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Poll: McDonnell's job approval rating slips
The Virginian-PilotAlthough Gov. Bob McDonnell's job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years according to a new poll, his reputation doesn't seem seriously damaged by questions swirling around his relationship to a political donor who's given gifts...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Regional Authority, Henrico County, Government
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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. The water bill would transfer from the federal government to the state the site of the future Craney Island Marine...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Hampton Roads, U.S. Army, Environmental Issues, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Poll: McDonnell approval rating drops to two-year low
RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell's approval rating dipped under 50 percent – his lowest in two years – in a poll released Wednesday as he faces a federal investigation into his relationship with a company suing the state and its CEO, who is...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Ken Cuccinelli
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McDonnell's approval dips, but voters shrug at gifts
The Virginian-PilotAlthough Gov. Bob McDonnell's job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years, according to a poll, his reputation doesn't seem seriously damaged by questions swirling about his relationship to a political donor who has given gifts...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Henrico County, Regional Authority, Government
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Virginia Gazette Last Word for May 15: Nutria; Doctors Hospital; W&M curriculum
The Virginia GazetteNutria "If the Nutria rodents are spreading and destroying wetlands (May 11 Gazette), why don't the local governments or the state government put a bounty on them? Florida has done this with the proliferation of python snakes in the Everglades and...Tags: George W. Bush, Politics, Everglades, Standards of Learning, National Parks
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Online test boosts out-of-state demand for Va. permits
The Virginian-PilotThe number of non-Virginians obtaining state-issued concealed handgun permits has boomed in the four years since Ken Cuccinelli sponsored legislation making it clear that online testing meets the legal training requirement for them. One beneficiary of...Tags: Firearms, Politics, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Shootings, Regional Authority
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Local Tea Party group says tax request was delayed
The Virginian-PilotThe leader of the Hampton Roads Tea Party said Monday that his organization spent more than a year and a half trying to get tax exempt status before withdrawing its application to the Internal Revenue Service. Last week's disclosure by the IRS that it...Tags: Politics, Hampton Roads, Tea Party Movement, Mark R. Warner, Taxation
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EDITORIAL: The Senate way: blocking progress
The Virginian-PilotIt is rare for hypocrisy to be quite so obvious. Even in Washington. For four years, Republicans have rightfully scolded Democrats controlling the Senate for refusing to pass a budget, any budget. More than a month ago, the Democrats finally approved...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Elections
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Area DEA agents honored by Congress
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.A local DEA agent, blinded and nearly killed during a drug mission in Afghanistan, and the fellow agents who rescued him have been awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery. In October 2011, Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Joseph Piersante of the...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Wars and Interventions
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McAuliffe 'starts' campaign 6 months after entry
Six months after Democrat Terry McAuliffe entered Virginia's gubernatorial race, he's barnstorming statewide with Democratic luminaries in an "official" campaign launch. He also announced a fundraiser a month away with First Lady Michelle Obama. ...
Tags: The Washington Post, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Ken Cuccinelli, Barack Obama
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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, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
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McAuliffe promises to cut 'red tape' for community colleges
RICHMOND – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said Monday that he wants to reduce purchasing, hiring and workforce regulations on the state's 23 community colleges. McAuliffe was in Richmond Monday as part of a weeklong campaign...
Tags: Politics, Plant Openings, Primaries, Companies and Corporations, Ken Cuccinelli
May 15, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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