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COMING SOON Oct. 29: 2nd District debate - Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, and Democratic challenger Paul Hirshbiel. RECENTLY RECORDED EXCLUSIVE: 3rd District debate, Oct. 1 - Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport News, and Republican...
Tags: Rob Wittman, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Facts often get lost in the Medicare scare tactic
William Tucker of Hampton beams with pride when he talks about meeting President Barack Obama last month when the president made a campaign stop in Hampton. Tucker, 83, a veteran of three wars who has also been the head of the state longshoremen's union,...
Tags: Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Old Dominion University, Customs and Tradition, J Randy Forbes
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Both off-shore drilling, wind farms could be spoils of election
Whether it's drilling off shore for oil and natural gas, developing wind farms off the coast or a combination of the two, energy policy proposals from candidates of both parties seeking federal office could be a boon for Hampton Roads. At first glance...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Virginia Tech, Farms, Alternative Energy, Labor Markets
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Election results likely to decide the sequestration debate
Virginia is set to hurl over a "fiscal cliff" on Jan. 1 if lawmakers in Washington cannot come up with a deal before then to stop nearly $500 billion in cuts in military spending put in place by last summer's deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling. A...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Health Insurance, Public Finance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid
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Election 2012: Democrats, Republicans offer clear choice on taxes
At the center of the fall campaigns, from the presidential race on down, is whether to extend all or some of President George W. Bush's temporary tax cuts which are set to expire at the end of the year. President Barack Obama wants the Bush-tax cuts to...
Tags: Public Finance, 2010 Census, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Business
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Voters will decide thrust of economic policy going forward
As the national economy struggles to find solid footing following the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, candidates for federal office, from the presidential race down to the local congressional races, are locked in a philosophical...Tags: Public Finance, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Business, Mitt Romney
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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: U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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The 50 richest members of Congress
CNN MoneyThe Hill, a political newspaper, unveiled its annual list of the 50 richest lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, held on to the top slot with a cool $290.5 million. "McCaul remains in the stratosphere of the very richest...Tags: F James Jr Sensenbrenner, Mark R. Warner, Darrell E Issa, Rick Berg, Michael T. McCaul
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Hampton Roads reacts to Supreme Court's decision to uphold health-care law
Here are local reactions to today's U.S. Supreme Court5-4 ruling upholding President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. Congressman Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, said he "will continue to support limiting the federal government's reach." "As this law...
Tags: Mark R. Warner, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Career and Workplace, Mitt Romney
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Va. Congressman seeking oil, gas exploration in waters off Virginia
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell is winning praise for his bid to make Virginia's offshore waters available to gas and oil exploration. The Hampton Roads Republican has proposed an amendment to the Strategic Energy Production Act that would include Virginia in...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Rigell toes the line on Chesapeake Bay issues
Scott Rigell said he feels a “moral obligation” to improve the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality for future generations. He also said he feels a duty to make sure the United States isn’t saddled with long-term debt. So what’s a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Hampton Roads, Environmental Issues, Water, Environmental Politics
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