2020: The year the Tree of Liberty was torched
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No doubt about it: 2020—a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for freedom—was the culmination of a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad decade for freedom.
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Strong bipartisan House majority overrides Trump veto of defense bill
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The House voted 322-87 to override President Trump’s veto of the annual defense spending bill, giving the Senate the chance to enact the first and last veto of the 45th presidency.
Beyer seeks guidance on COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans
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Virginia Democrat Don Beyer is urging the Trump administration to release plans and guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution for federal employees.
Trump vetoes defense bill: Warner comments on next steps
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President Trump vetoed the annual defense spending bill over – get this – Twitter, Facebook and the Confederacy.
Update: Senate, House pass spending bill with COVID-19 relief package
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The House voted late Monday to pass a spending bill that will provide small direct payments to families, extend unemployment benefits and includes billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and vaccine rollout.
ThickSat satellite built by Virginia Tech students is headed to space
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What began as a conceptual senior capstone design project for a group of aerospace engineering seniors two years ago has since been expanded and developed into a complex piece of hardware bound for low-Earth orbit.
Big Brother in disguise: The rise of a new, technological world order
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We are living the prequel to The Matrix with each passing day, falling further under the spell of technologically-driven virtual communities.
Computer science professor’s software helps investigate John Wilkes Booth mystery
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When the History Channel needed an expert to help weigh in on the theory that John Wilkes Booth may have survived beyond 1865, they called on the expertise of Virginia Tech computer science associate professor Kurt Luther.
House passes defense spending bill: Setting up veto fight with Trump
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The House voted 335-78 on Monday – note: a veto-proof majority – to pass a sweeping defense bill that includes pay raises for America’s soldiers, modernizations for equipment and provisions to require more scrutiny before troops are withdrawn from Germany or Afghanistan.
Anti-laundering legislation included in Senate NDAA
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Anti-money laundering legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Doug Jones (D-AL) will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the nation’s annual defense bill.
