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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of S.J. Resolution 23 and S.J. Resolution 24, which express congressional disapproval of portions of the President’s Clean Power Plan.
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Pitt freshman strong safety Jordan Whitehead has been voted the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year following a regular season in which he emerged as one of the conference’s leading tacklers and helped the Panthers to eight wins and bowl bid.
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Florida State’s Roderick Johnson has been voted the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sunday.
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Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was unanimous choice for National League Most Valuable Player in balloting announced on Thursday, taking all 30 first-place votes to easily outdistance Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt and Cincinnati’s Joey Votto.
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act, which would effectively pause the admittance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States.
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The American Conservative Union announced the results of its ratings from the 2015 meeting of the Virginia General Assembly. Del. Steve Landes received an 87% rating for the 2015 General Assembly Session and holds a lifetime ACU rating of 89%.
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Last night, the U.S. Senate voted to pass two resolutions to reverse the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants and the centerpiece of President Obama’s plan to tackle climate change.
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Five members of the Virginia men’s soccer team earned 2015 All-ACC honors, as the all-conference and all-freshman teams were announced Tuesday by the conference following voting by the league’s 12 head coaches. It marks UVA’s most honorees since the 2006 season.
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Angela Lynn sent a statement of thanks to supporters and volunteers who aided her 25th House District campaign, Lynn came up short in her bid to unseat Republican Steve Landes in the 25th, which includes portions of Albemarle County, Augusta County and Rockingham County.
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