Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 20. Also check out The Young Turks' comments on the disgraceful anti-Muslim bigotry (e.g, "every Muslim is a terrorist") displayed the other day in Spotsylvania County.
- Gunmen attack Radisson hotel in Mali; hostages taken
- ‘Rabid’ dogs and closing mosques: GOP takes harder line on Muslims (If this doesn't disqualify them from holding public office in America, then nothing will.)
- The GOP’s Islamic State bluster ("In response to the Paris attacks the Republican candidates are offering little more than bluster.")
- America’s ugly panic over refugees gets worse
- Study finds more Mexicans leaving the U.S. than coming (Wait, but didn't Trump and other Republicans tell us we were being flooded with "illegal" immigrants? Whoops, yet ANOTHER area where they are just lying, ignorant, or both.)
- Here's What It Actually Takes For A Syrian Refugee To Enter The U.S.
- Paul Krugman: The Farce Awakens ("What explains the modern right’s propensity for panic? Part of it, no doubt, is the familiar point that many bullies are also cowards. But I think it’s also linked to the apocalyptic mind-set that has developed among Republicans during the Obama years...The point is that at this point panic is what the right is all about, and the Republican nomination will go to whoever can most effectively channel that panic. ")
- Editorial: Congress should answer Kaine's call for authorization against ISIS
- Virginia commission won't recommend return of parole
- Sen. Mark Warner: U.S. visa waivers more serious threat than Syrian refugees ("Rather than focusing on Syrian refugees, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Thursday there's a considerably more vulnerable opening for terrorists to enter America.")
- Editorial: Senate Republicans give leader too much power (How about the Speaker of the House?!?)
- Virginia Senate Republicans end power struggle with compromise ("Sen. Norment retains ones leadership role and wins another, but with less power than he had sought.")
- Analysts expect adequate money for new Virginia budget
- Carson makes four: GOP candidates submit signatures for ballot
- Bowers' comments could sour economic development initiatives
- Mayor David Bowers responds to calls for his resignation
- Residents give Virginia Beach officials an earful about arena deal
- Arlington endorses multimillion-dollar financing for Ballston Mall
- Second person sentenced in Department of Juvenile Justice bribery case
- Fairfax judge to hear officer’s motions to move murder trial, grant bond today
- Our view: The real Roanoke
- D.C. area forecast: Cooler air arrives with breezes today, and an even colder air mass pushes in on Sunday
