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Good news for Democrats in the Valley who like to drive – you’ll have eight chances to get in the car for a couple of hours there and a couple of hours back to see Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran together in person. “We are pleased to announce this debate and joint appearance…
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– Health: World TB Day, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Road closure in Northeast Augusta, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Business: Seminar in Lexington for small-business owners, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Debate on videogame violence, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Civil War Institute to focus on Lincoln, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Event:…
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– Local News: Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda, Wednesday, 9:05 a.m. – Local Events: Blue Highway in concert at Court Square Theater, Wednesday, 9:05 a.m. – Local Events: Philly graphic artist to display at EMU, Wednesday, 9:05 a.m. – Local News: Presidential Library announces Woodrow Wilson Forum, Wednesday, 9:05 a.m. – Local News:…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] One news organization estimated that there were 28,000 people all told in and around the Convocation Center on the campus of James Madison University for the Tuesday campaign rally featuring Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama. I don’t know that I could dispute the figure, based on the queue, or…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Barack Obama had two words Friday for supporters who want to think that he has the ’08 presidential election sewn up. “New Hampshire.” “We were up 10 in the polls the day before the election, and we ended up losing. We were up in Texas and Ohio, we…
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Column by Kellie Hahn Reprinted from Op-Ed News It all made sense to me last night why, on the night of her debate with Joe Biden, Sarah Palin made a bee line for Biden to ask if she could call him Joe. And I thought she just wanted to deliver her zinger, “Say it ain’t…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] John McCain did exactly what he wanted to do last night, which could have been the game-changer that he has been trying to make happen for weeks were it the case that all he needed to do was convince fire-breathing Republicans that he was their man. He hit on Bill…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Democrat Tom Perriello has cut into Republican Virgil Goode’s lead in the Fifth District congressional race, narrowing what had been a 34-point lead two months ago to 13 in a poll released today by Survey USA. The new poll, conducted for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, has Goode at 55 percent and…
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Staff Report There are two Sixth District congressional candidate debates on the schedule this week. Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte, Democratic Party nominee Sam Rasoul and independent Janice Lee Allen will appear at a candidates forum sponsored by the Roanoke County PTA tonight at 7 p.m. The forum will be held at William Byrd High School…
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Story by Riley Murray blueridgedata.blogspot.com In the swing state of Virginia, the deadline of Oct. 6 for voter registration is fast approaching. Across Virginia, voter registration efforts are breaking records. With the race for the White House entering its last full month, the focus is on the Shenandoah Valley region. This rural region, in the…
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