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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: West Virginia

West Virginia stories: 29 news summaries

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Romney Gears Up
for Hard Fight

With mere scattered victories, he vows to battle to bitter end

Feb 6, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Victorious only in his home state of Massachusetts, Utah, and five caucus states, Mitt Romney vowed last night to stay in the campaign—and is digging in for a long, hard battle, AP reports. Speaking in Boston, Romney pledged to fight all the way to the convention, casting his campaign... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Boston • Mike Huckabee • Utah • West Virginia • Republican nomination

Huckabee Storms Back In

Huckabee's strong Southern showing complicates GOP race

Feb 6, 08 2:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee was expected to win his home state of Arkansas on Super Tuesday, but his wins in West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on top of that have put the supposed "third wheel" back in the race for the GOP nomination, the Washington Post reports. "Sometimes one... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Super Tuesday • Arkansas • conservative • Georgia • Mike Huckabee • Alabama • Tennessee • West Virginia

Huckabee Scores 1st Blood With W.Va. Victory

Ex-Ark. gov takes down Romney after McCain voters' 2nd-round switch

Feb 5, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee won the first 18 delegates awarded on Super Tuesday, capturing the West Virginia convention over Mitt Romney, 557-522. The ex-Arkansas governor won the contest in the second round after John McCain voters shifted to him, irking Romney supporters. Said one Romney booster, “These are the juvenile actions... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • West Virginia

Goth Bonnie
& Clyde Busted
in $7.5M Heist

Luckless pair go from folk heroes to figures
of ridicule in song

Jan 24, 08 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Lover of vampire novels Roger Dillon and girlfriend Nicole Boyd—dubbed the "goth Bonnie and Clyde" on a popular Internet site—thought they'd planned the perfect crime. Dillon worked at an Ohio armored car firm, where he gleaned valuable inside info. On Thanksgiving weekend, he and Boyd looted $7.... More »

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crime • Ohio • West Virginia • grand theft

15 Must-See American Sights

Forget Paris—these great vacation sites can be found in your own backyard

Nov 11, 07 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, turns Forbes readers onto her top 15:
  1. The Pacific Coast Highway
  2. Monument Valley, Utah and Ariz.
  3. Texas Hill Country
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travel • Texas • South Carolina • North Carolina • list • top travel destinations • Charleston • Idaho • Maine • West Virginia • travel tips • San Juan Islands • Pacific Coast Highway • Texas Hill Country • Biltmore Estate • New Orleans Jazz Festival • national park

No. 6 West Virginia Bests Louisville

Pat White tosses two TDs and runs
for one more in 38-31 victory

Nov 9, 07 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - No. 6 West Virginia defeated Louisville 38-31 Thursday night, keeping West Virginia at Connecticut's heals for a BCS berth while eliminating Louisville from the conference championship chase, the AP reports. West Virginia QB Pat White was sensational, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns and sprinting for 147 yards and... More »

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NCAA football • Louisville • West Virginia

States Pick Up Dropped Broadband Ball

US still lags behind in high-speed Internet availability

Nov 1, 07 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the federal government dropping the ball on broadband Internet deployments, many states are picking it up, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Kentucky program has brought wireless to 95% of the largely rural state, and imitation programs have sprung up in West Virginia and Tennessee. Liking what he sees,... More »

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FCC • broadband Internet • Kentucky • Tennessee • West Virginia • Zack Space

Six Arrested in Horrific W.Va. Abuse Case

Woman was kidnapped, tortured and sexually assaulted

Sep 11, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six people were arrested in a grisly kidnapping and assault case in rural West Virginia, and two others are still wanted. Police say an internet acquaintance delivered 23-year-old Meghan Williams to her assailants, who held her captive for at least a week, while stabbing, burning, and sexually assaulting her. “... More »

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law • crime • kidnapping • hate crime • Charleston • stabbing • West Virginia • assault • Meghan Williams

Fattest States in America

Aug 27, 07 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Trust for America's Health has come out with its fourth annual report on obesity.  And the losers are:
  1. Mississippi
  2. West Virginia
  3. Alabama
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obesity • health • childhood obesity • South Carolina • Arkansas • Kentucky • fat • Louisiana • weight • Michigan • Indiana • America • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi • Oklahoma • West Virginia

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