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Gov. Bob McDonnell used a Thursday photo op to bring attention to his continued push for offshore drilling off the coast of Virginia. “America has an energy policy problem. Today, Virginia businesses and families are paying, on average, $3.88 per gallon for gasoline. That’s up $1.00 from a year ago. The Energy Information Administration estimates…
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The news of the death of Osama Bin Laden has “reinvigorated the great spirit of this great country,” said William H. Parrish, an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University who served in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the George W. Bush administration. “But that day is now behind us, and now we have…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has approved the medical hardship waiver request for Virginia men’s basketball player Mike Scott, providing Scott another year of eligibility in 2011-12. Scott, a 6-8 forward from Chesapeake, Va., underwent two operations on his left ankle during his fourth season with the Cavaliers in 2010-11 and missed 21 games. He played…
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With gas prices relentlessly near four dollars a gallon and inching toward record-shattering terrain, the average household in Virginia spent over twice as much – a staggering 131 percent increase – of their hard-earned income on gasoline purchases last month than they did just two years ago in April. Those shocking figures are revealed in…
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Tuesday’s 14-3 win over Virginia Commonwealth in front of a state-record baseball crowd at The Diamond pushed top-ranked Virginia’s record in 2011 to 43-5. The grind of a season that began back in February will now come to a screeching halt as the schedule has come to the annual nine-day exam break that coach Brian…
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Tuesday’s 14-3 win over Virginia Commonwealth in front of a state-record baseball crowd at The Diamond pushed top-ranked Virginia’s record in 2011 to 43-5. The grind of a season that began back in February will now come to a screeching halt as the schedule has come to the annual nine-day exam break that coach Brian…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team headed into its exam break on a high note with a 14-3 road victory over VCU on a beautiful Tuesday evening at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. A crowd of 5,421 attended the game, marking the largest crowd for a college baseball game in Virginia state history. The heart of…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly amending the 2010-2012 state budget – using his line-item veto power to cut state funding for public broadcasting by $424,001 in fiscal year 2012. “When I took office, I pledged to refocus state government on its core functions by finding ways to make government…
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This past week was another one spent in the District meeting with and talking to people across Central and Southside Virginia. With the news of the severe weather and tornadoes that made their way through the Fifth District this past week, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all of those who were affected…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference had a total of 35 of its players chosen in the 2011 National Football League Draft, held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The ACC finished second only to the SEC (38) among collegiate conferences in numbers of players chosen. The Pac-12 Conference had 31,…
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