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House Dems anoint more challengers
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today added 14 more challengers to its Red to Blue program, which gives Democrats running in Republican districts access to party money and advice. The new designees, who bring the Red.....Tags: Mario Diaz-Balart, Political Candidates, Elections, Mike McMahon, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Early voting off the charts
The Swampby Frank James As someone who had to wait over an hour to cast an early vote yesterday in Fairfax County, Va,, I can personally attest to the crowds at polling places with six days to go before Election Day......Tags: Local Elections, George Mason, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Election Day
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McCain clips Obama on faith in country
The Swampby Jill Zuckman SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - With just three days left to press his case, Sen. John McCain Saturday delivered an unabashed pitch contrasting his patriotism to Sen. Barack Obama's, sparking a nasty clash. "We learn more and more about......Tags: Local Elections, John McCain, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), George W. Bush, Cindy McCain
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Freddie Mac director's apparent suicide
The SwampBy Mark Silva and updated at 9:45 am EDT The acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, an embattled government-owned company that controls millions of home mortgages, was found dead early this morning in his suburban Virginia home, victim of......Tags: Police, Police Investigations, Suicide, Corporate Officers, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Terry McAuliffe: Obama's (Clinton's) man
The Swampby Mark Silva In what contest could Tom Daschle's endorsement be bragging rights? In Terry McAuliffe's campaign for governor of Virginia. In what contest could those TV ads that Hillary Clinton ran about taking that sensitive "3 am phone call"......Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Local Elections, Hampton Roads, White House, Regional Authority
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Obama's theme: 'Cleaning up' the mess
The Swampby Mark Silva When all the pushing and shoving over healthcare is finished, when a bill of some kind is enacted - and count on the Democrats to pass a bill of some kind, with or without Republican support -......Tags: History, Minority Groups, Private Health Care, Money and Monetary Policy, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Michelle Obama's guests: State of Union
The Swampby Michael Muskal Part of the ceremony surrounding any presidential speech to Congress is who gets to be singled out and who gets invited to sit with the first family. First Lady Michelle Obama is bringing quite a crowd. This......Tags: Health and Safety at School, Local Elections, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Disasters and Accidents, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Key moments in sniper case
Sun StaffVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury ... " In two Virginia courtrooms this morning, lawyers will speak directly to jurors as the trial of one sniper suspect begins and another ends. Opening statements will be presented today in the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, O.J. Simpson, Indiana University, Jeffrey L Dahmer, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Sniper-case defense's ordeal
FAIRFAX CITY, Va. - The lawyer steps up to a bouquet of microphones, runs his fingers through his hair, surveys the cameras and looks exasperated. A few weeks earlier, he had taken on a nationally renowned case in which his client was accused not only of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, O.J. Simpson, Court Preliminary, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Deportations of illegal immigrants hit record high, officials announce
L.A. NOWMore than 392,000 illegal immigrants were deported from the United States in fiscal year 2010, the highest number in the countryâs history, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday. âWe have deployed unprecedented... -
DNA hit links death row inmate to Riverside County cold case
L.A. NOWAuthorities using DNA evidence have linked a 44-year-old convicted murderer and rapist on death row to a 1990 double homicide in Riverside County. Alfredo Rolando Prieto, who is already on California's death row and who recently received the death... -
Sen. Herring wins Dems A.G. race straw poll
State Sen. Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, beat out his rival Justin Fairfax in a straw poll in Northern Virginia Saturday as the two compete for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee straw poll - the...Tags: Lawyers, Parties and Movements, Politics, Herring, Crime, Law and Justice
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