Not to say I support Cuccinelli, for your enjoyment-
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Well, McAuliffe mentioned "Unicorns" so . . . okay, well, I don't know where he's going with that.
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Nice ducks!
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I saw one on the side of the road at dawn eating roadkill. I was heading out camping at the time so I took it as a good omen. . .
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Fascinating bit of history- thanks for the work hoffman! These persistent candidates are always interesting characters. Can anyone think of other examples? Having known friends from Richmond, Chris Dorsey is such a character. He's famous for being kicked out of Occupy Richmond, perhaps the most important result of the Richmond occupy movement. He brings a gun to city hall meetings and complains
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Ah yes, The Matrix: A futuristic movie largely comprised of people running around looking for pay-phones.
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Joe May was a moderate Republican, now the Democrats have a chance to pick up his seat. This is the GOP killing their own-
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Kudos to TK for having the balls to give a speech on immigration reform in Spanish. I can imagine Marco Rubio nodding along in his cowardly seat . . .
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I'll be waiting for the accident on the HOT/Express lanes blamed on speed. Thanks Gov. BobbyMac for bailing out the Australian owners of the HOT lanes. They need more speed to sell!
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The automatic restoration of voting rights does not mean felons are automatically allowed to possess firearms. Check the law-
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"Does the state fund any of the VDF's activities?" Answer: Yes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KjbXu5uAwg This was one of the strangest things I have ever seen. Virginia is full of weird people huh . . .
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Entertaining to see the Washington Post following up on the reporting we have already done here. Seriously, they took a whole month to find out about this fascinating story of douchbaggery.
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Merrifeld- the new thing or a NY Times fantasy? (I don't know if this has been posted yet, but I didn't see it). http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/realestate/commercial/a-suburban-wasteland-in-virginia-gets-a-modern-urban-feel.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1356091772-YUV/JkY2jYMxmpsrbSw4rA&pagewanted=print& A Suburban Wasteland in Virginia Gets a Modern Urban Fe
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Behind the Scenes in Congress; Out in Front at Home By MICHAEL D. SHEAR FAIRFAX CITY, Va. — With Washington gripped by the usual gridlock and partisanship, Steve Stombres, the chief of staff to Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader, slipped into a back room for a closed-door meeting one evening last week. He emerged 30 minutes later — along with his colleagues on the
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Republican Senator Crapo arrested 'for driving drunk and running a red light'...and he's a MORMON: (From the Daily Mail UK) Idaho Senator Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. The Idaho Republican, who belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which prohibits its members from
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Gigantic Bear Killed in Lunenburg Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:52 AM CST Danny Ray Lacks II, at right, killed this 674-pound male black bear in Lunenburg County Tuesday, December 11th. Lacks was hunting with Bagley’s Mill Hunt Club in southern Lunenburg County with about a dozen other hunters. The club was hunting with Plott Hounds owned by Doc Mitchell, Bill Whitley and Laurence K
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Snapped this one from the Washington Post-
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I believe the Methodists used to own a bookstore chain and publishing outfit. Perhaps that is what the warehouse was for?
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To vdot_guy: Pedestrians don't just "appear" in front of drivers if they are paying attention. As cited in the article, there is no law that requires walkers to use a marked crossing. Furthermore, 35 mph is not fast- try driving and slamming down your brake at 35 mph, you will stop much more quickly than you seem to assume. It seems to me that the driver was either #1, distracted, or #2, distr
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Good write up on how and where she was hit here: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/16860/loudoun-principal-meets-deadly-crash-and-double-standard/ After seeing the photos of where the incident was I have little doubt the driver was not paying attention. The police report claims the driver was driving the speed limit. How you could hit someone at that location going 35 mph and not being
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For four days last week, residents of Mount Vernon watched an owl with increasing concern: It flapped into cars, flew into signs and smacked into buildings, police said. And for four days, Fairfax County animal control officers dutifully responded to citizens’ alarmed calls, attempting to capture the bird, which was clearly in some type of distress, police said. “Even a sick owl isn’t easy to c
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Today, the wild pigs that are closest to are living around Catlett, about 10 miles southwest of Manassas, according to Mike Dye, a biologist for the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. In five to 10 years, the species could make its debut inside the Beltway, he says. ... These pigs, which can weigh as much as 200 pounds, dig and root around in the soil in their search for tubers, insects
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The Associated Press© November 13, 2012 WAYNESBORO Waynesboro police say the smell of booze wasn’t the only stink they noticed during a drunken driving arrest. Sgt. Brian Edwards says the arresting officer also detected a “strong odor of skunk” coming from the van driven Sunday by 40-year-old Efrain Alvarez. Upon further investigation, the officer discovered a dead skunk in a plastic bag hang
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I think someone should forward this "mischief" video to the DC cops . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQ9xhmUNmY&feature=channel&list=UL And is a "mischief" member speeding on 495 in MD, I believe it says Glen Echo at 2:13. http://vimeo.com/50265693#
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More From Jalopnik: Video Coming Jan. 3rd. Virginia Police Impounded A McLaren And A Dozen Other Cars For Reckless Driving Benjamin Preston The mountainous roads surrounding Virginia's Shenandoah Valley aren't the world's most treacherous, but they are fun to drive, and they're easy to get to from Washington, D.C. So it's not all that surprising that car enthusiasts from the D.C. area's teemin
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Sports cars take reckless Sunday drive Summonses issued to sports car drivers after complaints http://www.newsleader.com/article/20121111/NEWS01/311110007/1002/rss Many Sunday drivers may have seen something out of the norm on their morning jaunt as a gaggle of sports cars raced down Va. 262. According to Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, 15 to 20 sports cars were seen driving recklessly at 10:
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Good service.
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And you thought Manassas was far. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/george-mason-u-to-launch-south-korean-campus/2012/10/31/3d120560-22b8-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html George Mason University is planning to establish a branch campus at Songdo Global University in South Korea, its Board of Visitors voted earlier this month. This will be Mason’s second attempt to expan
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Obama-
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