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Pope blasts unfettered capitalism
In case there was any doubt left, Pope Francis made it clear that he shares little in common with U.S. conservatives. The pontiff released his Evangelii Gadium, or Joy of the Gospel, attacking capitalism as a form of tyranny and calling on church and political leaders...
Talking down the result in Va.’s attorney general race
via The Washington Post CHARLES E. Judd, the Republican operative who chairs Virginia’s Board of Elections, did a disservice Monday to the state he serves by simultaneously certifying the razor-thin results in the race for attorney general and suggesting,...
Virginia Speaker William Howell Named “Turkey of the Year”
ProgressVA today announced Speaker William Howell as the recipient of the organization's 2013 "Turkey of the Year" award, in recognition of his staunch opposition to expanding Medicaid to up to 400,000 low-income Virginians. A program expansion would primarily benefit...
“I Am Alive For A Reason”
via NPR Saying he is "alive for a reason and I will work for change," Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds has told a Virginia news outlet that his life's work now "is to make sure other families don't have to go through what we are living." Deeds, 55, was stabbed and...
Herring Wins Virginia Attorney General Race
The certified tally was Herring 1,103,777, Obenshain 1,103,612. Attorney General-elect Mark Herring released a statement following the State Board of Elections certifying him as the next Attorney General of Virginia: "I am gratified that the State Board of Elections...
A message from the Health Insurers of America
by Mark Fiore [googleapps domain="docs" dir="a/localcause.net/file/d/0B2FFEYgvKWZYeGtsYmJzUnBCOGM/preview" query="" /] After Obama announced his temporary fix to the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance companies were up in arms about how this would...
Labor Board Sides With Workers: Wal-Mart Can’t Silence Employees Any Longer
Wal-Mart’s 1.3 million workers won a big victory Monday when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the retail giant had broken the law by firing and harassing employees who spoke out — and in some cases went on strike — to protest the company’s poverty pay...
The Biggest Problem With The Obamacare Rollout
The Biggest Problem With Obamacare’s Rollout Is Being Caused Intentionally by Republicans by Joshua Holland The media have been buzzing with stories — many of them wildly exaggerated — of people facing higher premiums as a result of Obamacare. But there’s a story...
Deeds’ Family Tragedy Highlights Virginia’s Warped Budget Priorities
via Blue Virginia The tragedy involving State Senator Creigh Deeds and his son Gus is horrible enough as it is. But then, we heard the infuriating news that Gus - who apparently had a history of struggling with mental illness - was "evaluated Monday at Bath...
How Twitter changed the Virginia AG election
By Corey Hutchins CHARLESTON, SC — A week and a half after Election Day, the outcome of Virginia’s race for attorney general remains not quite settled—despite a tug-of-war in the headlines that have declared, at various times, Republican Mark Obenshain and Democrat...
