Sunday, October 28, 2012

Virginia

  • Virginia Gov. McDonnell: Sandy won't affect readiness for election day

    "We've got about 2,000 additional people that are coming into Virginia to help our power suppliers, and the state Board of Elections is already planning for extended hours in advance for absentee voting, and it's now a priority -- moved up to the same ...

    thehill.com

  • Oct. 27: Minnesota Moonlights as Swing State, but Ohio and Virginia Are More ...

    This is a diverse group of polls that does not really lend itself to a snappy summation. But let's start in Minnesota, a state that we have given little attention this year.

    fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Poll: Kaine maintains lead over Allen as Senate race nears climax

    Timothy M. Kaine enters the final days of Virginia's U.S. Senate contest with a clear advantage over George Allen, a new Washington Post poll shows, keeping an edge despite a tightening presidential race and an avalanche of outside spending against the ...

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Battleground Blog: Virginia students engaged and informed

    EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN has sent dozens of reporters, producers, contributors and correspondents to the key battleground states to cover the final days of the 2012 election.

    politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

  • Hurricane Sandy 2012 In Virginia: Governor Bob McDonnell Says No ...

    Charles Kilpatrick, chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation, said VDOT crews and contractors s were prepared for flooding, high winds and, in western Virginia, snow. Michael M. Cline, Virginia's coordinator of emergency ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Virginia makes emergency preparations as Sandy nears

    RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - The Virginia Emergency Operations Center is already up and running as Hurricane Sandy nears the Commonwealth.

    wtvr.com

  • Once a sign of his game-changing appeal, Virginia now could slip away from ...

    WOODBRIDGE, Va. - As he stood waiting for President Obama to arrive for a campaign rally at a minor league baseball field, longtime Virginia resident Rick Flaherty marveled that his state could help keep the Democrat would remain in the White House.

    www.mcclatchydc.com

  • GOP pounces on Biden flub in Virginia

    "Vice President Biden forgot the name of his own Virginia Democratic Senate nominee and he wants voters to forget about President Obama's failed economic policies and lack of a real agenda for a second term," Ryan Williams wrote in a campaign statement ...

    firstread.nbcnews.com

  • Virginia absentee voter lists sold to campaigns

    Political groups and candidates have purchased absentee voting information from the commonwealth of Virginia on about 300,000 residents to more deeply target their efforts in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race and which party ...

    www.newsleader.com

  • Virginia's US House races offer little drama

    RICHMOND - Anyone looking for election-day drama in Virginia would be well advised to focus on the presidential and U.S. Senate races, because they won't find any in the 11 House of Representatives contests.

    www.newsleader.com

  • Duke Blanks Virginia Tech in ACC Finale

    BLACKSBURG, Va.-Duke scored one goal in each half and held Virginia Tech to seven shots en route to a 2-0 victory over the Hokies in the Blue Devils' ACC men's soccer finale this evening at Thompson Field.

    www.goduke.com

  • Battleground Virginia

    Battleground Virginia. The race to win this key battleground state may hinge on which side can reach out to enough voters. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney's campaigns have contacted over four in 10 likely voters.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Coast Guard sets port condition Zulu for coastal waters of Virginia and Maryland

    As a result of this, the captain of the port is establishing a temporary safety zone, closing the eastern shores of Virginia and Maryland from Cape Charles Light, Va. to the Maryland and Delaware border and out 12 nautical miles. The safety zone will ...

    www.abc2news.com

  • Virginia Beach resident shares war, sports stories

    Now a 93-year-old, mentally acute Virginia Beach resident with a healthy mane of white hair, Brown has authored his third book on those early days.

    hamptonroads.com

  • Election fraud not an abstract concern in W.Va.

    (AP) - With early and absentee voting already under way, West Virginia and federal officials are hoping to prevent any fraud before it happens as Election Day approaches.

    www.sfgate.com

  • Question 1 on Nov. 6 Virginia ballot would limit government's right to take ...

    RICHMOND, Va. - Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the government taking of private property are quick to champion the cause of Bob Wilson, a Norfolk military contractor who is intent on keeping his successful business address ...

    www.therepublic.com

  • Virginia has safer year, but there's always room for improvement.

    As the number of motorists on the road increases, so has the frequency of death due motor vehicle accidents. In 2007, Virginia experienced its first motor vehicle fatality count of over 1,000 in almost two decades. This number was a grim reminder of ...

    northeast-nc.legalexaminer.com

  • Virginia seeks undefeated home season

    7 Virginia field hockey team will look to place one final brick in a near-completed wall. This wall - the one that would mark the Cavaliers as undefeated at home in 2012 - now stands nine victories strong.

    www.cavalierdaily.com

  • North Carolina Sweeps Virginia Tech

    The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept to victories over Virginia Tech in the Tar Heels' home opener Friday night at Koury Natatorium.

    www.collegeswimming.com

  • West Virginia leads nation in deer-car collisions

    You're most likely to have an unfortunate collision with a deer in West Virginia, which ranked No. 1 when the number of incidents were compared with the number of licensed drivers.

    times-news.com

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