Videocast | AFP News sits down with Sam Rasoul

AFP News sits down with Sixth District Democratic Party congressional nominee Sam Rasoul about the 2008 elections. Length: 6:52.

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Videocast: AFP News reports on the Bush Legacy Tour

Chris Graham of AFP News reports on the stop of the Bush Legacy Bus Tour in Waynesboro on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. Length: 5:14.

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David Cox: Abraham Delano Obama

Column by David Cox

Readers of this column may not be surprised that Barack Obama is my choice for president of the United States. What may surprise them is how long it took me last spring to get to that opinion. But, having made it, subsequent events have confirmed, at least in my own mind, the wisdom of electing him.

Last winter and spring, I supported another candidate. No, not her. Subsequent revelations about the man I’m now too embarrassed to mention have proven how inappropriate he would have been.

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Haresh Daswani: Hindu Extremists

Column by Haresh Daswani

I have watched several news reports about Hindus that have attacked Christian temples in South India. These acts were barbaric and despotic. This does, indeed, cause an international uproar that I do find unimaginable.

But they never did talk about the entire proper story. Here is a more complete situation in rural South India.

Rural villagers do not have centralized religion. They have community temples where they pray and there are village gurus who impart basic knowledge.

Due to their lack of knowledge, just like everywhere else in the world, their choice of action would not be considered civil and peaceful. They are emotionally charged and usually have a tendency to do things that we would all regret, even if we were not the ones who committed the action.

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Earth Talk: Lead-tainted toys

Dear EarthTalk: There has been a lot of news about lead-tainted children’s toys being recalled. Where are these toys ending up and are they creating pollution problems there?
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Valley Blue Dog: Republican Tricks, Democratic Treats!

Column by Steven Sisson

Halloween is a time for dressing up in a costume and wearing a mask and having fun. But grownups wear masks, too, especially politicians, and more than ever Republicans are masking the truth behind their agenda.

According to nationwide polls, 70 percent of leaders can’t be trusted. The Blue Dog says it’s time to take off the Halloween mask with these lackluster politicians and conservatives. No more play-acting. Remove the actors mask and be yourself, I say.

George Bush mask: Republican Presidential nominee John McCain, who voted with President George Bush 90 percent of the time and supported a failed war policy in the Middle East.

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Sixth District: It’s time for new blood in Congress

Story by Chris Graham
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Sam Rasoul forced the Sixth District Democratic Party to live up to its name.

It had been 10 years since the party had even tried to challenge Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte in the Sixth, after his 40-point win over then-Roanoke mayor David Bowers in a race that had seemed at the outset like one that the Dems could compete in and win. And so it was that every two years I would call up the late David Layman beginning in January or early February and ask him some version of, Do you have anybody in mind for November this time around?

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Fifth District: A vote for solutions, not controversy

Story by Chris Graham
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The Danville Register and Bee endorsement editorial put it well, I think. Noting that the paper hadn’t endorsed a Democrat since Virgil Goode was a Democrat, the editorial board relayed that it is changing course not because it is leaving Virgil Goode. “Virgil Goode,” the Register and Bee said, “has left us.”

That has become readily apparent the past two years, as Goode has moved from the far right wing of the Republican Party squarely into whackjob territory, making headlines with his self-generated controversy over comments about a fellow member of Congress taking his oath of office on the Koran and then most recently nonsensically blaming the financial crisis on Wall Street on a favorite political bogieman, illegal immigrants.

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Sports: Doring ready to take Richards down for the 1-2-3

Story by Chris Graham
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Danny Doring and Stevie Richards were both ECW Originals, so you’d probably assume that their paths had crossed somewhat regularly back in the glory days of E-C-Dub. And you’d be wrong.

“We probably only crossed paths in the ring two, three times, which isn’t a lot in 10 years,” said Doring, who will square off with Richards in the main event of Night of the Superstars VI at Waynesboro High School on Nov. 8.

The card is a fundraiser for the UVa. Children’s Hospital. General-admission tickets are available for $10 and are on sale now at the WHS athletics office, at 7-Eleven in Fishersville and Stuarts Draft, and at Crossroads Music in Waynesboro and Staunton.

Doring, a former ECW tag-team champion with his longtime partner, Roadkill, has been doing well for himself on the independent circuit since the demise of ECW in 2001 and his release from WWE in 2006. “I’m actually busier now than I’ve been in years,” said Doring, who is also working into his busy wrestling schedule work toward a certification in physical therapy. “I figure I broke or injured every bone in my body, so I pretty much know the anatomy pretty well. So it would be a natural progression,” Doring said. “Plus it’s kind of like police work. There’s always going to be demand for people who are injured or are criminals, so they’re the best two fields with the economy being the way it is.”

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Kathryn McMillan: How to have a stress-free holiday

Column by Kathryn McMillan

This is the time of year that everyone should be enjoying time with family and loved ones, and that includes you!

Yes! You can have dinner parties and enjoy your guests! You can make time to go to the mall and enjoy your shopping without rushing! You can enjoy decorating your home without the stress or spending too much money!

How? Follow these tips and enjoy the holidays!

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