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• Kate Obenshain's "Low Income Babies"

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  "Low income women don't pay for their own abortions and that won't change. The point here is that the government should not be paying for any abortions." - Kate Obenshain
  
  What the heck is Kate talking about? [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  

• RCDC Holiday Covered Dish Celebration

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  RCDC Holiday Covered Dish CelebrationJoin Us to Thank Our Wonderful Candidates and Celebrate the Holiday Season!
  
  
  Date: Friday, December 11, 2009Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: The Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education CenterStreet: 620 Simms Ave.City/Town: Harrisonburg, VA
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:11pm EST
  

• Webb on Afghanistan

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  A Plan in need of Clarity - U.S. Senator Jim Webb from Virginia
  
  I have great regard for the careful process the Obama administration employed in its efforts to define a new approach for the long-standing military commitment in Afghanistan and to put an [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  

• Cap and Trade - An Argument Against

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  A different take on cap and trade...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Leading Climate Change Scientist: 'Cap and trade won't work'
  
  A leading global warming scientist, James Hansen, made recent statements on Friday that he hopes the Copenhagen summit will fail, according to a [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:05pm EST
  

• Poll on Healthcare Reform

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  My support for healthcare reform is:
  
  Growing stronger
  
  Diminishing
  
  The same, I want it to happen
  
  The same, I didn't support healthcare reform to begin with
  
    
  Free polls from Pollhost.com
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

• Poll on Afghanistan Troop Increase

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  What is your opinion?
  
  
  
  Do you support President Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan?
  
  
  Yes
  
  
  No
  
  
  Undecided
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  Free polls from Pollhost.com
  
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  

• Common Sense Curriculum

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  This is an issue several of us brought before the House Committee on Education, and the State Board of Education, repeatedly from 1999 through the legislative session in 2003.  In the zeal for standardized testing via SOL, and NCBL, algebra and geometry became the "minimum" acceptable math skills to achieve [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:49pm EST
  

• Just in case you were wondering about 2012...

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:02am EST
  

• Kick a Jew Day in Florida Middle School

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  Ten North Naples Middle School students were suspended last week after district officials said they participated in “kick a Jew day.”
  
  District Spokesman Joe Landon said a student told the dean of students at dismissal on Thursday that she was kicked because it was “kick [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:22am EST
  

• Obama Administration Limits Lobbyists' Influence

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  Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts.
  
  The new policy -- [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:24am EST
  

• Cap and Trade Video Explanation # 2

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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:48am EST
  

• Presidential Time Lines - Obama and Bush

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  Here are some links you folks might find interesting:
  
  Obama first year timeline. He's been busy...
  
  Bush's environmental timeline.
  
  Bush presidential timeline.
  
  This timeline covers Bush's approval, the trade deficit, unemployment, the DOW, and crude oil prices.
  
  Here is the Wikipedia [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  

• Just in time for Christmas ... 1.2TeV collisions at LHC

  —Blue Ridge Data

  
  
  For me this is a much needed antidote to drivel of No-Sci from the GOP and their rag-tag camp followers. Science Rules!
  
  The Large Hadron Collector is back online. First collisions achieved on Nov. 23rd. LHC is a "big gun" to [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:29pm EST
  

• Unbelievable...

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  The things, you say,
  Your thoughtless prose just gives you away.
  The things, you say,
  You're unbelievable.
  
  
  
  
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

• Affordable Solar for Your Home

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  Solar energy is by far the Earth's most available energy source. Solar power is capable of providing many times the total current energy demand.
  
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:22am EST
  

• Cap and Trade Video Explanation # 1

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  The 111th Congress must pass a cap and trade bill that creates jobs and helps our economy while achieving the number one goal: stabilizing our climate.
  
  
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:55am EST
  

• Sen. Jim Webb on HCR

  —Blue Ridge Data

  From Senator Jim Webb's website
  
  During the course of the health care reform debate, my staff and I have met with health care providers, community leaders, and concerned citizens from across Virginia about the need to reform our nation’s health care system. In addition, we have received and [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:44pm EST
  

• Sen. Mark Warner on hard work ahead on HRC

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  Dear Mr. Murray,

  Thank you for contacting me about reforming our nation's health care system. I appreciate hearing from you on such an important issue. Over the past few months, I have traveled around Virginia to hear from people all over the Commonwealth on the issue of health care. Since' [...]

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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:50am EST
  

• The Return of the Militia - Patriots or Extremists?

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  100 new militia groups since Obama elected; watchdog alarmed
  
  
  Some 100 new militia groups have formed since the election of President Barack Obama, says the Southern Poverty Law Center.
  
  In a re-run of the phenomenon seen when President Bill Clinton took office, gun-rights advocates, [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:52pm EST
  

• Learning to speak "Teabag" in one easy lesson...

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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:50pm EST
  

• The Result of Valley Republican Inaction on I-81

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  A series of crashes along Interstate 81 have been causing headaches for drivers in Rockingham County.
  The first crash occurred near mile marker 248 in Harrisonburg around 1 p.m. Friday. It closed one northbound lane and backed up traffic for about four miles.
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:03am EST
  

• "Supporters" Upset with Palin over Autographs

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  click on picture to purchase
  
  Fascinating...
  
  Not sure what to make of all this.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:09pm EST
  

• Sarah Palin. Christian? Really?

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  I see where Sarah Palin will be shilling her book at the Roanoke Barnes & Noble this Sunday at 10:00 am. Seems like she could give it a rest on the Sabbath. Guess I'm old school.' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:25pm EST
  

• Huge Cuts at VDOT

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  The next round of VDOT funding cuts are under consideration today:
  
  Roadway maintenance ($277 million), highway construction ($255 million), administrative services ($115.2 million) and mass transit ($46.3 million) are among the areas slated for major cuts to achieve the $851.5 million [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:05am EST
  

• Does Bob McDonnell Believe This!

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  Bob McDonnell's mentor, and $100,000 campaign donor, Pat Robertson had this to say on his TV show (700 Club) last Monday:
  
  "If we don't stop covering up what Islam is ... Islam is a violent -- I was going to say religion, but'" [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:48am EST
  

• It's O.K. to Lie, Appeals Court tells Fox News

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  This is actually old news, but important to bring back up in the context of a new study...
  
  
  On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 11:55am EST
  

• Senators Webb, Warner speak on Health Care Reform

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  About 23,000 of Virginia's uninsured are getting continuous medical care through a program run out of Virginia Commonwealth University's Health System.
  
  It's designed to fill a gap in which uninsured people who lack continuous care often rely on emergency rooms for treatment.
  The program is' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

• Don't Blame Deeds - Virginia is for Swingers

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  BRD has intentionally stayed mum on the outcome of Creigh Deed's loss to Bob McDonnell. Too much punditry, and too little systemic analysis, to learn anything useful. But, some new analysis by the professionals at the Cook Political Report appears to begin to offer some rational lessons learned for [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:17am EST
  

• Tracking the Stimulus and Recovery Efforts

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  There is much confusion regarding how much money has been disbursed and committed, and how much has already been used, and to what effect.
  
  
  I have included links to two good sources on the left side of the page along with [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:11pm EST
  

• Let's Be a Blessing!

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  Harrisonburg Salvation Army
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:53am EST
  

• Decade One in the 21st Century

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:30am EST
  

• Dobbs Gone...

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  Lou Dobbs leaves CNN for 'new opportunities'
  
  CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:19pm EST
  

• Most Southerners, Even Repubs, Favor Fed Help

  —Blue Ridge Data

  The anti-big government tea party and Gadsden Flag contingent, sure made a lot of noise and fuss this year, but here's some data to suggest that Southerners are more economically rational than the FoxNewsCorp sponsored "tea party" storyline would indicate.
  
  New data from polling by Winthrop University, [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:11pm EST
  

• A Special Veterans Day

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  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

  
  
  We are a nation that is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal. We live that truth within our military, and see it in the varied backgrounds of those [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:36pm EST
  

• Spokesjerk Andy: Mea Culpa, Sick for Profit

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  credit: Brave New Films [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:52pm EST
  

• On a lighter note: Faux News Does Virginia

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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:28pm EST
  

• Process Shift: Key Measures of Progress

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  Obama, House Dems Press On - Seniors and Docs Get on Board
  
  1. Obama sustains the support of a majority of Americans,
  
  
  Research 2000, Adults MoE 2%, Nov 02, 2009 - Nov 05, 2009 (last week's results in parentheses)
  
  
  2. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  

• Governor Elect Bob McDonnell Faces Challenging Times

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  Big win notwithstanding, Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell will start his administration hampered by a slashed state budget, a politically divided legislature and a sour economy.
  Less than 24 hours after he was elected Virginia's 71st governor, McDonnell acknowledged that he will face tough economic times when' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:18am EST
  

• Affordable Health Care Act Information

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  Affordable Health Care for America Act
  
  Publications 
  
  From the Huntington News:
  
  The public option would be available to those who are otherwise uninsured and would not be available to anyone who is already covered by an existing employer’s plan.
  
  
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:24am EST
  

• Reading the Tea Leaves

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  Let's look at the economy like a good GP would look at your chart, and look at more than just the one headline number (that unemployment rate of 10.2%, released yesterday).
  
  • Just over 40% of the stimulus money has been spent, and the impact lag for fiscal policy' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:39pm EST
  

• 11 states emerging from recession

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  As the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.
  
  Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:14am EST