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Warner to chair Senate Commerce subcommittee
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will lead a Senate Commerce Committee subpanel that promotes trade, investment, innovation and manufacturing to boost U.S. competitiveness. The Virginia Democrat announced his appointment as chairman of the Competitiveness,...
Tags: Politics, John D. Rockefeller IV, Invention and Innovation
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Roanoke College poll shows Virginians undecided in gubernatorial election
WDBJ7 ReporterNew poll results released Wednesday night show the race for Virginia's governor is far from decided. Roanoke College's Institute for Policy and Opinion Research shows Republican Ken Cuccinelli has a narrow lead over Democrat Terry McAuliffe....Tags: Polls, Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Ken Cuccinelli, Executive Branch
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Former Roanoke Delegate Chip Woodrum Dies
ReporterFormer Delegate Chip Woodrum has died. A Roanoke attorney, Woodrum represented western Virginia in the General Assembly for 24 years. He was 74 years old. Woodrum first ran for the House of Delegates in 1979, winning the seat he would hold for over...Tags: Arts and Culture, Virginia General Assembly, Human Interest, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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UPDATE: Kaine sworn in as U.S. Senator
Tim Kaine says he's excited to take his seat in the U.S. Senate, and ready to get to work on the nation's financial problems. Kaine took the oath of office Thursday afternoon on the Senate floor. Later he attended a ceremonial swearing-in with Vice...
Tags: George Allen, Arts and Culture, Jim Webb, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Environmental group says don't "blow" this opportunity when it comes to wind energy incentives
reporter"Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia. The clock is ticking and this group doesn't want to be caught under the buzzer. Explains Bucci, "Incentives are benefits in place to build...Tags: Asthma, Respiratory Disease, Wind Power, Weather, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Warner says Newtown massacre has altered his guns stance
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner says the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school has changed his supportive stand on assault weapons. Warner is among the few Senate Democrats who has found favor with gun rights groups. He said in interviews Monday that...
Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Rentals, Republican Party
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Chance of avoiding fiscal cliff is 80 percent, Warner says
ReporterVirginia Senator Mark Warner says he wishes he were more involved in the current budget negotiations, but he says he remains optimistic the President and House Speaker John Boehner will reach agreement, and avoid taking the country over the fiscal cliff....Tags: John Boehner, Medicare, Social Security, Government Health Care
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Senator Mark Warner won't run for governor
U.S. Senator Mark Warner announced today that he would not make a run for the governor's office ending speculation that he might run for another term in Richmond. He called his term as governor "the best job I ever had" but says he wants to be a...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Quinnipiac Poll: Warner would win race for Virginia governor, if he runs
A new poll of Virginia voters suggests that if Democratic Sen. Mark Warner seeks an encore term as governor, he'd dominate the field. But if he stays put, it's anybody's game. Quinnipiac University's survey of 1,469 registered Virginia voters from Nov....
Tags: Bill Bolling, Ken Cuccinelli, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics
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Vice President Joe Biden makes unscheduled campaign stop in downtown Roanoke
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterElection Day is almost here, and both presidential campaigns spent time in our area Monday. Vice President Joe Biden was plugging away on this final day of campaigning. On Monday afternoon he made an unexpected visit to Roanoke. The Obama campaign...Tags: U.S. Electoral College, Jill Biden, Politics, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Joe Biden
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Tim Kaine makes last-minute pitch to Democrats
WDBJ7 ReporterAs the hours dwindle down to Election Day, Democrat Tim Kaine made his final pitch to voters Monday. Candidate Kaine remains in a statistical dead heat for Virginia’s open U.S. Senate seat with Republican candidate George Allen. Most polls have...Tags: George Allen, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Politics, U.S. Senate, Joe Biden
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Senate campaigns make stops in Lynchburg
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefThe race for Virginia's Senate seat was front and center in different parts of Lynchburg Thursday afternoon. Tim Kaine stopped at the Lynchburg train station to highlight his plan for investing in American infrastructure. Kaine talked about his work...Tags: George Allen, Amtrak, Executive Branch, Politics, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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