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ABC - WHSV TV 3 - Harrisonburg VA, 20 minutes ago / Gov. Bob McDonnell has requested federal disaster assistance to reimburse state and local governments for costs associated with the severe winter storms that occurred February 5 and 6 and February 9 and 10.
Culpeper Star-Exponent - Culpeper VA, 37 minutes ago / The 2010 General Assembly adjourned Sunday, one day later than scheduled, after speedy approval by weary lawmakers of a $70 billion-plus budget-balancing plan.
Virginia Business, 4 hours 21 minutes ago / The $70-billion two-year budget passed by the General Assembly this weekend includes many new economic development initiatives.
Stateline.org, 5 hours 14 minutes ago / You know you're not having a good week when Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" lampoons Virginia's anti-discrimination policy that excludes sexual orientation.
Stateline.org, 6 hours 1 minute ago / When Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a law last week requiring that most of Virginia's royalties from offshore drilling be spent fixing the state's transportation system, his running mate said it was fulfilling a campaign promise to repair the overburdened network.
Stateline.org, 6 hours 1 minute ago / The General Assembly adopted a budget Sunday that cuts hundreds of millions in spending on public schools and health care.
The Daily Progress - Charlottesville VA, 6 hours 10 minutes ago / The 2010 General Assembly adjourned yesterday, one day later than scheduled, after speedy approval by weary lawmakers of a $70 billion-plus budget-balancing plan.
Fredericksburg.com - Fredericksburg VA, 13 hours 16 minutes ago / LAST THURSDAY, Gov. Bob McDonnell, when faced with pressure from college presidents and students (and presumably other Virginians), backed off from his initial refusal to include sexual orientation within the list of protected state workplace anti-discrimination categories.
Headline Virginia, 14 hours 22 minutes ago / The General Assembly adopted a budget Sunday that cuts hundreds of millions in spending on public schools and health care.
Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA, 14 hours 51 minutes ago / The Newport News Republican lost his election in the fall after The Virginian-Pilot reported that he had lobbied for a job at Old Dominion University while using his legislative powers to earmark taxpayer money for the post.
Daily Press, 19 hours 4 minutes ago / State lawmakers on Sunday approved a budget that cuts spending for public schools and health care while boosting fees, but not taxes, to shore up revenue.
ABC - WJLA 7, 22 hours 25 minutes ago / Gov. Bob McDonnell ( web | bio ) has requested federal disaster assistance for the state and several localities hit hard by two winter storms last month.
ABC - WJLA 7 - Washington DC, 23 hours 7 minutes ago / Gov. Bob McDonnell ( web | bio ) has requested federal disaster assistance for the state and several localities hit hard by two winter storms last month.
Worcester County Times - Worcester MD, Mar 14, 2010 / Instead, the 31-year-old is scheduled to die Thursday in Virginia's electric chair because he bragged to prosecutors about how he tried to rape his teenage friend before he stabbed her to death once he thought he could no longer face the death penalty for the crime.
NBC - WSLS 10 - Roanoke VA, Mar 14, 2010 / Nine days off-message is enough to drive a governor to drink.
NBC - NBC 4 - Washington DC, Mar 14, 2010 / A bill establishing an abortion-rights license plate is headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell , who has said he doesn't support the organization that would receive money from the plates.
CBS/FOX - WBOC-TV 16/FOX 21 Delmarva - Salisbury MD, Mar 14, 2010 / RICHMOND , Va. A bill establishing an abortion-rights license plate is headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell, who has said he doesn't support the organization that would receive money from the plates.
The News Leader - Staunton VA, Mar 14, 2010 / "Hypocrisy or common sense?" was your editorial in the March 3 issue of The News Leader.
Fredericksburg.com - Fredericksburg VA, Mar 14, 2010 / --Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that would designate all of U.S. 1 as a historic route, a move they hope will lead to federal grants and increased economic development.
WTKR - NewsChannel 3 - Norfolk VA, Mar 13, 2010 / It was a legislative session of vehement debate over divisive issues such as gay rights, gun rights and a pre-emptive repudiation of proposed federal health care mandates.
FOX News, 7 minutes ago/ Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has split from her film director husband Sam Mendes, a British law firm said Monday.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, 1 hour 21 minutes ago/ Attention-grabbing pop star Lady Gaga will return to the Xcel Energy Center, as a headliner, on Aug. 30.
MSNBC, 17 minutes ago/ David Beckham checked into a hospital Monday for surgery on his torn left Achilles' tendon, hoping for a "swift and full recovery" from an injury that will keep him out of the World Cup. Beckham left a private jet on crutches at Turku airport and departed in an SUV.
Telegraph - London - UK, 7 hours 10 minutes ago/ It means that iPad users will effectively have to buy a new device if their battery becomes unable to hold a full charge over time.
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD, 40 minutes ago/ The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live "a life of truth" and the two remain in love even after their affair helped trigger his downfall from the pinnacle of U.S. politics.
Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is the 71st and current Governor of Virginia and a former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army.
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