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  • July 2008

    • Virginia Is Not for Gilmore Lovers

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jul 24, 08 12:28 PM CDT

      Virginia Is Not for Gilmore Lovers

      Jim Gilmore may be a former governor, RNC chair, and presidential candidate running for Senate in a historically red state, but the Virginian has become Campaign 2008’s “laughingstock,” Politico reports. Virginia is regularly ranked first among Senate seats likely to flip this November, as Gilmore trails hugely popular ex-guv Mark Warner by more than 20 points—and about $5 million in the war chest. More »

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      Senate  • campaign fundraising  • Karl Rove  • Virginia  • RNC  • Mark Warner

    • Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest Pedicure Fad

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest Pedicure Fad

      Fish pedicures where dozens of tiny carp smooth out your tootsies by eating away the dead skin is the latest in spa pampering. Since March, a DC area salon has offered the pools of garra rufa, aka doctor fish—popular in Turkey and Asia—as an alternative to scraping razors. So far 5,000 people have taken the plunge, the AP reports. More »

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      Washington DC  • Virginia  • fish  • weird  • spa  • beauty  • alternative treatment

    • Even Obama Can't Whistle Through Dixie

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 8:04 AM CDT

      Even Obama Can't Whistle Through Dixie

      Barack Obama is running a 50-state campaign, and some of his more breathless supporters have talked up the candidate as the first Democrat to win the South in decades. Not so fast, writes Thomas F. Schaller. As the political scientist explains in a New York Times op-ed, the Obaman dream of retaking the South rests upon false assumptions about race and voting patterns. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • race  • Georgia  • North Carolina  • Virginia  • black voters  • South

  • June 2008

    • Obama Aims to Take Back the South

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 8:22 AM CDT

      Obama Aims to Take Back the South

      Barack Obama thinks he can do something Democrats have found impossible for 40 years: win the South. Dixie has been bright red ever since the Civil Rights Movement, but it's also full of black and young voters who either aren't registered or don't usually vote. So the potential in demographic groups key to Obama's candidacy "is just incredible,” his deputy campaign manager tells the New York Times .  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Georgia  • North Carolina  • Virginia  • demographics  • black voters  • South

    • Swing States Loom Large

      newser  |  Salon  |  Jun 24, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Swing States Loom Large

      Forget the old swing-state conventional wisdom. Salon rounds up some experts and asks where the electoral map might flip in November: The eastern Rust belt (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan) is John McCain’s best hope. Ohio is traditionally weakest for Democrats, but the Michigan primary remains a problem, and aging Pennsylvanians are GOP-friendly. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Michigan  • Ohio  • Nevada  • Virginia  • New Mexico  • swing states

    • 'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 21, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost

      Jim Webb, Virginia’s firebrand junior senator, is becoming Barack Obama’s wing man for courting pro-military and national defense voters. A respected war veteran and best-selling novelist, he is also among the more colorful candidates for Barack Obama's VP slot. But the politician who calls himself a "redneck" does have his liabilities, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Democrats  • Virginia  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Jim Webb

    • Obama Up in Swing States, Making Red Inroads

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  Jun 18, 08 7:06 PM CDT

      Obama Up in Swing States, Making Red Inroads

      Barack Obama holds a 2-point edge over John McCain in recently red Virginia, a poll margin Eric Kleefeld, on Talking Points Memo, sees allowing Obama to make “the map of competitive states really ... much broader than usual this year.” Blogger Nate at FiveThirtyEight.com reads in the numbers that Obama's lead is “an unusually robust one in terms of the Electoral College.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Florida  • poll  • Ohio  • Virginia  • Pennsylvania

    • Democrats Set Sights on Va.

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 9, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Democrats Set Sights on Va.

      Barack Obama staffers have quietly been working Virginia, a red state Democrats hope to flip, for at least the past month, the Washington Post reports. Their focus is voter registration, with Tim Kaine's strategy in his successful 2005 gubernatorial campaign as a model. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Virginia  • swing states  • Mark Warner

  • April 2008

    • Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      newser  |  Virginian-Pilot  |  Apr 29, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      Virginia is digging out and cleaning up today after at least three tornadoes walloped the state, injuring hundreds and ripping through several counties. The Suffolk area was the worst hit, with dozens of homes and businesses wrecked and thousands left without power, reports the Virginian-Pilot. Virginia has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. One of the storms was believed to be the strongest ever to hit the state. More »

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      Virginia  • tornado  • severe weather  • twister  • Suffolk

    • Twisters Rip Through Virginia

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 28, 08 5:59 PM CDT

      Twisters Rip Through Virginia

      Virginia twisters struck downtown Suffolk early today, injuring at least 200 people, AP reports. Early reports said one person was killed but police later said the death was unrelated. One tornado struck the city multiple times, damaging a hospital and nearby homes. Twisters also ripped up trees, felled power lines, and caused flooding, leaving some 3,600 without power. "It's very chaotic," said one fire official. More »

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      disaster  • Virginia  • tornado  • twister  • Suffolk

    • Virginia Tech Families, State Reach $11M Deal

      newser  |  Roanoke Times  |  Apr 10, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      Virginia Tech Families, State Reach $11M Deal

      Victims’ families in the Virginia Tech shootings have settled with the state for $11 million in a deal to prevent future lawsuits, lawyers said today. The lawyers, who represented 21 families, are mum on details pending finalization, reports the Roanoke Times . At least 20 families had earlier warned they might sue over the tragedy last April 16, when student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and wounded more at the school before killing himself. More »

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      lawsuit  • Virginia  • Virginia Tech shootings  • Virginia Tech  • settlement  • Seung-Hui Cho

    • Claws Célèbre: Maryland Plans Pinch on Crab Harvest

      newser  |  Baltimore Sun  |  Apr 10, 08 3:25 AM CDT

      Claws C&eacute;l&egrave;bre: Maryland Plans Pinch on Crab Harvest

      Faced with the lowest catch in decades, Maryland is taking steps to help stem the blue crab's decline. Tough measures are being proposed that would cut the harvest of female crabs by up to 40%, the Baltimore Sun reports. The state says urgent action is needed to stop the Chesapeake fishery collapsing—but crabbers aren't happy. More »

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      Virginia  • fishing  • Maryland  • fishing ban

  • March 2008

    • Va. Police Hunt Highway Snipers

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Mar 27, 08 7:56 PM CDT

      Va. Police Hunt Highway Snipers

      Police in Virginia are on the hunt for gunmen who fired at cars on I-64 near Charlottesville and left two people injured, ABC News reports. Police say the suspects, at least two of them traveling together in one car, hit six vehicles on the interstate after midnight last night. None of injuries are life-threatening. Police have no suspects or motive. More »

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      Virginia  • gunman  • highway shootings

    • $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      newser  |  Virginian-Pilot  |  Mar 25, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      The state of Virginia is offering $100,000 to each family of the 32 students and teachers killed by a lone gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre, the Virginian-Pilot reports. If accepted, the settlement would prevent families from suing the state for negligence. One attorney called the offer "for a human life an insult, an absolute insult." More »

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      lawsuit  • school shooting  • Virginia  • Virginia Tech  • PTSD  • university  • Seung-Hui Cho

    • Va. Senator Not the Firebrand Many Expected

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 21, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Va. Senator Not the Firebrand Many Expected

      Virginia Sen. James Webb hasn’t played the part of hot-tempered agitator many expected in his freshman term, the Washington Post reports. Making friends and taking legislative strides, Webb “has vaulted to a position of influence,” said one colleague. But "the job of getting out and speaking with constituents and hearing their concerns seems to be something he hasn't warmed up to," one analyst says. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Senate  • Virginia  • Afghanistan war  • security contractors  • Claire McCaskill  • James Webb

  • February 2008

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