INFLUENCE GAME: Tax them, not us, groups say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations...
 

Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep...
 

Turkey, pie and politics? T-Day family friction
Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up...
 

Republicans: GOP needs to get with the times
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear some Republicans tell it, the Grand Old Party needs to get with the times.
 

GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters....
 

Sen. Warner co-sponsors FAST Voting Act
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation Thursday that is meant to make voting faster and easier...
 

And the winner is ... the Mormon church
Stan Way, a Latter-day Saint from Jasper, Ala., had just finished dinner out with some Mormon missionaries...
 

Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party lost its...
 

Romney: Obama won with 'gifts' to certain voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is telling top donors that President...
 

Romney's silence 'unliked' on Facebook
Soon after the election, Mitt Romney’s social status started to plummet. At an average pace of 200...
 
 
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Federal Budget News


Pentagon cuts furloughs to 11 days
The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of…
 

Camp Lejeune cancels July 4 fireworks
The July 4 fireworks show at Camp Lejeune is the latest victim of the federal budget cuts.
 

Navy: Jets will stay in flight, for now
Navy officials told WAVY.com several carrier air wings have been spared closure due to sequestration, at least for the time…
 

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Local Politics


Dems weigh in on Jackson addition to GOP…
Virginia Democrats are framing the new statewide ticket the Republican Right nominated Saturday as a referendum on the GOP's…
 

Fmr McDonnell aide arrested for assault
A former senior advisor for Gov. Bob McDonnell has been arrested on several assault charges, WWBT in Richmond has confirmed.
 

Sales tax could expand in NC plan
The tax code overhaul offered by Senate Republicans would make North Carolina's sales tax base one of the broadest in the…
 

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Virginia (change)

 
Virginia was founded in 1607 in Jamestown. Since then, Virginia has grown and prospered into a thriving state rich with diversity from culture to climate.
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Robert F. McDonnell
Lieutenant Governor: Bill Bolling
Attorney General: Ken Cuccinelli
Secretary of State: Janet Polarek

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