Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, having just arrived in Asia for a trade mission, decided to turn around and head back home in the wake of the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.
Apr 17, 2007
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Governor: 'Very Bitter Day for Virginia' |
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Questions Raised About Va. Tech Security |
Virginia Tech's police chief was grilled with questions about campus security after two shootings leave at least 33 dead, including the gunman.
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Q-and-A: Taking Control of School Safety |
The co-founder of a controversial school safety program says students and teachers are the first responders when violence comes on campus.
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Are College Campuses Safe? |
The massacre at Virginia Tech is raising questions about on-campus security.
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First Person: Va. Tech Shooting Witness |
Virginia Tech student Jamal Al Barghouti describes the harrowing moment as gunfire rang out on campus.
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Virginia Tech Students Question Security |
As students grieve and demand an answers about the campus warning system, a steady stream left the West Ambler Johnston dorm with suitcases and backpacks.
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First Person: Shaken Students Cope With Massacre |
Many students at Virginia Tech University decided to spend Monday night away from campus, after a shooting there left 33 dead, including the gunman.
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Va. Tech Wounded Fill Area Hospitals |
Some of the victims from Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech University were brought to Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg.
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Unanswered questions at campus shooting |
Officials are still working to identify all victims and notify the families.
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Food makers pledge to place ads promoting kids' health |
In an attempt to quell rising childhood obesity rates in Canada, a group of food companies said Monday they would use half of their advertising to promote healthy eating and active living among children.
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Dermatologists More Likely to Detect Melanoma |
People who are diagnosed with melanoma by a dermatologist fare better than those given a diagnosis by another type of doctor, according to experts in the Archives of Dermatology.
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MAMMOTH SKELETON UNDER THE HAMMER |
The skeleton of a Siberian mammoth around 15,000 years old went under the hammer on Monday for 260,000 euros (352,000 dollars) at a rare paleontology sale by Christie's auction house. The name of the buyer was not made public. The skeleton, which with its tusks stands 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and measures over 4.8 metres in length, had been estimated at between 150,000 euros (199,400 dollars) and 180,000 euros.
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Regis Plans April 26 Return to Talk Show |
Regis Philbin says he'll return to his syndicated daytime talk show April 26, about six weeks after having triple heart bypass surgery.
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Explorer calls for clean mountains |
Nearly 1,800 people have conquered the world's highest peak at 8,850 metres (29,035 feet) since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent in 1953.


