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A Virginia Department of Transportation worker who told the Washington Post that he had no clue that his since-revoked vanity license plate contained a "coded racist message" has posted numerous internet messages denying the Holocaust and attacking President Obama as "muslime scum." Last week, Carl Franzen reported for AOL News, "Personalized or vanity license plates typically fall somewhere between sentimental and silly, but this week, a photo of license plates containing a coded message of white supremacy made the rounds on the Web before the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles formally recalled them." The Washington Post's Brigid Schulte spoke to Melanie Stokes, a member of the state's committee charged with vetting personalized license plates explained why 14CV88 was revoked: A photo of the truck hit the Web a few days ago, went viral on car and other blogs and finally came to the attention of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an...

The Jewish Federation communities of the Commonwealth wrote a letter to Gov. Bob McDonnell asking him to reconsider his decision yesterday that lifted a ban on Virginia State Police troopers referring to Jesus Christ in public prayers.

A suspect in the shooting deaths of eight people in Virginia turned himself in early Wednesday after spending the night in the woods, authorities said. Christopher Speight, 39, was wearing a bulletproof vest when he surrendered around daybreak to authorities who were maintaining a several square-mile perimeter in Appomattox County in search of him, said Sheriff O. Wilson Staples. Staples said Speight had no weapons on him when he surrendered peacefully around 7:10 a.m. ET. Charges are pending. Authorities said explosive devices may be at the Appomattox home in and around where seven of the victims were found. Bomb technicians and dogs were searching the area, which is about 75 miles from Richmond, Staples said. The sheriff said authorities did not know a motive for the shootings. Authorities said they believe Speight acted alone. The eight victims -- including both males and females -- have not yet been identified, but authorities said Speight was acquainted with them. S...