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18 hrs ago | Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

NIMBY on the OLF

"Not in my backyard" just took on official form in a restriction that Rep. Randy Forbes of Chesapeake got written into the defense spending bill working its way through Congress.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Randy Forbes, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Navy, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Friday Night Trivia

From the forthcoming CQ's Politics in America : In the 1960s, Sen. Arlen Specter , as a top aide to the Warren Commission, helped devise the "single bullet" theory that a lone gunman was responsible for the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Arlen Specter, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tim Murphy, Fred Upton, Democrat

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Energy bill

The passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is an alarming development for the coalfields of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rick Boucher, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Opinion

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Afternoon Update a " Webb, Warner announce funds for Bland clinic

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., and U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., announced Tuesday the award of federal stimulus funding to the Bland County Medical Clinic in Bastian.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Bastian, VA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville,...

Jobs are residents' top concern, interns told

Virginia Organizing Project interns canvassing residents of Martinsvillea s Westside on Thursday found the areaa s high unemployment was overwhelmingly the top concern of those surveyed.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, Agriculture, Science, Henry County, VA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Army Times

Tomb of Unknowns to be repaired, not replaced

The Army Corps of Engineers and Arlington National Cemetery have decided to repair the Tomb of the Unknowns rather than build a replacement, Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Daniel Akaka

Facing South

Closing the Gap: Attorney general seeks review of cocaine sentencing laws

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers this week that it was time to close the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity in sentencing that has had a large impact on the African-American community.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Federal Prisons, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Nation

Waste Behind Bars

It is hard to defend government waste during a recession. After all the bailouts and bonuses, the public is sick of pricey handouts.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Drugs, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

PilotOnline.com

Hampton Roads lawmakers disagree on healthcare reform

Bobby Scott and Glenn Nye and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb support the idea. Scott believes it would eventually force private insurers out of business.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Glenn Nye, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner, Randy Forbes, Republican, Health Insurance, Health, Barack Obama

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Fairfax Times

Metro car funding granted

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, operator of the Metro system, will receive $34.3 million in federal funding for the purchase of 52 new Metro cars.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Benjamin Cardin, Democrat, Train Disaster, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner

The Cato Institute

Staying in Afghanistan Is the Wrong Strategy

Gene Healy is a vice president at the Cato Institute and the author of The Cult of the Presidency.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Fairfax Times

Immigrants have growing role in Va. politics

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education fund performed an exit poll survey of 1,148 Asian-American voters at eight precincts in Virginia during the November 2008 presidential elections.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Virginia, Virginia Government, Asian-American, Immigration Reform

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Chronicles

Jim Webba s Attack on the American Gulag

On June 11, Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia introduced his bill to set up a bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Military Officer

MOAA President Attends Blinded American Veterans Foundation Awards Ceremony

Alexandria, Va...Retired Navy Vice Admiral Norb Ryan, Jr., president of the Military Officers Association of America , joined with other representatives of veterans and military organizations at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill today as the Blinded American Veterans Foundation honored six people and one company for their work with ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Alexandria, VA, US Military, US Navy, Life, Veteran Affairs, Thad Cochran, Republican

Sat Jun 20, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Tax relief sought on drywall issue

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. Three U.S. senators, including Florida Democrat Bill Nelson, and a Virginia congressman have written to the Internal Revenue Service asking that costs incurred by homeowners who have fallen victim to Chinese drywall should be deductible for federal tax ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Glenn Nye, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Tax

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Manifest Dignity

What If Released Inmates Stopped Committing Crimes?: Prison Reform...

See her post at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-gerloff/what-if-released-inmates_b_217100.html I visited a jail in Virginia recently that has implemented the Community Model described in Gerloff's post.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

What Others Have to Say About Virginiaa s Gubernatorial Contest

The Republican National Committee staff swallowed hard, wiped away a tear and got to work on trying to come up with a reason why Virginians should not elect state Senator Creigh Deeds as their next governor .

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Related Topix: Virginia, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Virginia Government, Opinion

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Houston Chronicle

A Nation of Cowards

We need to change the last line of our national anthem. No longer are we the home of the brave, we are home of the frightened, cowering in fear.

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Related Topix: US News, US Military Prisons, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Va. Gov: GOP statement on unity rally...

GOP chairman Pat Mullins wants to make sure that Virginia Democrats don't start slapping each other on the back too hard while they're trying to win the governor's mansion for the third straight time.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, Virginia Government

Mon Jun 15, 2009

LAPD Blog

Chief Bratton Testifies Before National Criminal Justice Commission

At 3 p.m. EDT today, Chief William J. Bratton, in his capacity as the President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, testified before the National Criminal Justice Commission to make recommendations for improvements to the criminal justice system.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

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