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Jury: Huguely guilty of second-degree murder (1:08)

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The Washington Post's Jenna Johnson reports on the ground from Charlottesville, Va., where a jury found George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny in the case of Yeardley Love's death. (Feb. 22)
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Obama speaks at ground breaking of Black History Museum (2:04)

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