by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 3.
- 2015: A year of progress and buffoonery on climate change (The buffoonery coming, of course, from the Republican Party.)
- Saudi Arabia’s execution of cleric ignites fury in Iran (Time for the world to get off of oil and tell the Saudis to screw themselves.)
- That Time When Donald Trump Said Jeb Bush Would Make a Great President ("In a 2000 book, the GOP front-runner also praised Hillary Clinton.")
- CNN Commentator Blames Hillary Clinton For Terrorist Recruitment Video Featuring Donald Trump (Riiiiight.)
- Trump whines about media coverage at Mississippi rally: ‘It’s so damn unfair, the press’ (Quick, somebody call the waaaaaaaaaaaambulance for poor little Donald Trump! LOL)
- Gov. McAuliffe to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa
- Militia takes over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters (Domestic terrorism, anyone?)
- The Oregon militia standoff, explained ("The apparent goal of the takeover is ultimately to induce the federal government to turn over government-owned land to local ranchers, loggers, and miners for their use." How about jail instead?)
- Schapiro: New Year's wish list for Va. politicos ("U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.: To be Hillary Clinton’s running mate for vice president — and to win.")
- Virginia’s governor sets sights on Cuba, other foreign markets
- Collection rates rise at Virginia courts
- Editorial: A bureaucratic hurdle worth keeping ("Plans to upend Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need — the state’s mechanism for managing the costs of health care facilities and services — deserve rejection.")
- Legislation takes aim at short-term loans
- Loudoun County's First African-American Board Chair Sworn In Saturday
- Hampton Roads planners already thinking about self-driving future
- Armstrong ‘not considering’ run for Congress (“I think my days of public service are over")
- Police investigate illegal hog farm
- D.C. area forecast: Work week starts with windy winter chill, maybe even a few flakes
