Koch Industries-Funded AFP Holds Rally in Farmville

Earlier this week, the huge expensive bus that Americans for Prosperity (no link, get your own) uses for their ‘rallies’ pulled into Farmville after a day of touring the 5th Congressional District. About a quarter-mile from the actual office of the congressman, the bus parked in a commuter lot on University property, put on its [...]

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Protect Insurance Companies PSA

more about "Protect Insurance Companies PSA from …", posted with vodpod

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Virgil Goode Files for 2010

According to an article in The Hill, Virgil Goode has filed to try to regain his seat in Congress.
Former Rep. Goode files to run for old seat
By Aaron Blake Posted: 03/12/09 10:04 AM [ET]
Republicans appear to have another repeat candidate in 2010, as former Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.) has filed to reclaim [...]

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Will We Ever Recover?

Jim Hoeft of Bearing Drift has had an article up for a few days now, asking that those who agree with ending Lee Jackson Day to sign a petition to create a new holiday, Virginia Heritage Day.
Go sign the petition.
The hateful responses at his blog are instructive of how much work needs to be done [...]

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New Payday Lending Law DOA

As part of Thursday’s Metro and Business section in the RTD, Jeff Schapiro discusses how payday lenders are already circumventing the law, and it just took effect yesterday. (January 1, 2009)
Senator Don McEachin, an opponent of payday lenders had this to say:
I no longer believe they are people of good will trying to work with [...]

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Legislative Agenda: Who Will Stop the Spreading of Human Waste on our Farmfields?

For years, residents of Virginia have been subjected to the incredibly disgusting practice of spreading human waste, euphemistically called ‘biosolids’, on our farm fields.
Virginia’s Supreme Court in 2002 refused to allow a county in Virginia to deny the application of this material to lands in their county. At a time when health is of primary [...]

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Virgil Goode Quote of the Day

From the Think Progress website, a verbatim transcript of Virgil Goode on February 15, 2007. Congressman Goode is speaking from the House floor, Washington, DC.: (see website for video)
We are in the middle of a four-day marathon here. While I cannot say that I agree with all of the actions of the president in dealing [...]

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