Women’s equality 95 years later
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On August 26th, 1920, the amendment guaranteeing the right to vote for women officially became part of the U.S. Constitution.
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All but one: Jim Gilmore left out of next Republican debate
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Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore was left off the invite list for the next Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Sept. 16 and to be broadcast on CNN.
Robert Hurt: Progress in the People’s House
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The 114th Congress began with high expectations as the American people sent an urgent message that they wanted change to get our great nation back on track.
Andy Schmookler: Strike while The Donald is hot!
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Today’s Republican Party is a disgrace like nothing ever seen before at center stage of American politics. From 2001 to 2009, it gave us the most lawless presidency in the history of the nation, and then from 2009 till now, it has given us the most obstructionist opposition party the nation has seen.
Early Mormon marriage database to shed light on polygamy, past and present
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University of Virginia religious studies professor Kathleen Flake is building a digital database of early polygamous marriages among Mormons to understand the nature of these marriages, their internal logic and the resistance to conventional 19th-century norms.
Mellon Foundation grants Washington and Lee funds for digital humanities, study of histor
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Washington and Lee University has received project grants totaling $950,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — one to develop new methods of teaching the humanities using technology and another to study how the lessons of history help us interpret contemporary issues.
Robert Hurt: Obama must develop plan, seek authorization to defeat ISIL
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Like all Americans, my grave concerns about the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have only grown over the past 10 months.
Statement of Sen. Petersen after Governor McAuliffe veto of anti-surveillance legislation
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Included below is a statement from Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) in response to Governor Terry McAuliffe’s veto of SB 965.
Randy Forbes: Does America have a cyber plan?
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While it may seem like America’s debates over cyber are crowded with competing goals – protecting privacy, ensuring international competitiveness, and providing for national security – the reality is these goals are not mutually exclusive.
Kaine blisters Senate colleagues for playing politics on national security
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In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-sponsor of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, called for Congress to “pull back from the brink of irresponsible and partisan action” and seek a constructive path to engage on the Iran nuclear negotiations, criticizing a partisan letter sent to Iran’s leaders yesterday that was signed by 47 Senate Republicans.
