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Democrats officially nominate Barack Obama for president
7:02 pm - The Illinois senator swept the Democratic presidential nomination this evening in a unanimous vote made possible through a painstaking agreement with former rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Virginia could still get a VP nod - with Cantor for the GOP
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53 schools in S. Hampton Roads fail to meet federal standards
Schools can be required to institute tutoring, school choice and even restructuring after repeated failures to show progress under No Child Left Behind.
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