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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has not been shy about using the resources of his office and taxpayer dollars to tilt at windmills like climate change and abortion regulations. But Cuccinelli is holding back from involving his office in expanding the investigation into alleged voter fraud perpetrated by a Republican group that has already led to one arrest in Harrisonburg.
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With the election a month away and as the nation prepares to watch the debates between our two presidential candidates, small-business owners will be listening for what the tewo candidates have to say about the next four years as our nation’s economy continues to recover from the recession that occurred in 2008.
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Dear EarthTalk: What is the scientific consensus on all the extreme weather we’ve been having—from monster tornadoes to massive floods and wildfires? Is there a clear connection to climate change? And if so what are we doing to be prepared? – Jason Devine, Summit, Pa. Extreme weather does not prove the existence of global warming,…
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McKesson Corporation, a leading healthcare services and information technology company, will invest $36.9 million to establish a new distribution operation in Frederick County., the company announced on Monday.
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The Tim Kaine Senate campaign brought attention to a statement released Tuesday in which George Allen’s campaign levels a debunked charge that Kaine supports a $700 billion cut to Medicare
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While attention focuses on congressional action on the Bush tax cuts, another tax bill is quietly tiptoeing through the Senate. The Senate Finance Committee has reported out the corporate tax extenders bill, a collection of dozens of tax breaks, many targeting industries whose lobbyists have filled campaign larders with cash. These tax breaks all expired at the end of last year, and are on track to be renewed for another year with little debate or scrutiny
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Leesburg Democrat Mark Herring announced today that he will run for the 2013 Democratic Party nomination for attorney general
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Politicians speaking at outdoor events on a pretty day invariably and jokingly take credit for the weather. But no one has stepped up to take credit for the weather lately. Records are being broken; new highs are being set
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Dear EarthTalk: We’ve been hearing for years how producing red meat is bad for the environment while consuming it is bad for our health. How do other types of meat, fish, dairy and vegetable proteins stack up in terms of environmental and health impacts? – Julia Saperstein, via e-mail Not all forms of protein are…
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U.S. Senate candidate George Allen toured the Chester manufacturing facility of Merit Medical Systems, a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, on Monday
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