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For the second time in three weeks the Gallup survey of voter preferences on a generic congressional ballot has Democrats and Republicans essentially in a dead heat. The most recent numbers, released on Monday, have Democrats with a narrow 46 percent-to-45 percent lead over Republicans. The report from Gallup notes a continued significant advantage for…
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On Sept. 17, 1787, a group of visionaries and leaders signed our Constitution. They were intent on creating a functioning government based on universal truths and extraordinary principles in an environment complicated by disparate regional economies and wildly divergent parochial interests. Back then, differing proposals for the shape of our government divided our country into…
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A 10-point lead for Republicans on a Gallup generic congressional ballot was erased in a week. Gallup now has Republicans and Democrats all even at 46 percent support each among the voting public. Link to news brief on WhenVirginiaWasBlue.com.
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Defending national champions, #2 in the preseason national polls – and #3 in the ACC. That’s where ACC coaches voted the Virginia men’s soccer team in their preseason voting. North Carolina and Maryland were slotted at one and two. UNC is the last team to knock off the Cavs, 1-0 in double overtime back on…
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Defending national champions, #2 in the preseason national polls – and #3 in the ACC. That’s where ACC coaches voted the Virginia men’s soccer team in their preseason voting. North Carolina and Maryland were slotted at one and two. UNC is the last team to knock off the Cavs, 1-0 in double overtime back on…
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Virginia senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly (Havertown, Pa.) was named to the 2010 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, announced Wednesday. Farrelly was one of 45 players named to the list, which honors early candidates for the award annually given to the nation’s top player. Farrelly was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy in 2009….
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With its first exhibition contest less than two weeks away and a preseason No. 2 national ranking from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the Virginia men’s soccer team has had several student-athletes earn preseason accolades. Senior goalkeeper and 2009 first team All-America selection Diego Restrepo (West Palm Beach, Fla.) has been named to…
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James Madison women’s soccer player Teresa Rynier (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) is among 45 Division I college soccer players on the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List for 2010. The Hermann Trophy, considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, was first awarded in 1988. Rynier, a senior midfielder, was named to the National Soccer…
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Column by Peter A. Bradford Submit guest columns: [email protected] Over the last half century, the government has repeatedly kept information secret because it would be embarrassing. President Obama wants the federal bureaucracy to reform this harmful tradition. The Department of Energy website proclaims, “From his first day in office, President Obama has pushed to…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Bridgewater College junior Christina Rhodes added another award to her long list of spring achievements Thursday when she received Academic All-American recognition. Rhodes was named to ESPN The Magazine’s College Division Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-American Second Team in voting by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of…
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