West Virginia lawmakers push to control session and budget
West Virginia lawmakers push ahead with Tomblin's agenda while seeking tighter budget oversight. They debate independent fiscal analysis and possible constitutional changes to empower the legislature, emphasizing education, local development, and taxes during the 60 day session that began January 12.
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West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin
Tomblin
Supreme Court
Logan County
Senate Government Organization Committee
Legislative Branch
Paul Miller
The
West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy
Congressional
House
Senate
Doyle
Cantor says Obama is a citizen not a birther issue
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he believes President Obama is a citizen and that birther questions should not factor into policy discussions. He declined to label skeptics as crazy and noted records, birth notices, and Hawaii verification confirming Obama’s birth.
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Doyle
House
Tim Armstead
Armstead
Tomblin
R-Kanawha
Washington
Republican House
Barack Obama
Obama
Hawaii
Eric Cantor
NBC
Meet the Press
Cantor
United States
Kenya
Honolulu
Kapiolani
Health Department
Janice Okubo
Neil Abercrombie
Northfork Firefighters Quell Structure Blaze In Town
Northfork Volunteer Fire Department crews saved a four member family’s furniture and clothing after a structure fire on Church Street. Firefighters from Keystone and Kimball aided, with 8 Northfork VFD personnel responding. The blaze started in an upstairs bathroom where a propane heater was located. no injuries occurred. The incident was paged at 12 10 p.m. and cleared at 2 48 p.m.
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Northfork
Northfork Volunteer Fire Department
James Rose
Church Street
Ron Soreno
Soreno
Rose
Northfork Vfd
Keystone Vfd
Kimball Vfd
Walmart Battle Near Virginia Civil War Site Heads to Court
In Orange County Virginia preservationists and residents challenge Walmart over a planned 143000 square foot Supercenter near the Wilderness Battlefield. The case, supported by historians and public figures, seeks to halt or alter the site’s development as legal arguments begin.
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Walmart
Virginia
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Bentonville, Ark
National Park
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Wal-Mart
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Locust Grove
National Park Entrance
James McPherson
Ken Burns
Actor Robert Duvall
Orange County
Sharon E. Pandak
Associated Press
Robert D. Rosenbaum
Federal center to spur drug research and development
The New York Times reports a new U S government drug development center planned with a billion dollars to accelerate medicines. Officials say drug makers curb research as industry investment and rising costs hinder trials for illnesses like Parkinsons and low mood.
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Federal Center
Washington
New York Times
Francis S. Collins
National Institutes of Health
National Center For Advancing
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