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Obama's Theme of Unity Motivates Unionists

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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More than 10,000 Steelworkers have volunteered their time to ensure Barack Obama's election.

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Viewers Guide To Election Night: Six Early States To Watch

ABC News | George Stephanopoulos | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Florida, Virginia, Presidential Election, Election Day, Election Day 2008, Pennsylvania, Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Early States, Politics News

Here are the six states to watch between 7pm and 8pm tomorrow night: Virginia and Indiana after the last polls close at 7pm, Ohio and North Carolina...

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Virginia Fever: Easy To Catch

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Battleground States, Mccain, Machine Malfunction, Obama, John Mccain on Saturday Night Live, Voting Problems, Voter Protection, Virginia, Vote, barackobama.com, Volunteer, Snl, Gotv, Saturday Night Live, Obama Virginia, Roanoke, Canvassing, Purcellville, Politics News

An important job this year is doing election protection in the Richmond area, where African American voter turnout is expected in record numbers.

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The World Holds its Breath -- WE KNOW THE RESULTS

Linda Bergthold | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Obama has a lead that can overcome the Bradley effect or snow, sleet or rain, or the pundits constant need to keep this thing alive by mentioning obscure polls that show McCain getting closer.

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Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball: A Great Investment

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Miami, Florida, Kathy Griffin, Economy, Prescilla Presley, George W. Bush, SNL Christopher Walken, Recession, Green Living, Sarah Palin, Trees, Virginia, Jimmy Buffett, Waldorf Astoria, Bill Blass, Gloria Gaynor, Pink, Jann Wenner, Michael Kors, Mona Lisa Smile, Bette Midler, Rolling Stone Magazine, Alec Baldwin, Bush Chernobyl, One Million Trees in New York City, Kelis, Hulaween, Hulaween Ball, Bette Midler Hulaween, Green News

Last night, at Bette Midler's annual Hulaween Ball in the Waldorf Astoria, the eco-diva raised $2-3 million for New York's Restoration Project. Ticket...

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Starting an Obama Group Gives Supporter Confidence, Diverse Community

Stefanie Fontanez | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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It was shortly after watching Barack Obama speak for the first time that Megan Meagher turned to a friend and said "I have to do something. I've never...

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Virginia Volunteers Give Their All

Carol Franco | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Virginia Campaign for Change Headquarters, Marshall St., Richmond: We waltz in on weekends, hubby and I, log on for a few hours of data entry, place a...

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Virginia=Win; North Carolina=Landslide

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Unless something gargantuanly unexpected happens, if they call Virginia for Obama, you will know at that moment that he is the next President of the United States.

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What Political Malpractice Looks Like (The B Team That Ran The McCain Campaign Into The Ground)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Red States, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Red State/Blue State, Obama Red States, Mccain Red States, Rick Davis, Steven Schmidt, McCain-Palin 2008, Obama North Carolina, Barack Obama Indiana, Obama Red State Strategy, Barack Obama Red States, Politics News

We'll have plenty of time to dissect this pig after November 4th, but I wanted to get a head start on some of the most egregious acts of political malpractice I have ever seen at this level of politics in my life.

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Obama Enjoys Boost in Va. From Influential Sen. Webb

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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Jim Webb, Democratic Senator from Virginia, has made a huge difference in the Senate. As the 51st Democrat in the Senate, he swung the majority two y...

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Dems Canvass Unlikely Voters in Rural VA, Find Plenty of Misinformation

Mark Meier | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Johnson and Sarah Johnson, friends since college rather than relatives, meet me at one of three Obama offices in Charlottesville. A reliabl...

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Custer Called, He Wants His Stand Back

Sam Greenfield | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Say there, have you noticed? The country is turning brown. The next president could well be brown. The biggest sports heroes in Boston are brown. BOST...

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Sen. Bayh Denounced McCain Campaign Attacks at Obama Rally in VA

Teresa Caviness | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

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The Obama campaign made a series of stops in the Commonwealth recently. Among those was a rally at J.R. Tucker High in Henrico County, a suburb of Ric...

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Battleground Virginia: Insight into the Real Virginia Vote

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

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The once capital of the Confederacy, a state that has not voted for a Democratic president since 1964, is now an official "swing state," leaning for Obama, but still in the cross-hairs of the McCain campaign.

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McCain Volunteers Finally Roused In Northern Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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I peered inside the huge glass windows and saw something unexpected: rows and rows of people on phone banks, dozens of them. It was completely unlike the other McCain "victory offices" I've visited.

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Army of Youth Braves Rain to Work Obama Event

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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Roanoke, Virginia - For what or whom would you stand in line in the rain for over two hours? Anything? In Roanoke, Virginia yesterday thousands from...

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Aide: McCain's Strong In "Real" Virginia

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A top aide to John McCain said Saturday the Republican presidential nominee still has a strong chance of winning the state bec...

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Obama Makes His Seventh Trip to Southwest Virginia

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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Roanoke, Virginia -- To the music of Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" and against a backdrop of a huge contingent of screaming Virginia Tech students ...

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Jim Webb blasts Palin, plumbers protest Obama rally

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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First published at WashingtonTimes.com ROANOKE, Va. — Sen. Jim Webb introduced Democratic nominee Barack Obama this afternoon with praise for hi...

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Obama's Smart Targeted Web Campaign

Bart Motes | Posted 11.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Virginia, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Ohio, North Carolina, Media News

Websites cannot substitute for the hard work of grassroots campaigning: particularly phone banking and canvassing. But they can augment the work of local organizers and volunteers.

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Easy Access To Assault Weapons? Obama Says 'No,' McCain Says 'Yes'

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Law Enforcement, Police, Assault Weapons, Last Presidential Debate, Third Presidential Debate, Presidential Debates, Presidential Debate, Nra, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Virginia, National Rifle Association, Pennsylvania, Ak-47, Florida, Politics News

Last week, the Brady Center released its report on the impact of military-style semi-automatic assault weapons on American families and law enforcemen...

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Dems Battle With Yard Signs And Gain Ground In Southwest Virginia

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

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For the first time in over 40 years, the state of Virginia may help put a Democrat in the White House. More important, the Democrat who will reside th...

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VA Liberals Stake Out Territory With Yard Signs

Emily Pease | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

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Paul Reagan concedes that a yard sign isn't the best means of communication, but when your house is flanked on either side by the opposition, you need to take a stand. "It's primitive," Reagan said. "It's a way of staking out territory. I feel like there must be plenty of people who aren't McCain supporters, but it's the intimidation of all those signs."

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Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Polls, Military Times, Youth Vote, Donald Inbody, Black Voters, Austin, Museum of the Marine Corps, Independent Voters, University of Texas, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Iraq War, Virginia, Young Voters, Pollsters, Patriotism, Marines, Military, Latino Voters, US Marines, Iwo Jima, World War II, Michigan, Military Families, Republicans, Minorities, Don Inbody, Diane Tucker Military Closing Ranks, Home News

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."

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McCain And Palin Want To Talk About Dangerous? OK

Howie Klein | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Eric Massa, Virginia, Voter Registration, Randy Kuhl, New York, Democratic Congressional Victories, Politics News

McCain's coattails look like they will be the most toxic in the history of the Republican Party.

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