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6 hrs ago | NBC Washington

O'Malley Designates $280M to Purple Line

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed Maryland's increased gas tax into law Thursday, and announced $1.2 billion of new road and transit projects that would be built with the new revenue.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Martin O'Malley, New Carrollton, MD

7 hrs ago | Loudoun Times

Ramadan under fire for economic development trip to Asia

State Del. David Ramadan did not officially disclose a trip to Taiwan that two of his General Assembly colleagues deemed significant enough to report.

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Related Topix: Tobacco, Star Scientific, Virginia, US Governors

12 hrs ago | NewsBusters.org

WashPost Loved Henry Waxman, But Bashes Darrell Issa 'Feverishly Chasing' After Obama

When ultraliberal Henry Waxman ran the House Government Reform Committee, The Washington Post didn't often suggest he was a fierce partisan or ideologue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Senator Chuck Schumer, US Senate, US Governors

16 hrs ago | WRIC-TV Richmond

Mineral sands mining operation planned in Va

Gov. Bob McDonnell says Iluka Resources is moving forward with a project to extract and concentrate titanium and zircon minerals in Dinwiddie County.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Dinwiddie County, VA

23 hrs ago | Fairfax Times

Piece on candidates short on details

I read with interest your profiles of Virginia gubernatorial candidates Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Opinion

Thu May 16, 2013

The Washington Monthly

Cracker To Cracker

As longtime readers of my stuff know, I've got a real ax to grind whenever someone tries to justify display of Confederate regalia, particularly the Confederate Battle Flag , as an innocent symbol of "southern pride." As a proud southerner who regards the Confederacy as a shameful period in my home region's history, I felt this way even before I ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Eric Cantor, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Governors, Virginia

Patch.com

Virginia GOP Convention Over Primary: Good Move?

When Virginia's Republican Party made a last-minute decision to nominate candidates for the 2013 election in a convention instead of a primary, as originally planned, it prompted Lt.

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Related Topix: Virginia, US News, US Governors

WTVR Richmond

Democrat leads in the race for Va. Governor

Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has inched ahead in the race to replace Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, according to a newly released Quinnipiac University poll.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, US Governors

Business Journal

Frank Wolf joins opposition to North-South highway through Loudoun, Prince William

Rep. Frank Wolf sent a letter to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell this week stating his opposition to a proposed major North-South highway through Prince William and Loudoun counties, The Washington Post reported .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf, US Governors, Prince William County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Dumfries, VA

Fredericksburg.com

A fourth lane on I-95 in Stafford? Study will look widening highway...

The Commonwealth Transportation Board laid out a six-year plan Wednesday that has an additional $4 billion in its overall budget and looks at adding another lane to congested Interstate 95 in Stafford County.

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Related Topix: Stafford, VA, Stafford County, VA, Falmouth, VA, Richmond, VA, Fredericksburg, VA, US Governors

Wed May 15, 2013

TBD.com

Cuccinelli recuses office from governor's mansion case

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli cited a conflict of interest Wednesday as he recused his office and hired a private legal team to represent Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tobacco, Star Scientific

WXII 12 Winston-Salem

Anti-uranium groups in Va. join forces

Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Virginia, US Governors

WTVR Richmond

Governor Bob McDonnell's job approval rating hits new low

According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Governor Bob McDonnell's job approval rating has dropped to 49 percent.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, Virginia Government

Tue May 14, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Cuccinelli, visiting Norfolk, declines to specify how he'll offset tax cuts

Five days ahead of his expected nomination as the Republican candidate for governor, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli visited Norfolk today to tout his sweeping proposals to cut Virginia's income tax rates.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Governors, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Robert Scott, David Scott

WRIC-TV Richmond

Va. Tech president retires, reflects on massacre

The president of Virginia Tech announced his retirement Tuesday, satisfied he had elevated the university's reputation and acknowledging that the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history on his campus would be a part of his legacy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Violent Crime, US Governors, University of Virginia

Politico

Gosnell fallout: Clinic regs in focus

Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of killing babies at his Philadelphia clinic.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US Governors

NBC Washington

McDonnell Says Tsarnaev Has Right to be Buried in Va.

After cemeteries in the Boston area refused his body for burial, Boston-marathon suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is being laid to rest at an Islamic burial ground near Kings Dominion in Doswell, Va.

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Related Topix: Recreational Vehicle, Marathon, Doswell, VA, US Governors

SFGate

Va. judge to consider motion to dismiss chef case

Circuit Judge Margaret Spencer is scheduled to consider a motion to dismiss the four-count indictment against Todd Schneider on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Governors

Mon May 13, 2013

Washington Examiner

National Democrats target Virginia statehouse races

A handful of Northern Virginia House of Delegates races are being targeted by a national Democratic group as the starting point for its ambitious plans to win back state legislatures that are now in Republican hands.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Allen, US Senate, Republican, Senator Tim Kaine, Virginia, US Governors, Tim Kaine

Washington Examiner

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell joins craft brewing movement

McDonnell planted a total of about 15 hops vines on the grounds of the governor's Richmond mansion Monday and expects a harvest from the 2-year-old cascade vines this August.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Wine, Drink, Beer