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Wednesday May 15 | WTOP-FM Washington

Kaine on IRS scandal: 'People need to be sacked'

A Democratic senator from Virginia says people who work at the Internal Revenue Service need to be fired for targeting conservative political groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Wednesday May 15 | Nurse.com

RN Tavenner wins Senate approval to head CMS

Marilyn Tavenner, a onetime staff nurse, officially was confirmed Wednesday as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Medicare, Medicine, Nursing, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, Virginia Commonwealth University, US Governors

Wednesday May 15 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

Senate vote pushes Craney Island port project ahead

A Senate bill that helps advance the construction of Hampton Roads ' next major ocean terminal, passed overwhelmingly Wednesday.

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

Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

Lt. Gov. Race: Democrat Aneesh Chopra Coming to Lorton and Springfield Wednesday

Aneesh Chopra , one of two Democrats vying to be the next lieutenant governor of Virginia, will make appearances Wednesday in Springfield and Lorton.

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Related Topix: US News, Lorton, VA, US Politics, Virginia, Senator Tim Kaine, US Senate, US Governors

The Virginian-Pilot

LG candidate Chopra airs first TV ad

Too often, Democrat Aneesh Chopra says in his new campaign commercial, Virginia middle class families are stuck on a metaphorical escalator, making little progress as they climb towards a better life.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Virginia

The Village Mill

Memorial Day tribute to honor Virginia vets

American Legion Post 87 Commander John Harmon invites the public to attend a Memorial Day tribute ceremony at Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia on Monday, May 27 beginning at 10 a.m. All 2,000-plus graves at the cemetery will be decorated with an American flag and the service branch flag of the deceased veteran.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, Virginia, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US Governors, US Military, US Navy

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, Bob McDonnell

World Magazine

Midday Roundup: Everyone wants a piece of the IRS

Piling on. Three Democrats have joined a chorus of Republicans calling for the IRS to be held accountable for targeting conservative groups for heightened scrutiny during the 2012 presidential campaign.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Senator Tim Kaine, US Governors, Senator Joe Manchin, Joe Manchin, Barack Obama

US News & World Report

Bipartisanship Rings Out on Capitol Hill and the White House Over IRS Scandal

On Capitol Hill, a rare glimpse of bipartisanship has swept across the body as lawmakers respond to an IRS scandal where career employees in Cincinnati, Ohio, knowingly targeted 75 Tea Party groups who were seeking nonprofit status.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US Senate, US Governors, Barack Obama, Susan Collins, Republican, Dave Camp, US House of Representatives

Examiner.com

Sen. Tim Kaine announces second bill, American Battlefield Protection Program

Finally, an issue that Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Congress can agree on: preserving Civil War battlegrounds.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors, Thad Cochran, Republican

Sat May 11, 2013

Roll Call

Super PAC Donor Adelson Targeting New Senate Race for 2014?

Sheldon Adelson , one of the wealthiest men in America, may be putting in place the structure for spending millions of dollars in independent expenditures in the 2014 elections.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas Sands, Gaming, Non-Profit, Independence, VA, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors, Lynn Westmoreland, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri May 10, 2013

NBC12

Kaine legislation aimed at protecting battlefields

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is traveling to Slaughter Pen battlefield in Fredericksburg to promote a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the American Battlefield Protection Program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors, Thad Cochran, Republican

Wed May 08, 2013

Sun Journal

Despite siding with Democrats on 90 percent of votes, King says, 'I'm making my own decisions'

Independent Sen. Angus King's early penchant for voting with Democrats seems to be surprising no one in Washington, including Republicans in the Senate.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Senator Angus King, Susan Collins, Republican, Maine, Senator Tim Kaine, US Governors

Mon May 06, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

U.S. Senate OKs Internet sales tax bill

The U.S. Senate approved legislation Monday that would require large online retailers to collect state sales taxes, a welcome development for traditional merchants and Virginia leaders who are counting on the extra revenue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Randy Forbes, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte, Senator Tim Kaine, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, US Governors

The Virginian-Pilot

Candidates for Va. governor shift to policy focus

Although there isn't much Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe agree on, they seem to have a similar sense of timing: both men scheduled key policy speeches this week with the campaign for Virginia governor moving into its final six months.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, Virginia, Virginia Government, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Governors

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

McAuliffe 'Starts' Campaign 6 Months after Entry

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is continuing statewide tour with his party's luminaries in an official launch of a Virginia governor's race he entered almost six months ago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, Norfolk, VA, US Governors, Richmond, VA, Harrisonburg, VA, Charlottesville, VA

CBS Local

McAuliffe 'Starts' Campaign 6 Months After Entry

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is continuing a statewide tour with his party's luminaries in an official launch of a Virginia governor's race he entered almost six months ago.

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

Loudoun Times

In Leesburg, Kaine highlights movement on economic policies

On his four-month anniversary as a U.S. senator, Democrat Tim Kaine visited Leesburg Friday to speak with a group of small business owners and entrepreneurs about legislation he supports to make the state and nation's economic environment more vibrant.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, US Governors, Small Business, Personal Finance, George Allen, Republican

Sat May 04, 2013

NBC12

McAuliffe kicking off campaign for gov in Va

McAuliffe is set to hold several events over the next few days to roll out a series of policy speeches.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors

Fri May 03, 2013

NBC Washington

Asian-American Small Business Owners Hope Marketplace Fairness Act Helps

Dozens of local Asian-American small business owners got the chance to speak out on two big issues on Friday -- immigration reform and fairness in the marketplace.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Immigration Reform, US Politics, Senator Tim Kaine, US News, US Senate, US Governors