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Obama and Syria, Fast and Furious and the Number of the Day
Plus one Centreville fire station's touching Sept. 11 tribute.

It’s Thursday, Sept. 12. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!
1. Today: Don’t miss the Lena Seikaly Quartet today at the Workhouse Farmers’ Market.
2. You Said It: “Nevermind ever asking where our democratic representatives stand on ANY issue; just see what Obama wants and they will blindly follow him.” A reader responding to reports on the where the Virginia delegation stands on a military strike in Syria.
3. ICYMI: Brave 343: Centreville Fire Station Displays Flags for Firefighters Lost on Sept. 11
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4. Number of the Day: $1,600. That’s the damage done to windows at a Lake Ridge car wash. The manager told police that a disgruntled former employee broke the windows with a metal bar.
5. Today… in History: Fast and the Furious franchise star Paul Walker turns 40 today, he was born on Sept. 12, 1973.
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