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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: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense, Parties and Movements, Newport News Shipbuilding, Labor Legislation
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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: Mitt Romney, U.S. House of Representatives, John McCain, Parties and Movements, Polls
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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: Ken Cuccinelli, Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Frank W Wagner, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Bob McDonnell
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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: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, 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: Business, E-Commerce Industry, Rob Wittman, Amazon.com Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, Bob McDonnell, George Allen, Richard L Saslaw
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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: Rob Wittman, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Bobby Scott
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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: E-Commerce Industry, Business, Rob Wittman, Amazon.com Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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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, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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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: Walter B. Jones, U.S. House of Representatives, Parties and Movements, PROTECT IP Act, Stop Online Piracy Act
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Virginia leaders want flexibility on furloughs
The Virginia congressional delegation wants the Pentagon to change the rules on civilian furloughs, hoping to lessen the impact in a state where 88,000 people are facing a significant pay cut. The state's two senators and 10 representatives sent a letter...Tags: Rob Wittman, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Langley Air Force Base, U.S. Department of Defense, Mark R. Warner
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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: U.S. Navy, Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Defense
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