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Last week, I voted against the $3.5 trillion budget resolution. As with every vote, I approached this decision independently by asking whether it’s the best we can do for our district and our country, and I concluded that this budget failed that test. It took a substantial step towards fiscal sanity by cutting the deficit…
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– Local News: Ramp at 247 on I-81 to close two nights next week, posted Tuesday, 2 p.m. – State News: Virginia on iTunes U, posted Tuesday, 2 p.m. – State News: ACLU critical of threat assessment for colleges, universities in fusion center report, posted Tuesday, 2 p.m. – State News: More than 2 million…
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Those gurgling, choking and gasping sounds followed by a loud thud you hear are James Madison, Patrick Henry, George Mason and John Adams collectively coming back to life then dropping dead all over again as they no longer recognize the out-of-control government that once knew its place in American society.
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The next question at UVa., after, Who is going to be the new basketball coach, was, What is Sylven Landesberg going to think of the guy? No need to worry there. “First impression – right off the bat, I thought he was a great guy,” Landesberg told reporters Wednesday after the press conference in which…
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Tony Bennett, the former head basketball coach at Washington State, is the new head coach at the University of Virginia. Bennett was introduced to about three dozen media members and about 150 others, including donors and University officials, Wednesday at the John Paul Jones Arena. Bennett recently completed his third year in Pullman, where he…
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“There has always been a question about whether Terry McAuliffe would really stand behind President Barack Obama if he were elected governor of Virginia. It’s one thing to say you will, but by having a fundraiser with Ed Rogers he’s proven that he won’t,” former Virginia Beach City Councilwoman Louisa Strayhorn said in a statement…
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– State News: Kaine announces agreement on passenger rail in Lynchburg, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Report explores defense-contractor case decline, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello proposes earmark reform, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – State News: Kaine signs law barring REAL ID compliance, Wednesday, 10 a.m. – Capitol Hill: GSA outlines proposed public-building…
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Recently there has been much discussion, which is gathering momentum, to privatize the 41 rest areas along the 325 miles of I-81 in an effort to save the Virginia Department of Transportation about $12 million. While this may sound appealing in the short term, it will do little, if anything, to solve the much larger…
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It’s official – Tony Bennett is the new men’s basketball coach at the University of Virginia. “Tony Bennett comes to the University of Virginia with a plan to build our program,” said UVa. athletics director Craig Littlepage, whose own future at the University seems to hang in the balance with the much-discussed hire, at $1.7…
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Tony Bennett. Not the singer. The basketball coach. At the University of Virginia. The two-week search for a replacement for Dave Leitao is over. A report in the Times-Dispatch Monday afternoon has Virginia hiring Bennett away from Washington State, where the 39-year-old rang up a 68-30 record in three seasons and was named the 2007…
