Kaine supports eight items on Wilder's wish list
by David Ress
It wasn't quite a "Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread -- and Thou ..."But Mayor L. Douglas Wilder's meeting with gubernatorial candidate Timothy M. Kaine yesterday featured a tag line from Omar Khayyam's poem "The Rubaiyat." And a fish tale.
Farrakhan plans public rally Sunday
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will hold a public rally Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, capping a weekend of activities here by the minister.
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Editorial
One week ago today Tom Bliley (a former Republican congressman and former mayor) described Tim Kaine (the Democratic gubernatorial nominee) as a "mediocre mayor" of Richmond.
Candidates finish pilgrimage to seek Wilder's blessing
University of Virginia political science professor Larry J. Sabato said Wilder's endorsement may be more valuable now than ever. "As mayor, I think he has renewed his influence," Sabato said. "His election as mayor with 80 percent of the vote gives him a statewide forum."