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Douglass Wins 5th District Nomination
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 05/21/12 - Democrats in Virginia's 5th District have formally named John Douglass as the nominee to challenge Republican congressman Robert Hurt in November's election.
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McDonnell Signs Voter ID Bill, Orders New Cards
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 05/18/12 - Gov. Bob McDonnell signed new polling place identification requirements into law and along with it has ordered new voter ID cards sent to every registered Virginia voter.
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Libertarians File Lawsuit Challenging Va. Ballot Access Law
Last Updated: 4:30 PM 05/14/12 - The Libertarian Party is challenging a state law that allows only Virginia residents to circulate petitions to get minor party candidates on the general election ballot.
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Tea Party Leader Radtke Goes on Offense Against Allen in GOP Debate
Last Updated: 10:48 AM 05/14/12 - With time running out before the Republican U.S. Senate primary, Tea Party leader Jamie Radtke took an aggressive stance at the second of three U.S. Senate debates, repeatedly criticizing front-runner George Allen.
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Obama Gay Marriage Support Could Shake Up Va. Election
Last Updated: 12:40 PM 05/10/12 - President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriages adds an emotional new element to his re-election bid in Virginia, a battleground state where voters have consistently opposed it.
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One-on-One with CBS19: Gov. Bob McDonnell
Last Updated: 8:14 PM 05/09/12 - Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell stopped by the CBS19 studio Wednesday to answer our questions and some of yours.
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Greene Co. GOP Denounces Call for "Armed Revolution" if Obama Re-elected
Last Updated: 7:06 PM 05/10/12 - The man who called for an "armed revolution" if President Obama was re-elected is no longer the editor of the Greene County Republican Committee's monthly newsletter, according to a statement on the groups' website that denounces the comment.
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Kaine Talks Jobs at Albemarle County Company
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 05/07/12 - United State Senate candidate Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) made a campaign stop in Albemarle County on Monday. He spoke at a local company that is integral to a forward-looking economy.
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Machine Glitch Delays Local Election Results
Last Updated: 5:00 PM 05/02/12 - The results from Tuesday's Scottsville Town Council elections were made official at 2 p.m. Wednesday. A technical glitch on an election machine delayed the results more than 12 hours.
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Democratic Leaders Rally for 5th District Candidate
Last Updated: 11:51 PM 05/02/12 - Local Democratic leaders formally threw their support behind Fifth District Congressional candidate John Douglass. Among his supporters is his former opponent for the Democratic nomination, Peyton Williams.
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Newt Gingrich Ends White House Bid
Last Updated: 5:55 PM 05/02/12 - Newt Gingrich has ended his bid to become the Republican nominee for president. As expected, the former House speaker has bowed out of the race.
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Congressman Hurt Visits Local Businesses
Last Updated: 9:38 AM 05/02/12 - Congressman Robert Hurt visited the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) in Charlottesville, Tuesday.
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AP Interview: Colgan Felt Pressure for Key Va. Budget Vote
Last Updated: 11:46 AM 04/29/12 - Sen. Chuck Colgan knew he was going to make his Democratic Senate colleagues angry with his decisive vote to at long last pass Virginia's new budget.
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Sources: Gingrich to End Presidential Campaign
Last Updated: 12:27 PM 04/25/12 - Two advisers to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich say he will formally end is campaign next Tuesday and will likely to endorse Mitt Romney.
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White House Gate Crasher Tareq Salahi to Run for Va. Governor
Last Updated: 7:02 PM 04/25/12 - White House gate crasher Tareq Salahi says he plans to run for governor of Virginia next year. Salahi gained fleeting fame with his now estranged wife as uninvited guests to a 2009 White House state dinner.
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McDonnell, in GOP VP Chase, Airs Sunny Pro-Virginia Ad
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 04/25/12 - After a bruising legislative session that saw him targeted by television comedians, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell is touting his record and burnishing his image as a vice-presidential prospect with a new television ad.
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Gen. John Douglass Wins Albemarle, Nelson Caucuses
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 04/24/12 - During the Democratic Caucus in Albemarle County Monday evening, General John Douglass topped Peyton Williams by a vote of 97 to 23. Douglass also won delegates in Nelson, Prince Edward and Bedford counties during this evening's caucuses.
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Douglass Wins Delegate Majority at Charlottesville Democratic Caucus
Last Updated: 1:55 PM 04/22/12 - Virginia's 5th District congressional candidates Peyton Williams and John Douglass made the rounds at the Charlottesville Democratic Caucus. Douglass walked away with the majority of delegates.
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Divided Virginia Senate Passes Budget on 21-19 Vote
Last Updated: 7:36 PM 04/18/12 - Without notice, Virginia's divided state Senate has taken up and quickly passed an $85 billion, two-year budget. The 21-19 vote in favor of a budget conference report came a day after the Senate voted against the bill for the third time.
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Former 5th District Republican Candidate Charged with Election Fraud
Last Updated: 6:18 PM 04/18/12 - Feda Morton, who ran for the Republican nomination for the Fifth District congressional seat in 2010, has been charged with election fraud, according to the Virginia State Police.
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Delegates Defend GA Actions to Constituents
Last Updated: 6:34 PM 04/11/12 - Two top Virginia delegates defended their actions in the General Assembly to their constituents Wednesday at the monthly meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia.
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Va. Board of Supervisors Chair Announces Bid for Lt. Governor
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 04/11/12 - Republican Corey Stewart made his widely reported intent to run for lieutenant governor next year official on Wednesday.
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McDonnell Amends Dozens of Bills, Vetoes at Least 7
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 04/11/12 - Gov. Bob McDonnell completed his review of legislation just ahead of Monday's midnight deadline and nine days before lawmakers convene a one-day session on April 18 to either override or accept his vetoes and uphold or reject his amendments.
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Hurt Visits Crozet Lumber Yard, Talks Gas Prices
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 04/10/12 - One day after a potential Democratic challenger was in Charlottesville for a town hall meeting, Congressman Robert Hurt continued his recent tour of the Fifth District Tuesday with a stop in Crozet.
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Fifth District Candidate Speaks With Voters
Last Updated: 9:14 AM 04/10/12 - General John Douglass held a town hall meeting Monday evening, trying to win support from voters. Douglass is one of the Democratic candidates running for the Fifth District seat in Congress. The event was held at City Space in Charlottesville.
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5th District Candidates Make Stops in Charlottesville
Last Updated: 7:38 PM 04/05/12 - Congressman Robert Hurt (R-5th) and one of his potential Democratic challengers, Peyton Williams, were in the area Thursday to get a head start on the campaign cycle for the November elections.
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Rising Gas Prices Driving Up the Campaign
Last Updated: 9:27 AM 03/29/12 - The average price of gas in Charlottesville is around $3.70 a gallon. Although the cost is climbing, the Obama Administration and Del. David Toscano (D-57th) argue the prices have overall dropped since the President took office.
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Phone Bank to Address Affordable Health Care Act
Last Updated: 9:26 AM 03/29/12 - The group Women for Obama supporters held a phone bank Wednesday evening to make calls to people in support of the Affordable Health Care Act.
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Cuccinelli Files for Virginia Governor's Race
Last Updated: 3:46 PM 03/22/12 - Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is establishing a campaign committee to run for governor of Virginia.
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Senate Committee Approves Budget, Setting Up Monday Vote
Last Updated: 3:55 PM 03/22/12 - In a breakthrough moment Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved its version of a new budget, incorporating some of the Democratic demands that had been made for advancing a new two-year state funding plan.
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Obama Campaign Office Opens in Charlottesville
Last Updated: 9:26 AM 03/19/12 - The 2012 Presidential Election is still eight months away, however, Democrats in Charlottesville are already thinking ahead. Sunday, the Obama Campaign Office officially opened on the Downtown Mall.
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5th District Democratic Primary: Friendliest Political Battle?
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 03/17/12 - For the first time, the two Democrats wanting to challenge U.S. Rep. Robert Hurt (R-5th District) in the November election are meeting Charlottesville voters in what is arguably one of the friendliest political races Charlottesville has seen in years.
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Survey: Central Virginians Prefer Kaine Over Allen
Last Updated: 1:47 PM 03/13/12 - A recently completed survey of registered voters in Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Fluvanna and Louisa counties and the City of Charlottesville shows Democrat Tim Kaine holding a substantial lead over Republican George Allen in the race for the U.S. Senate.
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2012 General Assembly: Passed and Failed Bills
Last Updated: 8:30 PM 03/12/12 - The 60-day regular session of the 2012 General Assembly adjourned Saturday night with the most important bill of any legislature — the budget — unfinished and on life support.
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Abortion Bill Stole Show at 2012 General Assembly
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 03/10/12 - The Virginia General Assembly is nearing the end of its contentious 2012 session.
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Democrats Campaign to Challenge Hurt for Fifth District Seat
Last Updated: 9:08 AM 03/08/12 - Another person has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Rep. Robert Hurt (R-5th District) in the November election. Retired Gen. John Dogulass of Fauquier County launched his campaign this week with a YouTube video.
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Bill Requiring Va. Voters to Show ID Wins Final Approval
Last Updated: 2:37 PM 03/08/12 - Virginia legislators have given final approval to a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls. The House of Delegates voted 66-31 Thursday to pass the bill.
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Romney Carries Area Counties in Virginia Primary Win
Last Updated: 12:44 AM 03/07/12 - Mitt Romney has easily won the Virginia presidential primary. With 99 percent of the vote counted, Romney had 59.5 percent of the vote to 40.5 percent for Paul.
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Super Tuesday: Romney Takes 6 States, Santorum 3, Gingrich 1
Last Updated: 4:14 PM 03/07/12 - Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in the key state of Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the GOP presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.
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Gov. McDonnell Votes Early to Avoid Planned Protest
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 03/06/12 - Governor Bob McDonnell cast his vote in the Virginia Primary early Tuesday morning. By heading to his downtown Richmond polling place earlier than planned, he was able to avoid protesters who had planned on meeting him at the polls.
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Romney Wins Super Student Day Mock Election
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 03/06/12 - The University of Virginia Center for Politics’ Youth Leadership Initiative held its first-ever Super Student Day Mock Election leading up to the 2012 Super Tuesday primaries. Mitt Romney won the mock election with 29 percent of the vote.
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Former City Council Candidate Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud
Last Updated: 6:05 PM 03/06/12 - Former Charlottesville city council candidate James Halfaday pleaded guilty to election fraud in Charlottesville Circuit Court Tuesday morning.
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Virginia Ballot Pairing Romney, Paul Results in Low Turnout
Last Updated: 6:04 PM 03/06/12 - With high-energy Super Tuesday primaries elsewhere, Virginia Republicans turned out in paltry numbers for a primary ballot with only two names, a victim of the state's rigorous candidate qualifying laws.
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Voters, Students to Share Hallways for GOP Primary
Last Updated: 7:03 PM 03/01/12 - Four elementary schools are used as polling places in Charlottesville, and class will be in session on Tuesday when local voters cast their ballot in Virginia's Republican presidential primary. That has registrar Sheri Iachetta worried.
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Experts Say GOP Race Still too Close to Call
Last Updated: 4:18 PM 02/29/12 - While Mitt Romney won Michigan and Arizona Tuesday night, analysts at UVa's Center for Politics still say it's too early to call the former Governor of Massachusetts the Republican nominee.
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Redistricting Could Determine 5th District Challengers
Last Updated: 3:48 PM 02/27/12 - Fifth District Congressman Robert Hurt (R) could be facing another challenger in his bid for re-election if proposed redistricting measures are approved.
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Senate GOP Rejects Dems Bid for Committee Shuffle
Last Updated: 10:30 AM 02/22/12 - Senate Republicans dismissed a Democratic proposal to reshuffle Senate committees in exchange for the necessary votes on the budget.
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Deadline for Absentee Voting in GOP Primary Nears
Last Updated: 11:11 AM 02/21/12 - Virginians who choose to cast an absentee ballot by mail for the March 6 Republican Presidential Primary must submit their application by next Tuesday, Feb. 28.
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Virgil Goode forms Presidential Campaign Committee
Last Updated: 1:38 PM 02/17/12 - Former longtime Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has entered the 2012 presidential race, according to paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission this week.
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Last Day to Register for Va. GOP Primary
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 02/13/12 - The State Board of Elections says Monday is the last day to register to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary.
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Greene Co. GOP Denounces Call for "Armed Revolution" if Obama Re-elected
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Former 5th District Republican Candidate Charged with Election Fraud
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Virgil Goode forms Presidential Campaign Committee
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Survey: Central Virginians Prefer Kaine Over Allen
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Fifth District Candidate Speaks With Voters
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Rising Gas Prices Driving Up the Campaign
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