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With the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War now into its second year and attracting visitors to the Commonwealth from around the nation, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced 11 state grant awards to organizations working to conserve historic battlefield lands for present and future generations of Americans.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today sent a letter to Christopher Newport University urging the administration to revise its demonstration policy to ensure the First Amendment rights of students, staff and faculty.
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A pair of TV ads from the Tim Kaine Senate campaign put the spotlight on the former Democratic governor’s efforts to reach across the aisle to work with Republicans to break legislative gridlock.
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Barack Obama has had a consistent small but relatively safe lead in the polling done in the Virginia presidential race over the course of the past several months. Fellow Democrat Tim Kaine, meanwhile, has been stuck in a virtual dead heat in his U.S. Senate race with Republican George Allen dating back to mid-2011. Begging the question, What gives?
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Looking toward Election Day on Nov. 6, Democrat strategist and political analyst, Donna Brazile, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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As the nation prepares for Election Day on Nov. 6, Republican strategist and political analyst, Angela “Bay” Buchanan, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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Kenneth R. Feinberg, former special master of the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2011, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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Augusta Health Cancer Center will conduct its annual free Prostate Cancer Screening on Wednesday, Sept. 19 beginning at 5:30 pm. The screening will be held on the first floor of the Cancer Center and is open to men aged 40 and above, or African-American men or men with a family history of prostate cancer aged 35 and above.
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Rob Richie, executive director of FairVote, The Center for Voting and Democracy, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in Cole Hall as part of Bridgewater College’s Constitution Day activities.
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The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee today approved important provisions by Sen. Jim Webb, author of the landmark Post-9/11 GI Bill, to protect veterans’ education benefits from abuses by certain schools.
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