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The gap has narrowed a bit, but the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the Virginia governor’s race still has Republican Bob McDonnell comfortably ahead of Democrat Creigh Deeds. McDonnell has a 50 percent-to-43 percent lead over Deeds in the latest Rasmussen survey of Virginia voters, which was released Tuesday afternoon. The McDonnell lead in the…
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The Virginians for Wagner campaign released the second advertisement of the general-election campaign on Tuesday. The 30-second spot, “Work,” will run on broadcast stations in the Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Richmond media markets, as well as on cable in the Northern Virginia markets. Wagner’s first ad, “Experience,” will remain on the air.
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To increase government transparency and allow for more time for constituent feedback, I am urging House leaders to make sure that major legislation is available to the public on the internet for at least 72 hours before a vote. Last week, I joined with 22 of my colleagues in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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Have you heard of sleep apnea, readers? I had heard of this pre stroke as I had been diagnosed as having it. I had the test performed, out of this area but in Virginia, before my stroke. I had been prescribed a “cheap” CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device from my insurance company as I…
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QUESTION: Coach we talked about after the game your offense and your defense combined played probably was the best we’ve seen all season. Can you talk about how things are starting to come together for you guys and how you go forward from here? COACH GROH: We’ve seen, I would say, two and a half…
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Duke senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis added his name to several school and conference record books and collected the Walter Camp Foundation National Player of the Week honor to headline a list of Atlantic Coast Conference players of the week announced Monday. Five of the six honorees represent teams that scored 40 or more points in…
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Think about your favorite basketball team being down big in a big game. I can easily think this way, as an alum of the University of Virginia. (Bada bing!) So my ‘Hoos are down, say, 15 points to Maryland in the second half. It’s ACC basketball, so UVa. makes a run, cuts the lead to…
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While there are recent promising signs that our country’s economy is beginning to improve, I share the concerns of many Virginians about the federal government’s role in assuming significant ownership stakes in several private companies – namely General Motors, Chrysler, AIG and Citigroup. Taxpayers are understandably worried about how much of their initial investment they…
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Sally Thomas knew well the conventional wisdom about write-in campaigns – “which is that a write-in candidate can’t win.” But Thomas and a group of friends opposing the planned Route 29 Western Bypass decided that it was worth the fight. “A bunch of us decided that somebody had to step forward and try to run,”…
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Virginia dominated Indiana 47-7 in an ACC-Big 10 matchup in Charlottesville on Saturday, Oct. 10. AFP editor Chris Graham reports with interviews with quarterback Jameel Sewell (20-for-30, 308 yards, 2 TDs), wide receiver/safety Vic Hall (6 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD) and running back Rashawn Jackson (73 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving). AFP Video. Length:…
