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McDonnell appeals FEMA denial of quake aid

Gov. Bob McDonnell asked President Barack Obama on Friday to reconsider the Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision to deny aid to Virginia for the August earthquake that rattled the East Coast and caused substantial damage at its epicenter.

Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency , Mark Warner , Jim Webb , Barack Obama ,

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Washington County ag losses: $38m

A series of deadly storms that hammered this southwest Virginia community and Washington County on April 28 left a 20-mile path of destruction, causing nearly $38 million in agricultural losses, according to county agricultural officials.

Tags: Washington County, Virginia , April storms ,

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Storms kill 1, leave thousands without power in Va.

Tags: National Weather Service , tornado , Bob McDonnell , Old Glade Presbyterian Church , Joy Baptist Church , Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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Picture of 'pure devastation' in Missouri

Robert Ray, correspondent for The Associated Press in Joplin, Mo.

Tags: Robert Ray , The Associated Press , Joplin , Missouri , twister , tornado

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FEMA denies Va.'s request for aid following tornadoes

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Bob McDonnel's request for federal disaster aid for those affected by the April tornadoes.

Tags: FEMA , Bob McDonnell

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