funding

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Fairfax board to consider more taxes, vehicle fee

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Leaders poised to sign Dulles Rail funding for construction to begin

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Kaine poised to sign smoking ban

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Terry McAuliffe: The Party Crasher

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Virginia race upended by shrewd bid

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Fairfax County budget cuts would nix sex-predator monitoring team

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Stimulus pumps $40 million into Virginia law enforcement

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‘Black ice’ is a threat after storm

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Proposed facility-use fees would affect youth sports

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Finite stimulus, downturn leave Richmond anxious

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Funding for care of mentally disabled back in Va. budget

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New offices for school system scrapped again

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Service cuts, hundreds of layoffs on menu in cash-strapped Fairfax

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Va. General Assembly passes restaurant, bar smoking ban

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Va. Senate OKs lighter budget cuts

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GOP supervisors protest $125K hire amid downturn

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Obama says stimulus will save or create at least 170,000 jobs in Md., Va. and D.C.

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Stimulus will help $800M shortfall, Kaine says

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Virginia House OKs budget; Senate waits for stimulus

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Officials try again on new administrative school building

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3 Minute Interview-Smith

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Kaine shows ire with weakened smoking ban

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Va. session marks halfway point, bills cross between House, Senate

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Virginia State House advances watered-down smoking ban

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Fairfax may ratchet up fees for zoning, permits

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Amid uncertainty, Va. lawmakers offer competing budget plans

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Virginia money committees to ship out budgets today

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Hilton Hotels to move headquarters to Fairfax County

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McDonnell to resign to run for governor

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Fairfax voters go to polls to pick chairman of Board of Supervisors

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Cost of agency’s move to Belvoir climbs $350M

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Chairman candidates frantically try to drum up votes

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Bill would reform medical facility project selection

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Dividing the stimulus among D.C., Va., Md., Metro

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Senate votes to loosen absentee balloting laws

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Va. Democrats propose shifting tax burden

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Va. Democrats, GOP roll out legislative agendas for 2009

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Kaine officially elected DNC chairman

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Pair of water main breaks halts traffic near Huntington Metro

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Virginia early voting bills stopped in subcommittee

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Va. House again refuses to seat narrowly elected delegate

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McDonnell leads in fundraising

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Report: Kaine’s cuts would yank $700 million from schools

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Budget looms as Virginia lawmakers begin session

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Kaine defends budget priorities for his last legislative session

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Virginia crime panel won't back closing 'gun show loophole'

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3 Minute Interview-Rios

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8,900 Va. homeowners to see loan help after Countrywide settlement

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Kaine’s budget cuts hit disabled

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Va. lawmakers get back to work this week on looming budget gap

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Northern Virginia lawmaker proposes four-day workweek for state

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Kaine backs ‘no excuse’ policy for early voting

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Kaine proposes restaurant, bar smoking ban

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Kaine: DNC role won't trump responsibilities as governor

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Democrats Kaine, McAuliffe keep U.S. eyes on Virginia

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Kaine looks ahead to uphill battle in policy and politics

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Kaine likely forced to fight for Pre-K

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Suburbs drafting plans to ease the Inauguration Day gridlock

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D.C. cops accused of stealing from Toys for Tots

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Will Va. voters break cross-party trend?

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Reston tree clearing aggravates neighbors

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Survey: National economic gloom outstrips D.C. region pessimism

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3 Minute Interview-Mercer

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High-ticket Va. road improvements likely deferred

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Budget outlook darkens for Virgina, Maryland

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Kaine’s proposal would loosen jail policies

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Kaine to propose more layoffs, cigarette tax increase

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Fairfax budget shortfall nears $650 million

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Bills seek to ease voting, poll restrictions in Virginia

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Fairfax County executive to propose spending cuts

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As foreclosure crisis eases in N.Va., Pr. George’s hurting

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Wolf calls for transportation panel

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Groups sue Virginia over poll clothing restrictions

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Salaries frozen for Fairfax Co. exec, attorney

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Fairfax County sets aside zoning law, approves proposed winery in Clifton

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Dealer woes trickle down

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Delegate wants to expand school bullying law

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FTA chief signs Dulles rail funding deal, though bond financing issues remain

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Virginia state senator will seek to rein in tax breaks

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3 Minute Interview-Hudgins

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Va. gubernatorial hopefuls spar over budget, transportation

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Lawmakers want bipartisan panel to address Virginia redistricting

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Fairfax bus service, nonprofit funding endangered

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Consumers set for bargains as retailers brace for tough holiday season

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Maryland police stop 704 vehicles in crackdown

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Shoppers expected to target practical gifts

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Expanding Medicaid costs may be on chopping block, Kaine says

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Pessimism pervades Va. revenue projections

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Loudoun emerges as battleground in gubernatorial primary

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Transportation and services for mentally disabled may take hit

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No place to hide

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Fairfax County expands anti-foreclosure program with $2.8 million federal infusion

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Illegal-immigration program suspended in Fairfax County

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James Thur

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Church suit seen wrapped up by year’s end

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Immigration debate takes centrist tone in Fairfax race

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Herrity to seek Fairfax County chairmanship

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Bulova announces bid for Fairfax chair

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Potomac River, area streams threatened by more pollution

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McAuliffe moves toward run for Va. governor

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Va. House Dems expand online presence

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Springfield Mall revamp to be weighed this month

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Connolly’s exit leaves pair in contest to lead Fairfax’s board

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Virginia’s transformation signaled Obama victory

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11th District turns blue for first time since Republican Revolution

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Va. readies for record turnout

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Virginia race tightening, but still Obama's to lose

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Fimian gets more aggressive as Va. 11th District race comes to a close

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State ACLU, groups to challenge Virginia poll-clothing rule

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Barack Obama draws horde at James Madison

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3 Minute Interview: Paul Lynch

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Virginia AG: Military ballots from overseas must be counted

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Fredericksburg Republicans see Palin as new model of politician

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Palin makes first Northern Virginia solo appearance

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Fairfax elections officials reject some overseas military ballots

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McCain campaign boosts efforts in N.Virginia

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Obama, Warner camps close down stretch

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Fairfax supervisors pass furlough despite protests

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New fuel standards mulled for Fairfax taxis

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Beaver dam substitute among $77 million worth of parks projects

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GOP supervisor: Tax increase inevitable

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Fairfax announces employee furloughs, other cuts as county shortfalls expand

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McCain: Obama already ‘measuring the drapes’

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Fairfax agencies lay out millions in potential cuts

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Light budget turnout could signal dim hopes for funds

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Kaine to lay off 567, cut college funding to battle $2.5B shortfall

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Kaine trims staff, dinners, dry cleaning bill

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Fairfax County elections staff visited jail to register inmates

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3 Minute Interview-Van Dyke

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Fairfax wants to double some pet adoption, license fees

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New voter registrations pour in as deadline looms in Virginia

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Brian Moran campaign picks up swagger

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The battle for Virginia -- Obama and McCain muster their forces

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On the home front

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In one Richmond suburb, Obama crews paddle upstream

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6,400 military workers headed to Alexandria

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Kaine may delay Va. education cuts until 2010

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Metro stops underpin Tysons revamp plan

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Va. economists: Shortfall could explode to $2.9 billion

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Fairfax board OKs new vision of Tysons

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Board declines to finance new school offices

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GMU dining hall tosses the trays

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GMU study outlines Tysons Corner boom

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Warner, Gilmore spar on record, agree on reining in Wall Street

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In wake of Hanna, VDOT closes Great Falls bridge

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Tysons may see massive growth, urban streets

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Fairfax orchestra to begin tryouts for new conductor

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Hopes dampened to put BRAC jobs on Springfield site

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McCain, Palin draw huge crowd in Fairfax

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Fairfax Board lays out hiring ‘freeze,’ travel and spending cuts

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Montgomery fears it again will bear brunt of tax hikes

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When faced with shortfalls, Md., Va. part ways

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Fairfax to spread out state cuts

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Fimian seeks to steer race back to economy

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The 3-Minute Interview: Kurt Erickson

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Key studies unfinished as Tysons task force wraps up

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Fairfax eyes community groups to jump-start development

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Advocates brace for budget fight in Va.

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Kaine’s cuts could hit education, transportation

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Fewer interested in foreclosure counseling than Fairfax expected

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3-minute interview: Ed Merrifield

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The 3-minute interview: Elizabeth Crowell

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The 3-minute interview: Col. Kenneth G. Canestrini

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3-minute interview: Linda Wimpey

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The 3-minute interview: Gregg Early

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The 3-minute interview: Elaine McConnell

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The 3-minute interview: Matthew Tucker

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The 3-minute interview: Kay Larmer

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The 3-minute interview: Cora Foley

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The 3-minute interview: Pat Riedinger

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The 3-minute interview: Linda Eatmon-Jones

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The 3-minute interview: Linda Wimpey

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The 3-minute interview: Francis Gary Powers Jr.

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Three Minute Interview: Molly Vick

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Fairfax being shortchanged in post-Va. Tech funding to strengthen mental health services, critics say

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Kaine, legislators brace for shortfall

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Warner tapped as keynote speaker at Dem Convention

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Overtime, inmate drug costs drive Fairfax sheriff shortfall

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Fairfax weighs fining mortgage companies for derelict foreclosures

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Fimian’s conservative ties may clash with shifting 11th District

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Fairfax board nixes move to put employees in new apartment complexes

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County proposes to criminalize overcrowding, zoning violations

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Fairfax lags on Medicaid for mentally ill, report says

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Kaine administration cuts back spending, hiring as economy slows

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State work force faces crush of retirements, report says

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Imperiled: The District’s most vulnerable critters

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Montgomery tackles deer explosion

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Call of the wild: Back to the city

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Board of Trade yanks funding after road talks fail

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Army won't use favored Springfield site without road improvement funds

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Va. House nixes Senate roads plan, despite removal of gas tax

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GOP, Dems refine transit plans to court other side as General Assembly resumes

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Webb withdraws from VP consideration

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Vienna thrusts liability for injuries on fireworks firm in lawsuits

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Road project to replace arteries lost after 9/11

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Road project to replace arteries lost after 9/11

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Fairfax County landlord slapped with $24,000 in boarding fines

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Fairfax OKs steps to fight foreclosures

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Judge tosses defamation lawsuit filed by developer against couple

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Fairfax to consider proposal to fight foreclosure crisis

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Va. House panel kills governor’s bill as session recesses for two weeks

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State Senate sends gas-tax increase to hostile House, which may kill bill

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House panel OKs bill for outside VDOT audit

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Hopes for Va. transportation plan dim

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Flurry of new solutions emerges, throwing tolls into the equation

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Lawmakers return to Richmond for transportation fight

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Kaine to send transportation bill to House, skirts fight with Senate

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Head of Islamic school held for obstruction

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Fairfax seeks authority to enter private property to remove graffiti

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State Department: Saudis to scrub curriculum by school year start

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Wolf says office computers hacked by Chinese sources over past 2 years

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Connolly wins 11th District Dem primary

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Amid voter apathy, an island of civic-mindedness

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Kaine grants triple murderer clemency day before scheduled execution

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Mild primary turnout expected despite heated 11th District bout

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Renovation plans under way for historic Old Courthouse

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Fairfax County general registrar

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Virginia Supreme Court rebuffs state in toll road case

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Officials: Lone tenant stonewalling at possible site for BRAC housing

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Obama’s quick return to Va. signals swing-state status

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VDOT to curb cul-de-sac production, pushing congestion into neighborhoods

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Parkway project lacks funding for key interchanges

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Family sues governments, fireworks company after July 4 injuries in Vienna

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Virginia attorney general to challenge court's OK of partial-birth abortion

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Fairfax County teachers win right to challenge negative evaluations

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FBI helps establish task force focusing on N. Va. corruption

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Va. man put to death for 1998 killing

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Execution puts Va. Sen. Webb in an uneasy political position

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Fairfax schools chief threatens Army over BRAC influx

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Revolutionary War soldier’s resting place likely to be restored, Fairfax officials say

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Fairfax's dream of full-day kindergarten creeps forward

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Report: Recycling reaches record in Fairfax County

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Fairfax County residents, businesses recyling more than ever, report finds

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Officials: Landlord took subsidy to run unsafe house

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Lashing from supervisor prompts building reforms

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Belvoir chief’s retirement prompts worries over BRAC

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Pr. William board backs proposal to fight foreclosures

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Fairfax proposes limiting purchases of foreclosed homes

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Supervisors OK lease extension for Islamic academy in Fairfax

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Fairfax County teacher charged with assault in scuffle with student

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Low incomes, low rent at affordable complex sparks alarm, financial questions

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Fairfax expected to approve lease renewal for Saudi school

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Virginia transit plan may be headed for tax-killing panel

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Early Dulles Rail work gets millions from feds

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Kaine begins tour to tout $1.1B roads plan; Dems rebut criticism

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Kaine proposes $1.1 billion tax increase for roads and rail; receives tepid support

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Gas tax increase missing in Kaine’s plan

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Schools, Belvoir chiefs spar over base realignment

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County hopes new sign campaign will energize Richmond Highway

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Fairfax County school board projects thousands of new students next year

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Fairfax County communities question flood protection plan

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Fairfax County projects thousands of new students to start next year

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Cold War Museum runs into financial difficulties

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Audit: Emergency agency lacks own recovery plans

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Fairfax: Millions needed in improvements to accompany rail

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Report: Streams threatened by development

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Fairfax County officer charged in crash

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Intersections around Belvoir flunking before jobs influx, report says

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Officials eye bus shelter ads for revenue

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Toll road lawsuit may still snag revived Dulles Rail construction

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Rail decision thrusts Tysons development back to forefront

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N.Va. emergency team deploys to tornado-ravaged Suffolk

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Dulles Rail funding decision expected soon

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Kaine prepares to unveil new transportation funding plan

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HOT lane tree clearing surprises, angers officials

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Fairfax approves bevy of tax increases designed to counter economic decline

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Troubled housing market may force $350M deficit in 2010, analysts say

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Methodists defend Episcopal Church in land battle

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Governor, lawmakers show no signs of reaching agreement

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Fairfax County faces challenges finding funds for sex offender force

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Kaine backs off generics; bond package passes

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Group: Virginia car, gas fees among lowest in U.S.

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Long-proposed middle school wins key funds

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Fairfax revitalization office comes under fire again

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Board proposes $40 million school infusion, undoes cuts to raises

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Bald eagle to be released at Fairfax park

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Virginia’s HOT lanes to affect surrounding parks, neighborhoods more than expected, officials say

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Governor mourns ‘lost promise’ of victims

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Students, faculty look to future remembrances

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Somber mood settles over students, campus

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Kaine proposes new expenditures

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Sadness, changes in aftermath of shootings

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Aging bridges, ramps to be replaced as HOT lanes added

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Va. gets federal OK to expand disability program

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Waterman group mustering support for potential suit

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Vienna to try Independence Day laser light show

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Gov. Kaine signs post-Virginia Tech reforms into law

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Federal immigration officials raid Loudoun resort; 59 arrested

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Exec: Strike force evictions have had ‘negligible impact’

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Project opponents start petition, consider filing a legal challenge

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Fairfax County seeks federal funds for dam upgrades to safeguard area

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Questions, criticisms surround Connolly foreclosure proposal

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Breakaway Episcopal churches win round in property fight

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Writing scores stay flat in Virginia schools

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Fairfax revenue projections drop, leave $25M shortfall

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Over 30 post office employees exposed to TB in Chantilly

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Feuding Fairfax board tackles anti-homelessness, housing

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Opponents of redistricting sue Fairfax County School Board

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Connolly proposes to buy foreclosures, sell as affordable ‘work force’ housing

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ACLU, Virginia attorney general spar over in-state college tuition for illegals

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Bad economy scuttles Kings Crossing

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Fairfax surpasses private owners as largest landlord, county data show

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Tysons tunnel supporters withdraw lawsuit

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Kaine, McDonnell fight power corridor ruling

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Region gets little from homeland security grants

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Flood measures for Belle Haven area perplex left-out Huntington residents

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Fire department ladder truck staffing gap won’t get fixed under next year’s budget

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Fairfax County community may get own flood levee

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Tapping reserves raises concerns over Fairfax budget’s long-term effects

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Economic parallels emerge in Connolly, Davis ascendancy

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Fast-growing Va. community college looks to state to help boost funding

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Optimistic revenue projections could threaten budget

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Partisan bickering defines assembly session

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Lawmakers cite budget successes, but transportation fight still looms

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Dulles rail re-bidding stripped from budget

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Kaine signs concealed-carry expansion; some protest

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House, Senate reach a deal on budget, retooled for worsening economic slump

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Mix of funding sources proposed to keep transit afloat

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Va. lawmakers on both sides say budget deal is imminent

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Board may further restrict fireworks

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Fairfax Co. supervisors set stage for 3-cent homeowner tax increase

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With short extension, clock is still ticking on state budget talks

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Virginia House, Senate fail to reach budget, likely head to overtime

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House leaders reject tax plan, call for regional transportation fix

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State senator questions Kaine administration on rail funding

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House nixes plan to cut teacher raises, leaving 2009 pay increases in danger

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Saslaw pushes tax increase to fill transportation gap after ruling

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Lawmakers hustle to hammer out final details of budget by Saturday

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General Assembly passes package of Va. mental health system reforms

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Kaine nixes concealed weapons bills

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Attorney general: Use of funds from lottery unconstitutional

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Fairfax woman arrested in husband’s slaying

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Redistricting opponents mull legal challenge

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Va. routing of lottery funds unconstitutional, senior staff lawyer says

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Dulles Rail contractor to keep working, at undetermined cost

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Senate Democrats dig in to fight plan that would reduce teachers’ salaries

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Kaine attacks ‘willy-nilly’ plan to rebid rail to Dulles

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Exec proposes increases in taxes, fees to offset county revenue drop

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Supervisors angry over neighborhood strike-team squeeze

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Fairfax supervisors expect grim news on home values, budget

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Va. House budget would cut $400M from teacher salaries, critics warn

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House, Senate budgets vary widely on how to handle essential services

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Shrinking road revenue adds to difficulties

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Push for mental-health funding grows beyond Va. Tech tragedy

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Kaine’s sexual-assault initiatives move forward

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Dulles Rail faces new bids

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General Assembly appropriations committees pass budget

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General Assembly money committees pass budget

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Police identify 6 of the dead in Pr. George’s drag race crash

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Va. Senate OKs gas tax increase

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Supervisors criticize 'unrealistic' school budget

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Fairfax supervisor pushes transparency

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Va. Senate set to pass 5-cent gas tax

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Bill could give breaks to gas, power firms

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Fairfax largely rebuffed in legislature

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Northern, southeast Va. hands victory to Obama

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Clinton rallies N.Va. Latino support ahead of tough primary

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Clinton, Obama eye N.Va. suburbs for critical delegates

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Bill Clinton enters Va. to aid Hillary, promises toned-down role

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Clinton hot on Obama’s heels in post-Super Tuesday money push

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Hillary Clinton boasts Va. support, downplays opponent’s endorsements

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Va. crackdown on secondhand smoke

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Old Dominion seen likely a two party battleground

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House passes long-shot immigration bills