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(Photo: UN / Ryan Brown)N India has greatest needs and most difficult challenges: Bill Gates
Press Conference: H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania; H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda; Sandra Torres de Colom, First Lady of Guatemala; Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); Howard G. Buffett, Chairman of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation; and Bill Gates, Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to launch a joint initiative to empower small farmers...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
President Barack Obama speaks at St. Charles High School about health care reform Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in St. Charles, Mo....Full Story

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FUN FACTSSt. Patrick's Day
| The Roanoke Times | File 2009 Members of Roanoke's Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums march as part of the 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade. | MORE | ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTS | SATURDAY | St. Patrick's Day | Craft Table | All day. Free. Meadowbrook Library. 382-6965. | S...Full Story
WV Governor Extends State's Legislative Session
updated 11:48 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin has extended the state's regular legislative session. | The governor issued the proclamation Wednesday to allow lawmakers time to consider the state's budget. The 2010 regular ses...Full Story
Suspect indicted in armed robbery case
updated 11:48 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | A Newport News man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with an armed robbery of a Miller Mart in Newport News, the U.S. Attorney's office said.advertisement | On Newsvine Rate Story: | LowHigh |   MORE FR...Full Story
Hampton man charged with child abuse
updated 10:47 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | A man in Hampton was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse of his 6-month-old daughter, police said.advertisement | On Newsvine Rate Story: | LowHigh |   MORE FROM WAVY-TV    WAVY-TV Section Front      Add WAVY-TV hea...Full Story
Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul
| The General Assembly became the first state legislature to approve a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states. Without debate, the Republican-controlled House of Delegates, with wid...Full Story
Man robs 7-Eleven for cigarettes
updated 9:15 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | A man robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store on Friday, March 5, leaving only with three packs of cigarettes, Portsmouth police said.advertisement | On Newsvine Rate Story: | LowHigh |   MORE FROM WAVY-TV    WAVY-TV Section Front...Full Story
The best kind of branding
Those that worry from time to time about that famous old chestnut ‘Nigeria’s external image’ need look no further than the present star exhibition in the British Museum here in London until June 6. Titled ‘The Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa,” it t...Full Story
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Thu 11 Mar 2010
Piano Teacher Charged With Child Porn Possession
MSNBC updated 7:46 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | A 59-year-old West Springfield-area man was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography. | On March 1, Charles Duwain Dillon, of 6940 Spelman Drive, turned himself in at Fairfax County police head...
Norfolk school board budget meeting
MSNBC updated 7:47 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | The Norfolk Public Schools board held a budget meeting Wednesday night to contemplate how to address the $40 million cut in funding.advertisement | On Newsvine Rate Story: | LowHigh |   MORE FROM WAVY-TV   ...
Top Tickets: Some of the week's best live music
The Roanoke Times | FRIDAY | Blue Highway 15th Anniversary Show | This show was originally set for Dec. 18, but our crazy snow season kicked off that weekend, and the band stayed off the white highway. The band is still celebrating 15 years of outstanding picking and ...
Mark Linkous: Troubled singer and songwriter who recorded as Sparklehorse
The Independent | Hiding behind the name Sparklehorse, the American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous made affecting, beautiful, bewitching, fragile music, and was championed by Radiohead, with whom he toured, as well as P.J. Harvey and Tom Waits, who both guested on h...
Hospital gown protects from infection
MSNBC updated 6:49 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 | A new type of hosptial gown is not only warmer for patients to wear, but a garment that helps lower hospital infection rates.advertisement | On Newsvine Rate Story: | LowHigh |   MORE FROM WAVY-TV    WAVY-T...
Wed 10 Mar 2010
Man, 20, pleads guilty in 2nd of 3 bank cases
The Roanoke Times A North Carolina man already serving prison time for robbing a Roanoke bank pleaded guilty Tuesday to also robbing a Bedford County bank. | William M. Smitherman, 20, of Clemmons, N.C., additionally is accused of robbing a bank in Galax. | Authoritie...
Early-morning wreck closes lane on I-81 in Montgomery Co.
The Roanoke Times A tractor-trailer hauling produce smashed an Interstate 81 guardrail and flipped, forcing police to close a northbound lane of the highway for about five hours Tuesday morning, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said. The lane, at mile marker 123...
2 Marine Corps fighter pilots rescued off SC coast
The News & Observer | CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down. | The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified by the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort at about 5:17 p.m. Wednesda...
Piano Teacher Charged With Child Porn Possession
NBC Washington A 59-year-old West Springfield-area man was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography. | On March 1, Charles Duwain Dillon, of 6940 Spelman Drive, turned himself in at Fairfax County police headquarters. The evidence surfa...
Virginia Exempts Yogis From Teacher Training Regs
NBC Washington Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation that will exempt yoga teacher-training programs from state regulations. | The state's higher education council had sought to regulate programs in which students were trained to be yoga teachers, just as ...
1A quarterfinal: Mahtomedi 7, Alexandria 1
Star Tribune Zephyrs power play in fine form | A 7-1 loss to Mahtomedi had Alexandria coach Scott Woods asking his guys, "How nice is that power play?" | No. 2 seed Mahtomedi scored four power-play goals to fuel its quarterfinal victory, several set up ...
1A quarterfinals: Hermantown 2, Virginia/MI-B 1
Star Tribune Krause has answer for Hawks | Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl tied the score against third-seeded Hermantown on a goal tipped home by Travis Eddy. | "We work on those tip plays for 10 minutes each day in practice," Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl c...
Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays
Syracuse | (AP) - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges. | The governor issued the ...
Va. gov McDonnell signs offshore energy bills
The Boston Globe | RICHMOND, Va.-Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower. | The bills supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and directing royal...
Va. gov counters state attorney general's advice that colleges can't bar gay discrimination
Hartford Courant RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the attorney general's advice to public colleges. | The governor issued the written directive as ...
Obama's liberal base 'disengaged'
USA Today Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Mark Lyons, Getty Images Then democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at the Ross County Courthouse on October 10, 2008 in Chillicothe, O...
UConn Women: No Formula To Stop Them Yet
Hartford Courant HARTFORD - The most popular question of this 's season doesn't concern their record 72-game winning streak. | What folks really want to know is what a team must do to avoid becoming victim 73 through 79 before the season ends in San Antonio. | "You c...
Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays
Denver Post | RICHMOND, Va.—Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges. | The governor issued the wri...
Wednesday Update: South Florida's NCAA tournament hopes dashed
CNN Story Highlights With favorites winning, expect the bottom of the bracket to be full of quality teams | By Butler winning the Horizon League, it left an at-large bid open for another team | UConn and Charlotte's slim at-large hopes fell apart with th...
Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays
Yahoo Daily News | RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges. | The governor issued the w...
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