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The media and Republicans are howling about the gubernatorial-election trainwrecks in Virginia and New Jersey spelling early doom for the agenda of President Barack Obama not even a year into his term. It’s Tim Kaine’s job as Democratic National Committee chairman to put a silver lining in the smoke clouds. I asked Kaine after a…
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Americans United for Change is putting $35,000 behind a media buy thanking Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello for his vote on health-care reform. “Virginia families are closer than ever having access to the quality, affordable health care they deserve thanks in no small part to Congressman Tom Perriello Representative Perriello stood up to the big…
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Monday, Nov. 9 COACH GROH: We have had a particular interest in Mark’s (Herzlich) circumstances because at one time we were hopeful that he would be here. So we’ve had a lot of personal discourse with him during that time frame. I think you hear even more about the story and it extends to the…
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The House of Representatives recently passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and reduce the federal deficit. After months of listening to constituents, doctors, and seniors around the 5th District, I cast my vote in favor of this bill because…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference Sunday has announced the following game times and networks for the games of Saturday, Nov. 14. – Clemson at NC State, Raycom, noon – Georgia Tech at Duke, ESPN2, noon – Florida State at Wake Forest, ESPNU, noon – Virginia Tech at Maryland, ESPN360.com, 1 p.m. – Boston College at Virginia,…
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Clemson senior running back C.J. Spiller racked up a career-high and ACC season-best 312 all-purpose yards en route to being named this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Back of the Week, announced today. The honor is Spiller’s first Offensive Back of the Week selection, but third overall this season, as he was named Specialist of…
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And it’s a small thing, because Waynesboro isn’t going to turn an election one way or the other all by itself. But my experience as the Democratic Party chair in Waynesboro the past couple of election seasons can be instructive nonetheless. It strikes me that I hadn’t even bothered to look at how Creigh Deeds…
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Keep calling it “socialism” and referring to the Obama administration as “Nazis” and “Communists.” That strategy will lead Republicans back to familiar territory – losses on Election Night. Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell is showing the national GOP another approach, AFP editor Chris Graham says in today’s installment of The Rant. Not that Capitol Hill is…
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I just found out this morning that a good friend, Tim Baker, is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor tomorrow. Talk about sudden – Tim and I play on a rec-league basketball team together, and our last game was two weeks ago. According to his Facebook Wall, he found out about the…
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MINUS: Can we make it official now? The Al Groh Era is over. Nine years into the run, Groh can’t field a competitive football team. That was plain and obvious Saturday. It wasn’t just the score – though 52-17 is, ugh, you know, it’s atrocious. Worse, far worse, are these numbers – 515 yards total…
