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GOP voting bills aimed at party hegemony in Va

Virginia's not the only electoral battleground with a Republican-ruled legislature where President Barack Obama mopped up last year en route to re-election. But it is the first to act on an ambitious menu of Republican legislation aimed at preventing another Democratic triumph.

Tags: Jamie Radtke , Virginia Senate

Sunday - 01/27/2013, 01:07pm EST

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Virginia Senate candidate wants to pay feds for cost-cutting ideas

Former Virginia Governors George Allen and Tim Kaine offer contrasting ideas on issues affecting federal employees and contractors. In Maryland, former federal employee Dan Bongino is challenging incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin for his seat. Bongino and Cardin hold similar views on a number of employee issues.

Tags: management , Senate , Congress , Tim Kaine , Ben Cardin , Dan Bongino , Rob Sobhani , 2012 election , Jason Miller

Tuesday - 11/06/2012, 10:03am EST

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Former Va. Gov. Allen early to pronounce conservative principles

Mark Plotkin, WTOP political analyst

Tags: Mark Plotkin , Virginia ,

Wednesday - 06/15/2011, 05:40pm EDT

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Allen again voices regret for 'macaca' remark

Former U.S. Sen. George Allen is again saying that he regrets using the term "macaca" to refer to a Democratic campaign volunteer of Indian ancestry in 2006.

Tags: macaca , Jim Webb , Senate , election

Saturday - 06/04/2011, 07:45am EDT

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Poll shows a dead heat for a possible Kaine, Allen matchup

An early poll shows former Virginia governors Tim Kaine and George Allen are in a dead heat in the U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jim Webb.

Tags: poll , Senate , elections , Tim Kaine ,

Sunday - 05/08/2011, 08:28am EDT

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Va. Senate race will be marquee national contest

Charlie Mahtesian, national politics editor for Politico

Tags: Charlie Mahtesian , Politico , U.S. Senate , Tim Kaine , Jim Webb , Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Tuesday - 04/05/2011, 05:37pm EDT

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Corey Stewart not ruling out run for U.S. Senate

A decision by one local politician to seek re-election to his current job has surprised many and may affect a race for the U.S. Senate.

Tags: Corey Stewart , Prince William County Board of Supervisors , Prince William County , Jim Webb , U.S. Senate , Hank Silverberg

Sunday - 03/06/2011, 05:00pm EST

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Va. Republicans look for challenger against Sen. Webb

Although no one has announced their candidacy yet, western Prince William Del. Bob Marshall (R-13th), former Gov. George Allen and Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart are positioning themselves for a run.

Tags: Jim Webb , Senate , Bob Marshall , Corey Stewart

Saturday - 12/04/2010, 07:30am EST

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