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Well, the 20th Anniversary Contest for Thief: The Dark Project has been put to bed and is now in the judging stage! And I am pleased to say that five of the 24 Missions submitted feature my silky, buttery delivery as Garrett, the Master Thief! An honor that these mission authors came looking for me for that smarmy, silky master of the pickpocket, the grab, and the silent disappearance!

Dear Supporter, Next week, the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (MIRC) is planning to meet. As you know, this commission is tasked with ensuring that certain reforms to Medicaid are met before moving forward with expansion. We need your help to remind the committee members how Virginia feels about Medicaid expansion! We need to remind them that Medicaid expansion will create jobs, provide insurance for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, lower health insurance rates, and not cost Virginia a dime for the first several years. Will you take a moment and call members of the committee and let them know...

Family objects and says woman is still aware; seeking transfer to another facility in Texas By Mary Ann Roser AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, April 28, 2006 Against her family's wishes, doctors at North Austin Medical Center have decided to stop treating an Austin woman after determining that she is in a persistent vegetative state, a case that echoes some of the wrenching issues raised in the Terri Schiavo case. However, hospital officials agreed Thursday to give the distraught family, which disputes that the 63-year-old woman is in a vegetative state, more time to find another facility to take her. The hospital...

Heflin petitions for ballot recount Campaign also alleges fraud, has until Wednesday to contest election ------------------------------------------ State Rep. Talmadge Heflin is seeking a manual recount of all ballots cast earlier this month in his unsuccessful bid for a 12th term in the Legislature, his lawyer said Monday. The lawyer, Andy Taylor, also said the campaign has uncovered "deeply disturbing evidence of voter fraud and election irregularities" and that the problems may have contributed to Heflin's 32-vote loss to Democratic businessman Hubert Vo earlier this month. "Illegal votes were counted, and legal votes were rejected," Taylor said Monday. Several election experts...