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17 hrs ago | Patch.com

VA Senators Address Four Mile Run on Capitol Hill

Virginia's Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine this week offered an amendment to an environmental bill that will promote efforts to restore Four Mile Run as a recreational resource.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Tim Kaine, US Governors, Tim Kaine, Immigration Reform, Falls Church, VA, Arlington County, VA

Sat May 18, 2013

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Daily Press joins criticism of subpoenas for AP telephone records

The Daily Press Media Group has joined a chorus of news organizations nationwide criticizing the Justice Department for a massive seizure of The Associated Press ' telephone records.

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Related Topix: Journalism, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Newport News, VA, King William County, VA, West Point, VA

The Virginian-Pilot

Va. Republicans choose 2014 convention to nominate for U.S. Senate

As of now, the Virginia Republican Party plans to select its candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 much as it is picking statewide nominees this year: with a nominating convention.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bob McDonnell, US Governors

Fri May 17, 2013

Philly.com

Risks ahead, for both parties

From the moment Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004, he has enjoyed a reputation as a politician with a claim to the high ground.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Boustany, Representative Steve Stockman, Representative Jason Chaffetz

Thu May 16, 2013

Government Executive

Lawmakers Fight Defense Furlough Plan

Lawmakers are pushing back against the Defense Department's plan to furlough civilian employees for 11 days through the rest of the fiscal year.

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

Government Executive

Agencies Need Congress' Help to Weed Out Duplicate Programs

The success of any Obama administration bid to eliminate overlapping or duplicative programs may hinge on bipartisan cooperation from a turf-conscious Congress as well as clear and enduring metrics, a Senate panel was told on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law

WTVR Richmond

Democrat leads in the race for Va. Governor

Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has inched ahead in the race to replace Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, according to a newly released Quinnipiac University poll.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bob McDonnell, US Governors

Wed May 15, 2013

Modern Healthcare

Senate confirms Tavenner as CMS administrator

Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed Wednesday as the first permanent CMS administrator since 2006.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Healthcare Law, Law, Health Insurance, Health, Medicaid, Senator Tim Kaine

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Senate vote pushes Craney Island port project ahead

A Senate bill that helps advance the construction of Hampton Roads ' next major ocean terminal, passed overwhelmingly Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors, Democrat, Tim Kaine, Virginia, Virginia Government

NBC29

UVA Center for Politics' Documentary Earns Emmy Nomination

The University of Virginia Center for Politics' latest documentary, Out of Order , has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Topical Documentary.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, John Warner, University of Virginia

TBD.com

Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell approval ratings at two-year lows, poll shows

Gov. Bob McDonnell has dipped to his the lowest job-approval rating in two years in a statewide poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, but he appears unharmed by his ties to the top executive of a troubled nutritional supplements maker who lavished gifts on McDonnell and his family.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Tim Kaine, 2012 Presidential Election, Glen Allen, VA, Wedding

The Hill

Sen. Warner fires warning shot at broadcasters over Aereo dispute

Sen. Mark Warner said on Tuesday that he is concerned about threats from TV broadcasters to take their programming off the air as part of their battle with online video start-up Aereo.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Warner, Democrat, The National, Entertainment, Television

Tue May 14, 2013

Little Green Footballs

WaPo Fact-Checker Says Obama "Got Away With" Stating a Fact

This is possibly the strangest and most ridiculous piece yet from Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler, as he gives four "pinocchios" to President Obama's completely factual claim that he almost immediately used the T word to describe the Benghazi attacks: Obama's Claim He Called Benghazi an 'Act of Terrorism' . You can read the whole thing ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Immigration Reform, World News, Russia, US Senate, Democrat

WTVF Nashville

Va. Tech president retires, reflects on massacre

A new government estimate says the budget deficit for the current year will come in well below what was projected just a few months ago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Celebrities, Donald Trump, Richmond, VA, Violent Crime

WRIC-TV Richmond

Va. Tech president retires, reflects on massacre

The president of Virginia Tech announced his retirement Tuesday, satisfied he had elevated the university's reputation and acknowledging that the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history on his campus would be a part of his legacy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Violent Crime, Bob McDonnell, US Governors, University of Virginia

KTIV-TV Sioux City

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A new government estimate says the budget deficit for the current year will come in well below what was projected just a few months ago.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Donald Trump, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Richmond, VA, Violent Crime

Daily Kos

VA-Sen: Mark Warner (D) Calls For Repealing DOMA, Sign His Petition

I'm writing to ask for your help on an issue that has gotten a lot of attention recently: marriage equality.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Social Security, Personal Finance

Stars and Stripes

Sen. Warner keeps pushing on W&M approach to VA backlog

Sen. Mark Warner is pressing his case for law schools across the country to follow a "playbook" developed at the College of William and Mary to reduce the nation's backlog of veteran disability claims.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, John Warner, College of William and Mary, Virginia Commonwealth University, Life, Veteran Affairs

Little Green Footballs

White House Email Contradicts Weekly Standard/ABC Benghazi Leaks

Those "leaked" emails about Benghazi talking points first reported by the Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes, then picked up and trumpeted to the world by ABC News, were apparently distorted and mischaracterized to smear the State Department and the White House.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Mon May 13, 2013

National Journal

Obama's Struggles Are Hampering Democratic Recruitment

Imagine you're a red-state Democrat contemplating a run for Senate. Here's what you've seen during the opening months of President Obama's second term: A still-tepid economic recovery, a culturally polarizing agenda on immigration and guns, and fears of the health care law's possibly haphazard implementation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Barrow, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Stephanie Herseth, Representative Gary Peters, Senator Al Franken, US Senate