
Nats rally from big early deficit, top Atlanta, 13-12
A three-run ninth-inning Dan Uggla homer completed a dramatic Nats comeback in a 13-12 Washington win at Atlanta Tuesday night.

A three-run ninth-inning Dan Uggla homer completed a dramatic Nats comeback in a 13-12 Washington win at Atlanta Tuesday night.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Act, is an agency intended to oversee consumer protection in the financial sector, but it is equipped with unprecedented authority over America’s financial system, defying the basic principle of separation of powers.

SUNRNR of Virginia, Inc., a Shenandoah Valley based solar generator manufacturer was recently one of nine small business owners and elected officials invited by the White House Business Council to attend a briefing with President Obama and senior Administration officials.

Stephen Strasburg gave up four runs in six innings of work, and Tom Koehler and two Miami relievers shut down an inconsistent Nats offense again in an 8-0 win on Saturday.

Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), says that while Virginia has been actively preparing its response to an avian influenza (A.I.) outbreak since 2002, the routine preparedness has taken on some increased purpose and vigor this year.

George Mason men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen has completed his bench staff with the additions of Dane Fischer and Duane Simpkins, both filling assistant coach positions.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representatives Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt announced that the U.S. Department of State has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Nottoway County.

Max Scherzer just can’t get run support. The prized free-agent signee gave up two runs in seven innings on Thursday against St. Louis, but Michael Wacha and two Cardinals relievers handcuffed the Nats en route to a 4-1 win.

St. Louis touched up the shaky back end of the Nats bullpen with single runs in the eighth and ninth to post a 7-5 win over Washington on Wednesday.

Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, which would create a Small Business Advisory Board at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.