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Laid-Off Workers: Cuccinelli’s Campaign Tricked Us Into Appearing in GOP Attack Ad
Mother Jones magazine reported yesterday that Ken Cuccinelli's campaign tricked at least two laid-off workers into appearing in a new attack ad. The women featured in the ad were shocked. "If I had known that's what it was for," one of them told Mother Jones, "I never...
Ken Cuccinelli: Helping Himself, Not Us
"Lavish meals. Travel on private jets. Just some of the gifts Ken Cuccinelli took in the Star Scientific scandal. Now Cuccinelli’s office is under investigation for secretly helping an out-of-state energy company that was drilling natural gas from Virginians' private...
More Than Just Lip Service
Congress reconvenes next week after its August recess, and we’ll be considering very important issues such as what to do about Syria. During the August break, I was eager to spend several days on the road in every region of Virginia. If you have just a moment, I would...
McDonnell Throws Wife of 37 Years Under The Bus
“He looks like a coward. It looks like he’s hiding behind a really thin excuse and blaming his wife,” said Andrew G. McBride, a former Justice Department official and federal prosecutor in Virginia." New reporting by the Washington Post shows that embattled Virginia...
Cuccinelli Tax Cut Would De-Fund Schools
Tax-cuts For the Rich, Cuts to Education for Everyone Else Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's proposed $1.4 billion income tax cut would necessitate an annual reduction of at least $525 million in state education funding, leading to layoffs of more than 8,000 teachers....
Cuccinelli’s Explanation Unravels
"Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's credibility suffered another blow recently, after a southwestern Virginia newspaper unearthed records showing a senior assistant in his office communicated through email dozens of times with attorneys representing energy companies in...
Love for Labor Lost
It wasn't always about the hot dogs. Originally, believe it or not, Labor Day actually had something to do with showing respect for labor. Here’s how it happened: In 1894 Pullman workers, facing wage cuts in the wake of a financial crisis, went on strike — and Grover...
Congress is now the “dog that caught the car”
"It's great news that President Obama is seeking congressional approval for military action, an important precedent for all future presidents. After years of societal and international norms being thrown out the door -- and things like torture, violations of civil...
McAuliffe Holds 10 Point Lead Over Cuccinelli in Virginia Governor Race
Student polling society reports Democrat leading Republican candidate BOSTON, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new poll, Terry McAuliffe (D) has opened up a double digit lead over Ken Cuccinelli (R), 45% to 35% in the Virginia Governor’…
Ken Cuccinelli: Another Day, Another Scandal
After months of revelations on Cuccinelli's connection to the developing Star Scientific Scandal, Cuccinelli's campaign is involved in another scandal involving his time as Attorney General. Virginia's Inspector General recently launched an investigation into...
