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Virginia Senate Approves Lifting Ban on Sunday Hunting
Jan 30,2012

Virginians are one step closer to being able to hunt on Sundays. On a 29-11 vote Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that would allow Sunday hunting on private land.

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An America Built to Last
Jan 26,2012

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought


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MULLINGS/The Tyranny of Dead Ideas
Jan 25,2012

If only these debates were important, or moved votes, or caused some changes in the race, I might not mind that they come about every 18 hours. You know what happened in South Carolina: In five days, including two debates, the race turned upside down and what appeared to have been a easy, if surprising, win for Mitt

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Virginia Officials Hopeful about High-Speed Rail
Jan 25,2012

Advocates of a high-speed rail system through Virginia and North Carolina will seek federal funding this year and hope to begin service around the year 2030. “We are going to go to Washington sometime in the summer or fall to meet with congressional representatives to talk about federal funding for rail transportation with an emphasis on high-speed rail,” said state Delegate


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Lifting Sunday Hunting Ban may put Virginia Hunters Back in Business
Jan 25,2012

A Senate committee has approved compromise legislation to allow Virginians to hunt on Sundays. The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-4 to lift the state's ban on Sunday hunting. The bill recommended by the panel would permit hunting on Sundays only on private land in Virginia.

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Catholic Advocacy Day Set for Thursday
Jan 25,2012

Catholic Advocacy Day, when members of the Virginia Catholic Conference voice their concerns on 2012 legislation, is scheduled to take place Thursday in downtown Richmond. Advocates will speak to Virginia legislators about such issues as the death penalty, religious freedom, health care and education

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MULLINGS/New Hampshire
Jan 13,2012

Let's review the concept of winning: Winning, in our culture, means coming in first. You don't win by coming in second or fifth. You win by coming in first. Mitt Romney kicked butt last night in New Hampshire with (as of this writing) a 15 percentage point win over Ron Paul. As of 10 PM last night, Romney had received about 38 percent

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Last logistics battalion in Iraq Returns home to Hero’s Welcome
Jan 10,2012

When Soldiers from the 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion deployed to Iraq last March, they embarked on an historic 10-month mission that helped close the chapter on more than eight years of American military operations in the country.




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