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• What? Burger King Was Busy?

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  Reportedly, supporters of real estate developer and candidate for Congress from the Fifth District Laurence Verga munched roast beef sandwiches and curly fries, as he talked to them about his candidacy on Thursday. Brian McNeil of the Daily Progress reports that Verga stated that he would never raise taxes, serve no [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:05am EST
  by Mark Brooks

• Koch Industries-Funded AFP Holds Rally in Farmville

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  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 [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:00am EST
  by Mark Brooks

• TV Commercial to Thank Rep. Tom Perriello in Roanoke

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  Americans United for Change is broadcasting this video starting tomorrow in the Roanoke television and cable markets.     more about “Exclusive: TV Commercial to Thank Rep…“, posted with vodpod   [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:08pm EST
  by Mark Brooks

• How Can You Tell Robert Hurt is Running? He’s Gone Teabag Lite

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  Brian McNeil, of the Charlottesville Daily Progress, wrote an article about some of the reactions to Tom Perriello’s vote for the health care bill on Saturday. Even better than the article are the comments section, where teabaggers abound with the usual misinformation and hair-on-fire pronouncements with little or no basis [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:41am EST
  by Mark Brooks

• Have These People Forgotten Where They are Running for Office?

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  If you look closely, you can see the GOPAC address in this browser screen shot. H/T Adam Feiler. UPDATE: HD-21 exact advertisement for the GOP candidate there. See Vivian for more. [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
  by Mark Brooks

• What the NRA Thinks of Virginians

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  Presented without comment, for youse enjoyment. more about "What the NRA Thinks of Virginians", posted with vodpod [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
  by Mark Brooks