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          <title>City School Board again considers sister city exchange</title>
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More than a year after the idea was shelved, the Charlottesville School Board is again considering the merits of a student exchange program with Poggio a Caiano, one of Charlottesville&#8217;s sister cities.
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          <title>Glenmore Country Club president target of unsuccessful Nelson search</title>
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WINTERGREEN &#8212; The president of Glenmore Country Club was missing in the hills and forest around Wintergreen Resort on Thursday, the target of a search that began the day before and grew increasingly intense.           ]]></description>
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          <title>City, county giving rain barrel rebates</title>
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Charlottesville and Albemarle are giving a $30 rebate for those who purchase new rain barrels, which hold water and are seen as an environmental conservation measure to reduce consumption and runoff.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Broken pipe to close White Mountain Road</title>
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White Mountain Road in Albemarle County will close to through traffic Wednesday so road crews can replace a stormwater pipe.           ]]></description>
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Safety concerns are spurring the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish a new four-way stop at the intersection of Route 676, Route 660 and Route 1040 in Albemarle County.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Protesters say Perriello&#8217;s vote will cost jobs</title>
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The Jefferson Area Tea Party is planning another protest at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Park in downtown Charlottesville.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UVa&#8217;s endowment continues growth for 3rd&#45;straight month</title>
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The University of Virginia endowment pool turned in its third straight month of positive returns in May, helping push the balance higher than $4 billion for the first time in months.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Timberlake&#8217;s fate in jury&#8217;s hands</title>
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A Charlottesville jury began discussing Thursday whether Theodore Calvin Timberlake killed a 19-year-old city resident during a shootout last summer, a decision complicated by conflicting arguments about who should be held responsible.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Updated: Search continues for Michael Comer</title>
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Dozens of searchers, including search and rescue dogs, tramped through the area, which has more than 6,000 wooded acres and 30 miles of hiking trails.           ]]></description>
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North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea&#8217;s Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang&#8217;s recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Major military operation under way in Afghanistan</title>
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Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama&#8217;s strategy to stabilize the country.           ]]></description>
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          <title>66 to take citizenship oath at Monticello</title>
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Sixty-six people from 35 countries will be sworn in as U.S citizens at Monticello on the Fourth of July.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man, 59, arrested in UVa robbery</title>
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A Charlottesville man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a robbery and wounding at a University of Virginia administrative building.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Judge denies motion to toss murder case</title>
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An Albemarle County man accused of killing a convenience store owner 21 years ago is scheduled to stand trial next week.           ]]></description>
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          <title>County struggles with noise ordinance</title>
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The Albemarle Board of Supervisors spent much of Wednesday morning debating what such an ordinance should like           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jury to begin deliberations in trial over teen&#8217;s slaying</title>
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The prosecution and defense rested their cases Wednesday afternoon during Theodore Calvin Timberlake&#8217;s trial.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lafayette&#8217;s march in Virginia gets marker</title>
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A new historical marker in Orange County will tell the story of Marquis de Lafayette&#8217;s maneuvers in Virginia during 1781.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Albemarle board gives Hatton Ferry a reprieve</title>
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The ferry on the James River near Scottsville is one of the nation&#8217;s only poled ferries still in operation           ]]></description>
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          <title>Scottsville council passes 2010 budget</title>
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The Scottsville Town Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed its budget for fiscal 2010, which began Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Nighttime paving planned for U.S. 29</title>
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Overnight paving work on U.S. 29&#8217;s northbound lanes from Hydraulic Road to Rio Road and from Hilton Heights Road to Hollymead Road will begin Monday.           ]]></description>
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Either way, county officials said, taxpayer money will not be used.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Historic ferry afloat until fall</title>
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The ferry on the James River near Scottsville is the nation&#8217;s only poled ferry still in operation today.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Iran reformists show fresh defiance against regime</title>
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In fresh displays of defiance, Iran&#8217;s opposition leader told supporters Wednesday &#8220;it&#8217;s not yet too late&#8221; to push for their rights, and he joined a reformist ex-president in condemning the regime for a post-election crackdown both said was tantamount to a coup.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jackson&#8217;s hospital is known for &#8216;raising the dead&#8217;</title>
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When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2&#189; hours.           ]]></description>
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A Charlottesville man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a robbery and wounding at a University of Virginia administrative building.           ]]></description>
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The Scottsville Town Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed its budget for the 2010 fiscal year, which begins today.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Many new state laws are in effect today</title>
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New state laws that ban text messaging while driving and get tougher on drunken drivers take effect today.           ]]></description>
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Al Franken refused his rival&#8217;s calls for an election night concession last November, choosing instead to begin vote counting and courtroom haggling that stretched almost eight months and ultimately landed him a seat in the U.S. Senate.           ]]></description>
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The Supreme Court will have a new look &#8212; and perhaps a new member &#8212; but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal with unfinished business about money in campaigns.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State accuses Northrop Grumman of breach</title>
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The state now is accusing Northrop Grumman of failing to deliver computer services and hinting at unspecified action against the giant company.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wintergreen preserves 1,400 acres</title>
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More than 1,400 acres surrounding Crawford Knob in Nelson County will be preserved as wilderness after Wintergreen Resort officials donated the property to the nonprofit Wintergreen Nature Foundation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Judge halts opening statement, orders man mentally evaluated</title>
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A Gordonsville man&#8217;s hoax terrorist device trial ended during his opening statement Tuesday when the judge declared a mistrial and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.           ]]></description>
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Two Charlottesville men accused of shooting and killing a teenager last summer testified against a third man, Theodore Calvin Timberlake, during the first day of Timberlake&#8217;s trial in Charlottesville Circuit Court.           ]]></description>
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          <title>County schools expect revenue to drop further</title>
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&#8220;We are a little bit concerned,&#8221; said Bruce Benson, the school division&#8217;s assistant superintendent for operations and systems planning. &#8220;We think that the revenues are probably going to fall over what was projected for [fiscal 2010].&#8221;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Unemployment in area nearly doubles in 1 year</title>
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Unemployment has nearly doubled in Charlottesville and surrounding counties in the last year, according to data released Tuesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.           ]]></description>
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Scottsville&#8217;s Town Council rejected a proposed meals tax increase Tuesday night, stalemating at a vote of 3 to 3.           ]]></description>
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A car bomb exploded in a crowded outdoor market in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, police said, a deadly reminder of the challenges facing the Iraqi government even as it celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities.           ]]></description>
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Virginia is considering putting the brakes on the repo man, but there&#8217;s disagreement on how to do it.           ]]></description>
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The case against four men accused of participating in a Page County cockfighting ring has been sent to a grand jury.           ]]></description>
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A body of 12 clerics declared Iran&#8217;s disputed presidential vote valid and free of major fraud, paving the way for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be sworn in next month despite claims of vote manipulation that sparked weeks of massive protest.           ]]></description>
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Virginia Republicans will appeal to the court of public opinion instead of a court of law to fight over access to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine&#8217;s out-of-town travel records as Democratic National Committee chairman.           ]]></description>
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The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a case that asks if Virginia law sufficiently upholds a defendant&#8217;s right to cross-examine forensic analysts who tested evidence introduced in a trial.           ]]></description>
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Louisa County authorities say they expect a man will be indicted in July for growing in his home marijuana with an estimated street value of about $633,000.           ]]></description>
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Over the years, the animated adventures &#8212; which feature Cavman riding on his horse through well-known spots on Grounds and using a combination of guile and strength to defeat his opponents &#8212; have become embedded in the fabric of the university&#8217;s athletic culture.           ]]></description>
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The land transfer that gave the Virginia Department of Transpor-tation the right to build the Meadowcreek Parkway on city property was legal and constitutional and construction may continue, a Charlottesville Circuit Court judge has ruled.           ]]></description>
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The owner of the Belvedere development has lost his credit line to build $3.68 million worth of infrastructure improvements, possibly leaving Albemarle County with little choice but to finish the work itself, county officials say.
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Three women were killed in three separate vehicle accidents over the weekend in Louisa County.           ]]></description>
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Daily Progress photos for the week of June 21st.            ]]></description>
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A judge ruled against opponents of the Meadowcreek Parkway project today, clearing the way for construction of the city&#8217;s portion of the 2-mile road to proceed.           ]]></description>
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Hours before the deadline for U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities, the top American military commander in the Middle East expressed confidence Monday that Iraqi security forces are ready despite a string of deadly bombings in recent days.           ]]></description>
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.           ]]></description>
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Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.           ]]></description>
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Three women were killed in three separate vehicle accidents over the weekend in Louisa County.           ]]></description>
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It was a crime of epic proportions: a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme that wiped out fortunes, drained retirement nest eggs, ruined charities and foundations, and even pushed some investors to commit suicide.           ]]></description>
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Gubernatorial hopefuls R. Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell, in their first back-to-back appearances on the same stage, told Boys State attendees in Lynchburg yesterday that they could improve transportation in Virginia without raising taxes.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is refusing to turn over to the Republican Party of Virginia records of his out-of-state travel as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.           ]]></description>
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Two men riding Harley Davidson motorcycles were killed Sunday afternoon after a head-on collision on Route 250 near Route 629 in West Augusta, not far from the Highland County-Augusta County line.           ]]></description>
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Gas prices started falling across Virginia over the past week &#8212; but not in the Charlottesville area, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.           ]]></description>
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Charlottesville and Albemarle County public schools are working with middle school students to develop their math and science abilities.           ]]></description>
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A group of University of Virginia students will get an education in the current global financial crisis through a new seminar at the law school.           ]]></description>
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Piedmont Virginia Community College&#8217;s plan to open a job training center continues to face delays, leading to fears among college officials that the facility might not be ready to open for classes this fall.           ]]></description>
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Wine lovers twirled their glasses between sips and raved about quality and unique taste at the first Virginia Wineworks Wine Festival in Albemarle County on Saturday.           ]]></description>
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Pie lovers, grab a fork and come hungry.           ]]></description>
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Monticello High School football players will soon be juking defenders and intercepting passes on synthetic turf.           ]]></description>
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As the Rivanna Water &amp; Sewer Authority undergoes a search for a new firm to construct a new dam at Ragged Mountain, it&#8217;s unclear exactly how switching firms will affect the area&#8217;s long-term water supply plan or how much money given to Gannett Fleming might have been wasted.           ]]></description>
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Gordon Sutton, a University of Virginia graduate and Charlottesville native, is looking to get into the short-term and vacation rental market with his business, http://www.collegeweekends.com.           ]]></description>
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Not many people are arrested for prostitution in the county           ]]></description>
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&#8220;I describe myself as a reluctant Republican,&#8221; Rees said before his speech.           ]]></description>
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In the hours after 911 calls came in about shots fired at cars on Interstate 64, dozens of Albemarle County police officers worked on the crime scene, tracked leads and worked with other law-enforcement agencies to try to find the shooters. The bill came later.           ]]></description>
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 Stuarts Draft man asked an undercover police agent to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend for $700, then talked the price down to $400 before being arrested, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing Thursday.           ]]></description>
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Liberty University solved its recent controversy over allowing a College Democrats club to exist on campus &#8220;perfectly,&#8221; Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday during his eighth year of speaking to Boys State gatherings in Lynchburg.           ]]></description>
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Metro has temporarily reassigned the superintendent of the automatic control system that is supposed to prevent train crashes.           ]]></description>
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The Republican candidates for statewide office will be listed first on the ballot for the Nov. 3 statewide elections.           ]]></description>
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Virginia authorities are planning a weekend crackdown on drunken boating.           ]]></description>
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Virginia will keep its interstate highway rest areas open through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, even though money to operate them has run out.           ]]></description>
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ORANGE &#8212; Wal-Mart&#8217;s proposal to build a Supercenter near a hallowed Civil War battlefield won the backing of Orange County planners Thursday.            ]]></description>
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The RWSA hopes to have the new dam at Ragged Mountain built no later than early 2013.           ]]></description>
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Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials are considering working with an outside consultant to determine the necessary steps and costs to form a regional transit authority, a body that would oversee the local bus system&#8217;s operation and expansion.           ]]></description>
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Albemarle County police are asking for the public&#8217;s help in identifying a man suspected of using stolen credit cards at several local retailers.           ]]></description>
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Albemarle County&#8217;s fire marshal is asking for the public&#8217;s help in identifying a pizza box of unknown origin found at a recent arson incident.           ]]></description>
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A Charlottesville man facing a capital murder charge in connection with the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy now has two local attorneys.           ]]></description>
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A Louisa woman who used stolen credit cards will have to pay back everything she spent, according to a plea agreement.           ]]></description>
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The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority will be holding workshops beginning next week to discuss the city&#8217;s public housing redevelopment.           ]]></description>
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Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the &#8220;King of Pop&#8221; and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.            ]]></description>
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A 19-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an RV while crossing Interstate 64 on Tuesday has died at the University of Virginia Medical Center.           ]]></description>
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A review of the latest offering from the editor in chief of Wired magazine turned up passages that appeared to closely match Wikipedia entries without crediting the online encyclopedia as the source.           ]]></description>
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Noting that one out of every 370 Virginians is infected with HIV, the Virginia Department of Health is encouraging all residents between the ages of 13 and 64 to get tested.           ]]></description>
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Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted &#8220;King of Pop&#8221; who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world&#8217;s most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world&#8217;s most disturbing celebrity, has died. He was 50.           ]]></description>
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The state Board of Education this morning unanimously voted to keep the third grade history and social science SOL test.           ]]></description>
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Search crews in the mid-Atlantic have retrieved the bodies of the chief pilot of Flight 447 and a flight attendant, Air France said Thursday.           ]]></description>
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Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.           ]]></description>
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A federal appeals court in Richmond voted today to uphold Virginia&#8217;s 2003 law that bans a type of late-term abortion, which means the case might be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.           ]]></description>
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Parts of southeastern Virginia are under a temporary quarantine aimed at preventing the spread of the red imported fire ant.           ]]></description>
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The Orange County Planning Commission is scheduled to take up the retailer&#8217;s proposal this evening, with the final decision remaining with the Board of Supervisors.           ]]></description>
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The festival attracts a couple thousand people each year           ]]></description>
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Developers of the proposed Arden Place Apartments, a 206-unit multifamily apartment complex in Albemarle County, will rework their plans after receiving an icy reception from both residents and the Planning Commission.           ]]></description>
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Two employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center have contracted the H1N1 virus, bringing the Charlottesville region&#8217;s number of &#8220;swine flu&#8221; cases to four.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;We were all shocked,&#8221; she said.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;It actually was very, very productive,&#8221; Frederick said.           ]]></description>
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