Kaine addresses Democratic National Convention
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night.
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Joel Kanter: Congress should end Bush tax cuts for richest 2 percent like me
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I joined more than 100 other millionaires from more than 50 cities in signing a Voices for Progress letter to Congress strongly opposing prolonging these special tax breaks. We who have the most income need these breaks the least —and it’s just not right to ask others to pay for them.
Augusta Health’s Caulkins honored by American Academy of Pediatrics
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Patricia Shell Caulkins, RN, BSN, MS of Augusta Health has been named this year’s recipient of the Martin C. Ushkow Community Service Award at the American Academy of Pediatrics
Campaign Notebook: Attack!
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The effort by a Republican front group to attack President Barack Obama on his handling of the raid on 9/11 terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden elicited a response from the Obama campaign delivered by Rob Diamond, the director of a group named National Veterans and Military Families Vote
Kaine talks economy, jobs in Hampton Roads
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine visited the Portsmouth campus of Tidewater Community College in Hampton Roads
FMS alum plays key role on presidential campaign
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“You can be a star one minute, unemployed the next,” said John Noonan, FMS ’99, whose star is in ascendancy at the moment, with Noonan serving as a foreign-policy advisor to the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
Virginia in top 10 nationally in farmers markets
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The number of U.S. farmers’ markets continues to increase, and Virginia now has enough to place it among the nation’s top 10 market states
George Allen meets with Hispanic leaders in Springfield
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George Allen today brought his Virginia Voices tour to Springfield where he met with leaders of the Hispanic community for a roundtable discussion hosted by the Ibero-American Business Council and the Coalicion por la Democracia (Coalition for Democracy)
Jim Houser: End the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent
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The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on proposals for dealing with the Bush-era tax cuts. This includes a proposal that passed the U.S. Senate last Wednesday [July 26] that will extend Bush-era income tax cuts for every American, but end extra breaks for the richest 2 percent (on take-home income beyond the first $250,000). As a small business owner – my wife and I own and operate an auto repair shop with a dozen employees – I’m all for this. Especially the part about ending extra breaks for the top 2 percent.
Bridgewater College receives SACS reaccreditation
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Bridgewater College announced today that it has been reaffirmed for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) – a reaffirmation that is valid through 2022
