McLean (Virginia, US), Jan. 20 : The U. S. Justice Department has ordered the shutting down of one of the world''s largest file-sharing sites.

It also charged its founder and several company executives with violating piracy laws.

The website allowed users to download films, TV shows, games, music and other content for free, but made money by charging subscriptions to people who wanted access to faster download speeds or extra content. The website also sold advertising.

Virginia (US), Oct. 25 : For the second time this year, the United States Air Force has grounded dozens of F-22 Raptors, some of the world''s most sophisticated and expensive stealth fighter jets, after another pilot appeared to suffer from a lack of oxygen mid-flight.

Air Force commands at two U. S. bases "paused" missions after an F-22 pilot at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia showed signs of hypoxia while in midair, Air Force spokesperson Lt. Col. John Haynes told ABC News.

Alexandria (Virginia, US), July 27 : A district court in Alexandria, Virginia, has released Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, the Kashmiri separatist leader charged with working for Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), while trying to influence US lawmakers.

Fai was released on payment of a 100,000 dollar bond after appearing before the US District Court on Tuesday for a detention hearing, the Dawn reports.

He was arrested last week on charges that he tried to influence the policy of the White House and Congress on Kashmir while working under the supervision of the ISI.

Virginia, July 8 : Pentagon’s second-ranked official William Lynn has announced that he would resign from his post this fall.

He has told newly- appointed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that he would stay in his post until his successor assumes charge.

His announcement comes in less than a week after the departure of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.

William Lynn has served as Defense Deputy Secretary since 2009, running much of the Pentagon’s day-to-day operations. He previously served as a senior adviser to five secretaries of defense.

Virginia (US), May 21: US President Barack Obama has praised Central Investigation Agency (CIA) workers for their role in the operation to kill al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

"You made it possible for us to achieve the most significant victory yet in our war to defeat al-Qaeda," The Washington Post quoted Obama, as saying during his visit to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Friday.

Virginia (US), Jan. 18 : Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has reiterated his belief that President Obama will serve just one term.

"I think his overall approach to expanding the size of government, expanding the deficit, and giving more and more authority and power to the government over the private sector is a lack of -- sort of a feel for the role of the private sector in -- in creating jobs, in creating wealth and getting our economy back on track. Those are all weaknesses, as I look at Barack Obama. And I think he''ll be a one term president," Cheney said in an interview to NBC''s "Today," set to air on Tuesday.

Hampton (Virgina, US), May 12 : US President Barack Obama has used a commencement speech over the weekend at the University of Virginia to bemoan the onslaught of information in the digital age and has suggested that the gusher of news out there may not be much of a good thing.

Speaking at Hampton University in Virginia, Fox News quoted Obama as saying that "information becomes a distraction, a diversion" that is putting "pressure on our country and on our democracy."

Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is leading in Virginia and Wisconsin; John McCain is leading in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, while they are statistically tied in North Carolina.

Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming are safe states for Republicans, but Virginia, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are battleground states. Let’s check out what the Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show.

Barack Obama criticized McCain’s healthcare plan by saying that it would deplete the existing health programs for the poor and elderly.

Obama remarked at a rally in Virginia,"It turns out Senator McCain would pay for part of his plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare - $882 billion worth - $882 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly thought through healthcare plan that wouldn't provide more healthcare to people, even as Medicare already faces a looming shortfall".

McCain senior adviser, Nancy Pfotenhauer, said on MSNBC that though northern Virginia “has gone more Democratic”, John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, still has a strong chance of winning the state because of his support in “real Virginia” - the downstate areas.

Zogby Interactive’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Obama leads in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, while McCain leads in Indiana and Ohio

The latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls, conducted by CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research, show that Barack Obama is presently leading John McCain, in the presidential race, in Colorado, Florida, and Virginia.

Confusion got the better of the Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, at a big rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, when she mistook some of her supporters for hecklers.

A massive crowd of an estimated 20,000 had spread across the parking lot of Richmond International Raceway, to listen to the Alaska Governor. However, to hundreds of people on the outer periphery, more than 100 yards from the stage, Palin was not audible.

The latest Obama vs McCain polls by Fox News/Rasmussen Reports show that Barack Obama is slightly ahead of John McCain, in the presidential race, in swing states.

According to the polls, Obama holds slim lead over McCain in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. Let’s check out what the latest Obama vs McCain polls, conducted in these states show.

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On a campaigning spree for Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, the former US President Bill Clinton addressed a diverse crowd in downtown Roanoke.

Immediately getting to the point, after taking stage, Clinton said to the nearly 3,500 enthusiastic supporters: “Barack Obama and Joe Biden are going to win here on Election Day with your help.”