CHARLOTTESVILLE — A student who attended a February 2010 party at the University of Virginia testified that he heard a woman’s voice yelling “help me, help me” and opened a door to see George Huguely V with his arm around Yeardley Love’s neck. Read full article > >

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CHARLOTTESVILLE — It’s been nearly two years since University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found dead facedown in a pool of blood on a pillow in her bed. Within hours, her ex-boyfriend, George Huguely V , a lacrosse player from Chevy Chase, was charged with murder and jailed in Charlottesville, where he remains. Read full article > >

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The campaign trail can be a lonely place, so Mitt Romney frequently invites friends to accompany him. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is an occasional companion. So is Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. But more often, Romney brings a large clock. Read full article > >

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Doing the math on Obama’s deficits

Aneesh Chopra , tapped to serve as the first White House chief technology officer, is stepping down and is widely expected to announce that he will run for lieutenant governor in Virginia, according to Democrats familiar with his plan, but not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Read full article > >

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Unemployment levels in December continued to fall in the District and Maryland but remained steady in Virginia, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday. As government employment declined amid uncertainty over anticipated cuts in federal spending, the three jurisdictions showed sizable private-sector growth: Maryland and the District gained health-care positions, while Virginia added restaurant jobs. Read full article > >

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Maryland, D.C. unemployment levels dipped in December; Virginia remained steady

If your regular ol’ New Year’s celebration lacked gastronomic luster, the beginning of the new lunar year in China — the Year of the Dragon — is an opportunity to redeem yourself. Wine columnist Dave McIntyre steps a little outside his regular territory this week with a profile of chef Peter Chang , who shared two Chinese recipes with us, Dry-Fried Eggplant and Spicy Lamb Chops . Here are some other suggestions from our Recipe Finder : Read full article > >

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Recipes for the Chinese New Year

[This post has been updated] Two Metro employees have been arrested and charged with stealing thousands of dollars in coins from the transit authority, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Read full article > >

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The eighth-ranked Maryland women’s basketball team played one of its more erratic games this season, committing one turnover after another in addition to missing foul shots and layups, but survived a scare from Virginia , 68-61 , on Monday night before 3,897 at Comcast Center. Read full article > >

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DEEP IN THE HEART of Virginia coal country sits a mountaintop prison, its remote location an outward expression of the plight of the inhabitants inside. Some 500 of its 745 inmates are held in solitary confinement — 23 hours a day, seven days a week, some for years — with virtually no human contact or meaningful stimulation. Prison officials estimate that 173 of those in solitary suffer from mental illness. Whether the illness was induced by isolation is not known; what is beyond dispute is that isolation exacerbates the problem. Read full article > >

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Slashed 13 women’s behinds in Virginia.

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A federal judge denied a request Friday to add four presidential candidates to Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. indicated he thought a provision requiring candidates to only use state residents to gather signatures was unconstitutional, but none of the candidates had collected the required 10,000 regardless. Read full article > >

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The Obama administration ordered a health insurance company to rescind the rate increases it sought or justify its refusal to do so.

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A classroom of Charlottesville third-graders wrote songs in a music workshop about the holidays, laughter, daffodils, best friends — and the divisive Occupy protests that have spread across the country. Read full article > >

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A classroom of Charlottesville third-graders wrote songs in a music workshop about the holidays, laughter, daffodils, best friends — and the divisive Occupy protests that have spread across the country. Read full article > >

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Last month, Allan Chaney spent the better part of an hour trying to prove why he should be allowed to play college basketball again. He talked of pickup games he had played — against doctors’ orders — at a Virginia Tech rec center. He said he had recovered from surgeries that left one scar on the side of his ribcage and two more on his chest. Read full article > >

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