Race issues dog Allen

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham   A group of former University of Virginia football teammates of U.S. Sen. George Allen alleges that the former quarterback regularly used the n-word to refer to African-Americans. A second group of the Republican’s former teammates has stepped up to say that this is not true. Meanwhile, the state’s…

Can Webb bite into GOP advantage on vet vote?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham   The conventional wisdom is that the military vote and veteran vote both tend to lean strongly in the Republican direction – but Democratic Party Senate nominee Jim Webb, a Vietnam War veteran and former Reagan administration Navy secretary, might just be able to turn the conventional wisdom on…

Can the ‘Netroots carry Webb to primary victory?

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The Top Story by Chris Graham   The Virginia Democratic blogosphere loves Jim Webb – but will that be enough to carry the former Reagan administration official to victory in this month’s Democratic Party Senate primary? “Most of this is going to depend on electability – whether someone feels that it’s more important to vote…

A quest called Tribe: W&M fighting NCAA over use of Native imagery

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Story by Chris Graham If Florida State can use an almost cartoonish Native American as its mascot, reasons the administration at the College of William and Mary, then what’s so bad about a logo with a couple of feathers? “What bothers us is that the NCAA has a problem with the use of two simple…

Allen responds to Dems on campaign-focus issue

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Story by Chris Graham Political commentator Chris Matthews says George Allen is the frontrunner for the 2008 Republican Party presidential nomination – and he’s not alone there. But that fact helps Allen not one bit in his drive for re-election to the United States Senate representing Virginia. Indeed, it could turn out to be a…