Obama Targets BP Recklessness in Oval Office Address
President Obama denounced BP as reckless over the Gulf spill and pledged relentless action until compensation is secured. He named Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus to craft a long term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan funded by BP PLC alongside states, communities, fishermen, and conservationists, aiming for swift results though costs may run into billions.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Oval Office
Mississippi
Ray Mabus
BPPLC
Lawmaker Eyes Kids Born Here Lose Citizenship
Arizona state senator Russell Pearce, architect of a strict immigration law, proposes denying U S citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented parents. Legal scholars call the plan unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment and warn it would face swift challenges.
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Phoenix
Arizona
U.S
Russell Pearce
Wilt wins in Harrisonburg 26th District special election
Tony Wilt captured about 66 percent of the vote in Virginia's 26th House District special election, defeating Democrat Kai Degner and independent Carolyn Frank. Wilt, 48, will be sworn in June 24 in Richmond. he is president and GM of Superior Concrete and cited local ties and business contacts as factors in his victory.
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Harrisonburg
Tony Wilt
Wilt
Kai Degner
Carolyn Frank
Broadway
Richmond
Superior Concrete
Nikki Fox
Lacey Spring
Fitzgerald raises suspicions by Harrisonburg crime claims
Joe Fitzgerald, former Harrisonburg mayor and Democratic activist, alleged that an early morning breakdown of polling computers during the 26th House District special election may not have been accidental. The electronic sign in system at precincts locked up for over an hour at voting start.
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Harrisonburg
Joe Fitzgerald
City’s Ford Feted Before Retirement
Harrisonburg city Superintendent Donald Ford was honored at a retirement reception with a framed photo of him wearing a silver clown hat and laughing with two division educators. Cathy Phillips comments on a circus in the gym at Keister Elementary.
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Michael Reilly
DNR
Harrisonburg City
Donald Ford
Fran
Cathy Phillips
Ford
Phillips
Barb Cavanaugh
Elks Lodge
Harrisonburg
Keister
Obituary notes list six residents across multiple towns
Inside pages list ages and hometowns of six residents including Ann E. Bladen 70 Luray Billy R. Borden Jr. 54 Grottoes Orlando Hoover Sr. 70 Mount Jackson Charles M. Howard Jr. 70 Penn Laird Carroll D. Rowe Sr. 89 Old Fields West Virginia Pauline Smith 89 Sugar Grove Louis H. Thompson 80 Mount Sidney The note appears in the Daily News Record with contact and delivery details.
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Ann E. Bladen
Luray
Billy R. Borden Jr
Grottoes
Orlando B. Hoover Sr
Mount Jackson
Charles M. Howard Jr
Penn Laird
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