Warner, Kaine comment on budget vote
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The U.S. Senate voted 73-26 Wednesday to adopt a stopgap appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the next six months – and avoid a government shutdown.
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Webb: Defense bill safeguards troops, advances critical defense, national security initiatives
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The U.S. Senate last night passed the National Defense Authorization Actfor Fiscal Year 2013, which includes numerous defense and national-security initiatives long advocated by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.). The bill, approved by a vote of 98-0, will now be conferenced with the House Armed Services Committee.
NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: Obama up 2, Kaine 5 in Virginia
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A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College poll of Virginia voters has Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican Mitt Romney by a two-point margin in the presidential race, and has Democrat Tim Kaine ahead of Republican George Allen by five points in the U.S. Senate race.
Allen TV ad hits Kaine on debunked tax claim
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The George Allen Senate campaign is on the air with a new TV spot that raises a debunked claim that rival Tim Kaine is open to a tax increase. “As Virginia faces over 200,000 jobs lost under the failed Washington deal Tim Kaine supported, his answer once again is to raise taxes on small business owners,” said Mike Thomas, campaign manager for George Allen for U.S. Senate, pushing the new Allen TV spot, titled “Accountable,” which riffs off a Kaine statement at a Sept. 20 Senate debate.
Analysis: Kaine misstep on taxes?
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Just when you thought that Tim Kaine had opened up a commanding lead in the Virginia U.S. Senate race … “I would be open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone.” That was Kaine’s answer to a question from David Gregory at Thursday’s Senate debate on the topic of the week in American politics.
Analysis: Why is Kaine running behind Obama?
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Barack Obama has had a consistent small but relatively safe lead in the polling done in the Virginia presidential race over the course of the past several months. Fellow Democrat Tim Kaine, meanwhile, has been stuck in a virtual dead heat in his U.S. Senate race with Republican George Allen dating back to mid-2011. Begging the question, What gives?
Report: Kaine leads in fundraising from Virginia voters
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Everything about the U.S. Senate campaign is tight – including the battle for campaign cash from Virginians.
Kaine talks retirement security, clean energy jobs
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine held events in Northern Virginia to discuss his strategies for guaranteeing a secure retirement for seniors and positioning Virginia and the United States to be leaders in the clean energy economy.
Kaine addresses Democratic National Convention
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night.
Kaine releases radio ad targeting women voters
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Former Virginia First Lady Anne Holton is the star of a new radio ad on behalf of the U.S. Senate campaign of her husband, Democratic Party nominee Tim Kaine
