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Aprocession of women marched down Franklin Street yesterday morning to a spot where 100 years ago, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia was born. Led by a trio of accordionists and a drummer, two granddaughters of one of the voting-rights group’s founders walked with more than 100 cheering women and supporters. “Recognition of this whole situation and for our grandmother was a long time coming ...
AUSTIN, Texas | Republican governors are in a buoyant mood at their annual gathering here, with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour arguing his party's Nov. 3 gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey presage a repeat of the historic 1994 Republican congressional elections sweep. "Everybody is focusing on 2012. It's 2010 that's going to be the key," said Mr. Barbour, chairman of the ...
Gov. Tim Kaine plans to set a Jan. 12 special election to replace Virginia Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, setting the stage for a key contest that will help determine the makeup of the state's only Democrat-controlled chamber.
The Republican Governors Association held its annual meeting earlier this week in Austin, Texas, a gathering where -- for the first time in recent memory -- the GOP had something to celebrate: the twin victories of Govs.-elect Chris Christie (N.J.) and Bob McDonnell (Va.) earlier this month. Of the gathering, the Post's Dan Balz wrote: "Republican governors wrapped up a two-day pep rally on ...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter, son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, was unable to make it to the Hamilton County Democratic Party's Estes Kefauver Dinner on Monday, and at least one of his primary opponents commented on his absence.
Three staunchly conservative Republican candidates are vying to replace Virginia Attorney General-elect Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II in a Northern Virginia state Senate district that had trended Democratic in recent years but came out solidly for Republicans this month. Fairfax County's 37th District supported President George W. Bush in 2004 but went Democratic for governor, lieutenant governor and ...
Both of Virginia’s U.S. senators say they will vote to allow debate on the Senate version of health-care overhaul legislation, but neither has committed to voting for the actual bill. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., got an earful on the subject from a group of small-business owners in Carytown yesterday while protesters rallied outside Warner and Sen. Jim Webb’s Richmond offices.
RICHMOND | Civil rights organizations are asking Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January. Virginia and Kentucky are the only two states that permanently strip felons of their civil rights, such as voting, serving on juries or holding public office. In Virginia, the power to restore those rights lies ...
AUSTIN, Texas | Republicans governors are in a buoyant mood at their annual gathering here, with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour arguing his partys Nov. 3 gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey presage a repeat of the historic 1994 GOP congressional elections sweep. "Everybody is focusing on 2012 -- its 2010 thats going to be the key," said Mr. Barbour, chairman of the Republican ...
The hope for bipartisan climate change is resting on the unlikely partnership of Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham. Read more...
Virginia House Speaker Bob Howell says the election of Bob McDonnell as governor pretty much killed the issue.
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