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Obama wins Virginia

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Published 10 months ago

Delegate Count

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Published 10 months ago

Rick Boucher endorses Barack Obama

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Published 10 months ago

Creigh announces for Governor
Putting months of speculation to rest, Creigh Deeds is now seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor. The hope among most folks, I think, was that either Creigh or Brian Moran, the other presumptive candidate for the nomination, would choose to run for Attorney General. Both are former...
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Published 12 months ago

Drug Dealers: Internet Style
For a lot of illegal drug-users, their dealer is no longer some guy in a long coat and dark glasses, sitting on a busy corner somewhere. Illegal prescription drugs are now just a click away for some Virginians. However, Del. Bud Phillips, working with Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Bush, is...
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Published a year ago

$5.7 Million to Buchanan County
VCEDA announced yesterday that they have awarded a $5.7 million grant to Buchanan County’s IDA. The funds, says the article, will be used to continue the development in the Poplar Gap area, near the Dickenson County line. The site is huge and has a lot of potential for Buchanan County’s...
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Published a year ago

Time to withdraw from a few cases
Via Steve, it appears one attorney in the 27th Judicial Circuit may have upset Circuit Court Judge Joey Showalter. “Showalter issued an order Sept. 13 barring Gerard Marks from practicing in the 27th Circuit ‘until further notice.’ The order gives no reason for Showalter’s decision.”...
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Published a year ago

On the Democratic Candidates for Governor
Our old friend, Jeff Schapiro, takes aim and unloads this week on every potential Democratic candidate for Governor in 2009. He has identified the main problems with a few of them, but I think he is totally wrong on a few, too. This would, however, be a good time to mention some recent and...
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Published a year ago

Did Dave Nutter know what he was voting for?
That is the question that 7th District voters have been asking themselves lately. Just after the new civil remedial fees went into effect, a local news station asked Republican Del. Dave Nutter about the new fees and who they applied to. Because of his blind partisanship, voting however his...
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Published a year ago

AT&T v. Nascar

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Published a year ago

Warner to campaign for Susie Garner (5th Dist.)
Via Shawn, I see that Gov. Mark Warner will be joining Susie Garner (5th Dist.) on the campaign trail later this month. Susie is a great candidate from Galax, who is challenging Republican Bill Carrico. Carrico last ran for Congress in 2006, against Rick Boucher. Congressman Boucher won by a...
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Published a year ago

Karl Rove to resign
The White House and Rove have announced that he will be resigning at the end of August. “I just think it’s time,” Rove told the Wall Street Journal. “There’s always something that can keep you here, and as much as I’d like to be here, I’ve got to do this for the sake of my...
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Published a year ago