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          <title>Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in Louisiana</title>
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Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obama calls holdouts on health care</title>
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Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance</title>
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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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Obama planned a rare visit to the House to persuade wavering Democrats           ]]></description>
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 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 year           ]]></description>
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          <title>Liberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act</title>
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The House Judiciary Committee has voted to remove an anti-terrorism tool from the USA Patriot Act           ]]></description>
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          <title>Thousands rally near Capitol Hill to protest health care bill</title>
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Protesters chanted, 'Kill the bill.'  One carried a sign reading, 'Waterboard Congress.'  Other signs said, 'Vote no to government-run health care.'           ]]></description>
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          <title>AARP endorses House Democrats health care bill</title>
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Officials with the seniors lobby said the organization lost 150,000 members since July 1 because of the group's support for health overhaul           ]]></description>
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          <title>Majority leader says House will pass health care bill</title>
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Steny Hoyer is predicting that the House will pass historic health care overhaul legislation Saturday            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:47:46 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats&#8217; plan to help &#8216;uninsurables&#8217; questioned</title>
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Advocates for people with serious health problems, as well as some insurance experts, are raising questions about one of the most important upfront benefits in the Democratic health care legislation: a high-risk pool for the medically uninsurable           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP</title>
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Rep. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days, because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined           ]]></description>
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The Senate has voted to give the jobless up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits and significantly expand a tax credit program aimed at getting buyers back into the dormant housing market           ]]></description>
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          <title>Young voters who helped elect Obama stayed home</title>
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Some college voters say the candidates didn't give them anything to get excited about           ]]></description>
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          <title>White House to host episode of &#8216;Iron Chef America&#8217;</title>
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The three chefs, joined by White House chef Cristeta Comerford, will be welcomed by the first lady and allowed to use anything found in the garden to help create their meals           ]]></description>
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          <title>Comparing details on health care reform bills in House, Senate</title>
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Here are details on the three bills. The Senate bill has not yet been made public, so some specifics are unknown.
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          <title>Sarah Palin book tour coming to Roanoke</title>
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She'll be in Roanoke on November 22nd, at the Valley View Mall Barnes & Noble bookstore           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:07:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars</title>
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President Barack Obama challenged states Wednesday to get their education policies in line with his administration's priorities if they want a chance at $5 billion in grants           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kaine says Democrats can bounce back from losses</title>
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The DNC chairman said that disappointing losses by Democrats 'will occasion some reassessment and rebuilding,' but that the party will bounce back quicker because of gains it had made until yesterday           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:25:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kaine says Democrats faced uphill battles in Virginia, New Jersey</title>
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"The results are not predictive of the future or reflective of the national mood or political environment,&#8220; Kaine said           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>North Carolina Congressman, late for flight, parks SUV on airport curb</title>
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Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry parked his Ford Explorer straddling a curb in a parking lot at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Sunday           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:02:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>ELECTION RESULTS</title>
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Numbers will be updated by State Board of Elections as precincts begin to report results           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:59:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Election Day &#8216;09</title>
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Click headline for local election news updates throughout the day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:01:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Senate Majority Leader indicates timetable for health care may slip</title>
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In a blow to the White House, Sen. Harry Reid signaled that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tapes show President John Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup</title>
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The situation appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:23:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>North Carolina congresswoman calls health care reform scarier than terrorism</title>
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Rep. Virginia Foxx said that people have more to fear from Democratic health care legislation than from terrorists           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Candidates set for final push</title>
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Virginia's candidates for statewide office will cover a lot of miles in their final get-out-the-vote push before Tuesday's election.           ]]></description>
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          <title>No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door for Halloween</title>
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama awaited more than 2,000 children Saturday night from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:10:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats want to curb banks&#8217; overdraft fees</title>
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Senior congressional Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit when and how lenders charge customers for overdrafts, even though some big banks have curbed their fees for exceeding account balances           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obama girls get swine flu shots; parents will wait</title>
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News that the Obama sisters have received their swine flu shots was likely to raise questions about whether they had been given preferential treatment           ]]></description>
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          <title>Envoy: No China&#45;US climate pact from Obama visit</title>
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President Barack Obama's visit to China next month is not likely to yield a separate accord on countering global warming, though both countries are pushing for progress for upcoming global talks            ]]></description>
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          <title>Sec. of State Clinton says U.S. turning the page with Pakistan</title>
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Last spring Clinton raised eyebrows in some quarters by telling Congress that the Pakistani government was abdicating to the Taliban and other extremist groups by not taking them on militarily           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senate hearing kicks off climate bill debate</title>
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While Senate Democrats have all but abandoned the likelihood of getting a climate bill passed this year, they hope to show some progress ahead of international climate talks in December           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:33:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama putting $3.4 billion toward a &#8216;smart&#8217; power grid</title>
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He is expected to announce that he is making available $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the power grid           ]]></description>
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          <title>Clock ticking on Democrats&#8217; health care reform</title>
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Time is growing short and the hope is to bring the legislation to a vote in early November           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama declares swine flu a national emergency</title>
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It's in an effort to speed up treatment to thousands of infected people.           ]]></description>
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          <title>READ: the Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill</title>
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The bill weighs in at over 1,500 pages.           ]]></description>
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Dealerships say on top of slow rebates they're also dealing with slow sales.            ]]></description>
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A Washington Post poll shows Republican Bob McDonnell's lead in the Virginia governor's race is narrowing as Democrat R. Creigh Deeds gains ground.           ]]></description>
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Thousands of people turn out to protest what they're saying is out of control government spending.           ]]></description>
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While at the political rally in Dublin...Congressman Rick Boucher talked about an internet privacy bill he's working on.           ]]></description>
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School systems will decide if it's shown, parents can opt out children           ]]></description>
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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will deliver a back-to-school address to the nation's students about taking responsibility for their success in school           ]]></description>
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Webb said Kennedy brought "great passion" to the issues.           ]]></description>
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Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama's latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible help            ]]></description>
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The National Right to Work Committee took to the airwaves yesterday to pressure Virginia Sens. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner to vote against proposed "card-check" legislation           ]]></description>
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Former fifth district Representative Virgil Goode says he will not run for Congress against Tom Perriello in 2010.           ]]></description>
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the importance of government support for rural Americans during the recession while in Pittsylvania County            ]]></description>
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Democratic candidate Jody Wagner explains that creating jobs isn&#8217;t the job for a Lieutenant Governor.           ]]></description>
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The new poll shows President Barack Obama&#8217;s popularity in Virginia has slipped below 50 percent           ]]></description>
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State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the United States also is concerned about allegations of ballot fraud.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, is standing by remarks he made to the Associated Press today comparing some of President Barack Obama&#8217;s economic policies to those of Russia&#8217;s prime minister and former president, Vladimir Putin.           ]]></description>
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Governor Tim Kaine released a statement Wednesday regarding the deadly shooting a the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Tom Perriello&#8217;s efforts to increase on-the-job training benefits for veterans are advancing through Congress after his legislation cleared the Economic Opportunity subcommittee Thursday.            ]]></description>
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Tim Kaine and his staff are hitting the road again.&nbsp; Kaine, his Cabinet and members of his Senior Staff are conducting their 14th Cabinet Community Day on Friday.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;The Obama Administration&#8217;s new plan will go a long way toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil, lowering energy costs for American families at the pump, and reducing harmful air pollution and global warming emissions from our cars&#8217; tailpipes,&#8220; Kaine said           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:01:28 EST</pubDate>
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The nation must get its economic house in order so it can deal better with a dangerous world, Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, said in Richmond            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:36:24 EST</pubDate>
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Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., says he now disagrees with President Barack Obama&#8217;s timetable to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in January 2010.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 22:14:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kaine, Steele spar over abortion and new justice on &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;</title>
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During a joint interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8220; Kaine and Steele sparred over whether President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights, should receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame           ]]></description>
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Kaine is grappling with the same dismal economic news as other governors and he told the group of several dozen that these days are challenging and daunting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 15:19:59 EST</pubDate>
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McAuliffe, Deeds, Moran. We don&#8217;t even know which one will carry the Democratic banner in November against Republican Bob McDonnell and already the fight is on.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 21:20:48 EST</pubDate>
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President Obama signed a proclamation to mark the National Day of Prayer but did not participate in a public event.           ]]></description>
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The boa constrictors, iguanas and hedgehogs in Bobby Rex&#8217;s store are his babies. But the federal government could turn them into outlaws.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:14:53 EST</pubDate>
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The National Council for a New America will solicit ideas for dealing with problems facing the nation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:11:12 EST</pubDate>
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says North Korea is expelling its inspectors           ]]></description>
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Republican Bob McDonnell brought in the big guns to kick off his campaign for governor: former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:48:10 EST</pubDate>
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Mitt Romney, a former and perhaps future GOP presidential hopeful, will headline the Commonwealth Gala on May 29 at the state Republican convention.

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          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:53:29 EST</pubDate>
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Presidential historian and NBC political Analyst Michael Beschloss addressed students, faculty and members of the community Thursday night on the campus of Virginia Tech. Before his speech, we caught up with Beschloss to get his take on President Obama&#8217;s job performance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:48:59 EST</pubDate>
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With the support of the White House and some Senate Republicans, Webb is proposing a blue-ribbon commission spend 1&#189; years looking at law-and-order issues.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:03:16 EST</pubDate>
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MoveOn is running radio and Web ads targeting Warner and nine other Democrats&#8212;two senators and seven members of the House of Representatives.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:18:15 EST</pubDate>
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The liberal interest group Americans United for Change is launching a TV ad blitz Wednesday in 12 states to push moderate Democrats and Republicans to support President Obama&#8217;s $3.6 trillion budget proposal           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign promise to explore new sources of renewable energy is one element of his budget that is nonnegotiable, say administration officials.           ]]></description>
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Jessica Lee, of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, said today that the budget &#8220;is the blueprint for transformational change which Americans voted for in November           ]]></description>
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&#8220;It is past time to stop rewarding failure on Wall Street at Main Street&#8217;s expense,&#8221; said Perriello           ]]></description>
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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the President listened to veterans groups&#8217; concerns that the change could affect the ability of veterans to get insurance.            ]]></description>
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Though the FDA does not currently regulate tobacco products, Congress is moving ahead on long-stalled legislation to give the agency oversight of cigarette companies           ]]></description>
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Mexico plans to raise tariffs from 10 percent to 45 percent on U.S. goods such as Christmas trees, toilet paper, grapes and more.           ]]></description>
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Congressman Tom Perriello helped lead congressional action to block executive bonuses at insurance giant AIG, becoming an early co-sponsor of H.R. 1518, which would tax bonuses of over $100,000 for AIG employees&#8212;or any other institution receiving federal TARP funds&#8212;at a rate of 100%, effectively winning the bonuses back for the taxpayers           ]]></description>
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Warner criticized the bonuses as &#8220;unconscionable&#8221; and &#8220;morally unacceptable&#8221;            ]]></description>
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Statement of Senator Webb on AIG bonuses and accountability           ]]></description>
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In response to the news that AIG plans to pay out more than $165 million in executive bonuses, Congressman Tom Perriello released the following statement           ]]></description>
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The Virginia Ridge and Valley Act would create several new wilderness areas and expand some existing wilderness in the Jefferson National Forest           ]]></description>
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A database of Virginia earmarks in the omnibus spending bill is online now           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama tried Wednesday to quell local community concerns about a potential move of suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay to domestic prisons.           ]]></description>
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They held a grassroots event in Roanoke, as part of a nationwide week of union members calling on Congress to pass the act.           ]]></description>
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At issue is the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier for workers to form unions, even in traditionally right-to-work states like Virginia and much of the South           ]]></description>
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Scott Teague has been walking a while &#8211; 440 miles, to be exact           ]]></description>
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Ten of Virginia&#8217;s top 20 revenue-producing public companies combined to spend more than $100,000 a day lobbying the federal government last year, records show.           ]]></description>
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The No.2 Republican in the House of Representatives signaled Friday that the Republicans will fight President Barack Obama&#8217;s proposal to reduce the amount of tax deductibles allowed wealthier taxpayers for charitable donations           ]]></description>
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If approved by the U.S. Senate, Jon Cannon will take a leave of absence from the law school while he serves as deputy administrator in the EPA           ]]></description>
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The president and Kaine appeared in separate videos e-mailed to Obama&#8217;s list of 13 million supporters developed through his presidential campaign.           ]]></description>
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He urged Virginia Democrats to prize unity and not partisanship.           ]]></description>
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Nye a new chairman, bipartisanship at its best, Webb&#8217;s take on tobacco and Connolly seeks cash.           ]]></description>
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Bucking the bailout, talking train schedules, Warner gets cozy and more from the hill.           ]]></description>
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Kaine promised to continue the party&#8217;s fight for votes in Republican strongholds.            ]]></description>
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The Rev. Carlton Jackson Jr. has confidence and faith in Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
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Former Republican Sen. John W. Warner and Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will have speaking roles at two of three bipartisan inauguration dinners in Washington Monday. 
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In his first ever floor speech in the House, Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, called Wednesday for immediate passage of economic recovery bill.            ]]></description>
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In a farewell address, Bush defended his record. During bleak economic times, with much of the country worried about kitchen-table issues, Bush again warned that the biggest threat to the country is another terrorist attack.           ]]></description>
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Kaine inherits a party looking to keep its political momentum, prove it can govern in a time of war and an economic crisis, and retire a $15 million debt from the fall campaign.            ]]></description>
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Obama&#8217;s advisers and outside observers say it is clear that fixing the economy and creating jobs will dominate his agenda in the early days, just as it did Roosevelt&#8217;s.            ]]></description>
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