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Obama rejects GOP call to appropriate sequester cuts
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- President Obama rejected Republican suggestions Tuesday that he should have more power to carry out $85 billion in pending budget cuts, and instead urged Congress to work out a better solution that involves raising revenue through...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Employees
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McManus: Grover Norquist the has-been
Grover Norquist is losing his grip. It once seemed as if Washington's most powerful anti-tax crusader had the Republican Party firmly in hand. Signing Norquist's public pledge not to raise taxes was almost mandatory in GOP politics. Nine of the 10...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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Chopra airs first TV ad
Aneesh Chopra, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, became the first down ticket candidate to began airing a television ad this week. The 33-second ad titled "Escalator" shows Chopra staying in place as he climbs up a down...Tags: Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Barack Obama, Regional Authority
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Rep. Rigell to open Peninsula office Monday
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, announced this week he will be opening an office in Hampton on Monday. Rigell's 2nd Congressional District picked up portions of Newport News and Hampton in the 2011 redistricting process that followed the...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Editorial: Online sales tax is a one-click revenue source
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires Internet-based businesses to collect state sales tax based on the shipping address. The bill is fair, logical and necessary to Virginia's economy. Businesses that sell...Tags: Television Industry, U.S. Department of Commerce, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Amazon.com Inc.
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Feedback for 5/14: Homeless, Hillary Clinton and Ken Cuccinelli
Extended stay homeless •Dennis, Newport News: Just read the Sunday paper, the story by Sarah about this lady and her six kids. Very nicely done. She covered everything you could possibly cover. I know there's going to be other installments, but I...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Politics, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Ken Cuccinelli
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Wittman hosting Military Service Academy Day this Saturday
YORK— Congressman Rob Wittman, VA-1, announced that he will host a Military Service Academy Day this Saturday, May 11, at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, along with Rep. Bobby Scott, VA-3. The briefing will be held at the MWR Conference Center...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Timothy M. Kaine, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Rob Wittman
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Senate to vote on Internet sales tax bill
Daily PressThe Senate is set to vote on an Internet sales tax bill within the first week of May. Also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, the bill gives states the authority to require online sellers to collect sales tax at the point of purchase. There is an...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Mark R. Warner, Politics, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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Rigell introduces legislation to repeal Maritime food-aid cuts
VIRGINIA BEACH — U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, introduced legislation Wednesdas to repeal cuts to the amount of U.S. food aid required to be carried on U.S. flagged vessels. Along with U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., Rigell is...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Elijah E. Cummings
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EDITORIAL: Another misguided online security push
The Virginian-PilotThe Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week by a wide margin. It is the latest iteration of misguided efforts to surrender privacy rights and chill speech for the sake of...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, PROTECT IP Act, Elections
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Local U.S. Reps. Rigell, Scott look to restore Military Tuition Assistance grants
In the wake of the sequestration cuts going into effect March 1, all branches of the U.S. military accept the U.S. Navy have suspended their Tuition Assistance grant program for active duty service members as a cost saving measure. Local U.S. Reps....Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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Sequestration would reach far into the Virginia Peninsula community - and affect health services
Like a victim tied to buzz saw table in an old movie melodrama, federal, state and local agencies and departments, and a host of businesses and nonprofit organizations are watching with alarm as budget blades churn toward them. On Friday automatic...
Tags: Breast Cancer, AIDS, York County (Virginia), Virginia Tech, Gloucester Point
Feb 26, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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