Analysis: Biz has role in Va. gov-elect transition
AP - Fri Dec 11, 3:39 pm ETCorporate titans, well-connected lobbyists and staunch conservatives share Virginia Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's transition team with some Democrats.
Virginia Elections
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Va., Md. govs: Church gay marriage response wrong
The Capital - Wed Nov 25, 11:40 am ETRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The governors of Virginia and Maryland, both Catholics, said yesterday that it would be wrong for the church to suspend or reduce social services in the nation's capital if the District of Columbia approves gay marriage.
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Virginia State Board to Certify Election Results Monday
WCAV Charlottesville - Mon Nov 23, 10:14 am ETThe State Board of Elections meets Monday afternoon to certify results of the November 3 general election. All three statewide GOP candidates won handily, so the process should lack the drama of 2005.
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Hundreds Greet Palin on VA Visit
WHSV Harrisonburg - Mon Nov 23, 11:03 am ETMore than 300 people camped out overnight in Roanoke for the chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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Top Republican Lawmakers Not Invited to State Dinner
Fox News - Tue Nov 24, 6:26 am ETAmong others, the president didn't invite his 2008 campaign rival, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, even though Obama the candidate pledged a post-partisan presidency.
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Webb, Warner offices get an earful on health care
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Tue Nov 24, 12:15 am ETOn Saturday, the day the U.S. Senate voted to move health-care legislation to the floor, Sen. Jim Webb’s office received 1,200 calls at the front desk. That’s compared with an average of 1,000 phone calls per week. The story was similar in Sen. Mark R. Warner’s office, as Virginians anxious about a sweeping health-care overhaul have been lighting up the switchboards to voice their opinions.
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Edmonds Elected President of the International Association of Political Consultants
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 5:00 pm ETWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) elected Tom Edmonds, Republican media consultant, as its new president at its world conference in Panama City, Panama. Edmonds is president of Edmonds Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized Republican media consulting firm based in Vienna, Virginia.
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Top Republican lawmakers not attending State Dinner
The Washington Times - Tue Nov 24, 6:02 am ETWhile the White House is mum about who will be among the 300 or so lucky invitees to President Obama's first state dinner Tuesday night, word is already leaking out about who's not going to be there. Chief among the non-attendees: top Republican lawmakers. House Minority Leader John A. Boehner was invited but won't be there; he's on Thanksgiving break and home in Ohio. His deputy, Rep. Eric ...
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Job fair draws hundreds
Culpeper Star-Exponent - Tue Nov 24, 3:33 am ETCantor blasts stimulus; Dems call him a hypocrite
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At VCU, march honors women’s suffrage pioneers
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sat Nov 21, 12:10 am ETAprocession 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 ...
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Analysis: Biz has role in Va. gov-elect transition
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 11, 3:39 pm ETCorporate titans, well-connected lobbyists and staunch conservatives share Virginia Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's transition team with some Democrats.
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News Near You for Dec. 12
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sat Dec 12, 12:15 am ETNumber of Renters Limit Raised in VA City
WHSV Harrisonburg - Fri Dec 11, 11:43 am ETSix Republicans Vying for Perriello's Congressional Seat
WCAV Charlottesville - Fri Dec 11, 11:51 am ETPalin in VA as part of book tour
CBS 6 Richmond - Sat Dec 5, 5:29 pm ETRetired CEO wins GOP primary for Va. Senate seat
CBS 6 Richmond - Sun Dec 6, 4:44 pm ETVirginia parties gear for collision course
The News Virginian - Wed Dec 2, 12:06 am ETNew rec center to come to VB
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads - Tue Dec 8, 1:13 pm ETPalin in Virginia For Book Tour
WCAV Charlottesville - Sun Dec 6, 7:52 am ETVoter group claims law is unconstitutional
CBS 6 Richmond - Sat Dec 5, 1:14 pm ETPalin draws 2,000 to Fairfax book signing
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sat Dec 5, 5:44 pm ET
