Bernie Sanders: Wall Street will play by the rules if I’m president
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders promised to remake the financial system to serve America’s working families.
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Bob Goodlatte: A victory for the Constitution and the American People
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Put down the pen and phone, Mr. President. That was the message from a federal appeals court just a few days ago. In a victory for the Constitution and the American people, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction preventing President Obama’s executive amnesty on immigration from being implemented.
Bridgewater College announces James Walsh as new Board of Trustees chair
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Bridgewater College has announced that James H. Walsh of Richmond, Va., has been elected chair of the college’s board of trustees, replacing outgoing chair Nathan H. Miller, of Bridgewater, whose term concluded with the 2015 annual meeting on November 6.
Members of Congress introduce resolution to award Congressional Gold Medal to OSS veterans
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U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee members Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) along with U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) have introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II-era predecessor to today’s Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Special Operations Command, “in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II.”
The myth of the Richmond Vampire, and the reality of water pollution
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Richmond is no stranger to things that go bump in the night. Our own Hollywood Cemetery is home to the notorious Richmond Vampire.
Warner pushes for public disclosure of corporate spending in elections
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Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and seven of his colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee urged two newly-named nominees for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to improve transparency in the U.S. political process by supporting a requirement for publicly-held companies to disclose their political spending to shareholders.
Washington and Lee ‘Mock Con’ documentary to air on Virginia public TV stations
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Mock Con, as W&L’s students refer to it, has correctly picked the eventual nominee of the party out of power 19 of the past 25 presidential elections, and the candidates or their campaign leaders have taken notice
Randy Forbes: Generational decisions
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Generational decisions work both ways: a poor decision can impact the trajectory of the nation just as much, if not more, than a positive decision.
Tim Kaine statement on vote against federal abortion ban
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released a statement today after voting today against a 20-week federal abortion ban.
Warner, Kaine push SEC to require companies to disclose political spending to shareholders
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose political spending to their shareholders, a move that would increase transparency in the U.S. political process following the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that unleashed unlimited corporate spending into American elections.
