Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the southern United States. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was one of the original thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be continuously inhabited by English colonists from its founding as a European colony up to the American Revolution. It included area explored by the 1584 expedition of Sir Walter Raleigh along the coast of North America. The London Virginia Company became incorporated as a joint stock company by a proprietary charter drawn up on April 10, 1606. The charter granted lands stretching from approximately the 34th parallel (North Carolina) north to approximately the 45th parallel (New York)and from the Atlantic Ocean westward. The capital is Richmond and the largest city is Virginia Beach. More about Virginia from Wikipedia »
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Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery
…Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.Rep. Bob Brady says an infection developed and that Murtha had a fever when he was admitted to the Virginia hospital.Messages left with the Bethesda hospital were not immediately returned.Brady calls Murtha his “buddy”and…
Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va
…legislature to sign off — the plates are handled administratively and can be sold as long as they meet certain requirements.Virginia's proposed plate would generate money for the state's eight Planned Parenthood health centers, which provide free pregnancy…
‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot
…Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot Crown: 330 pages; $26 By Sarah Sacha Dollacker When Henrietta Lacks, a descendant of Virginia tobacco sharecroppers, was treated for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins in the early 1950s, she had no idea that part of…
Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
…and encouraged “tea party”-aligned candidates to compete in GOP primaries.Palin ribbed Obama for Democratic losses in New Jersey and Virginia governor's races last fall and in a Massachusetts Senate race last month, saying: “When you're 0-3 you'd better stop…
Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
…”tea party”-aligned candidates to compete in GOP primaries.Palin ribbed Obama for Democratic losses in New Jersey and Virginia governor's races last fall and in a Massachusetts Senate race last month, saying: “When you're 0-3 you'd better stop lecturing and…
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Death of three toddlers leads to crib recall
…died as a result of these recalled cribs. An eight month old from Ohio, an eight month old from Indiana and a six month old from Virginia all suffocated when getting trapped inside the crib. CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs…
Enemies of the Chesapeake Bay?
…They’d look like towering hypocrites. (Since when has that stopped anybody? Never mind!) And as a strictly legal matter, if Virginia created one plate and shot the other down, it would get slaughtered in court. That said, State Sen. Janet Howell is pushing…
GOP Maps Healthcare Plan Before WH Meeting
Congressional Republicans, prepping to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss healthcare, have mapped out their plan to reform the U.S. system. Their ideas to make health insurance more accessible and affordable would emphasize tax incentives and
Virginia Firm Files Encryption Lawsuit Against Tech Giants
…Cisco Systems, eBay, Oracle and Adobe Systems. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that the companies have infringed 11 of TecSec's patents covering encryption technology used by the defendants' customers…
GOP Maps Healthcare Plan Before WH Meeting
Congressional Republicans, prepping to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss healthcare, have mapped out their plan to reform the U.S. system. Their ideas to make health insurance more accessible and affordable would emphasize tax incentives and
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