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Anti-uranium forces press Va. candidates for gov

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:21 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on the issue and they said he's solidly in their corner, while a meeting with Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli has yet to be arranged.

Dems focus on Jackson in hitting Va. GOP ticket

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:56:56 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Democrats sought on Monday to frame Virginia's bellwether races for governor and other statewide offices as a referendum on a conservative GOP ticket with particular attention to past comments by GOP lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson likening Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan.

Woes notwithstanding, GOP savors a week of gifts

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:45:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Ken Cuccinelli and Virginia's Republican Party ticket heading into the state's November bellwether elections couldn't have imagined how the headlines that vexed them a week ago could unite and galvanize the party in a few short days.

Before conservative crowd, Cuccinelli moves middle

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:47:05 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia's conservative activist attorney general, formally became the Republican gubernatorial nominee by acclamation Saturday in a noisy voice vote at a statewide GOP convention dominated for the first time by the tea party activists who adore him.

Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:03:05 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.

Transportation vote boosts Dems in Va Free scores

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:38:49 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - For the first time in years, General Assembly Democrats overwhelmingly outscored Republicans in the annual scorecard by the pro-business group Virginia FREE based on one issue: this year's transportation bill.

McAuliffe 'starts' campaign 6 months after entry

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:35:12 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Six months after Democrat Terry McAuliffe entered Virginia's gubernatorial race, he's barnstorming statewide with Democratic luminaries in an "official" campaign launch.

McAuliffe kicking off campaign for gov in Va

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:41:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Democrat Terry McAuliffe is officially kicking off his campaign to be Virginia's next governor.