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• Holton, Wilder, Allen, Gilmore & Kaine Talk Politics, New Media, etc.

  —Blue Virginia

  
  This is pretty cool - five Virginia governors sitting around talking about politics, raising money (and how much they hate it), blogs and other new media, qualifications for governor, etc. Check it out. [...]

  Posted: October 17, 2012, 2:51pm EDT
  

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• Staunton: The Democrats are coming to town

  —SWAC Girl

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  ~Statewide Democrat meeting to be held in Staunton~
  
  The Stonewall Jackson Conference Center in downtown Staunton will host the Democratic Party of Virginia Central Committee meeting Saturday, Dec. 5, including Gov. Tim Kaine and Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb. The meeting, held at 10:00 a.m., is open to [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:05pm EST
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• Virginia Restaurants Now Smoke Free

  —Anti-BVBL

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  Tuesday, December 1  marked the end of smoking in  restaurants in Virginia.  Governor Tim Kaine has been seen taking his victory laps.  The past president of the Medical Society of VA  has stated that 1700 people a year die from second hand smoke.  

  Is this simply a huge political move?   If the [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:18am EST
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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Wednesday Morning

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple, as always, for keeping us informed about what's up in Virginia.
  
  1. MCDONNELL ASKS FOR DETAILED REPORTS FROM STATE AGENCIES
  2. KAINE: TAX BREAKS COULD END
  3. STATE TO CUT SPENDING FOR REGION'S ROADS AGAIN
  5. KAINE CELEBRATES VIRGINIA'S NEW SMOKING [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:10am EST
  

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• ‘An Accidental Stroke of Genius’

  —Barticles

  
  It’s hard to know if Tim Kaine is telling the truth in this story about his proposed cigarette tax hike and the smoking ban.

  After all, if he’s telling the truth now, that means he was dissimulating [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  

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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Tuesday Morning

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple for the Tuesday "clips." Sorry they were delayed, but I had a little medical issue this morning that required a visit to my friendly emergency room. Fun stuff! :)
  
  1. GOV. KAINE PLANS SMOKING BAN EVENTS...
  2. THE REPUBLICAN ADVANCE COMES TO [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  

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• Kaine’s Parting Gift To Gays

  —BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI

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  Yeah, we’ve got an enormous budget shortfall that the General Assembly is going to grapple with, rest stops are closed and localities are challenged with dramatically less support from Richmond in their upcoming budgets.  That’s not stopping DNC Chairman/Virginia Governor Tim Kaine from adding health coverage for adult non-dependents [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:26am EST
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• Special elections date set: Jan 12

  —Vivian J. Paige

  Governor Tim Kaine announced Monday that the special elections to fill seats in the 8th and 37th Senate districts will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The opening in the 37th, which covers part of Fairfax County, was created by the election of Ken Cuccinelli as Attorney General. The opening [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:18am EST
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• Gov Kaine Sets Date for Special Elections for 37th and 8th District Senate Seats

  —Left of the Hill

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  I just received a statement from Gov. Kaine stating that the special elections in the 37th and 8th Senate districts will be held on Tuesday, January 12. It has been rumored for quite awhile that this would be the date, which is actually the day before the General Assembly session [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:57pm EST
  by Bryan

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• GOVERNOR KAINE SETS DATE FOR SENATE SPECIAL ELECTIONS

  —What IS Right for Virginia

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  ~ Special elections in 37th and 8th Senatorial districts to be held January 12, 2010 ~
  RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine has set Tuesday, January 12, 2010, as the date for voters in the 37th Senatorial District and the 8th Senatorial District to participate in special elections to select [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:51pm EST
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• Gov. Kaine plans smoking ban events...

  —The Shad Plank

  With smoking in bars set to be banned when the clock hits midnight, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's office has set up a series of events to commemorate the day Virginia went smoke-free. Kaine will tour a series of bars and restaurants in Charlottesville, Alexandria and Richmond to celebrate the fact [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:46pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Sunday Morning

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Del. Bob Brink (D-48) for bringing us the "Whipple Clips" today.
  
  1. LAWMAKERS EXPECT FOCUS ON ETHICS REFORM IN WAKE OF PHIL HAMILTON
  2. WHITE HOUSE CRASHERS PARTIED WITH WARNER, KAINE
  3. TAREQ SALAHI DONATED TO VIRGINIA POLS AND SOLD $25K WORTH OF WINE [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:35am EST
  

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• The Science is Now Un-Settled

  —Bacon's Rebellion

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  Back in early 2008, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine launched a commission to study the impact of Global Warming on Virginia. "Gone are the days of debating whether man-made effects exist," he said. "Those days are gone."
  
  Well, it turns out those days are back. And [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:31am EST
  by James A. Bacon

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• Tim Kaine’s “Farewell Virginia, Hello Statism” Tour

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  From Ryan Nobles at Richmond’s NBC12 comes this gem about how Governor Kaine will be spending some of his final hours in office: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will make a tour of a series of Restaurants on the day one of his signature legislative accomplishments goes into effect. On December 1st, [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:14pm EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• DeJarnette Sanitarium, Eugenics,Staunton

  —Yankee Philip

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  AP reports... Gov. Tim Kaine will be on hand for the groundbreaking on a new psychiatric hospital that continues a long Virginia tradition.
  
  For about 200 years, lunatics were sent to Staunton. (Now they come on their own). The [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 2:03pm EST
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• Kaine Predicts Virginia Tribes Will Receive Federal Recognition

  —Left of the Hill

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  Earlier this week Gov. Kaine participated in a ceremony that dates back to the 17th Century in which he accepted a tribute of wild game from Indian tribes on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was during this ceremony that Kaine predicted there would be six American Indian tribes [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:31am EST
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• Whipple Clips: Black Friday

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple for the "Black Friday" news clips!
  
  1. GOV. KAINE BELIEVES VA.'S INDIAN TRIBES WILL GET FEDERAL STATUS BY JAN.
  2. GOP TO HOLD FIREHOUSE PRIMARIES FOR BOTH OPEN SENATE SEATS
  3. IN TOBACCO-LOVING VA., BARS TO QUIT COLD-TURKEY
  5. [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:37am EST
  

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• Thanksgiving wish

  —VB Dems

  Gov. Kaine predicted that six Virginia Indian tribes will win federal recognition by January.
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:52pm EST
  

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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Thanksgiving Edition

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple for bringing us the news every day, including holidays!
  
  1. GOV.-ELECT MCDONNELL: STILL WORKING AS LAWYER
  2. MATHIESON FILES FOR 21ST HOUSE DISTRICT RECOUNT
  3. VA'S KAINE WILL SERVE MEALS ON THANKSGIVING
  4. MCAULIFFE MAY BUILD 'GREEN' AUTO FACTORY
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:17am EST
  

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• Kaine on rights restoration

  —SLANTblog

  Tim Kaine's time as the Commonwealth of Virginia's chief executive is winding down and this morning on his WTOP radio show he had a message for Virginians who have old felony convictions.
  Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who leaves office in January, today encouraged people with nonviolent felony convictions who have [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:13am EST
  

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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Wednesday Morning

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple for the day-before-Thanksgiving "Clips."
  
  1. KAINE URGES NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS TO SEEK RIGHTS RESTORATION
  2. JANIS POSSIBLY, MAYBE BEING CONSIDERED FOR AG'S OFFICE
  3. BETTER ETHICS PROCEDURES URGED IN WAKE OF HAMILTON SCANDAL
  4. HOUSE ETHICS PANEL ENDS INVESTIGATION INTO PHIL HAMILTON,' [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:15am EST
  

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• What Money!

  —Augusta Conservative

  
  The Richmond Times Dispatch had this story about the upcoming budget process. Gov. Kaine was quoted saying, "Everything is on the table." when he was asked about raising taxes and fees on Virginians. Governor Elect Bob McDonnell was on hand and said, "I'm very'" [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

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• Somebody, please take a sledgehammer to that table!

  —Bearing Drift

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  Gov. Tim Kaine, Gov-elect Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling all attended the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Revenue Estimates (GACRE) today and received less than stellar news regarding the state budget.

  The estimators predicted that “Virginia needs to cut an additional $250 million from the budget [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:12am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Whipple Clip Dozen: Tuesday Morning

  —Blue Virginia

  Thanks to Tom Whipple for the pre-Thanksgiving Tuesday "Whipple Clips."
  
  1. KAINE DOESN’T SAY NO TO POSSIBILITY OF A TAX INCREASE
  2. KAINE: ‘NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET’ ON ECONOMY
  7. VA. ECONOMIC GROUP CITES STATE’S JOB LOSS SINCE 2007
  8. LEADING LAWMAKERS ALREADY [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

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• The Kaine Hole Keeps Getting Deeper

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sat down today with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and outgoing Governor Tim Kaine (oh, how sweet it is!) to hear the budget projections for the coming year. And the news is not good. From the AP: Gov. Timothy Kaine on Monday met with his Advisory Council on Revenue [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:57pm EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• Did he not notice Election Day?

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Outgoing Governor Tim Kaine is proposing tax increases to balance the gap in the upcoming budget (Norm @ TQ). After all, it’s not as if the last fellow to call for a tax increase went down to the greatest landslide defeat in almost fifty years . . . Cross-posted to the right-wing [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:19pm EST
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• Did he not notice election day?

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  Outgoing Governor Tim Kaine is proposing tax increases to balance the gap in the upcoming budget (Norm @ TQ). After all, it’s not as if the last fellow to call for a tax increase went down to the greatest landslide defeat in almost fifty years . . . [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:12pm EST
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• Those Who Fail to Learn From History...Will Keep On Losing!

  —Blue Virginia

  More "whitewashing" from the DPVA? It sure seems that way. I'm hearing from reliable sources that Tim Kaine and Creigh Deeds will be coming to the DPVA's State Central Committee meeting on December 5 specifically in order to discourage any discussion about what happened in the recent election' [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:20pm EST
  

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• Kaine: tax hikes on the table

  —Tertium Quids

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  Taking a cue from the late and unlamented Deeds campaign, Gov. Time Kaine says, according to NBC's Adam Rhew, "...tax increases are on the table to help balance budget. McDonnell says he will advocate against raising taxes."This will be a test of several things...1. Bob McDonnell's "read my lips" pledge [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:52pm EST
  by Norman Leahy

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• SD-37 Special: Candidate Profiles and Some Loose Ends

  —Too Conservative

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  Alan Moore of the DC Examiner recently did a profile of each of the three Republicans in the race to succeed AG-elect Ken Cuccinelli; Chairman Tim Kaine recently set the date of the general election to Tuesday, January 12th. Here are some excerpts from Moore’s articles:

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  “I [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:42pm EST
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