Complicit echoed at Harrisonburg Gulf spill vigil
In Harrisonburg a Sunday gathering at Turner Pavilion marked two months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion. About 65 people attended as Earl Martin urged people to accept responsibility and seek change through music, poetry, and speakers from environmental groups and churches. The event was organized by concerned citizens and the Voluntary Gas Tax and Climate Action Alliance of the Valley.
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Gulf of Mexico
U.S
Earl Martin
Turner Pavilion
Martin
Voluntary Gas Tax and Climate Action Alliance of
Valley
Withdrawal to begin in July 2011
Washington reports that the Obama administration will start pulling U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011. Rahm Emanuel confirmed the date, citing Petraeus Gates and Mullen as the policy team, even as generals warned against hard deadlines.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Barack Obama
Rahm Emanuel
David Petraeus
Defense
Robert Gates
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Mike Mullen
Petraeus
DREAM Act could win Warner vote in upcoming session
A spokesman for Senator Mark Warner indicated he is inclined to vote yes on the DREAM Act, which would create a path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants brought to the U S as children. An advocacy group from Harrisonburg has pushed Warner to back the measure amid broader hopes for passage of the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act.
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Harrisonburg
U.S
Mark Warner
Virginia
Virginia Democrat
Devel
Founding Father Jacob Smith Remembered in Page County Salute
Generations gathered at Jollett Cemetery north of Elkton for a Father’s Day style tribute to Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Smith and his wife Winifred. Descendants recounted his 1776 enlistment with the Continental Army from Rockingham County and introduced his legacy to the community.
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Michael Reilly
Avery Lynn Secrist
Luray
Lester Lam
Stanley
Lam
Yowleth
Jacob Smith
Jollett Cemetery
Page County
Secrist
Smith
Sam
Winifred
Rockingham County
Elkton
Canada’s banking system praised as G20 hosts
Canada touts its financial stability and 6.1 percent quarterly growth as world leaders gather in Toronto for the G20. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty notes Canada avoided a banking crisis, while Obama and Britain’s officials cite Ottawa’s deficit cuts and safe banks as models.
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Toronto
Canada
Barack Obama
U.S
Britain
Treasury
Jim Flaherty
Associated Press
China
Death notices and ages listed in Daily News Record
The Daily News Record lists obituaries for Robert E. Couch 82 from Grottoes Beverly L. Pendergast 79 of Port Orange Florida Margaret B. Rodamer 91 of Harrisonburg Larry W. Roger 60 of Elkton Jack C. Sams 76 of Staunton John L. Wilson 56 of Mount Jackson Ethel J. Wine 81 of Bridgewater. For weather, see A3 and A10 Deaths.
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Robert E. Couch
Grottoes
Beverly L. Pendergast
Port Orange
Fla
Margaret B. Rodamer
Harrisonburg
Larry W. Roger
Elkton
Jack C. Sams
Staunton
John L. Wilson
Mount Jackson
Ethel J. Wine
Bridgewater
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