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We’re running a few minutes behind to get to the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner to hear former President Bill Clinton, and my wife, Crystal, is at wit’s end. We’d spent the sunny, springlike afternoon with my college roommate and his wife in Richmond and taken our swanky dinner clothes with us to change there instead of being…
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– News: Voter-restoration bill passes Virginia Senate, Monday, 7:40 p.m. – News: Shannon earns AG endorsements, Monday, 7:22 p.m. – News: House GOP talks up transportation-funding plan, Monday, 7:22 p.m. – News: Moran picks up endorsement of former Democratic Governors’ Association director, Monday, 2:45 p.m. – News: Poll suggests support for stimulus, Monday, 2:45 p.m….
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– News: VCU gets TV time for BracketBusters, Monday, 7:25 p.m. – News: JMU softball picked second in preseason CAA poll, Monday, 7:25 p.m. – Video: AP Sports Monday-Lakers beat Cavs, more, Monday, 9:45 a.m. – Video: UVa. men’s lacrosse 2009 season preview, Monday, 9:45 a.m.
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Former President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker at Saturday’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Richmond. AFP editor Chris Graham was on hand for the annual Democratic Party of Virginia event and chronicles the high points of the speech on the future of the Democratic Party. Length: 23:54.
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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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