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'Predictably Slow' Turnout at Burke Precincts on Tuesday
There were no long lines – and very few voters – at Burke-area precincts Tuesday morning when polls opened for the Virginia Democratic Primary Election.

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There were no long lines – and very few voters – at Burke-area precincts Tuesday morning when polls opened for the Virginia Democratic Primary Election.

Rick Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, plead guilty to one charge of child sex abuse involving one of his former students back in February.
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Find out when the polls open for Virginia’s 2013 Democratic Primary Election and where your local precinct is located.
Find out when the polls open for Virginia’s 2013 Democratic Primary Election and where your local precinct is located.
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Rick Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, plead guilty to one charge of child sex abuse involving one of his former students back in February.
More than 60 unopened Apple products were taken from the facility and resold online, Fairfax County police said.
More than 60 unopened Apple products were taken from the facility and resold online, Fairfax County police said.
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More than 60 unopened Apple products were taken from the facility and resold online, Fairfax County police said.
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The store will move a few doors down in the same shopping center into the space formerly occupied by the Super Pets aquarium and pet store.
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The teen was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012 and died Thursday — just more than a week before his high school graduation.
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Rick Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, plead guilty to one charge of child sex abuse involving one of his former students back in February.