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I am frustrated over the lack of action being taken on the part of our so-called conservative politicians, on behalf of Marine Lt. Ilario Pantano. The courageous Marine is facing the death penalty, if convicted of killing two Iraqi terrorists. If our elected officials are willing to send our young men and women into harm's way--they better be just as willing to protect them...We have to demand it! Lt. Pantano is facing a court-martial and a possible date with the executioner. His crime?...He shot and killed two Iraqi terrorists. The two fled from a house where weapons and bomb-making materials...

Republican Michael Ball needs your help!!!! The Ball for Delegate special election campaign is calling on campaign volunteers from around the state to help us keep a Republican in the 87th District seat, formerly held by Congresswoman-elect Thelma Drake. Election-day is December 14th, and because of the short campaign, as well as the unusual date of the election, this race will be won or lost at the grassroots level. We need as many volunteers as possible to help in the last 72-hours of the campaign, especially on election-day, to go canvassing door-to-door and make GOTV phone calls to turn out...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Becky Grandi, chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Party, went to a bar Tuesday night after a long day at the polls and a dispiriting post-election party. Her candidate, David Ashe, had just lost by 10 percentage points to Republican Thelma Drake in the race for the 2nd Congressional District. Between drinks, she told the bartender that her job was to help get Democrats elected in Virginia Beach. His response: “Do you have a tough job.” Republicans continued to show strength in the region, preserving congressional districts based largely in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Although national Democrats spent...

RICHMOND, Va. (Aug. 31) - Republicans selected state Del. Thelma Drake Tuesday to replace U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock on the November ballot, a day after he dropped out of the race amid claims that he is gay. The Republican Committee for Schrock's district gathered Tuesday to hastily vote for a nominee who could take on Democrat lawyer David B. Ashe in the Nov. 2 election. Drake, a real estate agent, is a reliable member of the state House's conservative GOP majority. Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain who was popular among conservatives, cited unspecified ''allegations'' for his surprise...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Republicans reeling from U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock's decision not to seek a third term picked a state delegate from Norfolk today to replace him on the Nov. 2 ballot. The Second Congressional District Republican Committee voted by secret ballot to nominate Del. Thelma Drake, a real estate agent, to take on Democrat lawyer David B. Ashe. Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain who did two tours of duty in Vietnam and was popular among conservatives, cited unspecified "allegations" for his surprise decision to retire Monday. A Web log has published claims since Aug. 19 that...