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Grading Bar Too High, Loudoun, Va., Parents Say - Washington Post
a parent-led campaign to overhaul fairfax county 's grading scale has sparked a similar effort in neighboring loudoun county . the fairgrade group is seeking to lower the fairfax school system's cutoff for an a from 94 points to 90 on a 100-point ...
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Amber Alert Issued For Missing Fairfax Child
fairfax county police have issued an amber alert for a missing 5-year-old boy who went missing shortly after noon sunday. kamron wells was last seen at the shoppers food warehouse on little river turnpike with his grandfather.
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Amber Alert Issued For Missing Fairfax Boy
police have issued an amber alert for a 5-year-old fairfax county boy who disappeared while grocery shopping with his grandfather near the alexandria border sunday morning.
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Va. Gop Agrees Mccain Fumbled - Washington Post
s ome republicans say john mccain is in danger of becoming their party's first presidential candidate since 1964 to lose virginia because he hasn't put enough stress on issues such as illegal immigration, gay marriage and abortion. no, no, say other ...
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Financial Analyst Busted For Embezzling From Fairfax Schools - Wtop Radio
fairfax, va. (ap) - fairfax county police say a financial analyst with the county school system has been charged with embezzling. the investigation began oct. 2 after police say wachovia bank told school officials about a suspicious deposit at an ...
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5-year-old Boy Found Safe
fairfax, va (nbc12) - state police called off an amber alert for a five-year-old boy from fairfax county. police say 5-year-old kameron wells was found in washington, d.c. shortly before 2 a.m. monday morning.
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Police: Missing 5-year-old Boy Found Unharmed
alexandria, va. (ap) - authorities in fairfax county say a 5-year-old boy who had been the subject of an amber alert has been found unharmed. additional details were not immediately available.
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Va. Encourages Absentee Voting To Ease Crush - Wtop Radio
richmond, va. (ap) - ever considered voting absentee? state and local election officials in virginia wish you would. with an unprecedented tsunami of energized voters expected to flood the polls in an emotional, historic election, absentee voting ...
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Fairfax Officials Announce Spending Cuts - Daily Press
fairfax, va. - fairfax county officials have unveiled a list of midyear spending cuts to close a $58 million shortfall in the current budget. county executive anthony griffin says the worsening economy and the stagnant housing market have cut ...
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Amber Alert Issued For Missing 5-year-old Boy
alexandria, va. (ap) - virginia state police have issued an amber alert for a 5-year-old boy who went missing while shopping with his grandfather in fairfax county.
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Fairfax Schools Worker Charged (11:27am)
fairfax, va. (ap) - fairfax county police say a financial analyst with the county school system has been charged with embezzling. the investigation began oct. 2 after police say wachovia bank told school officials about a suspicious deposit at an automated teller machine by a school employee.
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Northern Virginia's Fairfax County Furloughs 9,000 - Baltimore Business Journal
fairfax county in northern virginia became the third county in the region to respond to revenue shortfalls by instituting a furlough for employees. employees -- except for essential public safety workers -- will have to take a day without pay friday ...
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Fairfax Co. Announces Budget Cuts For $58m Shortfall - Nbc4.com
mclean, va. -- the economy's slide has taken its toll on local municipalities, with fairfax county facing a $58 million shortfall this year. county officials announced budget cuts tuesday, saying the move was preferable to raising taxes. "this is not ...
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N.va. Plays Key Role In Contest For President
the last time virginia backed a democrat for the white house, lyndon b. johnson was president, and jeanne carney of fairfax county was working for lbj.
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Group Addresses Grading Scale In Loudoun Schools
leesburg, va. (ap) - leaders with a parent-led campaign aimed at revamping fairfax county school system's grading scale say they now want to do the same in loudoun county.
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Va. Breakaway Parishes Score Another Court Win - Christian Post
a fairfax county judge ruled in favor of a breakaway anglican parish on tuesday, giving conservative anglicans another win in a long and bitter property battle with the episcopal diocese of virginia. circuit judge randy bellows ruled that a $1.2 ...
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Missing Virginia Boy Found Safe - Abc2 News
alexandria, va. (ap) -- authorities in fairfax county say a 5-year-old boy who had been the subject of an amber alert has been found unharmed. additional details were not immediately available. police say kameron wells was with his sister and ...
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Police: Missing 5-year-old Boy Found Unharmed
authorities in fairfax county say a 5-year-old boy who had been the subject of an amber alert has been found unharmed. additional details were not immediately available. police say kameron wells was with his sister and grandfather at a shopping center in alexandria around 11 a.m. sunday when he disappeared.
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Police: Missing Boy, 5, Found Unharmed
authorities in fairfax county said a 5-year-old boy who had been the subject of an amber alert has been found unharmed.
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Wave Watch: Smith's Political Minefield - Politico.com
rep. christopher smith (r- n.j.) didn’t realize he was walking into a political minefield when his family requested a break on his daughter’s huge college bill. rep. christopher smith, a republican who has represented central new jersey since ...
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