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National Briefing | South: Virginia: Smoking Ban Approved

Mar. 10, 2009
The state is banning most smoking in restaurants and bars. Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bill that generally restricts smoking to separate rooms that have their own ventilation. It takes effect Dec. 1. Mr. Kaine had been working for years for a total ban on smoking in all restaurants, but compromised...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler