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A new poll out today has former governor and U.S. senator George Allen well out in front of a potential 2012 Republican Senate nomination field, but also trailing in hypothetical matchups with Democratic Sen. Jim Webb and another former governor, Tim Kaine. Allen, who lost the seat that is up for re-election in 2012 to…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media. Virginia Tech (8-2, 6-0 ACC) travels to Miami (7-3, 5-2 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement I can tell you it’s not getting any easier. You turn on that tape of Miami and you see a really good football team, a team that can strike…
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Virginia coach Mike London talks with the news media. Virginia (4-6, 1-5 ACC) plays at Boston College (5-5, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement Unfortunately I have to report on one of our captains, Ras I Dowling, who started the game and after the first couple of reps in the contest he came out with…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media. Virginia Tech (8-2, 6-0 ACC) travels to Miami (7-3, 5-2 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement I can tell you it’s not getting any easier. You turn on that tape of Miami and you see a really good football team, a team that can strike…
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Virginia coach Mike London talks with the news media. Virginia (4-6, 1-5 ACC) plays at Boston College (5-5, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement Unfortunately I have to report on one of our captains, Ras I Dowling, who started the game and after the first couple of reps in the contest he came out with…
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Miami coach Randy Shannon talks with the news media. Miami (7-3, 5-2 ACC) hosts Virginia Tech (8-2, 6-0 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement This week’s opponent is Virginia Tech. It’s the last ACC team we play this season as well as a Coastal Division game. It’s an opportunity for us this week to put ourselves…
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Boston College coach Frank Spaziani talks with the news media. Boston College (5-5, 3-4 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-6, 1-5 ACC) on Saturday. On overall performance “There’s been improvement every week. Certainly the quarterback made some plays; he made some freshman errors, but he made some nice throws. We had some catches, we got some jukes….
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has approved the state’s first permit regulation for renewable energy projects, following legislation from the 2009 General Assembly that transferred permitting authority for such projects from the State Corporation Commission to DEQ. The permit regulation, known as a “permit by rule,” seeks to balance two statutory goals: to streamline…
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For all the rhetoric from the newly elected Republican House members on repealing the health care law, we hear absolutely nothing about their solutions to our health care crisis. I have not heard one politician who talks of repeal propose a single viable solution to fix our dysfunctional insurance system. Maybe the Republicans offer no…
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Boston College sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly and Florida State sophomore kicker Dustin Hopkins headline a list of six players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced Monday by the ACC. Kuechly, who claimed his third recognition of the season, tallied 21 tackles in the Eagles’ 21-16 victory at Duke. He…
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