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Defense installation realignment in Northern Va., including Fort Belvoir.

2008

• May 3 - "Intersections around Belvoir flunking before jobs influx, report says" (Washington Examiner)

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• Apr. 28 - "Fort Belvoir blasting begins with a quiet bang" (Washington Post)

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• Feb. 28 - "Army narrows realignment alternatives to 3 properties" (Washington Post)

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• Jan. 3 - "Fairfax Parkway to get missing link" (Washington Post)

2007

• Dec. 16 - "A costly shuffle" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 16 - "Major relocations" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 6 - "Arlington, Alexandria define legislative priorities" (Washington Post)

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• Nov. 30 - "7 N.Va. sites will compete for relocated military jobs" (Washington Post)
• Nov. 22 - "New Fort Belvoir hospital should ease growing pains" (Washington Post)

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• Oct. 11 - "Springfield faces competition for 6,200 Army jobs" (Washington Post)

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• Aug. 27 - "Army's arrival may mean a new day for Springfield" (Washington Post)

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• July 28 - "Springfield sees new future with influx of Army jobs" (Washington Post)
• July 27 - "Army-Va. deal cuts jobs headed for Belvoir" (Washington Post)
• July 7 - "Army affirms plans to move workers to Belvoir" (Washington Post)

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• May 18 - "House delays Army plan to move jobs to Ft. Belvoir" (Washington Post)
• May 3- "Fairfax braces for 3200 new students" (Washington Post)

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• April 26 - "Army's flagship post is poised for growth" (Washington Post)

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• Mar. 3 - "Belvoir roadwork estimate released" (Washington Post)

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• Feb. 8 - "Lawmakers seek to push back Fort Belvoir realignment" (Washington Post)

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• Jan. 8 - "Va. awards localities impacted by BRAC $12.5 million" (AP)

2006

• Dec. 28 - "Federal contractors set sights on Route 1" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 5 - "County moves forward with plans to retain DARPA" (Arlington Connection)
• Dec. 1 - "Fort Belvoir traffic issues lead Army to move museum" (Washington Post)

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• Nov. 28 - "Kaine pledges financial help to deal with Arlington base closings" (Washington Examiner)
• Nov. 9 - "Army holds fast to museum plan" (Washington Post)

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• Oct. 14 - "Va. to give $10 million in grants to communities affected by BRAC" (Washington Examiner)

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• Sep. 1 - "Army official pledges Parkway will be finished" (Washington Post)

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• Aug. 8 - "Army ponders amusement venue, hotel at Ft. Belvoir" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 1 - "Paralyzed roads envisioned near Belvoir" (Washington Post)

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• July 29 - "Plan to group 18,000 workers defended" (Washington Post)
• July 28 - "Army's transfer plan irks Fairfax" (Washington Post)

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• June 23 - "Army urged to scatter buildings" (Washington Post)
• June 12 - "Analysis of Fort Belvoir jobs paints clearer commuting picture" (Washington Post)

2005

• Dec. 29 - "Arlington aims to ease the sting of BRAC losses" (Washington Post)
• Dec. 15 - "Arlington creates task force to deal with BRAC" (Washington Business Journal)
• Dec. 7 - "BRAC group requests state funds for Arlington" (Arlington Connection)
• Dec. 5 - "Remaking southeastern Fairfax" (Washington Post)

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• Sep. 1 - "BRAC commissioners spare Arlington research facilities" (Arlington Sun Gazette)

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• Aug. 31 - "BRAC impact" (Connection newspapers)
• Aug. 29 - "Pentagon bruises area's team approach" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 28 - "For Arlington, BRAC decision a double blow" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• Aug. 26 - "Belvoir moves may bring backups" (Washington Examiner)
• Aug. 26 - "Exodus would usher in a new era for Arlington" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 25 - "BRAC recommends exodus out of Arlington, Alexandria" (AP)
• Aug. 25 - "BRAC votes to move Northern Va. jobs" (WRC-TV)
• Aug. 24 - "Warner: Defense closures 'rigged'" (Washington Post)
• Aug. 12 - "BRAC presents challenges, opportunities for key spots" (Washington Business Journal)
• Aug. 11 - "Plan to move medical facilities hit" (AP)
• Aug. 11 - "Va. lawmakers appeal to BRAC Commission" (Washington Examiner)
• Aug. 11 - "'Bias' against leased defense facilities denied" (Washington Post)

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• July 25 - "$25M for BRAC aid seen as 'modest amount'" (Washington Examiner)
• July 22 - "Base closings: More traffic?" (AP)
• July 22 - "Brain drain bad for Defense" (Arlington Connection)
• July 20 - "Defense Dept. urges changes for safety" (Washington Examiner)
• July 18 - "Assessing Fort Belvoir's promises and prospects" (Washington Post)
• July 14 - "BRAC poses threat to city" (Alexandria Gazette Packet)
• July 14 - "Lawmakers call office closures illegal" (Arlington Connection)
• July 14 - "Change of venue for BRAC hearing out of County's control" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• July 14 - "Base changes may bring backups" (Washington Examiner)
• July 14 - "Analysis finds base plan could add traffic" (Washington Post)
• July 8 - "Va. base closings questioned" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• July 8 - "Politicians issue stern warning on BRAC" (Washington Examiner)
• July 8 - "Base closing plan's legality is disputed by Sen. Warner" (Washington Post)
• July 8 - "Base advocates cite London" (Washington Times)
• July 7 - "Va. officials to marshal arguments" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• July 3 - "Panel to hear base-closure opponents" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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• June 30 - "Board members OK funds to fight BRAC" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• June 23 - "Save the brains! Keep DoD" (Arlington Connection)
• June 30 - "BRAC to have major economic impacts" (Connection papers [Fairfax editions])
• June 23 - "Warner, Davis, Moran come out against BRAC proposals" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• June 21 - "BRAC panel sets hearing on N.Va." (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• June 21 - "Opposition mounts against N.Va. base closings" (Washington Examiner)
• June 21 - "Defense workers tell legislators they won't move" (Washington Post)
• June 9 - "Group attacks DoD's base closing proposal" (Washington Examiner)
• June 9 - "COG to study impact of Pentagon's base plan" (Washington Post)
• June 2 - "County officials step up plans to fight 'BRAC'" (Arlington Sun Gazette)

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• May 28 - "BRAC called threat to N.Va. jobs picture" (AP)
• May 26 - "County officials look for 'silver lining' in BRAC proposal" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• May 22 - "Planners pushing rail to Ft. Belvoir" (Washington Post)
• May 20 - "Metro studies Ft. Belvoir expansion" (Washington Post)
• May 20 - "Counties' mixed blessings: Arlington loses, Fairfax gains" (Washington Business Journal)
• May 19 - "The axe falls" (Arlington Connection)
• May 19 - "Arlington peers into the void" (Washington Post)
• May 19 - "No panic over BRAC announcement by military" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
• May 16 - "Government offices may shift away from D.C." (Washington Examiner)
• May 15 - "Base plan undercuts sprawl battle" (Washington Post)
• May 14 - "Base closures will empty offices" (Washington Times)
• May 14 - "Thousands of new jobs for Md., Va." (Washington Post)
• May 14 - "Pentagon plans to close 180 sites, shift area jobs to outer suburbs" (Washington Post)
• May 12 - "Bracing for change" (Arlington Connection)
• May 10 - "Defense jobs in N.Va. at risk" (Washington Post)

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• Mar. 17 - "Changing Arlington's streetscape" (Arlington Connection)
• Mar. 10 - "New standards threaten Arlington" (Arlington Connection)
• Mar. 3 - "Arlington's defense future threatened" (Arlington Connection)