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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Amtrak says its Lynchburg route has far exceeded its annual performance targets for its first full year of operation. Since Oct. 1, 2009, the route has provided a daily ride as far north as Boston from Lynchburg.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Federal regulators are scheduled to take testimony today on a proposal to require coal mine operators to do more to control explosive dust. The hearing in Charleston, W.Va., is the fourth planned by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va. (AP) Colonial Beach's mayor says the Town Council's offer to give him an office in a vacant building is an insult. The council evicted Mayor Frederick Rummage from Town Hall in April 2009 and prohibited him from making uninvited visits to employees' private offices there. Now council members say they will reconsider the eviction if he requests a place to meet with residents and visitors.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The Internal Revenue Service says it has $2.3 million in unclaimed federal tax refunds that it wants to return to Virginians. The IRS says it was unable to deliver refund checks to 2,239 taxpayers because of mailing-address errors.
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The White House says the United States will arm Syrian rebels, but a new poll shows most Americans don't like the idea. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Shadi Hamid of The Brookings Institution, about America's current and future involvement in Syria.U.S. Automakers Are On A Roll, But Hiring Is Slow And Steady
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