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• Same-sex couples again denied marriage licenses

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 02/13/2010 05:01 am

  For the seventh year in a row, a handful of same-sex Virginia couples requested—and were denied—marriage licenses at Richmond’s Circuit Court in what has become a Valentine’s Day tradition. The ...

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• Gay couples again denied licenses to wed in Richmond

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 02/13/2010 01:40 am

  RICHMOND, Va.—For the seventh year in a row, a handful of same-sex Virginia couples requested—and were denied—marriage licenses at Richmond’s Circuit Court in what has become a Valentine’s Day tradition. ...

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• Virginia Dog Lovers for House Bill 429

  Richmond Dogs Blog | 01/29/2010 03:05 pm

  Guest Blogger—Dee Bogetti Virginia Dog Lovers: Take a Stand! House Bill 429, if passed, will clarify that under Virginia law dog pounds and shelters cannot set policies to routinely take ...

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• After 400 years, Va. snubs out smoking in eateries

  WWBT 12 News | 11/27/2009 11:45 am

  Associated Press - November 27, 2009 6:45 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Starting Dec. 1, a new Virginia law bans most smoking in restaurants.

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• Execution case argued before appeals court

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 09/23/2009 05:01 am

  A Virginia death-row inmate who killed two men in Richmond cannot be executed because he is mentally disabled, his attorney told a federal appeals court yesterday. A lawyer for the ...

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• Virginia abortion law upheld by 4th Circuit; appeal to U.S. Supreme Court likely

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 06/25/2009 03:44 am

  A federal appeals court in Richmond voted today to uphold Virginia’s 2003 law that bans a type of late-term abortion, which means the case might be headed for the U.S. ...

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• Decision Makers: George Martin

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 05/25/2009 05:01 am

  George K. Martin New position: managing partner, Richmond office of McGuireWoods Previous: McGuireWoods (recruiting and pension committees, advisory board) Birthplace: Fort Lee Education: bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, ...

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• Mother wants law changed for police vehicle chases

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 05/12/2009 01:12 am

  The mother of a woman killed in a crash when a police officer sped through a busy intersection with lights flashing but no siren on asked the Virginia State Crime ...

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• 500th DNA violent-crime hit recorded

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 04/21/2009 05:01 am

  Enforcement of a Virginia law requiring DNA samples from people arrested for violent crimes reached a milestone earlier this year with its 500th “hit.“ A hit occurs when a DNA ...

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• Gubernatorial candidates need jobs too

  Richmond BizSense | 03/17/2009 08:03 pm

  Campaigning to be the next governor of Virginia is a full-time job, but that isn't stopping two of the four candidates from earning a salary. Republican candidate Bob McDonnell and ...

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• Outdoor Dining Guide Slideshow

  

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• Outdoor Dining Guide Slideshow

  

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  Several new ones to me, and just in time for ...

• A Dose of Perspective

  

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  Great story. Although, you made it extremely difficult for me ...