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West Virginia stories: 29 news summaries

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Robert Byrd Now Longest-Serving Legislator Ever

By the senator's count, his career spanned 20,774 days

Nov 18, 09 8:39 AM CST
(AP) - West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd has become the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history, a milestone to be marked today with a Senate resolution. "I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days," Byrd said, adding that he was sorry his late wife... More »

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Senate • West Virginia • US Congress • Robert Byrd • Democratic Senators • milestone

W.Va. Woman Recants Kidnap, Torture Story

Prosecutor stands by '07 convictions, didn't rely on her testimony

Oct 22, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A black woman who accused seven white people of beating and raping her while keeping her captive in a West Virginia trailer in 2007 has recanted her story, according to her lawyer. Six of the seven are currently serving prison time after confessing and accepting plea bargains. Megan Williams, whose... More »

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Al Sharpton • hate crime • rape • West Virginia • Megan Williams

analysis

 Jay Rockefeller 
 Is the New Teddy 

Senator inherits Kennedy's cause of health care reform

Oct 7, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Rockefeller shares little of the temperament of the late Ted Kennedy, but what they do share is essential. “Massive wealth and a virtual lock on his Senate seat frees a man to do what he believes in,” writes Margaret Carlson. And for both men—the West Virginia... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • West Virginia • health care reform • Jay Rockefeller • political dynasty • public option • Edward Kennedy

 Fall Sends Byrd to Hospital 

Spokesman says Democratic senator will likely not be admitted

Sep 22, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Robert Byrd is at the hospital after a fall at his Northern Virginia home, the Washington Post reports. The 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat has been scarce at the Capitol recently after a previous hospitalization that ended in June. The longest-serving US senator ever “apparently stood up too... More »

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Congress • elderly • Senate • hospital • West Virginia • Democratic Party • hospitalization • Robert Byrd • fall

(Newser) - Lynndie England is trying to rebuild some semblance of a normal life, but her past continues to haunt her, she tells the AP. “It’s my face that's always recognized,” the former Army Reservist and poster child for Abu Ghraib abuse said of trying to get a job—... More »

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Abu Ghraib • US military • abuse • prisoners • detainee • US Army • biography • West Virginia • Lynndie England • Iraq war

Court: Elected Judges Can't Rule on Major Donors

Kennedy gives opinion in 5-4 decision

Jun 8, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled today that elected judges must recuse themselves from cases when large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias. By a 5-4 vote in a case from West Virginia, the court said that a judge who remained involved in a lawsuit filed against his... More »

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Anthony Kennedy • trial • judge • West Virginia • bias • US Supreme Court • campaign donors

W. Va. Considers Banning Barbie on 50th Birthday

Lawmaker seeks to switch emphasis from beauty to brains

Mar 5, 09 2:25 AM CST
(Newser) - A West Virginia lawmaker wants to boot Barbie and dolls like her from store shelves before the famous babe celebrates her 50th birthday next week, reports Fox News. Banning the dolls would send a message to children and adults that education is more important than physical beauty, said the lawmaker.... More »

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toys • Mattel • Barbie • West Virginia • doll

Supreme Court Hears Case on Role of Money in Justice

Dispute inspired a John Grisham novel

Mar 2, 09 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case so twisty it inspired a John Grisham novel, the Washington Post reports. At stake: the standards for judicial impartiality. The owner of a small coal company sued a huge one, alleging it illegally drove him out of business. He won, but... More »

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judge • coal mining • West Virginia • John Grisham • US Supreme Court • Hugh Caperton • Brent Benjamin • West Virginia Supreme Court

PETA Video Shows W.Va. Workers Abusing Turkeys

Animal-rights org files criminal complaint; W.Va. company vows to punish workers

Nov 19, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Just ahead of Thanksgiving, workers at a West Virginia farm are shown stomping turkeys and twisting their necks to kill them in an undercover video released by PETA, AP reports. The employee who filmed the stomach-turning scenes says the birds are kept in overcrowded barns and that employees brag about... More »

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farms • animal cruelty • animal rights • PETA • West Virginia • Thanksgiving • poultry • Aviagen • Pilgrim's Pride

 W.Va. Town 
 Is Nation's 
 Tubbiest 

Economic troubles, lifestyle traditions distract from rampant obesity

Nov 16, 08 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Dietary tradition helps make Huntington, W.Va., the nation's most obese and unhealthy city, the AP reports. The five-county area, where poverty rates are high, boasts many pizza and hot dog joints—but Huntington's mayor will not follow the lead of New York City and ban trans fats in restaurants.... More »

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obesity • health • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • diet • fast food • West Virginia

governors races

 Dems Gain a State With Nixon Win in Missouri

They take 7 of 11 governor contests

Nov 5, 08 1:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats captured a Republican governor's seat last in Missouri, where state Attorney General Jay Nixon defeated Rep. Kenny Hulshof, AP reports. And in the night's closest races, Democrats Bev Purdue won in North Carolina and Christine Gregoire beat her opponent in Washington. With all 11 races in, Democrats now control... More »

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New Hampshire • Montana • Vermont • North Carolina • Indiana • Utah • Washington state • North Dakota • Missouri • Delaware • West Virginia • Election 2008 • gubernatorial races

 Governors Face Tight Races 

Eleven states in play, four are close

Nov 4, 08 2:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Eleven states are choosing governors in a number of tight races today, with both Democrats and Republicans already crowing about victory. The closest contests are in Washington and North Carolina, reports MarketWatch. Neither state has elected a Republican in 20 years, but polls show candidates are neck-and-neck in both states.... More »

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New Hampshire • Montana • Vermont • North Carolina • Washington • Indiana • Utah • Missouri • Delaware • West Virginia • Republican Governors Association • Election 2008 • gubernatorial races • Democratic Governors Association

City Covered Up Yeager's Fabled Bridge Stunt

Press, public kept mum about '48 flight under city bridge

Oct 8, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When local son Chuck Yeager flew his jet under a Charleston bridge in 1948, there was no advance warning—and no official record of it afterward. The rebellious fighter pilot was scheduled to buzz a boat race, but no one expected him to do it from 6 feet above the... More »

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Air Force • Charleston • pilot • West Virginia • jet • Chuck Yeager

 Deep South Leads in Obesity 

Southern states have highest rate, led by Mississippi

Jul 18, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The South has the nation's largest percentage of obese residents, a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control finds, with 30% of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee qualifying as obese. Even in Colorado, the state with the best fat stats, 19% of the populace is obese. More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Louisiana • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi • West Virginia • Obsesity • Dr. William Dietz • Mailman School of Public Health

 Cheney Apologizes
 for Incest Joke 

West Virginians furious

Jun 3, 08 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney has been forced to apologize for a derogatory incest joke about West Virginians. Cheney, speaking about his distant blood relationship to Barack Obama, quipped to the National Press Club: "I had Cheneys on both sides of the family, and we don't even live in West... More »

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Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • West Virginia • National Press Club • Gov. Joe Manchin • Robert C. Byrd • Shelley Moore • Nick J. Rahall

 Lucky Alaska First to Hit $4 Gas 

Others could join '$4 club' after Memorial Day

May 15, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's here. Alaska has the painful distinction of becoming the first state where gas is selling for an average of $4 a gallon, Reuters reports. The average for the rest of the US is hovering at $3.76, but Connecticut, California, New York, and Illinois could all join Alaska in... More »

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California • Alaska • New York • Michigan • Connecticut • Illinois • Hawaii • gas prices • Department of Labor • West Virginia • AAA • Memorial Day • Petroleum Marketers Association

Does W. Va. Blowout Really Hurt Obama?

It's all about whether he can woo those pesky blue-collar white voters

May 14, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's West Virginia loss by a whopping 30 points probably won’t cost him the Democratic nomination, writes John Dickerson in Slate. But the loss does put a chink in Obama’s argument that he can unite disparate groups, since, apparently, these powers have failed him among at least... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • West Virginia • blue-collar vote • working-class vote • white voters • West Virginia primary

Exit Polls Show Big
Divisions Among Democrats

Clinton supporters are just as likely to vote for McCain as Obama

May 13, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early exit polls in West Virginia suggest that Democrats have much healing to do when the primary season ends, CNN reports. Only 25% of Hillary Clinton supporters said they would be satisfied if Barack Obama won the nomination, and only 38% of Obama supporters said they'd be satisfied with Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • West Virginia • West Virginia primary

updated

 Clinton Wins Big in W. Virginia 

She wins by a wide margin, hoping to slow Obama's momentum

May 13, 08 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won a decisive—and expected—victory tonight in West Virginia, the Charleston Gazette reports. With 95% of returns in, Clinton led 67% to 26%, and her camp hopes a big margin of victory will raise new doubts in superdelegates' minds about Barack Obama's ability to win over white... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • West Virginia • West Virginia primary

States Aim for Young Hunters

W. Virgina passes law OKing hunting classes in school, others may follow

Mar 8, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - West Virginia is trying to reverse a decline in hunting by bringing it into the classroom, the New York Times reports. The state, which has seen a 20% drop in hunting permits in the last decade, has passed a bill allowing hunting education in schools where enough students express interest.... More »

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gun control • wildlife • hunting • hunters • West Virginia

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