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RW POLLS! - please vote, these polls will close soon!
1. Do you believe the economic recession is over?
2. Was reopening the Va. interstate rest stops a positive or negative decision to you?
3. Do you believe that Virginia's budget for education is about right, too low or too high?
4. Would closing Effinger Elementary and Rockbridge Middle Schools make sense to you?
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- President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.
President to Bring in High-Tech Bounty Hunters to Root Out Health Fraud
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- Federal inspectors are probing a high-profile incident Monday in which the driver of a speeding Toyota Prius called police for help saying his accelerator was stuck, AFP reported Tuesday.
New Toyota Case Probed
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- The Senate's official gatekeeper, said the Drudge Report, a conservative news aggregator, and whitepages.com "are responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate," according to an e-mail to the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge Report
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- A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service.
Producer Pleads Guilty In Letterman Extortion Case
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- The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.
Chile Quake Moves City More Than 10 feet
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- Cisco unveiled a new Internet technology Tuesday that it says will provide the ultra-fast data speeds necessary to stay ahead of users' rapidly growing online video demands.
Cisco Unveils Ultra-Fast Internet Technology
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- White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is accustomed to working in the shadows, but he now finds himself the subject of newspaper stories.
Emanuel In Political Cross Hairs...
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- US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.
US Attacks East Jerusalem Plans
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- Seven people have been arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad, police say.
Irish Arrests Over Plot To Kill Swedish Cartoonist
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- The US State Department has apologised for comments made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland.
US Apologizes Over Gaddafi Comments
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- Chinaıs inflation probably accelerated and exports climbed in February, according to surveys of economists, increasing the likelihood of the central bank raising interest rates from a five-year low.
China May Raise Rates Within 'Weeks'
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- Cadillac, the luxury brand General Motors Co. acquired in 1909, is distancing itself from the Detroit-based automaker to avoid the stigma of the parent companyıs $50 billion U.S.-backed bankruptcy last year.
Cadillac Plays Down GM Ties To Avoid Bankrupcy Stigma
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- An Ohio judge has handed down a life prison term for a doctor convicted of killing his wife with cyanide.
Ohio Doctor Gets Life Sentence in Wife's Poison Death
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- Dutch religious leaders have ordered an independent inquiry into alleged sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
Dutch Church Orders Inquiry Into Sex Abuse Allegations
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Area Deaths:
-Samuel (Ray) Sorrells, 81, of Buena Vista, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
UPDATED 2 -Briley Ann Sensabaugh, infant daughter of Brandon and Sara Sensabaugh of Rockbridge Baths, Virginia, died Saturday, March 6, 2010.
-Weldon Franklin Dudley, 79, of Buena Vista, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Golden Living Center.
-Daniel Adam (Dan) Case, 31, of Waynesboro, Virginia, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the University of Virginia Hospital.
-Herman Lewis Huffman, 70, of Glasgow, VA passed away at his home.
-Miss Helen Virginia Smith, 95, of Lexington, formerly of Fincastle, Virginia, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
-William Lloyd (Billy) Barger, 76, of Inwood, West Virginia, died Monday, February 8, 2010.
Find local obituaries online at:
RW ONLINE OBITUARIES - note: Covington, Alleghany County and Clifton Forge obituaries also now online.
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