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Sen. Jim Webb, whose historic trip to Burma in 2009 set the stage for a new direction in U.S. policy toward that country, today called for the Administration “to facilitate reforms in Burma (Myanmar) through the lifting of economic sanctions.” Sen. Webb, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, was…
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Online critics have a free speech right to anonymously comment on the work of a Florida plastic surgeon, according to a legal motion filed today in Henrico County Circuit Court. Filed by Public Citizen and the ACLU of Virginia, the motion claims that a subpoena to compel internet provider Comcast to release the name of…
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Today, the Obama campaign announced part of the pre-program at President Obama’s rally this Saturday at the Siegel Center in Richmond, including VCU basketball coach Shaka Smart, who will be hosting the event. The pre-program participants, which will be released in full tomorrow, represent a mix of grassroots supporters and political leaders, and come from…
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There were no late heroics from the Bowie Baysox (11-16) in the finale of a four-game series, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (13-14) pulled away to claim a, 6-2, victory on Thursday night at The Diamond. With the win, the Squirrels managed a split in the series and posted a winning home stand (4-3). The…
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The Hillcats couldn’t overcome fives errors in their 5-2 loss to the Carolina Mudcats. Aaron Northcraft went five solid innings allowing one run, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the 2-1 lead he left the game with. It was the third consecutive game that ended in a 5-2 score. The Mudcats lead the four-game series three…
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Another election cycle is now completed. The voices of the people who voted have been heard. It is now time to move forward
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We have, unfortunately, experience with losing elections – we being progressives in Waynesboro, loosely defined. And I say loosely defined because the word progressive means something very different in Waynesboro than it does just about everywhere else in the country
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A new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia voters has Democrat Barack Obama with an eight-point lead over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The Obama lead over Romney was at 51 percent-to-43 percent in the PPP survey. Public Policy Polling has had Obama leading Virginia by similar margins for much of the past year.
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The No. 22 Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game series sweep of No. 21 Miami with a 7-4 victory Monday evening Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Fla. The Cavaliers (31-14-1, 14-10 ACC) secured their first series sweep against the Hurricanes (27-17, 12-12). Virginia has won a season-high seven-consecutive games…
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Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? – Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, Texas Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving consumers and businesses the hassle of…
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