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Virginia parties gear for collision course

The News Virginian - Wed Dec 2, 12:06 am ET

A year ago, Virginia Democrats were celebrating the first statewide victory by a presidential candidate in 44 years with Barack Obama ’s win in Old Dominion.

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Versus: Gov. George Allen vs. Terry McAuliffe
Style Weekly - Tue Nov 24, 3:53 pm ET
Virginia’s new governor hasn’t even been sworn in, and already there’s speculation about 2013, with former Gov. George Allen, a Republican, and former gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, topping some whispered gossip betting pools.
Virginia State Board to Certify Election Results Monday
WCAV Charlottesville - Mon Nov 23, 10:14 am ET
The 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.
Hundreds Greet Palin on VA Visit
WHSV Harrisonburg - Mon Nov 23, 11:03 am ET
More than 300 people camped out overnight in Roanoke for the chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Top Republican Lawmakers Not Invited to State Dinner
Fox News - Tue Nov 24, 6:26 am ET
Among 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.
Webb, Warner offices get an earful on health care
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Tue Nov 24, 12:15 am ET
On 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.
Edmonds Elected President of the International Association of Political Consultants
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 5:00 pm ET
WASHINGTON, 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.
Top Republican lawmakers not attending State Dinner
The Washington Times - Tue Nov 24, 6:02 am ET
While 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 ...
Job fair draws hundreds
Culpeper Star-Exponent - Tue Nov 24, 3:33 am ET
Cantor blasts stimulus; Dems call him a hypocrite
At VCU, march honors women’s suffrage pioneers
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sat Nov 21, 12:10 am ET
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 ...
GOP governors are upbeat about 2010
The Washington Times - Thu Nov 19, 6:59 am ET
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 ...