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	<title>ProgressPolitics &#187; Virginia Politics</title>
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		<title>Black History Month, Confederate History month, same difference, at least in the Commonwealth</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/04/black-history-month-confederate-history-month-same-difference-at-least-in-the-commonwealth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob McDonnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bob McDonnell declared yesterday that April is officially &#8220;Confederate History Month.&#8221;  Setting aside the incendiary and offensive nature of McDonnell&#8217;s declaration, how does such a divisive  act further the interests of Virginia? Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has quietly declared April 2010 Confederate History Month, bringing back a designation in Virginia that his two Democratic predecessors &#8212; Mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to File frivolous HCR lawsuit to score Political Points</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/03/virginia-attorney-general-ken-cuccinelli-to-file-frivolous-hcr-lawsuit-to-score-political-points/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/03/virginia-attorney-general-ken-cuccinelli-to-file-frivolous-hcr-lawsuit-to-score-political-points/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has pledged to file a lawsuit challenging the  health care reform law once its signed into law.  First, for all you non-lawyer tea partiers out there who are touting a violation of the Tenth Amendment as the basis for claiming unconstitutionality of the health care reform bill, the Supremacy clause in the Constitution trumps the Tenth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Virginians voted this person in as Attorney General&#8230;.a birther&#8230;Really????</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/03/virginians-voted-this-person-in-as-attorney-general-a-birther-really/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/03/virginians-voted-this-person-in-as-attorney-general-a-birther-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Cuccinelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia attorney general]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A loud and proud alleged birther,Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli  has raise the possibility of using the Commonwealth&#8217;s coffers to challenge President Obama&#8217;s birthplace if given the opportunity.  This guy actually went to law school and is not the least bit embarrassed about perpetuating this idiotic meme. This is why Virginians need to be as informed as possible when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Election Lesson:  &#8220;Democrats are an Opinionated bunch&#8221; and their votes cannot be Bequeathed to Subsequent candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/2009-election-lesson-democrats-are-an-opinionated-bunch-and-cannot-be-bequeathed-to-subsequent-democratic-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/2009-election-lesson-democrats-are-an-opinionated-bunch-and-cannot-be-bequeathed-to-subsequent-democratic-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democrat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tim kaine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia governor race]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wise words from the current Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine: Kaine said the key to victory for Democrats in a highly competitive Virginia is recognizing that party members need not be &#8220;apologetic&#8221; about their affiliation to find success. He noted that about 200,000 more people voted in the Democratic primary for president on a frigid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Representative Tom Perriello &#8211; A Profile in COURAGE</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/representative-tom-perriello-a-profile-in-courage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/representative-tom-perriello-a-profile-in-courage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend the House passed H.R. 3962 the health care reform bill.  This was a much tougher vote for some than others.  Though the pundits cite Rep. Cao of Louisiana as the sole Republican to vote for the health care bill as being courageous, we posit that it was Rep. Tom Perriello a Democrat representing the very red 5th district [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creigh (Cree) Deeds closing in on McDonnell in Virginia according to PPP</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/creigh-cree-deeds-closing-in-on-mcdonnell-according-to-ppp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/creigh-cree-deeds-closing-in-on-mcdonnell-according-to-ppp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.progresspolitics.com/?p=1635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Public Policy Polling shows that Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has narrowed Republican candidate Bob McDonnell&#8217;s lead by half in the last month.  The poll was taken before the news broke about McDonnell&#8217;s views on a woman&#8217;s place.   The race is now in single digits. The race to be the next Governor of Virginia is back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell:  Working women &#8220;detrimental&#8221; to the family</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-bob-mcdonnell-working-women-detrimental-to-the-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-bob-mcdonnell-working-women-detrimental-to-the-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia governor race]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Democrat Creigh (Cree) Deeds is in a hotly contested Virginia gubernatorial race against the Republican nominee Robert McDonnell.  However, last Sunday&#8217;s Washington Post expose may have cooled the race down somewhat in Deeds favor.  It appears that Bob McDonnell holds some very interesting views about women in the workplace.  The GOP candidate asserts in a thesis that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia GOP Gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell wants to Be just like George W</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/virginia-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-bob-mcdonnell-wants-to-be-just-like-george-w/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/virginia-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-bob-mcdonnell-wants-to-be-just-like-george-w/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Republican]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In remarks given in Lynchberg, Virginia, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell praised George W. Bush for his economic policies and expressed that he hopes to repeat them in Virginia. &#8220;President Bush put in a ten-year tax-cut on everything from the death tax to capital gains tax and it was followed by an unprecedented period of economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creigh (Cree) Deeds becomes the Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia!</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/creigh-cree-deeds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-for-governor-of-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/creigh-cree-deeds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-for-governor-of-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democrat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jody Wagner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Shannon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 67% of precincts reporting and the numbers measuring up as follows: Governor &#8211; 67% reporting Deeds &#8211; 50% [96,466 votes] McAuliffe &#8211; 26% [50,549 votes] Moran &#8211; 24% [46,281 votes] Lt. Governor &#8211; 66% reporting Wagner &#8211; 74% [129,888 votes] Signer &#8211; 22% [38,033 votes] Bowerbank &#8211; 5% [7,978 votes] We&#8217;re going to call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain or Shine &#8211; Please Vote in Virginia Today June 9th</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/rain-or-shine-please-vote-in-virginia-today-june-9th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/rain-or-shine-please-vote-in-virginia-today-june-9th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[We the People]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please don&#8217;t forget to vote in Virginia today.  The polls are open from 6am - 7pm and you may vote at any time during those hours.  Everyone who is registered to Vote in Virginia can vote in the Virginia primary today. Please see this prior post on on the differences in the three candidates. Check for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Heating UP &#8211; VOTE TUESDAY June 9th!</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/virginia-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-heating-up-vote-tuesday-june-9th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/06/virginia-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-heating-up-vote-tuesday-june-9th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[We the People]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Moran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creigh Deeds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have not been paying attention, Virginia has a hot Democratic governor&#8217;s primary going on at the moment where all three candidates are neck and neck in the polls.  The three contenders are Brian Moran, Creigh (pronounced Cree) Deeds, and Terry McCauliffe.  The Republican, Robert McDonnell, is running unopposed.  Brian Moran has been praised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Because we knew what was Possible&#8230;.the Audacity of HOPE (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/had-you-known-what-was-possiblethe-audacity-of-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2008/11/had-you-known-what-was-possiblethe-audacity-of-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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