Ken Plum: Women’s health care advances
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While the debate on the federal Affordable Care Act continues, key provisions of the Act are becoming effective. Last week preventive care provisions for women took effect
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Tim Kaine talks economy, retirement security in Northern Virginia
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine shared his economic vision and his commitment to strengthening Social Security and Medicare with nearly 200 Northern Virginia seniors. During the 90-minute forum at Ashby Ponds Retirement Community in Ashburn, Kaine committed to keeping the promises made to our seniors and protecting the benefits they have earned.
Tim Kaine, George Allen campaigns intersect in Lynchburg
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U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen were both stumping in Lynchburg on Friday
Ken Plum: The weather is changing
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Politicians speaking at outdoor events on a pretty day invariably and jokingly take credit for the weather. But no one has stepped up to take credit for the weather lately. Records are being broken; new highs are being set
Rafael Espada/Raymond Baker: The money behind the cartels
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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…
Doug Pibel: It’s time to create a different model for housing
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Recently, the story broke that foreclosures were at the lowest level since 2007. That sounds like great news—we’re finally cleaning up the mess from the real estate bubble. Except for one thing: RealtyTrac.com, a marketer of information on foreclosed real estate, noted in April that the number of short sales (where a bank allows an owner to sell for less than is owed on the mortgage) were up by 33 percent from last year
Remarks by President Obama at campaign event in Clifton
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This is my last political campaign, and it got me a little nostalgic. So I started thinking about some of my early campaigns – when I was running as a state senator, when I was running for U.S. senator back in my home state of Illinois
Remarks by President Obama at Virginia Beach campaign event
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President Obama talks to voters at a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Friday
Former First Ladies campaign for husbands on Senate campaign trail
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Former First Ladies Anne Holton and Susan Allen were on the campaign trail for husbands on Tuesday. Holton, the wife of Democratic Senate nominee Tim Kaine, campaigned for her husband in Northern Virginia, while Allen, the wife of Republican nominee Susan Allen, made stops in Charlottesville and Lynchburg
Bridge developer investing $1.9M in Southwest Virginia location
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Big R Bridge, a national leader in developing engineered solutions in steel bridges, corrugated metal structures, retaining wall systems and corrugated pipe, will invest $1.9 million to establish an operation in Washington County
