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In and Around Greene
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IN & AROUND GREENE
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In and Around Greene County
Local events happening in and around the county of Greene
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Greene resident becomes citizen
On the Fourth of July, Greene County resident Olegario Duarte Yanez was one of 77 area residents sworn in as U.S. citizens during Monticello's naturalization ceremony.
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Allen, Kaine meet up at Crozet parade
Former Govs. Timothy M. Kaine and George Allen, in competition to be the state’s next U.S. senator, both traveled the parade route.
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Cantor 'cautiously optimistic' on debt talks
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he's “cautiously optimistic” that ongoing budget talks led by Vice President Joe Biden will produce an agreement on budget cuts at least as large as the accompanying increase in the government's ability to borrow.
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House rebukes Obama for dispatching military forces against Libya
The House has adopted a resolution rebuking President Barack Obama for dispatching U.S. military forces against Libya without congressional approval.
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Hurt addresses PVCC graduates
The college awarded an estimated 554 credentials, including certificates and associate’s degrees, to an estimated 480 students.
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UPDATE: Bruce Jamerson, clerk of Va. House, dies
Clerk for 20 years discovered dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Powhatan County early today.
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Iraq tells Mullen its troops can take over
Iraq's prime minister has told the top U.S. military officer that Iraqi forces are able to maintain security in their own country, as discussions intensify over whether to keep any U.S. forces in Iraq past this year.
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Obama mixing politics and policy on West Coast swing
Stepping away from Washington's contentious fiscal debates, President Barack Obama is making a West Coast trip aimed at building support for his deficit-reduction plans and raising money for his re-election campaign.
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UPDATE: Senate rejects governor's autism amendment
The Virginia Senate has voted 25-15 to reject Gov. Bob McDonnell's amendment to the autism coverage bill that would have allowed any court ruling against the $35,000 coverage cap provision of the bill to invalidate the state law.
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UPDATE: McDonnell proposes optional benefits plan for state workers
Veto action and amendments including VRS changes, medical malpractice cap and autism bill are among those announced.
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Night of humor will support Building a Bridge Foundation
Life can change in the blink of an eye.
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Author Shenk to kick off Virginia Festival of the Book
Those who coached baseball great Ted Williams lauded his “natural ability.”
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Wisconsin legislature passes bill taking away union rights
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly took the first significant action on their plan to strip collective bargaining rights from most public workers, abruptly passing the measure early Friday morning before sleep-deprived Democrats realized what was happening.
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Apple expected to unveil new iPad next week
March Madness could take on a whole new meaning if Apple gives the world another iPad next week.
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Memories of 1995 haunt GOP as shutdown talk grows
Few memories haunt Republicans more deeply than the 1995-96 partial shutdown of the federal government, which helped President Bill Clinton reverse his falling fortunes and recast House Republicans as stubborn partisans, not savvy insurgents. Now, as Congress careens toward a budget impasse, government insiders wonder if another shutdown is imminent — and whether Republicans again would suffer the most blame.
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Greene schools' arts and athletic facilities upgrades approved
Although supervisors voted unanimously to allow the public school district to apply for a loan of up to $4.7 million for the project, three of the five supervisors hesitated before the vote.
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House committee approves 'Repeal Amendment'
It would allow two thirds of the states to collectively repeal a federal law or regulation
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Tea-party groups rally, hear from Cuccinelli
Members of tea-party and other conservative and libertarian groups from across the state met at the state Capitol on Monday afternoon to hear from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and discuss their 2011 legislative agenda, which includes support of the so-called repeal amendment.
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MLK celebration set for Jan. 16
This year’s community Martin Luther King Day Jr. celebration is set for 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 at William Monroe High School.
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