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Did posts over at What's Up Arlington on the coming and going of Tropical Storm Hanna. Couple of cool pictures in the going post, check it out! ...
The Green Miles - 4:49 p.m.
According to CNN -- http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/0... -- the Big Three auto makers are contemplating asking for a $50 billion loan from the federal government to allow them to convert their plants to more fuel-efficient vehicles. It is therefore useful to go back to the first bailout of a car company -- the 1979 Chrysler loan of $1.5 billion. In 1979, when the Shah of Iran was deposed and Ay...
Democratic Central - 5:49 a.m. - 2 clicks 
Bob Woodward's The War Within , Chapter 1 -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/... NYT fact-checks McCain's speech -- http://www.nytimes.com/interac... Perriello/Goode race showing some fireworks -- http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/... Virgil Goode doesn't even know who is giving a fundraiser for him -- http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/... Obama-McCain is being fought in more states than ...
Democratic Central - 5:49 a.m. - 2 clicks
Do you get a fair trial when the judge and the prosecutor are having an affair? Lawyers for Charles Dean Hood (pictured), a convicted murderer set to die Wednesday, want retired state District Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell to be deposed about claims that they were having an affair during Hood's trial. Holland, a former judge on the stat...
Democratic Central - Sat 5:09 p.m. - 4 clicks
Things sure have been hopping around here, haven’t they? Living in a swing state right now is awesome! Throttling back a little though on politics, I would like to talk about today’s event (probably one of the only ones in Norfolk not cancelled by Hanna!), SpouseBuzz Hampton Roads!, which was an event for military spouses and family members held in Virginia Beach today. SpouseBuzz is connected...
The Liberal Life of a Navy Wife - Sat 12:13 p.m. - 14 clicks
Maybe you've seen the video by now of Virgil Goode ranting about "anchor babies" -- children born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens, but who, by virtue of where they are born, receive American citizenship. If not, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... As the Wikipedia reference makes clear, there is a history behind the use of the term that is certainly derogatory. ...
Democratic Central - Sat 9:47 a.m. - 20 clicks
Biden talks with military voters in Hampton Roads -- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... U.S. to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09... http://www.washingtonpost.com/... Sarah Palin's pastors tell us she follows the Bible -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09... Both sides are trying to grab the "change" mantle -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09... http:...
Democratic Central - Sat 8:05 a.m. - 10 clicks
Did you know that the most serious crisis confronting our nation is "anchor babies"? The term "anchor baby" refers to the fact that Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins: All persons born ... in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. If a baby is born in the ...
Democratic Central - Fri 7:26 a.m. - 13 clicks
This morning, I saw a car with an “Abortion Holocaust” bumpersticker. Rare enough in Arlington, but we get them from time to time. But as my eyes drifted off of it, they found the other bumpersticker “Grow Locally, Buy Locally.” Hrruh? Not the usual pairing, and it made me wonder more about the person in [...]...
Blacknell.net - Thu 7:46 p.m. - 10 clicks
This is certainly interesting. ...Wolf – who represents McLean, Great Falls, Herndon, Centreville and Chantilly in Fairfax County – has turned down the opportunity to participate in a Fairfax County debate. The local chapter of the League of Women voters had initially scheduled an appearance between Wolf and Feder Sept. 8. " They have sort of backed out. His staff had called and said they w...
Farewell Frank - Thu 12:02 p.m. - 12 clicks
This is exactly how we're going to win Virginia this November, and in years to come. Great work by the coordinated campaign! Democrats Barnstorm Virginia Over Labor Day Weekend Thousands of Volunteers for Campaign for Change, Virginia Coordinated Campaign Knock 125,000 Doors Across the Commonwealth RICHMOND, Va. – Labor Day weekend is long considered the official opening of the political ...
Farewell Frank - Wed 11:22 a.m. - 10 clicks
