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Candidate for GOP nomination pushes power to the people Story by Chris Graham [email protected] That the political winds are shifting, as evidenced by the upset win in Massachusetts by Republican Scott Brown in the race for the late liberal scion Teddy Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat, is not a surprise to Jim McKelvey. “The problems are…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Republican Scott Brown shocked the political world with his victory in a special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts Tuesday night, upsetting one-time heavy favorite Martha Coakley to win the seat that had been held by the late liberal scion Ted Kennedy for 47 years. Maybe not shocking, but certainly…
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Column by Mark Obenshain www.markobenshain.com On Christmas Eve, while most Virginians prepared to celebrate with family and friends, Virginia’s two senators quietly broke faith with the Commonwealth, voting for the Obama health-care bill. In addition to adding an estimated 261,927 people to Virginia’s Medicaid rolls, Sens. Webb and Warner abjectly committed Virginians to help…
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Column by Susan Shaer Submit columns and letters: [email protected] A flu pandemic is nasty, brutish, and a global danger. All U.S. senators and other leaders agree, and leap to keep everyone safe and healthy. Another nasty, brutish and global danger, which additionally is outrageously expensive and out of synch with today’s defense needs, is…
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Pol to head up education transition Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Chris Saxman’s career in the House of Delegates is winding down. Could a new avenue be opening up with a possible job in the McDonnell administration? “Obviously that’s natural speculation,” said Saxman, who this week confirmed that he is co-chairing the Bob McDonnell transition…
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Column by Chris Graham Health-care reform opponents speak as if it’s a given that the passage of reform including a public option and new mandates for private insurers will be an act of political suicide by Democrats. Take comments from Bill Wilson, the president of the advocacy group Americans for Limited Government, released today on…
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Today, Rep. Tom Perriello praised the huge victory in Congress to extend unemployment benefits in all 50 states. He had been fighting for the changes since the U.S. House passed a bill in September that did not help Virginians. “This is a major victory to get help to those who need it the most. I’m…
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Remember when Virginia was trending Democratic? Like, as recently as late spring, when Creigh Deeds surged to the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination, and had the lead in the early post-primary polls, and Virginia Democrats not only seemed headed for another return trip to the Governor’s Mansion, but had a good shot at winning back a…
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Not much to say about the four contested House of Delegates races in the AFP reader area. The Democrats got pantsed. Jeff Price’s 28.8 percent showing in his 24th District challenge to Republican Ben Cline was actually the best showing of the four, if you can believe that. And Price wasn’t even able to get…
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To increase government transparency and allow for more time for constituent feedback, I am urging House leaders to make sure that major legislation is available to the public on the internet for at least 72 hours before a vote. Last week, I joined with 22 of my colleagues in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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