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Col. David W. Maxwell, commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, holds a news conference at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. on Friday, March 22, 2013. A Marine killed a male and female colleague in a shooting before killing himself, officials said early Friday. Authorities were called to the scene at Marine Corps Base Quantico around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, where they found one Marine dead at a barracks, base according to Maxwell. Authorities later found a second victim dead, along with the body of the suspected gunman, who died of self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AP Photo/Marine Corps Times, Mike Morones)

3 killed in shooting at Marine base

 

QUANTICO, Va. -- A Marine killed a male and female colleague in a shooting at a base in northern Virginia before killing himself, officials said early Friday.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Morla waves goodbye to his wife, Taimi Morla, of Virginia Beach, as he and shipmates aboard the guided -missile destroyer USS Barry depart the Norfolk Naval Station Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 for a 6-month deployment. The USS Barry has deployed to Europe to protect U.S. allies from ballistic missiles. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot,Bill Tiernan)

Looming Defense cuts may limit military deployments

NORFOLK, Va. -- With family members waving from a pier, sailors aboard a Navy destroyer left for an overseas mission with more uncertainty than ever about their homecoming as potentially massive budget cuts reshape military plans.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reacts to the crowd during a campaign stop in the rain, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in Newport News, Va. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

Romney exudes confidence as Obama seeks cash

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — President Barack Obama made a cross-country swing for cash and Hispanic support Monday amid signs that Republican rival Mitt Romney is cutting into his lead in some key swing states as the campaign enters its final four weeks.

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