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Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Sat May 18, 2013

- Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation. Full Story

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Another weekend of HOV closures on I-95 in Va.

Sat May 18, 2013

The Virginia Department of Transportation again plans closures of the HOV lanes on Interstate 95 in northern Virginia. Full Story

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Abortion-rights group, Dems rally at GOP gathering

Sat May 18, 2013

- A few dozen reproductive rights activists clad in pink T-shirts quietly picketed alongside Democrats in the rain outside the Virginia Republican Convention that will nominate anti-abortion Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for governor. Full Story

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Donations to help abducted dog recover

Sat May 18, 2013

A West Highland Terrior who survived an abduction from his Manassas, Va., home has a badly injured from his ordeal. And donations have flooded in to help pay for his needed surgery. Full Story