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Q: What’s a fabulous idea that somebody thinks up, takes credit for, and makes someone else pay for? A: An unfunded mandate. And oh, do those ideas abound in Washington and, more relevantly for today, Richmond. If anyone wonders why property taxes keep rising, unfunded mandates are one reason.
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OK, we got out of January alive – but with our portfolios still getting beaten to a small pulp. There is no need for anyone to go skiing this winter. Just latch on to a few blue-chip stocks and slide down with them. But that’s not my style. I buried gold coins in my back…
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For the sixth straight game the Virginia Cavaliers fell behind by double digits in the first half of play, and as a result dropped they dropped their sixth straight game, losing at home to Boston College 80-70 in Atlantic Coast Conference basketball action Wednesday night.
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– Stuarts Draft man charged with murder for hire, Thursday, 6 p.m. – Miss America 2008 to speak at JMU on eating disorders, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Family Foundation praises passage of marriage curriculum bill, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – White House announces formation of faith-based partnerships office, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Wagner picks up several…
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– New Terry McAuliffe TV ad airing in Richmond market. Length: 0:30. – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks about Iran. From the Associated Press. Length: 0:51. – Attorney General Eric Holder’s message to the Department of Justice. From WhiteHouse.gov. Length: 4:04.
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Bob McDonnell is resigning as attorney general of Virginia effective Feb. 20 to devote his attention full-time to his pursuit of the governorship.
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Our legislators are back at it in Richmond. A couple of weeks into a session that, everyone knows, has got to tackle some excruciating budgetary problems, they seem — as so often — to have produced more heat than light. I often wonder what they’re thinking. Especially when someone comes up with a good, if…
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The upcoming Super Bowl matching the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, a busy college basketball weekend, the ongoing dramas in Richmond and Washington chock full of legislative activity, and more. Share what’s on your mind.
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It’s just words, isn’t it? “That’s so gay.” “He’s gay.” “She’s a lesbian.” Kids say them, they don’t mean anything. Pay attention, and you can still hear the crowd singing “The Good Ol’ Song,” to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne,” after a touchdown at a University of Virginia football game. “We Come from Old…
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Tom Perriello statement on House passage of stimulus package, 6:54 p.m. Remarks by President Obama after meeting with Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs, 6:17 p.m. Norfolk, Roanoke papers force employees to furlough, 6:13 p.m. South Korean students to visit Presidential Library, 6:07 p.m. Motorists should expect lane closure tonight on I-81, 3:23 p.m. Airfares highest…
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