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Tom Perriello is a big step closer to his swearing-in as the new congressman from Virginia’s Fifth District. The Virginia State Board of Elections has certified Perriello’s 745-vote victory over longtime incumbent Virgil Goode. “The citizens of the Fifth District have spoken, every vote has been counted and certified, and they have elected Tom Perriello…
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Virginia faced a must-win situation heading into its Saturday showdown with Clemson as far as its ACC Coastal Division title hopes were concerned. The Tigers dashed those hopes with a 13-3 win in Scott Stadium. AFP editor Chris Graham reporting. Length: 3:53.
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AFP photographer Kent Iberg was on the sidelines for Saturday’s ACC clash between UVa. and Clemson. Check out the day in pictures from Kent’s lens.
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The Augusta Free Press is live at Scott Stadium for today’s football game between the University of Virginia and Clemson University. Both teams are 5-5 in 2008 and need one win to become bowl-eligible. Virginia also still has an outside shot at winning the ACC Coastal Division championship if it can post a win today…
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The AFP is live at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s men’s basketball game between the University of Virginia and Radford University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Both teams are 2-0 on the young season. Virginia has wins over VMI (107-97 on Sunday) and South Florida (77-75 on Wednesday). Radford has victories over…
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Hey! Rub-a-dub-dub! Ho! Rub-a-dub-dub! Three men in a tub, And who do you think were there? The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, And all of them gone to the Democratic fair! The Virginia gubernatorial race is on! It’s probably the best field of Democratic candidates running for governor in the history of the party….
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While the chattering class has nattered over the Palin Effect in this month’s elections, less mentioned has been the Warner Effect. That is because, first, it affects Virginia. Venture outside the Commonwealth and even Democratic Convention-watchers might say, “Warner who?” As well, we Virginians have gotten rather used to Mark as well as John. The…
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Before we go any further let me say that I did not vote for you. I do not care who you hung around with in Chicago, where you went to church and what Michelle wrote in her Princeton Senior Thesis. Most importantly, I don’t care what is the color of your skin. Obviously, the press…
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Terry McAuliffe will make a stop in Waynesboro next week as he travels Virginia to gauge interest in a possible 2009 Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination bid. McAuliffe will be at Lynn’s Pancake and Steak House at 2105 W. Main St. Monday night at 7 p.m.
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It’s going to be decided by a primary, so that could limit their influence. But still, the endorsements of seven of the 11 district chairs in Virginia Democratic Party circles can’t be a bad thing if you’re Brian Moran.
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