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ALEXANDRIA, Va.----The Koinonia Foundation, in Alexandria, Virginia, today announced the election of the Reverend Robert Barnett as Chairman of the agency’s board of directors.
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - More than 300 people camped out overnight in Roanoke for the chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. By Sunday morning, the size of the crowd had more than tripled. The
The Republican sweep in Virginia's November 3 general election is about to become official.
RICHMOND - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The Republican sweep in Virginia is about to become official. The State Board of Elections meets Monday afternoon to certify results of the Nov. 3 general election.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The hope for bipartisan climate change is resting on the unlikely partnership of Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham. Read more...
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 ...
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