
Quinnipiac: Obama leads in Virginia
A new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News Swing State Poll released Wednesday has Democrat Barack Obama in the lead in Virginia

A new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News Swing State Poll released Wednesday has Democrat Barack Obama in the lead in Virginia

George Allen continued his Virginia Voices tour in Chantilly on Tuesday with a focus on people who could be affected by the looming $500 Billion defense cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the year. Allen toured First Line Technology, a small business that manufactures emergency response equipment and human protection materials

Several Latin American leaders have proposed legalizing aspects of the drug trade in recent months, clearly acknowledging that the current strategy in the war on drugs is not working. They are correct in highlighting the flaws in the traditional approach to battling illicit narcotics, but do we really need to wave the white flag? Or…

It’s an interesting question to consider. What happens if Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ends up running for and winning the job of vice president

President Obama talks to voters at a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Friday

On Tuesday, Kaine for Virginia released “Investing in our Workers” – a strategic initiative to develop the world’s most talented workforce and equip young people with the skills they need to succeed in the jobs and industries of a global economy

George and Susan Allen brought the Virginia Voices tour to Virginia Beach on Monday to hear directly from women business and community leaders about their concerns for the future and what they believe is needed to get the economy moving again

The United States Supreme Court has upheld the health-care reform passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010

George Allen took his “Virginia Voices” campaign to Chester on Tuesday to hear directly from a locally-owned manufacturing business, Progressive Engineering and Progressive Heat Treating. He was joined by Chesterfield County Board of Supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle and Chesterfield County GOP Chairman Don Williams to tour one of Chester’s innovative job creators

Given the importance of abundant amounts of energy for Americans, the federal government tends to subsidize all forms of energy development, including fossil fuels and renewables. A recently released report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that in 2011 the federal government spent $16 billion of our tax dollars in subsidies for the development of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, and only $2.5 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks
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