Virginia Politics

Bob McDonnell Called 'Governor Vaginal Probe' By State Pol

HuffingtonPost.com | Greg Rosalsky | Posted 05.30.2012

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A Virginia state senator gave Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) a new nickname on Tuesday, resurrecting a fight over McDonnell's support for legislation that wou...

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Gay Judicial Nominee Blocked By GOP-Controlled House

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 05.16.2012

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UPDATE 5/15/12 -- 10:57 a.m.: The GOP-controlled Virginia House of Delegates defeated the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland, Richmond's chief deputy ...

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Romney Hopes To Repeat Past Bush Success In New Battleground

AP | STEVE PEOPLES and KASIE HUNT | Posted 05.03.2012

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Move over Ohio and Florida. Virginia is becoming the hottest new battleground in this year's race for the White House. Shifti...

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Virginia Lawmaker Acknowledges Affair, Announces Retirement

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.03.2012

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A Virginia legislator whose public statements cost one of his colleagues sex with his wife, acknowledged Monday that his own affair had cost him his s...

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State's Voters Differ On Limited Field

Huntington-BelleHaven Patch | Mary Ann Barton | Posted 03.02.2012

In the states holding a Republican presidential primary on Super Tuesday, voters will choose among four candidates. But in Virginia, only two names wi...

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Lawmakers Pass Final Ultrasound Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.01.2012

Virginia lawmakers on Thursday afternoon passed a final version of a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions, including new language making the pr...

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 -- A Virginia law limiting handgun purchases to one per month was repealed Tuesday, over the opposition of gun control supporters and su...

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Controversial Bill Cost Virginia Lawmaker Sex With Wife

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2012

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Virginia's controversial transvaginal ultrasound bill hit one Republican lawmaker close to home. In the bedroom, to be precise. He said a fellow lawma...

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Lawmakers Kill Controversial Personhood Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.23.2012

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In an unexpected move, the Virginia Senate killed the state's personhood bill, a key victory for women's groups seeking to battle the current proposal...

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GOP Leader: Abortion Is A 'Lifestyle Convenience'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.16.2012

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A top Republican legislative leader in Virginia described abortion as a "lifestyle convenience" during the floor debate on a controversial measure to ...

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Debate Continues Over Santorum's State

Plum-Oakmont Patch | Zandy Dudiak | Posted 12.31.2011

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At the Iowa Straw Poll in August, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum handed out samples of what he dubbed "Pennsylvania Presidential Peac...

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Va. Legislator Proposes Tax Subsidies For Space Burials

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The great unknown meets the great beyond meets tax policy. Virginia Del. Terry G. Kilgore (R) is proposing an $8,000 tax credit for p...

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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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Senator Concedes Virginia Race As 20-20 Split Is Official

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republican control in Richmond is now official. Virginia state Sen. Edd Houck (D) will not seek a recount of votes from Tuesday's genera...

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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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Why Virginia Democrats Lost the State Senate

Peter Rousselot | Posted 01.09.2012

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Virginia Democrats are at a crossroads: do we want to continue to live in the "Old Virginny," or will we summon the will to make the fundamental changes needed to compete in the "New Virginny"? That choice is now up to us.

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Gov. Bob McDonnell Finally Gets His Wish

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After months of saying the commonwealth should play more of a role in the oversight of Metro, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) made an ap...

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Virginia's Sunday Hunting Debate Pits Gun Rights Against Sabbath

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.15.2011

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As you start loading your guns for the start of Virginia's deer-hunting season, you might wonder why it isn't legal to hunt on Sunday. Not too long ag...

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Va. Tea Party Candidate: Mandated HPV Vaccinations Are 'Offensive'

Patch | Jason Spencer | Posted 11.16.2011

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U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke called Virginia’s mandate for girls to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, “offensive” in a p...

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Will Kaine Be Able (to Win in Virginia)

Mike Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Run, Timmy, Run! At the Jefferson - Jackson annual convocation of state democratic party membership in Richmond on Februrary 19, the call for a new S...

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Virginia Menhaden Mess

Ginna Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should management of the menhaden be left in the hands of legislators? Or should the species be managed by the more scientifically based Virginia Marine Resources Commission? Is there a better approach altogether?

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Governor Bob McDonnell Is a Racist

Stewart Acuff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell just opened up another wound in our country's abysmal racist history with his decision to name April Confederate History Month in Virginia.

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As Goes VA, So Goes CO? Not So Fast, My Friend

Laura Chapin | Posted 05.25.2011

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What, if anything, does the Republican red swing in Virginia mean for fellow swing state Colorado? Not as much as the Republicans would like to think.

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Joe Trippi To Aide Governor's Race Against McAuliffe

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Virginia gubernatorial race is getting a distinctly national campaign feel to it. On Wednesday, Rep. Brian Moran's campaign announced that promine...

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McAuliffe Winning Over Virginia Netroots

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his efforts to ingratiate himself among Virginia voters, Terry McAuliffe is finding a positive reception among a somewhat unlikely constituency: th...

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