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Rockefeller presents 10 medals to Charles Town World War II veteran
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller on Saturday presented 10 medals to Charles Town resident Frederick Mayer, a World War II veteran who served as a clandestine agent behind enemy lines. As an Office of Strategic Services (OSS) operative, Mayer posed as a...Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes
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W.Va. to expand Medicaid, extend coverage to 91,500 uninsured
Associated PressWest Virginia will expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul through a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which would extend coverage to an estimated 91,500 uninsured low-income residents. The decision follows a financial...Tags: John Kasich, Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Government Health Care, Economy, Business and Finance
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Former W.Va. Dem chair launches 2014 US House run
Former West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey launched a 2014 campaign for Congress on Tuesday, pledging to focus on the 2nd District’s energy industries and uncompleted road projects while targeting federal spending and debt if elected....Tags: Barack Obama, AFL-CIO, Politics, Joe Manchin III, Roman Catholicism
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Film on Buckles to continue W.Va. veteran's fight for national WWI memorial
A documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I is being screened throughout May in Missouri and Arkansas to help continue the late Frank Buckles’ fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The...
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ATF workers in Berkeley County, W.Va. could regain jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comBudget changes approved last week will allow nearly 100 contract workers who recently lost their jobs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing Center in Berkeley County, W.Va., to be rehired, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller&...Tags: FBI, Unemployment, U.S. Department of Justice, Budget Control Act of 2011, Justice System
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Voting, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Public Employees, Politics, Federal Aviation Administration, Voting, Economy, Business and Finance
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Rockefeller convenes panel to address protecting children from violence in media
richardb@herald-mail.comRatings help, but parental intervention is the key to protecting children from the effects of playing violent video games, watching violence in movies and on television and seeing what’s widely available on the Internet, according to participants in...Tags: Mental Health, Culture, Health and Safety at School, Family, U.S. Supreme Court
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W.Va. GOP chief confident his party will retain Capito's seat on Congress
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comWest Virginia Republican Party state Chairman Conrad Lucas said Tuesday he is “completely confident” the GOP will hold Shelley Moore Capito’s seat in Congress when she runs for the U.S. Senate in 2014. Since Capito announced her...Tags: Politics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), David McKinley, Rentals, Elections
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Rockefeller meeting puts face on domestic violence issue
matthewu@herald-mail.comPatricia Greenlee never thought she would be a victim of domestic violence. She never witnessed a domestic violence in her life. Her parents had been married for 52 years, and she and her four siblings all were college educated. “I always...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Joe Manchin III, Violence Against Women Act
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Former Del. Larry V. Faircloth to run for Capito's congressional seat
matthewu@herald-mail.comFormer Del. Larry V. Faircloth, R-Berkeley, announced Wednesday that he will run next year for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Faircloth, 64, of Inwood, W.Va., said in a news release that he has been encouraged by...Tags: Larry V. Faircloth, Politics, Washington, DC, Republican Party, David McKinley
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Rockefeller won't seek 6th term in U.S. Senate
Associated PressU.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a political legacy, announced Friday he will not seek a sixth term....Tags: Politics, Manhattan (New York City), Elections, Retirement, Mark Begich
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