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Crossing the Ethical Plane
A prominent local Republican is calling for Governor Bob McDonnell to resign. Shaun Kenney is the Chairman of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, and the former spokesman for the Republican Party of Virginia. He says the ongoing gift scandal shows that the...
Jackson Again Fails To Properly Disclose Donations
For the second time since his May nomination as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson has failed to properly disclose donations to his campaign by the deadline set by state law, according to state election officials. By 5 p.m. Monday, the...
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Applauds Increase in Funding
Senate-Requested Funding Represents Substantial Increase Over Current Program, Fulfills Request of Hundreds of Mayors Nationwide to Help Reduce Gun Violence NEW YORK, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee…
Filibuster Fight About Core Values — And It’s Not Over
Filibuster Fight About Core Values — And It’s Not Over (via LA Progressive) A deal over the “filibuster” was tentatively reached in the Senate Tuesday, but forget all the insider talk about “nuclear options” and “recess appointments”: This isn't a story about process....
An Impertinent Question
By Robert Reich Permit me an impertinent question (or three). Suppose a small group of extremely wealthy people sought to systematically destroy the U.S. government by (1) finding and bankrolling new candidates pledged to shrinking and dismembering it; (2)...
Trust
Shirley Keene, a landowner from Raven, VA, is fighting against Ken Cuccinelli and out-of-state energy companies over royalties owed her for gas extracted from her property. Recently, a federal judge said she was "shocked" by the help Attorney General Cuccinelli's...
Cuccinelli’s Cowardly Inaction
As attorney general, Cuccinelli last year declined to join a majority of his state counterparts in support of the Violence Against Women Act; he was among only three who didn't sign a letter imploring Congress to reauthorize the legislation first enacted in 1994. In a...
Gov. McDonnell’s Financial Disclosure Statements, 2008-2012
Bob McDonnell's Growing Scandal Could Spill Over to Ken Cuccinelli "The Republican nominee always kept his distance from the governor. Now it's a political imperative." MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show has obtained financial disclosure statements filed by embattled...
Followup: Report on U.S. Rep. Hurt’s Visit to Madison
Head Start, the Farm Bill, and Mr. Hurt (please also see this post) One month ago this week, I and others had a chance to chat with Scott Leakey during his visit to Madison County for Congressman Bob Hurt. In our chat, Scott noted his wife’s love of teaching and how...
Beyond the Pale
WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35pm EDT (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives emerged from an immigration meeting on Wednesday divided over whether to help the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, but eager to bolster...
