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The Virginia athletics department announced on Monday that reserved-seat tickets for the Saturday, November 28 football game against Virginia Tech are sold out. Student-guest tickets (general admission) for the football game with Virginia Tech are still available for sale to University of Virginia students with a valid student ID or student online account at uvashots.com.
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James Madison’s men’s basketball team was predicted to finish fifth in the 2009-10 Colonial Athletic Association race in a poll released during the conference’s preseason media day at the ESPN Zone Tuesday. The Dukes are coming off a 21-15 season a year ago and return four starters and eight lettermen. Among the returnees is sophomore…
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Bob McDonnell clearly appears to be pulling away from Creigh Deeds at the top of the ticket in Virginia’s state races. At first glance, Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and GOP attorney-general candidate Ken Cuccinelli would seem to be on their way to victories on Nov. 3 as well. A poll conducted by Christopher Newport…
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It wasn’t the most ringing of endorsements, to say the least. “The preternaturally bland Steve Landes views his political career as that of a slogger trudging through legislative thickets whittling away tax and regulatory weeds. Accountants and morticians are peppier,” began the recommendation of the editorial board of the News Virginian in the 25th District…
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Steve Shannon’s campaign for attorney general released two new television advertisements today. The ads contrast Shannon’s experience as a prosecutor with opponent Ken Cuccinelli’s lack of experience and misplaced priorities when it comes to keeping Virginians safe. “This election is about which candidate has the record and the ideas to make Virginia a safer place,”…
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At its October meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded regional bridge contracts which include repairs to 21 bridge structures in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District. The award is part of the commonwealth’s continued efforts to invest nearly $695 million in highway funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The repairs in the…
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Tuesday, Oct. 20 Frank Spaziani – Boston College Opening Statement: We started out the second half of the season, with game number seven, on the right foot. We are very happy to come away with a victory over a very good conference opponent. We did a great job from the coaches all the way down…
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Another new poll out this morning from Clarus Research has Bob McDonnell still comfortably ahead of Creigh Deeds at the two-week-out mark of the Virginia gubernatorial race. The 49 percent-to-41 percent lead for McDonnell lines up with recent renderings of the race from Rasmussen, which had McDonnell up 50 percent to 43 percent, and Mason…
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Recently, a group of more than a dozen superintendents and school officials from around the Fifth District had the opportunity to sit down with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to talk about the challenges and opportunities in our education system. I convened this roundtable to give school districts the opportunity to communicate directly with…
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Today the Deeds campaign released a new ad highlighting the Washington Post’s strong endorsement of Creigh Deeds for governor. The ad, “Longtime Champion,” highlights the Post’s selection of Deeds as “the better choice for governor,” calling Deeds “a longtime champion” of “enlightened, bipartisan” accomplishments.
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