Tom Perriello

Progressive Champion Fundraises For Controversial Dem

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.15.2012

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Progressive champion Tom Perriello is fundraising on behalf of John Douglass, the presumptive Democratic nominee in Virginia's 5th Congressional Distr...

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White House Party Crasher Crashes New Poll

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.03.2012

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TV personality and White House party crasher Tareq Salahi "has the dubious designation of being one of the least popular people we've ever polled," ac...

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Bad Blood In Virginia's 5th Could Spell Trouble For Democrats In November

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- With John Douglass now the presumptive Democratic nominee in Virginia's 5th Congressional District, prominent party leaders are finally ...

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Tom Perriello To Head Center For American Progress Advocacy Arm

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) a beloved progressive whom activists and party officials had pushed to consider a gubernatorial run in...

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Sarah Palin's Political Career May Already Be Over, But If It's Not, It Should Be

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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I automatically recoil at the suggestion that people should be held responsible for the actions of others, especially when it comes down to the influe...

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VA-Sen: 49% Webb (D), 45% Allen (R) (PPP 11/10-13)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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PPP 11/10-13/10; 551 voters, 4.2% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (PPP PDF) Virginia 2012 Senate 49% Webb (D), 45% Allen (R) 49% Webb (D), 39%...

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Break-In At Tom Perriello's Campaign Office

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Last night there was a break-in at Rep. Tom Perriello's (D-Va.) Charlottesville office, with the thief taking walking packets and flyers...

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Dem Tom Perriello Touts His Disagreements With The White House On Eve Of Obama Visit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The night before President Barack Obama is set to make a dramatic campaign swing into his district, Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) is waxing cautiously --...

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WATCH: Embattled Dem Rep's Impassioned Closing Statement

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), fighting to hang on to his congressional seat in a heavily Republican district against GOP challenger Robert Hurt, gave an...

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Democracy For America Backs Strong Progressives In The House

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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With pundits predicting Democratic voters will be too apathetic to show up to the polls, Democracy for America -- the group started by former Vermont ...

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Rep. Tom Perriello's GOP Opponent Says No To Local NAACP Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Robert Hurt, who is running to oust Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello in Virginia's fifth district, will not be participating in a Sept. 19 deb...

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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Debate?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are few traditions more central to political campaigns than debates between the candidates. In the biggest races, they're nationally televised e...

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Time for the Pundits to Take a Deep Breath -- Why Democrats Will Not Be Routed In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 1994 Democrats were caught flat-footed by the GOP onslaught -- completely unprepared to mount a defense. This year there is a danger that the opposite will be true -- that fear and defeatism turn into self-fulfilling prophesies.

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NRCC Press Aide Tweets Home Addresses Of Virginia Dem's Staffers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A press assistant for the National Republican Congressional Campaign tweeted the home addresses of campaign staffers for Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) Tu...

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Bush Tax Cuts Spur Disagreement Among Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic Reps. Tom Perriello and Gerry Connolly of Virginia say their party should stay on message this election season, but it's hard to do that wh...

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House Democrats Rip Senate Colleagues: Their Lethargy Is Going To Cost Us Seats In 2010

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A trio of progressive House members took direct aim at their colleagues in the Senate on Saturday, declaring that the upper chamber "sucks," has a "to...

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Tom Perriello And Marco Rubio Have Massive Fundraising Quarters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two campaign fundraising reports announced on Monday drive home the argument that it literally pays for candidates to stand by their convictions and t...

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'The Youngest Candidate' to Open the Politics on Film Festival in Washington D.C.!

Jason Pollock | Posted 05.25.2011

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My film, THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE, will be the OPENING NIGHT film of The Politics On Film Festival in Washington D.C. ! The event is sponsored by the ...

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Virginia GOP's Boucher/Perriello Attack Ad Backfires

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Virginia GOP got all red in the face when Mexican President Felipe Calderon came to give a speech to Congress and recommended a ban on assault wea...

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Polis Opens Another Joint Fundraising Committee

The Eye (CQ Politics) | Greg Giroux | March 25, 2010 8:53 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) is again providing fundraising assistance to his Democratic colleagues as they prepare for a challenging midterm election. ...

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Tom Perriello Tea Party Vandalism? FBI Investigating Severed Gas Line At Brother's Home

The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the severing of a gas line at the home of U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello's brother following the posting o...

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Betsy Markey Receiving Threats Of Violence Over Health Care Vote

Posted 05.25.2011

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KDVR's Eli Stokols reports that Colorado Congresswoman Betsy Markey has received violent threats via telephone this week in response to her vote for t...

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Extra Security For Members Of Congress After Activist, Tea Party Threats

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since health care reform passed Congress on Sunday night, a series of angry -- and sometimes criminal -- reactions have been reported. We're monitorin...

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It's About Standing Up to Special Interests

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

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The frustration we're seeing is real. Voters are looking for politicians to put the public interests ahead of the special interests and to support clean energy policies over bailouts for Big Oil.

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Va. Rep. Tom Perriello, On Health Care Vote: 'He Didn't Come To Congress To Get Re-Elected' [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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OH NOES! What is Representative Tom Perriello (D-Va.) doing, allowing his spokesperson to say stuff like this, in the wake of his vote for the House ...

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