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Monica Goodling. That’s what a Bob McDonnell gubernatorial term means. Remember Monica? The 1999 graduate of Regent University who was a top aide to Bush administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez? Sure, you do. She’s the lawyer from the class at the former Christian Broadcasting Network University School of Law that had 60 percent of its…
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Two new polls are out on the Virginia governor’s race, and both still have Republican Bob McDonnell in the lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds, though the gap is clearly narrowing, to the point that one pollster is suggesting that Deeds could be surging into the lead. Deeds actually led in the two days of polling…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced measures Virginia is undertaking to protect against the H1N1 flu virus. The state has developed an H1N1 action plan and vaccination will be a key part of the effort to protect Virginians. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) expects to begin immunizations among particularly susceptible groups upon receipt of…
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It wasn’t that long ago that Bob McDonnell was bragging about the grad-school thesis that he wrote 20 years ago at the age of 34 as being a blueprint for GOP action on welfare policy. Now he’s wishing he hadn’t brought up the thesis, since discovered in the Regent University library and shared with the…
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Decision time for GOP’ers Wowsers, that Bob McDonnell guy is a piece of work, isn’t he? My second thought – following, Wowsers – was that not only has McDonnell has his Macaca moment, to infinity and beyond, Republicans down the ticket are going to be facing their own moment of truth in the coming days…
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I wouldn’t say I’m bothered by what Bob McDonnell wrote two decades ago in his now-infamous master’s degree thesis. OK, I am bothered by it, personally. “While the proliferation in the day care industry was created in part by the financial hardships of women fostered by no-fault divorce, it was also stimulated by the private…
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ShenanArts will be holding auditions this week for parts in The Christmas Bee, a Dec. 4-6 and Dec. 11-13 show at Stage4 Theatre in Verona. The auditions are set for Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6:30-9 p.m. for people with last names starting with A-M. Friday, Sept. 4, from 6:30-9 p.m. will have auditions for people…
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Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, stood with small business owners today at Black Dog Bikes in Staunton to discuss his economic plan to stimulate small business growth. The plan creates a tax break for every job created in the Commonwealth, develops a rural business fund, reduces red tape for businesses, increases government…
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“Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore The keynote speaker for our annual faculty-staff conference was dishing out some rather heady stuff – all relevant to helping get everyone psyched up for the start the new school year looming ahead.
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Monday, Aug. 24 – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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