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Two men were killed Sunday during a home invasion in Prince Edward County, and a search was ongoing for a third suspect, according to local authorities. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 5000 block of Prince Edward Highway after receiving a 911 call regarding a home invasion, according to a statement released by Sheriff Wesley W. Reed. The caller stated that three individuals entered his residence armed with weapons. Gunfire was exchanged between the caller and the suspects, police said. Two of the suspects were shot and pronounced dead at the scene, while the third suspect fled on foot. K-9 units...

Bob McDonell just boarded a plane to fly to New Jersey to celebrate with Christie according to NBC 12 Richmond

BOB MCDONNELL CHESTERFIELD COUNTY CAMPAIGN RALLY

The government has overstated by thousands the number of jobs it has created or saved with federal contracts under the president's $787 billion recovery program

October 13, 2000 The Clinton-Gore Record on National Missile Defense America, the Vulnerable Despite the real and increasingly urgent threat posed by countries intent on developing and deploying weapons of mass destruction, Americans today remain vulnerable to a ballistic missile attack. This is the Clinton-Gore record. Evidence of this pervasive threat is constantly in the news; most recently, we learned of Iran's testing of its new, medium-range, 800-mile ballistic missile, the Shahab-3. While the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff, similar problems in the past have done nothing to deter Iran from moving forward with its ballistic missile program and seeking...

Broken Vows: On State Taxes, the Burned Hand Teaches Best Tim Kaine has been touring the state to pitch his road-and-tax plan to the public - much as Mark Warner did two years ago when he was pitching his tax plan. Like Kaine, he made multiple appearances in front of audiences whom he lec- tured with talking points. At the time, Warner stressed tax reform - not tax hikes. "If there is one thing I want you to remember, it's that at the end of this plan, 65 percent of Virginians will pay less," Warner said. His plan, sold as...

Apr 13, 1:37 AM EDT Florida Ban on Felon Voting Is Upheld By LISA ORKIN EMMANUEL Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) -- A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday upheld Florida's 160-year-old law enforcing a lifetime ban on voting rights for convicted felons. Ex-felons sued in 2000 to get their voting rights restored when their sentences are finished, instead of having to apply through a complex system for civil rights restoration. Many never apply or don't complete the process. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not give a voting tally Tuesday, but of 12 judges that heard...

States Debate Photo IDs at Polls By DEANNA WRENN Associated Press Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots has touched off fierce debate in three states, with opponents complaining the measures represent a return to the days of poll taxes and Jim Crow. Lawmakers in Georgia and Indiana walked off the job to protest the proposals, which they say would deprive the poor, the elderly and minorities of the right to vote. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has already vetoed a similar measure and has vowed to do so again....

Which side do you believe in the independent commission investigations regarding Sept. 11, 2001? Richard A. Clarke 42% Bush White House 42% neither 14%

<p>A former Democratic colleague of Richard A. Clarke yesterday disputed the former White House analyst's accusations that President Bush was not sufficiently focused on terrorism before the September 11 attacks.</p> <p>"I'm uncomfortable with the charge that somehow the Bush people ignored or didn't treat in a serious way the fact that this country was under major threat from terrorist organizations," said Coit Blacker, a former National Security Council (NSC) official who was special assistant to President Clinton.</p>

...As a result, 10 days later, Gore sent a letter to airline lobbyist Carol Hallett promising that the commission's findings would not result in any loss of revenue. ..

<p>Which side do you believe in the independent commission investigations regarding Sept. 11, 2001?</p>

<p>WASHINGTON - A Muslim activist whose Virginia home was searched as part of a federal investigation of terrorist financing has been arrested on charges of having illegal dealings with Libya.</p> <p>A criminal complaint unsealed yesterday alleges Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi violated U.S. law by accepting, either personally or through the American Muslim Foundation he heads, $10,700 from the Libyan mission to the United Nations and by failing to disclose numerous trips to Libya on his passport.</p>

Hillary’s Pet Author Explodes & Disappears on the Michael Savage Show December 18, 1999 M. Savage:...Camille Paglia was not really that nice to this book, where she said Gail Sheehy’s gushy new book, Hillary’s Choice, contains enough negatives to prove why Hillary has no business meddling in electoral politics. And then she goes on to confirm that Gail Sheehy confirms that indeed Hillary was the hardliner who refused to settle with Paula Jones. Sheehy claims it was Hillary who pushed the president into bombing Kosovo. And she also implies that, according to this new book Hillary’s Choice, it was Hillary...

<p>Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante received $1 million in two contributions for his recall election campaign Thursday, even as he faces a lawsuit alleging the huge campaign checks violate state campaign finance laws.</p> <p>Republican state Sen. Ross Johnson sued in Sacramento County Superior Court alleging that Bustamante's use of an old campaign committee to accept six- and seven-figure donations is a "blatant money laundering scam" to avoid voter- approved contribution limits.</p>

December 3, 2001 Senate to Consider Energy Bill In this first week of December, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is expected to introduce a comprehensive energy bill; however, Senator Daschle has said that he would not bring the bill to the Senate floor until next year. He cited more pressing matters such as and economic stimulus package and finishing appropriations bills as reasons for the delay. The Senator’s actions drew fire from Senate Republicans and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who urged Daschle to reconsider his decision to delay action on the bill. Meanwhile, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is...

what a short memory the media has

<p>The check is in the mail for most people who claimed the child tax credit last year.</p> <p>If it's not, it soon will be.</p> <p>The federal government has begun mailing the first of more than 600,000 checks to Virginia residents. The checks are part of an accelerated new law that increased the child tax credit.</p>

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