AFP Politics Blog – Feb. 13-15, 2009

Chris Graham

– News: Moran gets firefighters endorsements, Sunday, 3:09 p.m. – News: Dems comment on addition of Gillespie to McDonnell campaign team, Friday, 5:10 p.m. – News: McAuliffe comments on House education-funding cuts, Friday, 4:35 p.m. – News: Perriello comments on stimulus, Friday, 4:35 p.m. – Video: Jeff Frederick denounces Darwin, Friday, 9:40 a.m. – News:…

AFP Sports Blog – Feb. 13-15, 2009

Chris Graham

– News: ODU knocks off VCU, 69-65, Sunday, 3:09 p.m. – News: Wallace qualifies for Nationwide race, Saturday, 12:45 a.m. – News: JMU softball sweeps pair to open season, Friday, 4:30 p.m. – News: Crown Royal to honor Purple Heart winner at RIR, Friday, 2:10 p.m. – News: Hokies have action-packed 2009 slate, Friday, 9:40…

How the Wallace, Fishburne partnership came to be

Chris Graham

Wanna know how the Fishburne Military School sponsorship of Mike Wallace’s No. 01 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday’s Camping World 300 at Daytona came to be? It’s simple, really. Somebody knew somebody, in this case Mike Wallace. “That was pretty neat how we were able to get them involved. I am friends with one of…

Sanford D. Horn | Master of his domain, but little else

AFP

In his first primetime press conference Barack Obama was certainly master of his domain – holding court in a campaign-like speech interrupted by the occasional question. Obama’s goal, clearly, was to remind the American people who won in November and who’s in charge today with his continued fearmongering imploring Congress to hurry up and pass…