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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine launched his permanent Senate website today. Through the site, Virginians can contact Kaine to voice their opinions on legislation, access a number of constituent services and seek assistance as they resolve issues with federal agencies.
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Nick Ferdinand drove in five runs with three home runs and Delaware scored nine unanswered runs to pull away for a 12-4 victory on Friday afternoon at Bob Hannah Stadium to drop James Madison into seventh among tournament-eligible teams in the Colonial Athletic Association standings entering the final day of the season.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee, joined two measures today to combat sexual assault in the military in the wake of continuing reports of increased anecdotal and systemic failures to adequately address unwanted sexual contact within the military.
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There is a memorial to soldiers overseas that says “when you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.” That is what Memorial Day is all about. Each year we see World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans gather on Memorial Day to honor their comrades who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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Freshman starter J.T. Root (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) tossed five scoreless innings while junior Tyler Gregory (Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy) and senior Casey Goss (Springfield, Mo./Glenville) each homered with a combined nine RBIs as James Madison topped Liberty 13-4 in its final regular season home game at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner sent a letter to each of his Senate colleagues today encouraging them to consider an innovative program developed by the College of William & Mary Law School as a national model in efforts to reduce the processing backlog for military veterans with complicated disability claims.
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Senior center fielder Colby Roberts (Benton, Ark./Benton) capped a four-RBI effort with a first-pitch, walk-off blast off the right field scoreboard to make James Madison an instant 8-7 winner over Towson to clinch a Colonial Athletic Association series win Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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James Madison rebounded from an 11-7 loss by pounding 17 hits and limiting Towson to six to win the nightcap of a doubleheader 16-3 in a pivotal Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Saturday at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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Kimberly Farish, Vice President of Operations from the Verona office of Interim Healthcare, met on May 2 with RD Kathryn Coit, Social Services Director Sharon Sponaugle, and staff of the Highland Medical Center, to share her dream of opening a satellite office one day a week in the Monterey area.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to take action to reduce the current backlog of veterans’ disability claims. Currently, the average claim takes over 300 days to be resolved. In the letter, Sens. Warner and Kaine, who were joined by 65 other members of the Senate, cited long delays in cities across the country in making the case for swift action to reduce the backlog.
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