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• Essay: Tea Parties are Not the Defenders of Conservatism

  —Bearing Drift

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  As 2009 draws to a close, the Tea Party movement continues generating controversy, at the local, state and federal levels. But despite the successful press from media outlets such as FoxNews, Politico and others, the tea party movement fails to deliver where it matters most: elections. [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 4:14pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Smigiel: A new choice. A new voice.

  —Vivian J. Paige

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  The first candidate to announce for the upcoming Norfolk council elections in May was Tommy Smigiel, who is taking on incumbent Randy Wright in Ward 5. Smigiel, a former Virginia Teacher of the Year, has hit the ground running. He’s got his website up and has been knocking doors and attending [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:10am EST
  by vjp

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• Honduras: Elections as coup laundering

  —Mosquito Blog

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  Imagine this....In spite of multiple military coups that we support around the world, some Americans think that the US government exports democracy. Multinational corporations continue to use military might to decide who will set the economic policies around the world.
  
  Check it out. [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 3:55am EST
  by Star Womanspirit

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• Partisans predicting 2010 and 2012 in Washington this week...

  —The Shad Plank

  National political guru and partisan cheerleaders are sitting down in Washington on Thursday to breakdown the lay of the land as lawmakers across the country prepare for the 2010 midterm elections. Hosted by the University of Virginia and the site POLITICO, the event features some important movers and shakers sounding [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 4:08pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• Virginia elections pulled in $50 million....

  —The Shad Plank

  When lawmakers and local leaders start howling about looming Virginia budget cuts, voters should remember the mounds of money that went into the November election. According to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, Virginia general election candidates raised upwards of $50 million this year with June primary victims [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:12pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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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
  by vjp

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• Honduras Humor

  —Captain of a Crew of One

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  I really wish I could draw right about now, because this is just screaming to be turned into a political cartoon.
  
  Regarding the probability that the US is going to recognize the legitimacy of the Elections being held in Honduras:
  
  

  "The United States will become isolated. That" [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:31am EST
  by Sailorcurt

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• Votes certified; Mathieson to seek recount

  —Bearing Drift

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  The Virginia election results were certified tonight by the State Board of Elections and there were no particular surprises.

  Bob McDonnell still won in a landslide. House Republicans still picked up six seats.

  However, one of those House seats is going to take a little longer being finalized [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:04am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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