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          <title>Mega Millions sales poised to start in NC</title>
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Lottery players in North Carolina should soon be able to play for up to four big jackpots a week instead of just two.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The real Rocky Top</title>
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Rocky Top, you&#8217;ll always be ... a real place.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Newlyweds Rob Chapel</title>
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Police say two Campbell County newlyweds were arrested on their wedding night for burglarizing the Sevierville chapel where they were married.
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          <title>DMV Announces Service Interruption Online Saturday</title>
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DMV Service Interruption for Certain Transactions Occurs Saturday; Social Security Verification Will Be Unavailable           ]]></description>
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          <title>VA Mom Charged With Murder In 3&#45;Year&#45;Old&#8217;s Death</title>
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 A Pulaski woman has been charged with second-degree murder and felony child neglect in the death of her 3-year-old son, who died after she delayed reporting that he had taken an unspecified drug.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Search For Missing Nashville Newborn Continues</title>
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A Tennessee mother says her newborn son was snatched from her home by a woman she&#8217;d never seen before who claimed to be an immigration agent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>TVA Hires DOE Environmental Cleanup Expert</title>
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The Tennessee Valley Authority has hired a veteran environmental cleanup expert from the Department of Energy to take over management of TVA&#8217;s huge coal ash spill recovery project in Tennessee.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man Charged with Stealing from Unlocked Cars in Boone</title>
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Boone Police Investigators have arrested a man on charges related to stealing items from unlocked vehicles.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Smoky Mountains National Park to Represent Tenn. on New Quarter</title>
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Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will represent Tennessee as one of 56 new quarter-dollar coins honoring national sites.&nbsp; Beginning in 2010, the United States Mint will issue the quarters in accordance with the &#8220;America&#8217;s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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State police have charged 12 people and seized about $2.5 million in counterfeit goods at Hillsville&#8217;s annual gun show and flea market.
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          <title>Independent Coal Dust Reports Differ</title>
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The state&#8217;s monitoring of coal dust from trucks in the southwest Virginia community of Roda produced different results than tests done by a health expert retained by environmentalists.
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          <title>Illness Closes Schools In Alcoa, TN</title>
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Mounting illnesses have forced the Alcoa City Schools to close through Labor Day.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE:&amp;nbsp;  Impromptu Gathering At VA Tech To Remember Two Slain Students</title>
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In Blacksburg about 100 people gathered at an impromptu student-led gathering after the latest tragedy to hit the Virginia Tech campus community.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Two Virginia Tech Students Found Dead Near Campus</title>
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David Metzler was 19, a graduate of Brookville High School, and was majoring in Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. Heidi Childs, 18, had been home schooled and was attending Virginia Tech to study biochemistry. Both were found dead near campus.           ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8216;Rocky Top&#8217; Owners Sue A&amp;amp;E Over Song Use</title>
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The owners to the rights of the bluegrass standard &#8220;Rocky Top&#8221; are suing the television network A&amp;E over the use of the tune in a crime documentary.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jury Convicts Man In Killing Of Knoxville Couple</title>
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A jury has convicted a Kentucky man of first-degree murder in the carjacking, rape and killing of a Knoxville couple.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:54:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Public Snaps Up Tickets For Smokies &#8216;Rededication&#8217;</title>
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After being swamped with requests, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has stopped taking orders for free tickets to the Dolly Parton-headlined &#8220;rededication&#8221; ceremony marking the park&#8217;s 75th anniversary.
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          <title>Public Invited To Smokies &#8216;Rededication&#8217; Ceremony</title>
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering free first-come, first-served tickets to the Dolly Parton-headlined &#8220;rededication&#8221; ceremony to mark the park&#8217;s 75th anniversary.
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          <title>Chincoteague Ponies Made Their 84th Annual Swim</title>
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Tens of thousands lined Virginia&#8217;s Eastern Shore as the Chincoteague ponies made their 84th annual swim.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Auditor: TVA Lawyers Limited Ash Spill Report</title>
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A report from TVA&#8217;s inspector general concludes the federal utility failed for more than 20 years to heed warnings that might have prevented a massive coal ash spill in East Tennessee.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Va. Tech Families Want Shooting Probe Reopened</title>
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Relatives of Virginia Tech victims are asking the state to reopen its investigation of the 2007 mass shootings at the school.
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          <title>Kaine: Tech Gunman&#8217;s Mental Health Records Found</title>
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Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says the missing mental health records for Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho have been found.
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          <title>Old Dominion Power Wants To Raise Rates 31%</title>
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Virginia regulators are seeking public comment on a request by Kentucky Utilities to increase its electric base rates.
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          <title>Judge Allows Tennessee Guns In Bars Law To Take Effect</title>
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A judge has refused to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants from taking effect on Tuesday.
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          <title>Va. Congressman Wants Rest Areas Kept Open</title>
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A Virginia congressman is asking Gov. Tim Kaine to reconsider plans to close 19 interstate rest areas this month.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:39:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Tennessee Guns In Bars Law</title>
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A lawsuit has been filed to stop a law that allows handguns to be carried in Tennessee bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia Alleges Breach in IT Deal</title>
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The state now is accusing Northrop Grumman of failing to deliver computer services and hinting at unspecified action against the giant company.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NC House Takes Up Anti&#45;Bias Death Penalty Bill</title>
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A North Carolina legislative committee has
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          <title>AAA Predicts Drop In July 4th Travel In Virginia</title>
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A travel group says more Virginians are expected to celebrate July 4 at home this year because of a spike
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          <title>Public Hearing Set For Appalachian Power Rate Increase</title>
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State regulators will hold a public hearing Oct. 1 on Appalachian Power&#8217;s request to raise its surcharge for recovering the cost of reducing air emissions and improving reliability.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lawmakers Agree On Education Initiatives</title>
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Tennessee Democrats and Republicans eventually got what they wanted this session on the issues of charter schools and the governor&#8217;s pre-kindergarten program.
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          <title>Plan Now to Join the Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee, Sept. 13&#45;19</title>
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he arrival of summer marks a great time to begin planning to participate in the 20th Annual Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee, which will begin its seven-day ride on Sept. 13 and will feature a loop through some of Tennessee&#8217;s most beautiful landscapes.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>Va Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly</title>
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Virginia&#8217;s unemployment rate rose slightly in May, but remains well below the national average.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Univ. Of Tenn. Raises Tuition, Cuts Jobs</title>
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Tuition will go up 7 percent for UT-Chattanooga and UT-Martin, and 9 percent for UT-Knoxville.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New Law Punishes Teens By Taking Away Their License</title>
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If you&#8217;re a student, and you live in Virginia - your driver&#8217;s license could be suspended for missing too many days of school.           ]]></description>
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A number of contentious issues other than the budget remain for lawmakers to consider in the waning days of the legislative session.
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BY MICHAEL MARTZ
Media General News Service           ]]></description>
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 Police say they have found the bodies of two people in the rubble of a North Carolina Slim Jim meat products
plant that was rocked by an explosion.
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Outsourcing is being blamed for layoffs of nearly half the employees at the A.H. Schreiber Co.&#8217;s distribution center on Industrial Drive.           ]]></description>
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The widow of a clothing store employee fatally shot in Knoxville Center Mall in October has filed a $5
million wrongful death lawsuit.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:34:38 EST</pubDate>
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State revenue collections in Tennessee decline for the tenth consecutive month.            ]]></description>
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The Tennessee Army National Guard&#8217;s 1-16th Agri-business Development Team has begun a new and unique mission in rugged Afghanistan&#8212;helping the locals raise honey bees.            ]]></description>
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The Senate has now joined the House in overriding Gov. Phil Bredesen&#8217;s veto of a bill to allow handguns to be carried in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
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The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles would like to clear this up: You really are allowed to smile for your driver&#8217;s license photo, just don&#8217;t show your teeth.           ]]></description>
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 A Virginia state agency is advising more than 500,000 residents who could be affected by a prescription records security breach to be vigilant about identity theft.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:18:45 EST</pubDate>
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Tennessee House members voted to override the governor&#8217;s veto of a bill to allow handguns to be carried in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
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The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Sterling Owen IV of the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) are asking for the public&#8217;s assistance in identifying the man who robbed a Knoxville bank today.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:17 EST</pubDate>
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The U.S. House and Senate have passed resolutions honoring the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:03:06 EST</pubDate>
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A new documentary on the role of Bedford in the D-Day landing is being shown to members of Congress.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:18:06 EST</pubDate>
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A kidnap victim says she&#8217;s thankful for the actions of an alert Tennessee pizza deliveryman who helped rescue her.
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An elderly man was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center after he won $100 from the Virginia Lottery only to be beaten and robbed of the money when he left the store, police say.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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Virginians&#8217; mailboxes and TVs are becoming free-fire zones for gubernatorial candidates.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:25:15 EST</pubDate>
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The death penalty is off the table for Howard B. Carrier, who is accused of knifing to death his estranged wife&#8217;s boyfriend at her Bristol, Tenn., home on Dec. 10, 2008.           ]]></description>
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A caller on East Valley Drive reported that his roommate stole his tools the previous day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:15:44 EST</pubDate>
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Authorities say a North Carolina gunman who wounded two sheriff&#8217;s deputies and a neighbor and his 8-year-old daughter in a dispute over a dog has been found dead in his home.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:27:02 EST</pubDate>
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The law calls it a hoax, but the plastic bottle that exploded in a Rural Retreat yard early Thursday morning was flinging out real projectile.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:08 EST</pubDate>
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Members of Liberty University&#8217;s once-recognized College Democrats club say they hope a meeting today with Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. will lead to their reinstatement as an accepted campus group.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:15:01 EST</pubDate>
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Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Robin Smith has announced she will resign effective May 30.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 17:40:58 EST</pubDate>
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Protesters gathered outside the state Capitol in Nashville for a so-called &#8220;Nashville Tea Party&#8221; to rally against the $787 billion federal stimulus package.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:23:44 EST</pubDate>
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The Tennessee House has voted to give Rep. Jimmy Naifeh the honorary title of speaker.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:38:31 EST</pubDate>
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Legislation imposing a 10 percent tax on pay-per-view movies in Virginia hotel rooms is on its way to Governor Tim Kaine&#8217;s desk.           ]]></description>
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 Tennessee&#8217;s unemployment rate jumped to 7.9% in December, 2008.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:37:42 EST</pubDate>
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Major General Gus Hargett, Tennessee&#8217;s Adjutant General, today announced that approximately 250 Tennessee National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will provide support for the 56th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony.           ]]></description>
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Democratic House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh is calling on Tennessee Republican leaders to renounce former state GOP leader Chip Saltsman in the wake of a music parody of President-elect Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
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The former Buncombe County sheriff convicted of taking bribes from gambling machine operators has been assigned to a federal prison in North Carolina.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:23:31 EST</pubDate>
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is working to contain the release of potentially toxic pollutants from the coal-fired Kingston power plant after a breach in an earthen dike released 2.6 million cubic yards of ash from a holding pond.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:12:16 EST</pubDate>
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Your spirits will come with a special message attached if you buy them in Virginia.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:44:06 EST</pubDate>
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As part of a larger General Motors Corp. production slowdown, a GM spokeswoman at Spring Hill says the plant will extend its down time for the holidays by more than a month due to market conditions.           ]]></description>
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The economy is down but sales of specialty license plates benefiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park continue to rise.
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A Tennessee man convicted in the fatal shooting of his teacher wife&#8217;s student lover has won an early release.           ]]></description>
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 A new report shows that wildfires have burned more than 2.3 million acres across the South so far this year, and the region has accounted for more than half the fires reported across the country.           ]]></description>
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Virginia&#8217;s recycling rate is above the national average and is growing slightly.           ]]></description>
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Additional criminal charges have been filed against two white supremacists accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama and dozens of other black people.
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625 likely voters interviewed statewide September 17-22, 2008 by Mason-Dixon Polling &amp; Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C.&nbsp; Margin for error is plus or minus 4%.           ]]></description>
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Tennessee will soon send out 1.5 million informational packets to public school students to boost enrollment in the state&#8217;s health insurance program for low-income families.           ]]></description>
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Between May and June, Tennesseans lost an estimated 1,300 jobs.           ]]></description>
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Tuition for most University of Tennessee students will go up 6 percent next fall.           ]]></description>
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A report released by Virginia State Police Friday showed violent crime in the state down 2.6 percent last year from 2006, but the murder rate increased slightly.           ]]></description>
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 Long the doormat of presidential politics, Southwest Virginia took the nation&#8217;s center stage Thursday when presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama kicked off his general election campaign for president here. 
&#8220;This is a truly historic day,&#8220; U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, a Democrat who represents Southwest Virginia&#8217;s 9th District, told 2,500 Obama supporters in the gymnasium of Bristol&#8217;s Virginia High School.            ]]></description>
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Barack Obama was caught off guard Thursday when a 95-year-old man stood and offered him the gift of a long, handmade maple walking stick. 
Thinking on his feet, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate entertained about 2,500 supporters by saying he&#8217;d use the stick to convince Congress to adopt his health care plan. 
&#8220;I&#8217;ll whup &#8216;em! I&#8217;ll whup &#8216;em!&#8220; Obama hollered as he whipped the gift from side to side to symbolize defeat of any opposition to his plan. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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Legislation that includes loosening requirements for students to mainain lottery-funded scholarships passed the Senate and is likely headed for a conference committee.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 11:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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Tennessee&#8217;s lack of statewide standards or training requirements for animal shelters could lead to problems like overcrowding and disease.&nbsp; That&#8217;s the word from a study released by The Comptroller of the Treasury.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 11:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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As more and more jobs are lost to overseas workers, at least one company in the Tri-Cities is looking to hire more local employees.&nbsp;             ]]></description>
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