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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Who Funds the NRA?

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by:  Elaine in Roanoke Sat Dec 15, 2012 at 15:21:13 PM EST Whenever National Rifle Association spokesman  Wayne LaPierre  goes on t...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Video: President Obama Delivers a Statement on Connecticut Shootings

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I grew up and went to elementary school in Newington (not Newtown, but close enough) Connecticut, also have family and friends who still l...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Patrick and Jim Moran Story: Where Are We at this Point?

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I've been busy, also collecting my thoughts, on the  Patrick Moran/Jim Moran mess . For now, let me just say I'm utterly disgusted...

Bill Cosponsored by Rep. Connolly Makes Climate, Sustainability Key Aims of U.S. Foreign Aid

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Given the urgent, I'd argue 12-alarm emergency, need to deal with the global warming crisis, I'm very happy to see  this . Rep. H...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

BV Interview: Democratic Virginia Attorney General Candidate Mark Herring

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This morning I had the chance to speak with  State Senator Mark Herring  (D-33rd, Fairfax/Loudoun), who is running for Attorney General of...

UVA Put "On Warning" by Accrediting Body; Calls for Dragas' Ouster Grow

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Did you think that the mess surrounding the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors, and particularly Rector Helen Dragas, was over...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Video: President Obama Says "Right to Work" Laws Really Mean "Right To Work For Less Money"

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As you know, Virginia is a so-called "right-to-work" state, or as Leslie Byrne calls it the "right-to-be-poor." For wh...

Kaplan/Washington Post Throws in Towel on Virginia Politics Blog

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Recently, I  wrote  about the precipitous, almost nauseating decline in the Kaplan/Washington Post's coverage of Virginia politics. As...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Bearing Drift Over a Cliff

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by:  KathyinBlacksburg Sun Dec 09, 2012 at 14:27:57 PM EST There's a new meme floating around that Republicans freed the slaves sh...
Saturday, December 8, 2012

Audio: Bill Bolling on Takeover of RPV by Tea Party "Confederation"; Possible Run as an Independent

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A few classic quotes from Bill Bolling in this interview, in which he essentially declares his independence from a Republican Party that...