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Will politicians keep promises?
Beginning Tuesday, the airwaves will be void of the commercials that end with the candidate saying "and I approved this message." I'm reasonably certain that the only people who will miss them will be the bean counters who are raking in the...Tags: Government, Politics, Radio, Talk Shows (genre), Parties and Movements
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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: Barack Obama, Politics, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements
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Sleight-of-hand campaign rhetoric
The Middle East is in turmoil. Unemployment is over 8 percent for the 42nd consecutive month. Sequestration looms on the horizon. It's been more than three years since the U.S. Senate has produced a budget. Our national debt just screamed past $16...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Parties and Movements
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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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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, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
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Gun control group says poll shows most voters in VA 2nd Congressional Dist. favor mandatory background checks
A poll released Tuesday by the gun-control advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns showed that voters in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District favor mandatory background checks for all firearms purchases. When asked, "Do you favor or oppose requiring...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Rigell to travel with president during shipyard visit
It comes as no surprise that President Barack Obama will be joined on his visit to Newport News Shipbuilding by Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, a Democratic stalwart and the shipyard's congressman. The second congressman in the presidential entourage is...Tags: Barack Obama, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Manufacturing and Engineering, Newport News Shipbuilding, Shipbuilding
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Members of VA Congressional delegation unite against sequestration cuts
Nine of Virginia's 13 members of Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Friday expressing their unified support of averting the arbitrary sequestration cuts...Tags: Government, Politics, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, John Boehner
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U.S. Rep. Rigell named to House Budget Committee
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, will serve on the House of Representatives Budget Committee in the 113th Congress. Rigell, who was sworn in for his second term in the House Thursday, was an outspoken advocate as a freshman for increasing revenue...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: Barack Obama, Water Pollution, Energy Resources, Farms, U.S. Senate
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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: Government, Barack Obama, Politics, Richard L Saslaw, Ken Cuccinelli
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Commerce, Sales, Business, National Retail Federation
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