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- Saxon boat and strange cargo found in Norfolk river
A Saxon boat is uncovered during flood defence work on the River Ant in Norfolk.
BBC News. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:51:40 GMT. - Former head guilty of sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.
BBC News. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:10:37 GMT. - Journal Scales Back After Suicide
The future of The Virginia Quarterly Review, a highly regarded literary journal, is in doubt after an editor's suicide.
By Julie Bosman. International Herald Tribune. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:16:15 GMT. - Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli's Ruling Makes Abortions Safer
Whether you’re prolife or prochoice, how can anyone be opposed to making abortions less dangerous?
U. S. News & World Report. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:17:00 -0400. - Three dead in USA shootout
A man involved in a dispute with other family members over property and belongings opened fire in a rural central Virginia neighbourhood, killing two people and wounding four others before police fatally shot him.P.T. ...
New Zealand Herald. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:51:00 +1200. - Property Values: What You Get for ... $1.8 Million
A one-bedroom Craftsman in California, a seven-bedroom Queen Anne in Maine and a five-bedroom house in Virginia.
By Mike Powell. International Herald Tribune. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:32:34 GMT. - Major US Military Command Closure Causes Concern in Norfolk
People who live in the region are concerned possible job losses will create a downturn in the local economy.
Deborah Block. Voice of America. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:32:44 GMT. - Boy Scouts Seek to Trade Patches at National Jamboree in US
Thousands of Boy Scouts trade decorative clothing patches in Scouting ritual at Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Virginia.
Chris Simkins. Voice of America. Wed, 4 Aug 2010 20:01:37 GMT. - Should Virginia Follow in Arizona’s Immigration Footsteps?
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says police can ask people about their immigration status.
U. S. News & World Report. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:15:00 -0400. - Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate, 6/21/10
Michael S. Owen, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
The White House. The White House. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:54:00 +0000. - Commission approves DFDS takeover of Norfolk
Danish shipping company gets conditional go-ahead to merge with UK company.
European Voice. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:16:17 GMT. - Approval for DFDS takeover of Norfolk
Danish shipping company gets conditional go-ahead to merge with UK company.
European Voice. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:16:17 GMT. - Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 6/14/10
Anne M. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, vice William H. Tobey, resigned. ...
The White House. The White House. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:39:00 +0000. - Somali piracy accused plead not guilty
NORFOLK, Virginia - Nine Somali men accused of attacking two US Navy ships off Africa have pleaded not guilty to piracy and weapons charges.They entered their pleas Friday before US Magistrate Judge J. Bradford Stillman in ...
New Zealand Herald. Sat, 01 May 2010 09:44:23 +1200. - South Carolina's Barrett taps House funds, but wait a second
South Carolina GOP Rep. Gresham Barrett has tapped his congressional account for television ads defending his D.C. record after his votes were questioned by a Virginia-based political group.
McClatchy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25 EST.
In 2008, the estimated population of Virginia was 7,769,089, whereas
in 2006, the population of Virginia was about 7,628,347.
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