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Thank you, John, for that kind introduction. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for the opportunity to be with you today. This is, I think, a particularly important time for you to be gathering – and a particularly opportune moment for me to talk with you about some of the reforms that the Administration has proposed…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Virginia will remain in first place as Forbes.com’s “Best State for Business.” It is the fourth consecutive year Virginia has been top ranked. The Commonwealth finished in the top 10 in three of the six categories examined in the review, which was published today. “With our low corporate…
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I’d thought that we’d already litigated, so to speak, the 2004 budget reform back in the 2005 state elections, when Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore railed against what he termed the “largest tax increase in Virginia history” as the centerpiece of his message to Virginia voters, and snatched defeat from the jaws of electoral victory…
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I think we’re at a make-or-break point in Afghanistan, maybe past the make-or-break point. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda seemed to be gaining more and more of a foothold in the country the past couple of years, and we haven’t seen a reversal of momentum in the U.S. direction since the Obama administration took charge of…
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Recently, gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell and other Republicans in Virginia (including my opponent) have been saying that we should ask the federal government for permission to let oil companies explore for oil and natural gas off of our coast, an area that has been off-limits to drilling for decades. Supporters say that oil off the…
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At an event Tuesday morning in Virginia Beach, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner announced the “Republicans and Independents for Wagner” steering committee. The committee, comprised of twenty-one Republicans and Independents from throughout the Commonwealth, is led by Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms, Fredericksburg Mayor Tom Tomzak, Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam, former State Sen….
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Jimmy Carter is the first president I remember. I was 4 when he was elected in 1976, and in elementary school when the two girls who were the bus patrol on Bus #133 used to entertain us with a modified version of the Oscar Meyer advertising jingle. “My president has a first name, It’s J-I-M-M-Y….
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Gov. Tim Kaine today highlighted a second consecutive month of declining unemployment rates in Virginia. The Commonwealth’s August seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent, following rates of 7.1 percent in June and 6.9 percent in July. The August rate makes Virginia fifth lowest among unemployment rates nationally and maintains the Commonwealth’s ranking as…
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I am more and more troubled by how male and female roles in our society have evolved. Clearly, I may just not fully understand and accept these changes, but I want to understand for the sake of my boys. I’m trying to teach them to be men, how to treat women, and to prepare my…
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During two Senate hearings this week, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., emphasized that the Obama administration’s review of U.S. policies in Afghanistan must contain clear and attainable objectives with a defined and understandable end point. He also cautioned against “strategic mission creep” and warned that the United States runs the risk of being perceived as an…
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