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Ryan to attend Roanoke fundraiser, campaign in Harrisonburg
Assignment ManagerRepublican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will attend two events in western Virginia Friday. Ryan will rally Republicans at an event in Harrisonburg. He's scheduled to take the stage at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds around 3:15 Friday...Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Rockingham County (Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Elections
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UPDATED: GOP VP candidate Ryan attends Roanoke fundraiser
Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan rallied Republican supporters and raised thousands of dollars today during a visit to Western Virginia. Ryan walked off his plane at Roanoke Regional Airport with his mother and his wife around 5:30PM, and headed...
Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Mitt Romney, Rockingham County (Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Barack Obama
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UPDATED: Paul Ryan returning to Roanoke for private fundraiser
ReporterHe was here three weeks ago, and now it appears that Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for Vice President, is returning to the Roanoke Valley. Ryan is scheduled to attend a fundraiser at the Hotel Roanoke Friday night with tickets that range from...Tags: Political Fundraising, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Mitt Romney, Roanoke County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell offers reaction to Democratic National Convention, saying it's all about results
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterTalk is cheap. And results matter. That's how Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell is reacting to headlines from the Democratic National Convention. On Wednesday night former President Bill Clinton was in the spotlight. Leading Republicans have...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Government
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Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff dies at the age of 80
Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff died Wednesday. He was 80. Poff was a lawyer at Woods Rogers for more than 50 years. “While his unparalleled skills as a trial lawyer were evident to all who worked with or against him, I choose to...
Tags: Human Interest, Government, Charity, Ethics, Lawyers
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Politicians vie for voters' attention as thousands attend Olde Salem Days
ReporterRepublicans were up early Saturday, gathering for breakfast at the Salem Civic Center and serving up some sharp rhetoric along with the scrambled eggs. "If we do four more years of Barack OBama's failed policies," Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling told...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Elections
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UPDATE: State board of elections OKs Goode's place on Virginia ballot
The state Board of Elections has rejected the Republican Party's bid to keep the name of Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil Goode off the Virginia ballot. The board acted Tuesday after the GOP raised questions about some signatures Goode...
Tags: Polls, Politics, Barack Obama, Tom Perriello, Parties and Movements
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Virginia Democrats counter GOP claims on Medicare
ReporterClarification: Moran's statement that no Republicans voted for Medicare in 1965 is incorrect. Thirteen Republican Senators and 70 Republican Representatives voted for the measure, according to the Social Security Administration website. A Democratic...Tags: Tampa, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Republicans nominate Mitt Romney for president
Republicans have nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, culminating a long primary fight and setting the stage for a close contest against President Barack Obama. In a roll call of states Tuesday, New Jersey put Romney over the...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Republicans hold two rallies in Roanoke and Blacksburg
Republicans held two big events in Roanoke and Blacksburg Saturday. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was the featured speaker at events for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. More than 100 people showed up at the Roanoke stop. Before leaving the area, she...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Pam Bondi
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Vice President Joe Biden visits Virginia Tech memorial during trip to Blacksburg
WDBJ7 ReporterBefore leaving Blacksburg, Vice President Joe Biden visited the Virginia Tech memorial to the victims of the April 16, 2007 shootings. Biden walked alone around the semi-circle in front of Burrus Hall, stopping to take a closer look at some of the stones...Tags: Human Interest, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Elections, Patrick County
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Governor McDonnell to speak at GOP Convention
Several more politicians will speak at the Republican National Convention in Tampa later this month. The GOP announced Thursday that Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell...
Tags: Tampa, Bob McDonnell, U.S. Senate, Government, Rob Portman
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