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November 24, 2008, Monday |
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State-- West Virginia (WV) was the 35th state admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863. |
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Capital: Charleston |
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Bird: Cardinal |
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Flower: Rhododendron |
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Tree: Sugar maple |
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A Southern State |
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Nickname: Mountain State |
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Fact: West Virginia was formed in the Civil War when part of VA would not secede. |
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News |
| The U.S. government will use $20 billion to rescue Citigroup. |
| The U.K. will use $30 billion to stimulate its economy. |
| Gas fell below $2 a gallon as a national average. Oil is at $51 a barrel. |
| Seventeen Chinese Moslem detainees at Guantanamo may be released. |
| President Bush will meet today with Israel’s Prime Minister Olmert. |
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AZ |
| Phoenix Police want more powerful weapons. |
| Democrats in the AZ legislature want to keep strong schools in AZ. |
| Sky Harbor is expecting a busy holiday. |
| The mother of the St. John’s boy who killed his dad said that the boy loved his father. |
| The Cardinals lost 37-29. |