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It took 49 days for a pathologist to finalize the autopsy report for Gary “Bubba” Blair, an inmate inside the Chesterfield County Detention Center. Jailers found his lifeless body on the floor of his feces-filled jail cell on July 24. Queen City News launched our own investigation into the death after sources began revealing the condition of Blair’s jail cell: the floor and walls covered in inches-deep feces, the water to his sink was shut off, and Blair had lost more than 100 pounds. Inmates we spoke with who were locked in the pod with Bubba Blair described his treatment...

Mitt Romney's new book, "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness," will debut on top of the New York Times bestseller list due out March 21.Romney's book tour has, so far, attracted pretty large crowds, serving -- along with the book sales -- to reassure his supporters that, though he may not draw Sarah Palin style hordes, he's a figure of genuine popular interest. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0310/Romney_tops_bestseller_list.html?showall