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34 mins ago - Politically and economically, the next three months are critical for Barack Obama's presidency.

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Jill Biden vaunts community colleges at UN forum

1 hr 17 mins ago - Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president and longtime educator, says American community colleges could be a pillar of economic recovery and a source of new skills after layoffs - and a model for poorer countries struggling to educate their citizens.

Scientist in NYC says she's not against America

1 hr 17 mins ago - A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of helping al-Qaida has repeatedly interrupted her competency hearing to declare her innocence and insist she's not anti-American.

2 more parvovirus cases found at Virginia shelter

1 hr 27 mins ago - Two new cases of parvovirus will keep Suffolk's animal shelter closed for another week.

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1 hr 53 mins ago - West Virginia Interstate Fair & Exposition, Fairgrounds on Butcher Bend Rd, Mineral Wells, W.Va.

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NTSB to investigate fatal plane crash in W.Va.

2 hrs 15 mins ago - The National Transportation Safety Board says a Miami-based investigator is on his way to West Virginia to investigate a crash that killed two people near Tri-State Airport.

Power grid expert named to science chair

2 hrs 34 mins ago - A power grid expert from Virginia Tech has been selected for an endowed research appointment at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Scientist's mental state at issue in NYC hearing

2 hrs 55 mins ago - A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of helping al-Qaida and shooting at FBI agents in Afghanistan was forced to appear in court Monday for a hearing to determine if she is competent to stand trial.

AdWatch: Some ads in the TV fight on health care

3 hrs ago - SPONSOR: Patients United Now, a project of the conservative Americans for Prosperity Foundation.

Barge hits Va bridge-tunnel, causes minor damage

3 hrs ago - The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel suffered minor damage when it was hit by a barge.

Va. inmate's lawyers argue double jeopardy

4 hrs ago - Lawyers for a Virginia inmate scheduled to die next week for killing a 16-year-old friend are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the execution.

Ex-WVa governor to head teaching standards board

4 hrs ago - Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise is the new chairman of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' Board of Directors.

Va. closing 18 interstate rest areas July 21

4 hrs ago - Virginia will close nearly half of its interstate rest areas July 21 as officials struggle with a $2.6 billion shortfall in the transportation budget.

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