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An effort to get a vote on legislation repealing the don’t ask, don’t tell policy that is used to keep gays and lesbians from serving in the United States military and a vote on a bill that would open educational opportunities and a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans who are long-time U.S. residents failed…
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Jim Webb, Democrat from Virginia, who earns plaudits for his work on efforts to end economic injustice, is apparently willing to mess on his own legacy with a vote in favor of continued injustice involving discrimination against gays and lesbians serving in the U.S. armed forces. Democratic leaders are said to be counting Webb as…
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WINNER: Schaub burns ‘Skins Hard to say there was a loser on Sunday at FedEx. Matt Schaub threw for 497 yards in leading the Houston Texans to a come-from-behind 30-27 overtime victory over the Washington Redskins, who did everything but put Houston away in the fourth quarter. Graham Gano had a chip-shot field goal blocked…
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UVa. football coach Mike London talks with the media on Monday in advance of the Cavs’ game with VMI on Saturday. COACH LONDON: Before we get started, obviously a couple recent events to discuss here and we will start with Tim Smith. Unfortunately Tim being a socialite on a social media network had talked about…
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A fixed-route service connecting Waynesboro and Charlottesville began operations on Monday. The Shenandoah Express, a service of Virginia Regional Transit, will run three days a week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Express users will be able to travel from Waynesboro to Charlottesville for 50 cents each way. The Express will connect with existing…
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For the second time in three weeks the Gallup survey of voter preferences on a generic congressional ballot has Democrats and Republicans essentially in a dead heat. The most recent numbers, released on Monday, have Democrats with a narrow 46 percent-to-45 percent lead over Republicans. The report from Gallup notes a continued significant advantage for…
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Small businesses remain the backbone of our economy, and true economic recovery will come from rewarding the innovation and resilience of our local entrepreneurs. I have been fighting to shift the focus from bailing out big companies to investing in small business, and the tide is starting to turn towards a strategy of making, building,…
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Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union will present oral arguments in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow in a lawsuit challenging the overreaching secrecy provisions of a federal whistleblower law that prevents the public from learning about serious allegations of fraud against the United States government. Complaints filed under the False Claims Act…
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After months of frantic work between the governor’s staff and the distilled spirits lobbyists, a plan to privatize Virginia’s alcoholic beverage sales has been announced. Read the plan at www.reform.virginia.gov. Who would have thought that the number one issue facing the Commonwealth was the sale of whiskey through state stores that has been the situation for…
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I saw it coming, but pretended it wasn’t happening. Eventually, the problem caught up with me. Technology – specifically, nearly-outdated technology – stopped me in my (recording) tracks, mid-sentence and mid-music selection. I went back and started over repeatedly over a two-day period and finally told myself, “Houston – or Harrisonburg – we’ve got a…
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