The $24 billion economic stimulus bill gives tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
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Lynchburg City Council members weigh future without Garrett
Faced with a vacancy among its ranks, council is empowered by the city charter to select an interim replacement in advance of the next electionWill beer-and-wine sales vote spur other action in Pittsylvania County?
Pittsylvania County officials say they respect Callands-Gretna voters' Tuesday decision to allow Sunday beer-and-wine sales, but they're still uncertain whether that would prompt the rest of the county to follow suitShannon Valentine concedes
Valentine said she will not seek a recountELECTION RESULTS
Numbers will be updated by State Board of Elections as precincts begin to report results
Bill Cleaveland wins 17th House District
Cleaveland said his wife played a big role in his victory, despite battling a serious illnessState Politics
Sen. Jim Webb statement on Fort Hood shootings
The following is a statement from Senator Jim Webb regarding the tragic shooting at Ft. Hood Army Base in TexasSen. Mark Warner statement on Fort Hood shootings
Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Thursday's violence at Ft. HoodAttorney General elect Cuccinelli names transition team
Cuccinelli has named two former attorneys general and a former state Republican Party chairman to his transition teamWhat does Republican sweep mean for Perriello, 5th District in 2010?
Political pundits looking beyond the state’s GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district’s constituents are unhappy with national policiesAlbemarle County Republicans’ doors glued shut on election day
Party officials say that someone glued shut the Albemarle Square shopping center building’s two doors overnight with some sort of epoxyNational Politics
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in Louisiana
Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations.Obama calls holdouts on health care
Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislationPresident Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
The $24 billion economic stimulus bill gives tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.Obama, House Democrats press for health care votes
Obama planned a rare visit to the House to persuade wavering DemocratsSouthern Democrats cast wary eye at election results
If the Virginia race signals a growing movement against the party's agenda, Democrats know it will be particularly fierce below the Mason-Dixon line next yearAdvertisement
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