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In a statement , she suggested that she had bigger plans and a national agenda she planned to push            ]]></description>
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Bush was given six standing ovations as he spoke in GOP-friendly Woodward, a town of about 12,000 residents in northwest Oklahoma           ]]></description>
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In an interview to be aired Sunday on CNN, the former secretary of state says he&#8217;s worried about the huge national debt that&#8217;s piling-up           ]]></description>
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Obama, speaking to military families invited to the White House for Independence Day festivities, praised Iraq&#8217;s independence and thanked troops for their service           ]]></description>
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From a folksy figure who catapulted from obscure governor to conservative darling and vice presidential nominee, it&#8217;s merely the latest move in a political drama that has left Republican elders scratching their heads           ]]></description>
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She didn&#8217;t say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president           ]]></description>
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Jenny Sanford says Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s actions are &#8220;inexcusable&#8221; but she is willing to forgive him           ]]></description>
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Obama said he was &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about &#8220;whether they will be next&#8221; to suffer economically.
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South Carolina&#8217;s top cop says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama called Michael Jackson a brilliant performer whose talents were paired with a tragic personal life.           ]]></description>
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President Obama says one of the best-kept secrets at the White House is the pasty chef&#8217;s to-die-for pie           ]]></description>
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 Holder spokesman Matthew Miller said the attorney general cracked the tooth Wednesday night and went to a dentist in pain Thursday morning           ]]></description>
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The Republican told The Associated Press he called the governor Wednesday and told him it would be best for him to quit.           ]]></description>
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With a crowd of several hundred cheering his words, Franken said he had drawn strength from their efforts when his spirits flagged during the long recount and subsequent legal fight           ]]></description>
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The OAS demand prompted Zelaya, who was ousted from Honduras on Sunday, to announce he was putting off until the weekend his plans to return home on Thursday           ]]></description>
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A powerful House committee chairman with a central role in President Barack Obama&#8217;s global warming and health care legislation has been hospitalized.           ]]></description>
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And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what&#8217;s considered sex is especially fuzzy           ]]></description>
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The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the decision pass Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama hosted gay supporters at the White House and promised to be their &#8220;champion.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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After days of assuring the public he was firmly in control after admitting a scandalous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford detailed other encounters with his Argentine &#8220;soul mate,&#8220; dalliances with women before her, and his struggle to salvage his 20-year marriage.           ]]></description>
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Barack Obama may have outrun her last November, but Alaska Governor Sarah Palin thinks it would be a different story in a foot race.           ]]></description>
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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he would be &#8220;very surprised&#8221; if he ended up running for president.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is telling a newspaper that he was in Argentina during his unexplained five-day absence, not hiking along the Appalachian Trail as his office previously said.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the country has no choice but to revamp its health care program because current costs are &#8220;crushing families and businesses.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the United States also is concerned about allegations of ballot fraud.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, is standing by remarks he made to the Associated Press today comparing some of President Barack Obama&#8217;s economic policies to those of Russia&#8217;s prime minister and former president, Vladimir Putin.           ]]></description>
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Governor Tim Kaine released a statement Wednesday regarding the deadly shooting a the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Tom Perriello&#8217;s efforts to increase on-the-job training benefits for veterans are advancing through Congress after his legislation cleared the Economic Opportunity subcommittee Thursday.            ]]></description>
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Tim Kaine and his staff are hitting the road again.&nbsp; Kaine, his Cabinet and members of his Senior Staff are conducting their 14th Cabinet Community Day on Friday.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;The Obama Administration&#8217;s new plan will go a long way toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil, lowering energy costs for American families at the pump, and reducing harmful air pollution and global warming emissions from our cars&#8217; tailpipes,&#8220; Kaine said           ]]></description>
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The nation must get its economic house in order so it can deal better with a dangerous world, Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, said in Richmond            ]]></description>
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Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., says he now disagrees with President Barack Obama&#8217;s timetable to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in January 2010.           ]]></description>
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Kaine is grappling with the same dismal economic news as other governors and he told the group of several dozen that these days are challenging and daunting.           ]]></description>
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McAuliffe, Deeds, Moran. We don&#8217;t even know which one will carry the Democratic banner in November against Republican Bob McDonnell and already the fight is on.           ]]></description>
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President Obama signed a proclamation to mark the National Day of Prayer but did not participate in a public event.           ]]></description>
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The boa constrictors, iguanas and hedgehogs in Bobby Rex&#8217;s store are his babies. But the federal government could turn them into outlaws.           ]]></description>
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The National Council for a New America will solicit ideas for dealing with problems facing the nation           ]]></description>
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says North Korea is expelling its inspectors           ]]></description>
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Republican Bob McDonnell brought in the big guns to kick off his campaign for governor: former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.           ]]></description>
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Mitt Romney, a former and perhaps future GOP presidential hopeful, will headline the Commonwealth Gala on May 29 at the state Republican convention.

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Presidential historian and NBC political Analyst Michael Beschloss addressed students, faculty and members of the community Thursday night on the campus of Virginia Tech. Before his speech, we caught up with Beschloss to get his take on President Obama&#8217;s job performance.           ]]></description>
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With the support of the White House and some Senate Republicans, Webb is proposing a blue-ribbon commission spend 1&#189; years looking at law-and-order issues.           ]]></description>
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MoveOn is running radio and Web ads targeting Warner and nine other Democrats&#8212;two senators and seven members of the House of Representatives.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:18:15 EDT</pubDate>
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The liberal interest group Americans United for Change is launching a TV ad blitz Wednesday in 12 states to push moderate Democrats and Republicans to support President Obama&#8217;s $3.6 trillion budget proposal           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign promise to explore new sources of renewable energy is one element of his budget that is nonnegotiable, say administration officials.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:54:51 EDT</pubDate>
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Jessica Lee, of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, said today that the budget &#8220;is the blueprint for transformational change which Americans voted for in November           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:00:18 EDT</pubDate>
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&#8220;It is past time to stop rewarding failure on Wall Street at Main Street&#8217;s expense,&#8221; said Perriello           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:00:40 EDT</pubDate>
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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the President listened to veterans groups&#8217; concerns that the change could affect the ability of veterans to get insurance.            ]]></description>
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Though the FDA does not currently regulate tobacco products, Congress is moving ahead on long-stalled legislation to give the agency oversight of cigarette companies           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:50:20 EDT</pubDate>
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Mexico plans to raise tariffs from 10 percent to 45 percent on U.S. goods such as Christmas trees, toilet paper, grapes and more.           ]]></description>
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Congressman Tom Perriello helped lead congressional action to block executive bonuses at insurance giant AIG, becoming an early co-sponsor of H.R. 1518, which would tax bonuses of over $100,000 for AIG employees&#8212;or any other institution receiving federal TARP funds&#8212;at a rate of 100%, effectively winning the bonuses back for the taxpayers           ]]></description>
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Warner criticized the bonuses as &#8220;unconscionable&#8221; and &#8220;morally unacceptable&#8221;            ]]></description>
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Statement of Senator Webb on AIG bonuses and accountability           ]]></description>
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In response to the news that AIG plans to pay out more than $165 million in executive bonuses, Congressman Tom Perriello released the following statement           ]]></description>
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The Virginia Ridge and Valley Act would create several new wilderness areas and expand some existing wilderness in the Jefferson National Forest           ]]></description>
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A database of Virginia earmarks in the omnibus spending bill is online now           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama tried Wednesday to quell local community concerns about a potential move of suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay to domestic prisons.           ]]></description>
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They held a grassroots event in Roanoke, as part of a nationwide week of union members calling on Congress to pass the act.           ]]></description>
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At issue is the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier for workers to form unions, even in traditionally right-to-work states like Virginia and much of the South           ]]></description>
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Scott Teague has been walking a while &#8211; 440 miles, to be exact           ]]></description>
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Ten of Virginia&#8217;s top 20 revenue-producing public companies combined to spend more than $100,000 a day lobbying the federal government last year, records show.           ]]></description>
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The No.2 Republican in the House of Representatives signaled Friday that the Republicans will fight President Barack Obama&#8217;s proposal to reduce the amount of tax deductibles allowed wealthier taxpayers for charitable donations           ]]></description>
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If approved by the U.S. Senate, Jon Cannon will take a leave of absence from the law school while he serves as deputy administrator in the EPA           ]]></description>
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The president and Kaine appeared in separate videos e-mailed to Obama&#8217;s list of 13 million supporters developed through his presidential campaign.           ]]></description>
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He urged Virginia Democrats to prize unity and not partisanship.           ]]></description>
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Nye a new chairman, bipartisanship at its best, Webb&#8217;s take on tobacco and Connolly seeks cash.           ]]></description>
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Bucking the bailout, talking train schedules, Warner gets cozy and more from the hill.           ]]></description>
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Kaine promised to continue the party&#8217;s fight for votes in Republican strongholds.            ]]></description>
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The Rev. Carlton Jackson Jr. has confidence and faith in Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
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Former Republican Sen. John W. Warner and Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will have speaking roles at two of three bipartisan inauguration dinners in Washington Monday. 
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In his first ever floor speech in the House, Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, called Wednesday for immediate passage of economic recovery bill.            ]]></description>
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In a farewell address, Bush defended his record. During bleak economic times, with much of the country worried about kitchen-table issues, Bush again warned that the biggest threat to the country is another terrorist attack.           ]]></description>
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Kaine inherits a party looking to keep its political momentum, prove it can govern in a time of war and an economic crisis, and retire a $15 million debt from the fall campaign.            ]]></description>
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Obama&#8217;s advisers and outside observers say it is clear that fixing the economy and creating jobs will dominate his agenda in the early days, just as it did Roosevelt&#8217;s.            ]]></description>
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Plan your trip now to the National Mall for the inauguration - or risk missing the main event, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and other regional officials advised Tuesday.            ]]></description>
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When Joseph A. Berryman heard Barack Obama had entered the presidential race, he had a positive gut feeling about the Illinois senator.           ]]></description>
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Nearly matching the record sale time was how fast the tickets could be found on eBay           ]]></description>
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Boucher gets bumped, hopes of a balanced budget, peace envoy request, Warner gets a sub and Perriello staffs up.           ]]></description>
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 The distribution of a controversial song by a candidate for chairman of the national Republican Party has created an unnecessary distraction as the party rebuilds, Virginia GOP chairman Jeff Frederick said Friday.           ]]></description>
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Do you have a story to share about Barack Obama&#8217;s election? Did you vote for the first time?
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Here is an unscientific look at how much two adults and two children might spend over four days in Washington to celebrate Obama&#8217;s Jan. 20 swearing-in.            ]]></description>
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Kaine swung for the fences in 2008. He hit his share out of the park &#8212; most noticeably helping his chosen candidate, Barack Obama, carry traditionally Republican Virginia. But legislatively, Kaine&#8217;s year had its share of strikeouts and foul balls, particularly in the collapse of his plan to fund transportation.           ]]></description>
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee said Wednesday that the Obamas would attend 10 official balls, one more than President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attended in 2005.           ]]></description>
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At a private meeting at Secret Service headquarters, Chertoff, Kaine, Maryland Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley and Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty talked about traffic and other public safety issues surrounding the inauguration           ]]></description>
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Tom Perriello&#8217;s upset win in Virginia&#8217;s fifth congressional district showed the power of combining charity work with politics. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, said he had not heard of a candidate devoting so much campaign time to community service.            ]]></description>
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Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, says he opposes President Bush&#8217;s $13.4 billion bridge loan to the auto industry because he wanted the automakers to make concessions up front.           ]]></description>
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Webb called the body&#8217;s failure to help the auto industry &#8220;a woeful misapplication of the priorities that should govern our stewardship as political leaders.&#8220; 
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Congressman Elect Tom Perriello says the new Congress must focus immediately on the economy.           ]]></description>
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 If you&#8217;re planning a trip to the Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony of
President-elect Barack Obama, be warned: Backpacks, signs,
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Squeezed between serious business like the Wall Street bailout and funding wars, members of Congress have passed hundreds of ceremonial measures to ingratiate themselves with constituents, commemorating everything from zookeepers and sports teams to morticians and disease awareness.           ]]></description>
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Virginians seeking jobs in the Obama White House are starting their quest at the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some Republicans, for Cabinet and other top positions, according to Democratic officials.           ]]></description>
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Two University of Virginia law professors have been named members of President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s transition team.           ]]></description>
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Monday, many of the nation&#8217;s 100 senators officially learned from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies that each will get 393 tickets to distribute.           ]]></description>
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Before he ran for president Barack Obama quit smoking. Now that he&#8217;s won the job, he may have to break another addiction: Checking his BlackBerry for e-mail.           ]]></description>
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