Virginia Attorney General Race: Heading For A Recount + Shaping The City: Designing New Buildings On




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Summary: <p>VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE: HEADING FOR A RECOUNT: The 2013 contest for attorney general is the closest statewide race in modern Virginia history. On Monday, the State Board of Elections certified results declaring Sen. Mark R. Herring (D) the winner by 165 out of more than 2 million votes. That news is spurring challenger Sen. Mark D. Obenshain (R) to request a recount. Three weeks after the election, we get some insight into when we might know for certain who the next commonwealth attorney general will be. (11 min.) SHAPING THE CITY: DESIGNING NEW BUILDINGS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES : Universities are big land-owners in the D.C. region and many of them are building new facilities. Some schools are adding housing while others are putting up new academic buildings. We explore the town-grown tensions and economic pressures that influence design and construction on campus. (39 min.)</p>