Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 7. Also see President Obama's weekly address, in which he urges Americans to sign up for health insurance through the online marketplace.
- Obama rejects Keystone XL project, citing climate concerns
- No to Keystone, Yes to the Planet ("President Obama’s rejection of the pipeline speaks to the crux of the battle against global warming: More fossil fuels need to stay in the ground.")
- Bomb possibility in plane crash stirs new concerns about ISIS
- Bill McKibben: Exxon, Keystone, and the Turn Against Fossil Fuels
- The Oil Industry Has Been Put on Notice ("Keystone rejected, Exxon investigated—this doesn’t end well for oil.")
- U.S. Intelligence Chief Reportedly Debunks Media Obession That Clinton's Email Contained "Highly Classified Secrets."
- Ben Carson Seems to Have a Serious Personal Honesty Problem (As David Roberts writes: "According to The News, out of the endless blizzard of lies offered by every single GOP candidate … one, by Carson, apparently matters. Not afraid to admit that the dynamics of the GOP primary utterly & completely elude me. Why *this* lie? Dear media: if you lie about a tax plan that will further enrich the wealthy & further immiserate the poor, that also speaks to 'character.' In fact, even if you tell the truth about that tax plan, it still doesn’t say anything good about your character!" Bingo. Also, why focus on Carson's lies, when other Republican candidates - Rubio, Trump, Bush, etc. - say false things all the time?)
- Democratic Senator: Obama’s Legal Authority in Syria ‘Very, Very Questionable’ (So, IF that's the case - and I highly doubt it - then why doesn't Congress act?!?)
- U.S. Sen. Mark Warner: Here's why we must rethink employment, benefits in the Uber 'gig' economy
- Ben Carson loses his cool, lashes out at CNN anchor: “I can’t believe that you used to work on Fox News!” (Hahahahah, perfect!)
- 4 Predictions Republicans Made About The Economy That Are Really Embarrassing Now
- Hillary Clinton seeks to outflank liberal rivals at Democratic forum
- Democratic pollsters: Don’t blame gun control for Virginia loss (Pollster Pete Brodnitz "said it was an endorsement from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as late attacks from Republican Glen H. Sturtevant, focused on a stadium deal, that hurt Gecker towards the end, not [the Bloomberg] ads.")
- Del. Marcus Simon: How Virginia can ease student debt ("Virginia can begin by reestablishing the state Education Loan Authority and follow in the steps of Rhode Island and Connecticut by empowering the authority to refinance student loans. Virginia can also stand up for students and establish a student loan borrowers’ bill of rights to expand consumer protections and ensure borrowers have better access to information on lenders, servicers and repayment options.")
- Threat made to 'kill all Muslims' at Virginia Tech
- McAuliffe wins WashPo's worst week in Washington (I mean, it wasn't a great week for him, but that's just silly.)
- Virginia Uranium, state attorneys trade jabs in pretrial hearing
- Redskins owners gave McAuliffe PAC $150,000 on Election Day (Gee, can't imagine what these guys want from the Governor of Virginia. Hint hint.)
- Our view: Virginia's dark sky country (Light pollution also indicates waste - and pollution - much of the time.)
- Dominion Power files application for aboveground power line in Pr. William
- D.C. area forecast: Much cooler this weekend with damp conditions today and sunshine on Sunday