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Thursday, Aug. 27 – Press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton
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Humane Society lauds judge in local puppy-mill case
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Just days after The Humane Society of the United States and local authorities removed almost 100 dogs from deplorable conditions at “Oak Leaf Kennel” in Stuarts Draft, an Augusta County General District Court judge barred the puppy mill owner, Kyle Brydge, from keeping or breeding companion animals for at least two years. Brydge had been…
Stimulus funds to boost efforts to convert to propane
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this week announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has appropriated significant funding for the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program. The AutoGas Corridor Development Program is a unique, progressive project aimed at building the infrastructure for public…
Group thanks members of Congress for vote on climate bill
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American Values Network has launched a local pastor thank-you campaign thanking Members of Congress who voted in favor of the House climate bill. The campaign is a continuation of American Value Network’s half a million-dollar media campaign built upon faith and military leaders coming together to highlight the moral and national security implications of climate…
Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report
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As I continue visiting every county in the Fifth District throughout the August recess, I continue to get feedback and questions from constituents about health care reform. Specifically, our neighbors want to know how health insurance reform will help rural America. Our rural areas have almost five percent higher uninsured rate than urban areas, and…
Linda Meric | On Women’s Equality Day: Are we there yet?
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Each year, on Aug. 26, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day to pay tribute to those brave suffragists, like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells Barnett, who led the struggle for American women to win the most critical tool of democracy – the right to vote.
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Monday, Aug. 24 – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
New Dance Festival at JMU
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James Madison University’s School of Theatre and Dance presents the New Dance Festival ’09, an evening of contemporary dance to commence the artistic performance season at the university. The Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5, festival at Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre in Duke Hall on the campus of JMU, showcases dances by professional choreographers and JMU’s…
David Reynolds | Heating up
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It was hot. Very hot. And not a cold beer within sight. All that was near were acres of tall grass and the two small planes that were moved out of the hanger so you could sit in the shade. Of course there were plenty of cold drinks on hand. But none to massage the…
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Wednesday, Aug. 19 – Remarks by President Obama honoring 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
