Robert Mcdonnell

If He Were President, the Far Right Would Lead Romney Around by a Ring in His Nose

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.06.2012

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When you have no core values, it's always much easier to go along with the demands of passionate, committed true-believers than it is to stand your ground. And the Far Right knows this is true.

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PHOTOS: Solemn Anniversary At Virginia Tech

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Students returned to class Monday at Virginia Tech, the first year the school hasn't suspended instruction to mark the anniver...

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Virginia Repeals Controversial Handgun Law

AP | By LARRY O'DELL | Posted 02.29.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. -- A Virginia law limiting handgun purchases to one per month was repealed Tuesday, over the opposition of gun control supporters and su...

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Abortion Hangs Over D.C. Budget Autonomy Efforts

| Posted 02.27.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff The elation that greeted Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell's announcement last week that he backs giving D.C. control...

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Va. Gov. Supports D.C. Budget Autonomy

| Posted 02.23.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff Giving momentum to the growing movement for D.C. budget autonomy, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has signaled his ...

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Virginia Budget Hearings Scheduled

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia residents are getting an opportunity to review and comment on Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed two-year state budget. The Hous...

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Will Virginia Get Rid Of Gun Background Checks?

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Will Virginia do away with its state background checks for gun purchases? Will state lawmakers repeal a ban on purchasing more than one...

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McDonnell Touts Virginia Highway Improvements

AP | Posted 12.21.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. -- State officials say Virginia is making significant progress in a push to improve highways and bridges. Gov. Bob McDonnell said Wedne...

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Anti-Health Care Law Crusader Will Run For Governor, Says GOP Official

AP | By BOB LEWIS | Posted 01.30.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's crusading conservative attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, has decided to run for governor in 2013, touching off a fierce, t...

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Will Democrats Sue Over Virginia's 20-20 Senate Split?

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Do Republicans have the right to assert full control over the Virginia Senate, which after this month's general elections will have a 20...

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We're In Charge: Va. GOP Asserts Senate Majority

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As Republicans prepare to assert majority rule in the Virginia Senate following Tuesday's general elections, the one remaining unsettled...

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One Va. Senate Seat In Question With 20-20 Chamber Split Possible

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The balance of power in the Virginia legislature remained uncertain following Tuesday's general election with one too-close-to-call Sena...

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2011 Virginia Elections: Live Updates

Virginia Public Access Project | Posted 01.08.2012

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Complete election results from the Virginia Public Access Project. ...

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President Obama OK's Quake Disaster Declaration For D.C.

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday approved a disaster declaration for the District of Columbia from August's 5.8 magnitude earthquake. Accor...

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McDonnell Stands To Gain Most From GOP Legislative Sweep In Va.

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia. But with voter turnout expected to be low, it's hard to forecast exactly who will show up to the po...

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Va. GOP Officials Condemn Message Depicting Zombie Obama With Bullet In Head

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republican Party officials in Virginia have swiftly come out against a Halloween-oriented email message from the Loudoun County GOP comm...

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McDonnell Requests Federal Disaster Declaration For Quake

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has formally requested a federal disaster declaration for Louisa County, the epicenter of the Aug. 23 5.8 ma...

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Feds OK Tolling I-95 In Virginia

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Highway Administration has given its conditional blessing to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to toll portions of Intersta...

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Arkansas High Court Strikes Down Ban On Gay Adoptions

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Arkansas' high court struck down the state's law barring same-sex couples from adopting on Thursday. In an opinion published without dis...

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FCC Network Neutrality Rules Neither Socialism nor Sell-out

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite what some politicians and pundits are saying, the FCC's vote on net neutrality is neither a government takeover of the Internet nor a complete sell-out to the telecommunications industry.

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Part 3: Confederate Heritage Month -- What this All Really Means

Robert Mackey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why would a modern politician, well aware of the impact that announcing "Confederate Heritage Month" would have on not only his constituents but the media-blogosphere as well, do such a thing?

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Virginia: Whereas Your Governor Is a Moron...

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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I, Robert McDonnell, governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, do hereby want the whole darn thing to go away.

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Virginia Governor Proposes Building Giant Hot Tub Time Machine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Once completed, the enormous hot tub time machine now in production will enable the entire population to travel back in time to 1860, when Virginia was a part of the Confederacy, Gov. McDonnell said today.

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Palin Online -- Palin's Web Buzz Trumps Obama's

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is there anyone quite like Sarah Palin online? At the moment, no -- not Michael Jackson, not Manny Pacquiao, not even President Obama, according to Google Insights for Search.

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Creigh Deeds Gaining On McDonnell With Dramatic Shift In Independent Females: Poll

Washington Post | Anita Kumar and Jon Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dramatic shifts among independent female voters and Northern Virginians over the past month have propelled Democrat R. Creigh Deeds to within four poi...

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