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Virginia Republicans recaptured the political middle last week, assisted by Bob McDonnell's strong centrist campaign and adherence to a positive message of economic recovery and job creation.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 The Washington Post reports that "the House's passage Saturday of a sweeping health-care bill has pushed the advertising battle over reform into a new phase, as competing groups have taken to the airwaves to thank or punish ...

From the Politico : Dems brace for another recess By: Chris Frates and Carrie Budoff Brown November 10, 2009 The last time Congress returned home for an extended break in August, health care reform proponents lost ground that took weeks to regain - but not again, Democrats insist as they head into the Veterans Day recess.

Three of the four Hampton Roads lawmakers voted against a House health care reform bill late Saturday, with one of them a Democrat who broke ranks with his party.

"? House Democrats passed historic legislation late Saturday to expand the nation's health-care system, securing 220 votes -- two more than needed -- with the support of one Republican lawmaker.

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg *** Senate gets the baton : After Saturday night's historic, contentious, and very narrow health-care vote in the House of Representatives, the action now moves to the Senate, where things won't get any easier.

After the U.S. House passed sweeping health care reform legislation, Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell said he wants the Old Dominion to opt out of any kind of government-run healthcare.

All eyes on the U.S. House of Representatives as Democrats try to pass an historic health care overhaul bill.

The ink is not even dry on the health care bill passed in the House of Representatives Saturday night, but Virginia's Governor-Elect is not impressed.

History told Virginia Democrats it wasn't going to be easy. For the past 32 years, the party that wins the White House has lost the governorship -- a trend that sometimes portends shifts in national politics.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye announced Saturday that he will vote no on the House health care reform bill.

WHY should I die on this hill he's chosen? If you were a cavalryman with Custer at the Little Big Horn on the afternoon of June 25, 1876, it was a little late to be asking this question.

Close OPINION: POTOMAC WATCH NOVEMBER 5, 2009, 10:42 P.M. ET Hello, Tipping Point The Obama presidency was always a race against time.

Virginia statements on the shootings at Fort Hood: "I am truly saddened to hear of the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, home to thousands of our nation's active-duty military and their families.

Reveling in the Virginia Republican top-ticket sweep, the party is hoping to build on its momentum and take at least four House seats from Democrats next year, compounding the home state losses of Gov.

President Obama 's last-minute stumping for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine could not save him from losing to Republican Chris Christie , a former U.S. attorney.

Republicans smell blood in the water after Tuesday's wave of statewide victories in Virginia, pointing to four Democratic-held House districts where Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell ran up the score.

One word applies to yesterday's election in numerous ways: message. Bob McDonnell stuck with his; Creigh Deeds did not have one; the results send several.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Robert F. McDonnell, waves at supporters outside the McDonnell campaign headquarters on Sunday in Chesapeake, Va.

Oct. 28--Seven months after Jason and Lisa Dunaway discovered their new Courtland home was built with dozens of sheets of Chinese-made drywall, the couple is meeting with lawyers and filling out bankruptcy documents.