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From Staff and Wire Reports
ROANOKE — Proposed laws that would drastically alter the water rights of individuals and local governments in Virginia drew strong objections at a public hearing before the State Water Commission.
Representatives of western Virginia governments and planning districts objected repeatedly Thursday night to proposals that would require large water users to get a permit from the State Water Control Board and that governments be given the power to claim current water sources for future water needs.
LaRouche wants new trial
RICHMOND — A lawyer for Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. has asked a federal appeals court to order a new trial in the three-time presidential candidate’s unsuccessful libel suit against the NBC television network.
Attorney Robert Rossi on Tuesday also asked the
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