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Bob McDonnell clearly appears to be pulling away from Creigh Deeds at the top of the ticket in Virginia’s state races. At first glance, Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and GOP attorney-general candidate Ken Cuccinelli would seem to be on their way to victories on Nov. 3 as well. A poll conducted by Christopher Newport…
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I remember it well. We were sitting at the Wright’s Dairy Rite. I was 13, maybe 14. I was spending the summer weekend with my cousin and his parents. Waiting for our food, they were blasting ’50s music. In my head at the moment: I wonder what happens when I get old. Will I sit…
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My wife had a medical emergency early one recent morning. The details are unimportant, but the care and response that we received were very important. At five a.m., she called her doctor and got him on the phone. He said we should call 911, which we did. Within a few minutes both a paramedic vehicle…
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The financial, economic and environmental crises are alarm signals to the world, and particularly to us in the U.S. Acting on the basis of a fragmented worldview while globalization magnified and quickened that worldview’s effects, we rushed into unsustainable and destructive practices. On the other hand, we now have an opportunity to build the foundation…
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Tuesday, Oct. 20 Frank Spaziani – Boston College Opening Statement: We started out the second half of the season, with game number seven, on the right foot. We are very happy to come away with a victory over a very good conference opponent. We did a great job from the coaches all the way down…
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Monday, Oct. 19 COACH GROH: About as good as challenge as we could look for this week in an opponent. Sure could make a pretty strong argument, the hottest team in the ACC with a unique system of play in two of the three elements of their team. Much is made of the uniqueness of…
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Monday, Oct. 19 Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is joined in the press briefing by Dr. Jared Bernstei, deputy assistant to the president on economic policy, and Melody Barnes, director of the Domestic Policy Council. MR. GIBBS: Good after – or good morning, I should say. Sorry, I’m used to doing this in the afternoon. Before…
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A Washington Post endorsement reversed Creigh Deeds’ fortunes in the ’09 Democratic Party primary. Can Deeds get another boost from another Post endorsement? “If the current campaign for governor has clarified anything, it is that state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee, has the good sense and political courage to maintain the forward-looking policies…
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Virginia was down 9-3 late in the third quarter, and was down a starting quarterback. But Al Groh had his suddenly stout D, and it brought the Cavs home with a W. “They really, really played,” Groh said of his defense, which forced four turnovers, one of which defensive tackle Nate Collins returned 32 yards…
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The final was 27-0, but James Madison’s home loss to Villanova on Saturday could have been a lot, lot worse. “To be blunt about it, if we hadn’t played such good defense, we would have really been in trouble. If not for our defense, we would have lost 47-0,” JMU coach Mickey Matthews said after…
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