BY OLYMPIA MEOLA President Barack Obama has nominated Robert W. Mathieson to serve as a U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mathieson, a former police officer, served one term in the Virginia House of Delegates before losing in 2009 to Del. Ronald A. Villanueva, R-Virginia Beach. His began a career in law enforcement in 1975 with the VirginiaContinue Reading [→]
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http://vp.mgnetwork.net/viewer.swf?u=fe9ad9f89bb5102ea6fd001ec92a4a0d&z=RTD&embed_player=1 During his first year in office, Gov. Bob McDonnell restored the civil rights of more than 1,100 felons and granted seven pardons. The felons who regained their right to vote, to run for and hold public office, and to serve on juries had offenses ranging from the nonviolent to murder. One man took stolenContinue Reading [→]
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Poll shows Kaine as easy favorite for Dems
BY WESLEY P. HESTER With an announcement expected as soon as Wednesday, a recent poll shows that Tim Kaine has the overwhelming support of Virginia Democrats for a 2012 U.S. Senate bid should he choose to run. The chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Virginia Governor has the support of 53 percent ofContinue Reading [→]
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Radtke reacts to Februray deficit, slams budget proposals
BY WESLEY P. HESTER U.S. Senate candidate and tea party activist Jamie Radtke offered strong words for Congressional leadership and the President upon the release of preliminary figures showing a $223 billion federal deficit for February alone. If that holds up, it would be the largest monthly deficit in U.S. history. “Compare this February deficitContinue Reading [→]
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McDonnell’s PAC beefs up
BY OLYMPIA MEOLA Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Opportunity Virginia PAC has bolstered its staff in the run-up to the fall House and Senate elections. Paul Bennecke, the former political director for the Republican Governors Association, has been brought on to manage the PAC’s involvement in targeted Senate contests. Bennecke served as the executive director and political director of the Georgia Republican Party before movingContinue Reading [→]