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Longtime W.Va. Attorney General Ousted
WSAZ ^ | 11.8.2012 | WSAZ

Posted on 11/08/2012 1:31:41 PM PST by Morgana

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Republican Patrick Morrisey has denied state Attorney General Darrell McGraw a sixth term.

Morrisey upset the Democrat Tuesday after a well-funded campaign that frequently invoked President Barack Obama, who is unpopular in the state.

Morrisey has vowed to fight the federal health care overhaul in West Virginia. He also plans to use the office to combat regulations he believes hurt the economy.

McGraw was first elected attorney general in 1992. McGraw argued that he's helped the state by enforcing its consumer protection and antitrust laws.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsaz.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: democrat; obama; westvirginia

1 posted on 11/08/2012 1:31:50 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Another tiny island of good news in a sea of bad.


2 posted on 11/08/2012 1:48:11 PM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: fwdude

Benny Hill used to sing “Its the little things that mean a lot”.


3 posted on 11/08/2012 1:56:27 PM PST by Morgana (Time to play cowboys and muslims.)
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To: Morgana
So now who's going to keep the eternal flaming cross over Robert Byrd's gave burning?
4 posted on 11/08/2012 2:01:24 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: Morgana
Darrell McGraw has been a thorn in WV's side for years. Here's what he did to a blogger. [YouTube]

Being from WV, I heard lots of stories.

Also, I think he used to be a judge, and he was bad news then, too.

5 posted on 11/08/2012 2:33:53 PM PST by backwoods-engineer ("Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the gov officials committing it." -- K. Hoffmann)
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