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Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican Rasmussen Reports - "Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.

The Internet news site Politico reports on the quickly escalating confrontations occurring at "town hall" meetings held around the country, featuring conservative protesters agitating against the White House's health care reform proposals .

National Republican Party chairman Michael Steele speaks during a rally for then-Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, Thursday, Oct.

Congressman Tom Perriello's office in Charlottesville has been the site of several 'thank you' rallies and several other anti-health care reform protests in recent weeks.

As a small group of five or six people chanted "Thank you, Tom," outside Rep. Tom Perriello's downtown Danville congressional office Monday afternoon, a larger group of about 70 people responded louder, "No thanks, Tom." Americans for Prosperity organized the rally, with the Richmond chapter's giant red and blue bus reading "Hands Off My Health ...

Local congressman Tom Perriello voted in favor of the health care reform bill after wavering for months.

A Democratic Congressman from Virginia has, hopefully, shamed the vast majority of his colleagues in Congress , by expressing some distinctly old-fashioned beliefs: Rep.

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Rep. Thomas Perriello looks like he's making a play for the Democrats' profile in courage list.

The Affordable Health Care for America Act barely passed the House last weekend, with two regional congressman, both Democrats, parting ways on the legislation.

Danville, VA - Sign wars and shouting. Discussion turned into confrontation in Danville Monday, as people debated Congressman Tom Perriello's vote on the latest Health Care Reform Bill.

Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans may gain a few seats in the House of Representatives in 2010, based mostly on historical precedent, but Democrats would gain two to four seats in the Senate.

Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate The Hill ^ Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 10:32:11 AM by Sub-Driver Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate By Michael O'Brien - 11/09/09 09:57 AM ET The healthcare plan approved by the House over the weekend will never pass the Senate, Sen.

Democrat Reps. Thomas Perriello , Mary Jo Kilroy and Steve Driehaus are three lawmakers who have found themselves vulnerable in the aftermath of the politically charged health care vote.

Rep. Tom Perriello beat Democrat-turned-independent-turned-Republican Virgil Goode in 2008, thanks in large part to heavy turnout from young voters and blacks.

Yesterday's Virginia elections should send a clear message to Congressman Perriello and the rest of the Democrats as well as the Republicans.

With the house and senate ready to debate several health care reform bills, Americans For Prosperity, a conservative grassroots group, is touring our area, and pushing local voters to urge their congressmen to vote against reform.

A congressional panel will hold an investigative hearing this week into bogus letters sent to U.S. Rep.

The House passes legislation authorizing a study of whether the National D-Day Memorial should be part of the National Park Service system.

The cap-and-trade movement, spooked by the pounding health care reform took over the August break, is scrambling to persuade nervous Democrats they won't suffer politically for taking another tough vote this year.