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Cummings to push bipartisan gun control bill
Responding to gun control loopholes that have proved vexing for police in Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday to impose tougher penalties for people who traffic guns across state borders or buy...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, Anthony W. Batts
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Look who's against clean water
Water has a tendency to flow downhill. This has been known for quite some time — to the point one might have assumed word had penetrated the hallowed halls of the U.S. House of Representatives by now.
Alas, it appears not. Last Wednesday, the House...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water
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Cummings says nephew was disciplined, focused
Remembering his nephew as a gregarious and entrepreneurial student who "was going to be somebody," Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Monday that his killing should prompt university officials everywhere to reassess off-campus security.
Christopher Cummings,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Facebook, Health and Safety at School, Social Sciences, Murder
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Chopra airs first TV ad
Aneesh Chopra, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, became the first down ticket candidate to began airing a television ad this week. The 33-second ad titled "Escalator" shows Chopra staying in place as he climbs up a down...Tags: Barack Obama, Bob McDonnell, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Richard L Saslaw, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Rep. Rigell to open Peninsula office Monday
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, announced this week he will be opening an office in Hampton on Monday. Rigell's 2nd Congressional District picked up portions of Newport News and Hampton in the 2011 redistricting process that followed the...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Editorial: Online sales tax is a one-click revenue source
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires Internet-based businesses to collect state sales tax based on the shipping address. The bill is fair, logical and necessary to Virginia's economy. Businesses that sell...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business, Hampton Roads, National Retail Federation
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Feedback for 5/14: Homeless, Hillary Clinton and Ken Cuccinelli
Extended stay homeless •Dennis, Newport News: Just read the Sunday paper, the story by Sarah about this lady and her six kids. Very nicely done. She covered everything you could possibly cover. I know there's going to be other installments, but I...Tags: Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, Eric Cantor, Richard L Saslaw, Ken Cuccinelli
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Wittman hosting Military Service Academy Day this Saturday
YORK— Congressman Rob Wittman, VA-1, announced that he will host a Military Service Academy Day this Saturday, May 11, at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, along with Rep. Bobby Scott, VA-3. The briefing will be held at the MWR Conference Center...
Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rob Wittman, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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Senate to vote on Internet sales tax bill
Daily PressThe Senate is set to vote on an Internet sales tax bill within the first week of May. Also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, the bill gives states the authority to require online sellers to collect sales tax at the point of purchase. There is an...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Timothy M. Kaine, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Labor Legislation, U.S. Congress
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Rigell introduces legislation to repeal Maritime food-aid cuts
VIRGINIA BEACH — U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, introduced legislation Wednesdas to repeal cuts to the amount of U.S. food aid required to be carried on U.S. flagged vessels. Along with U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., Rigell is...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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EDITORIAL: Another misguided online security push
The Virginian-PilotThe Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week by a wide margin. It is the latest iteration of misguided efforts to surrender privacy rights and chill speech for the sake of...Tags: Republican Party, Stop Online Piracy Act, Parties and Movements, Freedom of Information Act, Elections
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Local U.S. Reps. Rigell, Scott look to restore Military Tuition Assistance grants
In the wake of the sequestration cuts going into effect March 1, all branches of the U.S. military accept the U.S. Navy have suspended their Tuition Assistance grant program for active duty service members as a cost saving measure. Local U.S. Reps....Tags: Defense, U.S. Navy, Barack Obama, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense
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