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Candidate for lieutenant governor says Planned Parenthood is worse than the Ku Klux Klan
At the Republican Party of Virginia Convention over the weekend, E.W. Jackson of Chesapeake was nominated for Lieutenant Governor, effectively making him the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. This raised a few eyebrows around the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Family Planning, Elections
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Editorial: It's democracy by default when candidate choices are limited
Contentious political campaigns aren't new to Virginia, but when they involve candidates such as this year's gubernatorial party picks, voters are in for a long, tiresome election season. To date, neither candidate has received more than a lukewarm...Tags: Political Candidates, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Elections, Ken Cuccinelli
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Jackson wins GOP Lt. Gov. nomination, Obenshain gets A.G. nod
RICHMOND – Chesapeake-based minister E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and state Sen. Mark Obenshain won the nomination for attorney general at the state party convention Saturday. Jackson won the nomination in the...
Tags: Political Candidates, Regional Authority, Women's Health, Family Planning, Republican Party
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Obenshain wins GOP attorney general nomination
RICHMOND – State Sen. Mark Obenshain beat out Del. Rob Bell for the Republican nomination for attorney general at the party convention Saturday. As of press time delegates were on their fourth vote to determine the GOP lieutenant governor nominee,...Tags: Political Candidates, Regional Authority, Women's Health, Family Planning, Ken Cuccinelli
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Daily Press joins criticism of subpoenas for AP telephone records
NEWPORT NEWS — The Daily Press Media Group has joined a chorus of news organizations nationwide criticizing the Justice Department for a massive seizure of The Associated Press' telephone records. In a letter Friday to Hampton Roads' federal...Tags: Eric Holder, Lawyers, Hampton Roads, Freedom of the Press, King William (King William, Virginia)
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GOP ticket stumps in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH — A day after a late-running, closely-watched convention, the top three members of the state GOP ticket campaigned together for the first time. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the gubernatorial nominee, nominee for lieutenant ...
Tags: Executive Branch, Republican Party, Ken Cuccinelli, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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DP Buzz: Primary or convention?
Editors' Note: "DP Buzz" is an interactive feature of the Daily Press Opinion Page. We email weekly questions on issues and topics affecting Peninsula-area citizens. Each week, subscribers can choose whether to weigh in or not with a short answer. Here is...Tags: Primaries, Executive Branch, Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Voting, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Poll: McAuliffe has small lead over Cuccinelli
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor opened a slight lead over his Republican opponent Ken Cuccinelli in a poll released by Quinnipiac University Thursday. The poll of 1,286 registered voters in Virginia showed McAuliffe with 43 percent...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, NBC (tv network), Elections, Ken Cuccinelli
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Cuccinelli acceptance speech for GOP nomination for governor
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...Tags: Political Candidates, Regional Authority, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Ken Cuccinelli, Energy
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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: Executive Branch, Hampton Roads, Lobbying, Regional Authority, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Public safety officers deserve our gratitude
I would like to take the opportunity during Law Enforcement Memorial Week to pay tribute to the men and women who protect and serve the Commonwealth, risking their lives each day to keep us safe. Since the first known line-of-duty death in America,...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Laws, Transportation Accidents, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Law Enforcement
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Pogge gets top Family Foundation score
In rankings of all 140 General Assembly members released this week by the conservative, pro-life Family Foundation Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, received the lowest score of any senator and Del. Brenda Pogge, R-James City County, was the only local...Tags: Regional Authority, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), John C. Miller, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Mark D. Obenshain
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