Senators, Congress respond to Obama Syria speech
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Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and Congressman Robert Hurt respond to President Obama’s speech on Syria.
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Goodlatte: No to action in Syria
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Sixth District Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte said today that he cannot support President Obama’s request for United States military action in Syria.
Gy Moody: Cleaning up the tax code starts with taking out the trash
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The U.S. tax code is littered with wasteful loopholes and preferential rules written by insider lobbyists to benefit powerful corporations and wealthy special interests. For them, these loopholes do indeed represent an enormous and bountiful treasure.
Earth Talk: Human overpopulation
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Ever since Thomas Malthus published “An Essay on the Principle of Population” in 1798, positing incorrectly that humans’ proclivity for procreation would exhaust the global food supply within a matter of decades, population growth has been a hot button issue among those contemplating humankind’s future.
David Swanson: Hurt not convinced by case on Syria
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Here in rural Virginia, we switch between Democrats and Republicans, but they all vote for war … until now. Our recently unseated Congress member, Tom Periello, is rallying humanitarian warriors to bomb nations because we care. His replacement, Robert Hurt, met with a group of constituents on Thursday and indicated that he had “grave, grave concerns” about voting for any attack on Syria.
Chris Graham: Syria, and the role of the U.S. on the world stage
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Assad, no doubt, will be emboldened in Syria if the West fails to act in some way, shape or form to his internal aggression, and he won’t be the only one. Ally Russia, with an increasingly aggressive Vladimir Putin pushing the buttons, is calculating the next move in his quest to further strengthen the former superpower. North Korea and China are also watching with great interest to see what the United States does, or as the case may be doesn’t do, in Syria, with their own geopolitical fortunes in mind.
UVa. receives $14.4 million to battle deadly heart condition
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The University of Virginia School of Medicine, leading a consortium of institutions, has been awarded $14.4 million in federal backing to find better ways to predict which patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – the most common genetic heart disease – are at the greatest risk of heart failure or sudden death.
SMAC finishes season with a bang
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The Waynesboro Y Swim Team (SMAC) competed in the Virginia Senior Championships in Richmond, the Virginia Age Group Championships at Virginia Tech, Super Sectionals at Virginia Tech and Junior Nationals in Irvine, Calif.
Peace Action increases opposition to military intervention in Syria
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With another alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against the rebels that has killed civilians, the White House seems poised to take military action in Syria. At the same time, foreign policy organizations, like Peace Action, have intensified their pressure on the Obama administration to seek political solutions.
Cadence named to Inc. 5000 list
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Cadence Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision products for the medical device and life science markets, announced today its inclusion in the annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. for the first time. The Inc. 5000 list is determined using three-year revenue growth.
