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Most recently it was Tim Kaine being criticized by Virginia Republicans for considering a spot on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2008. Now Democrats are throwing up their arms at a suggestion by Gov. Bob McDonnell that it would be hard to turn down the second spot on the GOP national ticket in 2012 if…
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The No. 13 Virginia baseball team finished off a perfect weekend at the Auburn Tournament with an 8-2 victory over Arkansas State Sunday at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Virginia went 3-0 in the tournament, with wins in the first two days over UAB and No. 23 Auburn. Once again Virginia received strong starting pitching….
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Richmond was silenced by a gem from Blue Devil starting pitcher Dennis O’Grady and fell at Duke, 7-0, Sunday in the rubber-match of a three-game season-opening series in Durham, N.C. O’Grady fanned 10 in seven shutout innings and scattered just five hits in the winning effort for the Blue Devils (2-1). Richmond (1-2) collected six…
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The James Madison baseball team continued showing early offensive prowess in its doubleheader sweep of visiting Bucknell, 9-2 and 26-15, Feb. 19. With the two wins, the Dukes move to 3-0 on the year with the Bison falling to 0-3. In the opener, JMU broke on top in the first as sophomore Johnny Bladel (Ashburn,…
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Behind six shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) and 13 runs from the offense over the final five innings, the No. 13 Virginia baseball team routed No. 23 Auburn, 13-2, Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Making his first start after 51-consecutive relief outings,…
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It seems to me that Tim Kaine is the logical choice for Virginia Democrats looking for a Senate candidate in 2012 – and I wouldn’t call myself a political genius for thinking that way. The conventional wisdom isn’t stopping a group of Virginia Dems who are pushing recently unseated former congressman Tom Perriello for the…
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Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) pitched 6.2 innings of one-run baseball and added a pair of run-scoring hits, while David Coleman (Sr., Richmond, Va.) chipped in three hits as the No. 13 Virginia baseball team opened its season with a 6-4 win over UAB Friday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in…
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James Madison set the early tone with a 15-run first inning and broke the program mark for runs in a game with an opening-day 37-7 victory over Bucknell on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. After a scoreless first for Bucknell, JMU sent 20 batters to the plate in the bottom of…
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Politics makes strange bedfellows. We elected a president over two years ago. We gave him a midterm report card. It was not good. The voters said he was spending and borrowing too much. Then just over a year ago Virginians elected a new governor. He had two opponents, a Mr. Deeds and the president. Both…
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Tea Party leaders in Virginia have a message for Gov. Bob McDonnell regarding the Republican’s plans to jumpstart transportation improvements with a large issuance of public debt. “Now is the time for Virginia to cut spending and ensure that the essential functions of government, including transportation, are funded without borrowing money or increasing the tax…
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