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Why Creigh Deeds Lost My Vote in the Virginia Governor's Race

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Bob Mcdonnell, Bob Mcdonnell Thesis, President Obama, Iraq, Black Vote, Creigh Deeds, Politics News

What ticks me off about Deeds' campaign is that it is so typical of what I think is the Achilles heel of the Democratic party: "Do as I say, not as I do" and, of course, rely heavily on the black vote to save us in each election.

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Should Hybrids Be Allowed In The Carpool Lane?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Virginia, Traffic, Driving, Hybrids, California, Green Technology, Green Driving, Carpool Lanes, HOV Lanes, Green Living, Fast Lanes, Congestion, Green News

States are beginning to address the question of whether hybrid and electric cars should be allowed in remain in carpool lanes as the number of such ve...

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Bob McDonnell Drops F-Bomb On Radio (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Gop, Bob Mcdonnell, Mcdonnell, F-Bomb, Virginia Bob Mcdonnell, GOP Candidates, Politics News

CNN Political Ticker reports that GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell of Virginia blurted out the "F-Bomb" during a live radio interview. [Rad...

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No Blacklisters Please: Decency in P3 Contracting

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dulles Airport Expansion, Dorchester Tunnel, Balfour Beatty, United Kingdom Informaiton Commissioner, Public-Private Partnerships, Connecticut, Texas, p3, North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Chicago Parking Meters, California, Public Works, Highway 130, Virginia, City of Norwalk Parking Authority, Economic League, Blacklisting, Wyoming, LAZ Parking, Metro Goldline, Alfred Cunningham Bridge, Privacy, Massachusetts, Alameda Corridor, North Carolina, Illinois, Vinci, Politics News

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner recently named Balfour Beatty and LAZ Parking Company's parent, Vinci, as having funded a secret 15-year long blacklisting operation.

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No, Virginia, This Is Not A "Macaca Moment"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Virginia Governors Race, George Allen, Bob Mcdonnell, Creigh Deeds, Macaca, Politics News

Lots of people think that Bob McDonnell's college thesis "The Republican Party's Vision for the Family" may prove to be his undoing. And lots of those people seem to be working for the Washington Post.

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George Allen Could Make Comeback In Virginia: Poll

The Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Senate, Gop, Opinion Polls, Electorate, George Allen, Race, Jim Webb, Macaca, Politics News

Public Policy Polling releases a fascinating survey of the Virginia electorate, one that gives former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), defeated in a razor-t...

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VA Governor's Race Erupts Over Candidate's Homophobic, Sexist Graduate Thesis

Washington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia Race Thesis, Mcdonnell Thesis, Virginia, Mcdonnell Graduate Thesis, Ro Mcdonnell, Virginia Governor's Race, Virginia Gubernatorial Race, Politics News

The Virginia governor's race ignited Monday over Republican Robert F. McDonnell's 20-year-old graduate thesis: Democrats assailed him in e-mail blasts...

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What is Work? Cutting Yourself Free With Heart

Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Photography, Virginia, Aol, Humor, Shiny Heart Ventures, Career Advice, gratefulfor.com, Community, Careers, Jen Consalvo, Frank Gruber, Technology, Gratitude, Happiness, Sharon Glassman, Living News

Ditching a steady paycheck takes guts in an unsure economy.

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Bermuda, U.S. Coast Warned As Hurricane Bill Stays Offshore

AP | CHRIS GILLETTE | Posted 09.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Bermuda, Hurricane Bill Forecast, Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Hurricane Bill, Georgia, South Carolina, Coastal Flooding, North Carolina, Home News

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Hurricane Bill slammed punishing waves into Bermuda's coastal seawalls as it spun Friday over the open Atlantic, spreading b...

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Confederate Flag Seen At Virginia Republican's Campaign Booth

Not Larry Sabato | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Virginia Governor, Mcdonnell Confederate Flag, Virginia Governors Race, Mcdonnell Campaign, Confederate Flag, Bob Mcdonnell, Mcdonnell, Mcdonnell-Governors-Race, Politics News

THE OFFICIAL MCDONNELL BOOTH AT A GUN SHOW IN RICHMOND HAS A CONFEDERATE FLAG UP!...

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The Senate Climate Bill Will Bring Jobs to Your State

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Virginia, Green Jobs, Ohio, Waxman-Markey, Missouri, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Labor Unions, Global Warming, Colorado, Green News

In a time of record unemployment, steelworkers are finding new jobs in one of the few burgeoning sectors in our economy: wind energy.

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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder

thenation.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Millitary, Erik Prince, Weapons, Weapons Manufacturing, Erik Prince Blackwater, Virginia, US Marines, Weapons Transportaion, Blackwater, Blackwater Worldwide, War in Iraq, Erik Prince Murder, Xe, US State Department, Erik Prince on Trial, Politics News

A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in...

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Dozens Of Gitmo Cases Sent To U.S. Prosecutors

Associated Press | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

(WASHINGTON - AP) Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation's capit...

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Oh Unlucky Day!

Tamar Abrams | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Virginia, August-4th, Daughter, Mother, Nyack-Ny, President Obama's Birthday, Emergency Room, The Office, Janel Radtke, Superstitions, Living News

I confess that I dread August 4 each year. Bad things have happened in my life on August 4 -- two cataclysmic events.

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It's a Small World for Obama as Health Care Joke Resurfaces

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Bristol Va., Washington Times, Bellantoni, President Obama, Obama Town Hall, Health Care, Raleigh, North Carolina, Politics News

File this under "You can't make this stuff up": a 13-month old joke about health care resurfaced today when President Obama held a town hall meeting in Raleigh.

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The Uninsured Line Up For Care In Rural Virginia

Tom Sullivan | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wise County, Bbc, Stan Brock, Kentucky, Health Insurance, Cbs, Virginia, Cnn, Health, Health Care Reform, Tennessee, Ram, Health Care, Tim Kaine, Healthcare, Politics News

The Wise County Remote Area Medical clinic is a county fair without the funnel cakes and cotton candy, but with the long lines and wait times you'd find at Disney World. First-come, first-served. Patients appreciate the help more than your average Medicare patient, someone said, because they have invested their time in it.

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McDonnell's Misguided Transportation Plan

Kitty Boitnott | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Virginia Governor, Bob Mcdonnell, Education, Virginia Governors Race, Creigh Deeds, Transportation, Politics News

Given the problems that Bob McDonnell's proposed transportation plan would cause Virginia's public schools, I feel compelled to speak out.

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Fear and Waiting: What the Wise County Clinic Means This Year

Marcella Mroczkowski | Posted 08.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Virginia, Consumers Union, Wise County, Offthebus Citizen Journalism, Stan Brock, Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Cigna, Frank Luntz, Frank Luntz Healthcare, Health Care, Healthcare, Bill Moyers, Eyes and Ears, Home News

A free medical clinic in the poor southwestern part of Virginia treated over 1,500 patients, some driving up to five hours and sleeping in their cars to secure a place in line.

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Highway Rest Stops Fall Victim To Budget Woes

wsj.com | MIKE ESTERL | Posted 08.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Virginia Budget Problems, State-Budget-Problems, Virginia, Highways, State Budget Cuts, Highway Rest Stop, Business News

As millions of Americans take to the road for the holiday weekend, a humble highway fixture is under attack. Later this month, cash-strapped Virgin...

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Liberty University: Student Democrats Can Stay On Campus, Unofficially

AP | ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Virginia, Student Democrats, Democrats, College Democrats, College Republicans, Jan Dervish, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. — The student Democratic club at conservative Liberty University can continue as a campus group _ unofficially. Chancellor Jerry ...

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Social Networking with the 2009 Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates

Senate Guru | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Bob Mcdonnell, New Jersey, Va-Gov, Gubernatorial Races, National Politics, 2009, Nj-Gov, Politics News

Republicans are favored for the gubernatorial seats in Virginia and New Jersey, but both races should come down to the wire, and Democrats could rise up - with your help.

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Terry McAuliffe: Is Today's Primary The End?

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia Governer, Virginia, Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe, Brian Moran, Virginia Primary, Politics News

It's primary day in Virginia, where the state's Democrats are set to pick from three candidates for governor: State Sen. Creigh Deeds, who is now the ...

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McAuliffe Fails. Will It Be Deeds or Moran?

Mike Stark | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brian Moran, Creigh Deeds, Va Governor, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Virginia Primary, Terry Mcauliffe Virginia Governor, Politics News

With Creigh Deeds surging across the southern portion of the state and Brian Moran holding his own in NoVa, it's all but decided: McAuliffe has no viable path to victory.

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A Sea Change in the Mid-Atlantic -- Many Hands Makes Light Work

Sarah Chasis | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Today at noon I will witness the dawning of an important new council dedicated to protecting our precious and threatened Atlantic Ocean: the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans.

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Mid-Atlantic Governors to Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect Ocean

Sarah Chasis | Posted 06.03.2009 | Green

Our oceans don't recognize borders. That's why it's so significant that these five Governors will agree to reach across state lines to protect them.

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