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          <title>Most House Members From Tampa Applaud Farm Bill Passage</title>
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                    Most say it's a big deal for Florida, though not all agree.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Sen. Webb&#8217;s Profile Rising With GI Bill</title>
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                    With his GI bill gaining steam and now a part of the presidential campaign trail and war funding debate, Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia is the Democrats new go-to lawmaker on defense policy.  Could it land him a VP nod?
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          <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida Dems To Choose More Delegates Based On Jan. 29 Primary</title>
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                    Selection of 40 additional at-large delegates on Saturday comes despite no resolution in dispute over whether to count the state's primary results, or whether Florida will even have seats at national convention.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton presses ahead in long shot campaign</title>
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                    Hillary Clinton is urging the party leaders to take a hard look at West Virginia, which she won with 67 percent of the vote. But her victory did little if anything to knock Obama off stride as he approaches the delegate totals needed to give him the nomination.
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          <title>Obama Takes On Florida Boycott</title>
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                    Moving into his new role as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama will seek to mend fences with his first visit in months to Florida, including a Tampa campaign event, next week.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Senate Passes Bill To Renew Nat&#8217;l Flood Insurance</title>
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                    The bill also creates a panel to study a national catastrophe fund. Differences with House version to be negotiated.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 20:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Officer honored for heroics</title>
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                    A Mobile County sheriff&#8217;s deputy was honored Monday as one of the nation&#8217;s top cops for his calm under fire.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida&#8217;s Recount: The Movie!</title>
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                    It's not a horror movie, although it is Hollywood spin. But to many Floridians, HBO's homage to the 2000 presidential vote-counting debacle will be a cringe-inducing look back at democracy in action in their home state -- and it might prompt questions on whether, in this presidential election year, it could happen again.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama heading to Michigan and Florida</title>
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                    Barack Obama's surging presidential campaign announced Monday that he will visit politically neglected Florida and Michigan, as he focuses on a general election strategy with his primary race winding down.
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          <title>Florida congressman suggests splitting tanker contract</title>
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                    An influential member of Congress from Florida has asked the Air Force to consider splitting its controversial $35 billion contract for new refueling tankers in two.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:05:01 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge Conrad Nominated to Federal Appeals Court</title>
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                    Roanoke judge is second from Virginia's Western District to receive the White House nod in two months.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginians at the Capitol</title>
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                    From the Farm Bill with aid for black farmers to a new heritage area covering historic locations in the commonwealth, here's this week's look at Virginians at the Capitol.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Hillary and the golden handshake</title>
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                    Democratic unity could come at high price. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>By Being Patient, North Carolina Plays Kingmaker in Presidential Race</title>
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                    North Carolina's presidential primary held an important lesson for states that rushed to move up their contests this year: Sometimes, it pays to be patient.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 22:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Funding for reservoirs for farmers remains in Farm Bill</title>
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                    A provision in the Farm Bill that would provide funding to build reservoirs on farms throughout Alabama and the Southeast has cleared a major obstacle - Congressional negotiations. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Georgia&#8217;s Request To Reduce Water Flows Questioned</title>
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                    Why did Georgia's governor ease Atlanta lawn-watering restrictions in February, a Florida officials asks.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama candidate picks up conservative endorsement</title>
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                    State Sen. Harri Anne Smith picked up an endorsement in her bid for a U.S. House seat from a prominent Alabama conservative advocate Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Calls Increase for Clinton to Step Aside</title>
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                    With fewer options, Hillary Clinton is on her way out. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Segways help injured veterans regain mobility</title>
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                    About 30 disabled Iraqi war veterans were given Segways through the Segs4Vets program to increase their mobility. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Paramedic wins national award</title>
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                    Through sheer willpower, Mickee Ramsey returned to work months before anyone thought it was possible. On Tuesday night his determination was rewarded when he was named one of the elite in his field.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:10:01 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Congress Wrestles With Dueling GI Bills</title>
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                    Different approaches to renewing educational benefits for service men and women.
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          <title>Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want Changes To Nat&#8217;l Flood Bill</title>
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                    A Senate bill to renew the national flood insurance program is expected to reach a final vote this week, but not before lawmakers from Florida and other Gulf Coast states try to rewrite it. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Young, Black and College&#45;Educated Voters Fuel Obama&#8217;s North Carolina Primary Victory</title>
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                    Clinton narrowly wins Indiana, vows to keep her campaign going. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Wins Decisively in N.C.</title>
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                    How he did it: Obama was the preferred candidate of nine of 10 black voters, both men and women, according to exit polls. African-Americans represented one-third of voters in North Carolina&#8217;s primary.  Clinton was the favorite of white men and women, but Obama did well enough with whites to deny the New York senator a victory. <br />

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          <title>Va. Electric Coops Warn of Further Rate Hikes</title>
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                    Higher prices for coal and natural gas combined with proposed tougher emission standards could force electric bills higher, utility cooperatives say.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 22:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton, Obama Leave Fate in N.C. in Voters&#8217; Hands</title>
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                    Campaigns Split on Meaning of Tuesday's Vote
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          <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:29:01 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Cancer Society Presses Presidential Candidates on Tobacco</title>
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                    Armed with new poll data, a national bus tour and a presidential voter guide, anti-smoking advocates are ready to play in 2008.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Shunned in Big Cities, Bill Clinton Turns to Small&#45;Town America</title>
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                    In the small, mostly white working-class towns that dot North Carolina Bill Clinton still gets greeted like a rock star when he stumps on behalf of his wife.
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          <title>Campaigns Urge Voters to Ignore Demographic Destiny</title>
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                    Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are going after each other's political base. 
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                    Hillary Clinton spent most of Saturday in North Carolina, while Barack Obama decamped for Indiana 
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                    Turnout will play a major role in which candidate wins the state. 
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                    But perennial wannabees for Congress and other offices can play important roles, experts say.
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                    Rep. Wolf rallies against China; Sen. Warner says more cash could be on the way to Virginia military outlets; and another Virginian comes to the aid of breast cancer patients. Those and more in this week look at Virginians at the Capitol.
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                    Medicare recipients may soon get a break on the cost of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment, but some suppliers warn that the more affordable equipment will come at the cost of patient care.  
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                    The "gas tax holiday" is a shameless pander -- bad economics but good emotion. 
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                    G. Steven Agee, on his path to become a federal appeals judge, faced questions Thursday from senators about his membership in a white-only club in Roanoke, Va., more than 20 years ago.<br />

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                    Service men and women rotated to new duty stations finding it harder to find buyers for their houses. A Florida congressman asks the Defense Secretary how Congress can help.
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                    Six Republicans maintained traditional party lines during a candidate forum held at Troy University-Dothan's Sony Hall.
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                    Contractors would have to report assaults on their female employees under Senate defense bill.
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                    To court blue-collar workers, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have spent months bashing NAFTA, the landmark trade deal that dropped barriers between Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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                    The House passed a bill Wednesday that would create comprehensive regulations to prevent dust explosions like the one that left 13 dead at the Imperial Sugar plant near Savannah, Ga.
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                    Aiming to protect Virginia communities surrounding airports, Sen. Jim Webb cited runway congestion and noise in urging Senators to oppose adding new flights to the capital's closest airport.
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                    Their state's presidential delegates should count, say the demonstrators, many of whom are Hillary Clinton backers.
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                    Sen. John McCain sketched the outlines of his health care proposals Tuesday in a major speech in Tampa, pushing a reform program that seeks to enhance market competition and end reliance on employer-provided health insurance.
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                    To a crowd of 2,500 people at a town-hall meeting at the Joel Coliseum Annex yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama portrayed himself as the only candidate capable of healing the divisions in the United States and doing something to alleviate the struggles of working-class American families.  But to a small gathering of reporters after that meeting, he not only denounced the incendiary remarks of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor of 20 years, but also the man himself.
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                    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Sen. Jim Webb's GI educational benefits bill will "hopefully" receive a vote by mid-May.
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                    May could be the month for Sen. Jim Webb's new GI Bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her way.<br />
Click <a href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/video-webb-gi-bill-moves-forward/915/" title="here for the video story">here for the video story</a>.
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                    Federal agency grants waiver on 'tornado-proofing.'
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                    A crowd of Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters stood through a downpour of rain Monday afternoon for the opportunity to hear the presidential hopeful speak in downtown Concord.
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                    VIDEO: Wright, speaking at a conference of black religious leaders in Washington said the recent media coverage of him and his past sermons amount to an &#8220;attack on the black church.
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                     The Bush administration decided Thursday to impose a 5 percent tariff on Honduran socks later this year after finding that imports of low-priced cotton footwear from Central America were hurting struggling sock makers in North Carolina and Alabama.
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                    Eight Virginia governors &#8212; amid a lot of collegial backslapping and jokes &#8212; gathered Friday night at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City to honor Sen. John W. Warner, R.Va. 
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                    Hearing set for May 31 in D.C. could determine whether Hillary Clinton gets any benefit from her primary wins in those states.
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                    Freshman Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., sought more than $132 million from congressional appropriators this month, looking to spur rural broadband access, improve transportation and clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
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                    Reps. Rick Boucher, Frank Wolf and Randy Forbes, and Rob Wittman have released the local projects for which they requested federal funding. Rep. Eric Cantor made no requests. All other members of the Virginia delegation declined to make their requests public.
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                    The spotlight intensified on Florida and on Democratic Party superdelegates Wednesday, after Hillary Rodham Clinton's momentum-generating win in the Pennsylvania primary.
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                    Rep. Robert Scott, D-Va., takes on the FBI director over criminal investigations in Iraq and unpaid phone bills in the U.S. Sen. John Warner applauds Gen. David Petraeus&#8217; new nomination. And Rep. Eric Cantor calls on his Republican colleagues to go cold-turkey on congressional pork projects. Those stories in this week's look at Virginians at the Capitol.<br />
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                    The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously backed the nomination of Mark S. Davis to become a federal judge for Virginia's Eastern District. <br />

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                    Clinton warned us when she started her campaign: She&#8217;s in it to win it. But what is the cost of her continued candidacy to the Democratic Party?
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                    What does his new appointment mean for Tampa-based Centcom, and Bush policy in Iraq and Iran?
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                    With state governments pressed for money, many Southeast governors are drawing praise from an education advocacy organization for setting aside more money for pre-kindergarten programs.
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                    With Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama running such a tight race, a relatively small group of people will likely have a very big say in who gets the Democratic nomination. 
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                    Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off an act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.
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                    Voters in District One head back to the polls today to determine who will temporarily represent them in Congress.
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                    A Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District seat appealed to conservatives and a Republican candidate unveiled a new initiative to secure the border during a debate Monday at Troy University.<br />
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                    McCain wants to understand the needs of every citizen during his current national tour. <br />

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          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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                    It's official: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will not debate in North Carolina after all.
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                    Both Democratic candidates are reaching out to women voters through organized groups, prominent women and events aimed at women.
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                    But an internal legal opinion regarding party's action to strip Florida's of delegates remains under wraps.
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                    Head of Democratic panel overseeing national congressional-race strategy worries supporters of losing candidate may stay home this fall.
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                    Republican presidential candidate John McCain will visit heavily Democratic west Alabama and heavily Republican Birmingham.
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                    With the May 6 primary two weeks away, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have spent time stumping in small towns, touting their empathy for such blue-collar workers who have seen once-plentiful and good-paying jobs vanish as companies ship jobs overseas.
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                    Here are the positions of the Republican and Democratic candidates.
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                    New power plants face challenges as Congress moves to regulate global warming gas emissions.<br />

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                    Accusing Democrats of being tax-and-spend profligates doesn't pack the punch it once did. 
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                    Republican Adam Putnam and other Tampa area U.S. House incumbents have raised ten times as much as challengers; national numbers also show great disparity.<img src="http://www.mgwashington.com/images/uploads/user_photos/0229putnam1.jpg" width="190" height="190" />
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                    The Chamber of Commerce names the most business-friendly lawmakers from Virginia. Rep. Robert Scott gets an honor from the American Bar Association. And Rep. Thelma Drake proposes a new tax plan for federal workers. Those stories and more below in this week's look at Virginians at the Capitol.<br />

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                    Members of Congress and union leaders lashed out again Thursday at the decision by the U.S. Air Force to use a team that includes a European company to build tankers at Mobile's Brookley Field.
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                    A Virginia Muslim woman was one of five people to present Pope Benedict a religious gift at an interfaith meeting Thursday.
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                    Hundreds of Virginians joined more than 45,000 people to celebrate Mass with Pope Benedict XVI, his first public prayer service of the pontiff's U.S. trip.
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                    Pope Benedict XVI addressed Americans for his first time from the White House lawn this morning, calling on U.S. Catholics to act "even more responsibly" and the international community to resolve conflicts through diplomacy.
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                    New federal plan applauded in Georgia, but prompts anger and concern Iin Florida and Alabama
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                    Virginia Democrat receives national award for legislative work to protect journalists; calls on news executives to lobby Senate for national law to protect confidential sources.
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                    They are upset over stalemate involving their state's presidential delegates.
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                    Pokes at Obama's 'bitter' comments; Says there must not be any forgotten parts of America
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                    A delicious rumor has Washington in a fever.
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                    McCain's emergence as GOP's standard-bearer helps take issue off of table. But it could play out in congressional races.
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                    Virginians to tackle the Farm Bill. Rep. Eric Cantor condemns Jimmy Carter&#8217;s planned Hamas meeting, and new historic designation for Virginia battlefields. That and more in this this week&#8217;s look at Virginians at the Capitol.
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                    Immigrant advocates call on Pope Benedict XVI to speak on U.S. immigration policy next week in Washington.
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                    Benjamin Lodmell, who had hoped to unseat Congressman Jo Bonner in November, has pleaded guilty to soliciting a prostitute.
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                    Torti of Wake Forest becomes the FDA's first chief scientist
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                    A House panel moved Wednesday to create comprehensive regulations to prevent dust explosions such as the one that killed 13 people at the Imperial Sugar plant near Savannah, Ga.
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                    From bigger mirrors to rearview cameras, automakers will have to make safety changes under a new child safety law.
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                    Sen. John Warner acknowledged Wednesday that he still has much work ahead in persuading fellow Republicans to back his climate change bill. He argued it's a matter of national and economic security. 
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                    Fla.'s Nelson wonders if Iraq political fragmentation is lessening; Martinez worries about Iran-backed violence.
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                    Senators John Warner and Jim Webb questioned Tuesday whether the war in Iraq was making the United States safer.
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                    Virginia's six uncommitted superdelegates are facing new pressure from Democratic activists to back Barack Obama for president.
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                    The same committee that stripped Florida of its presidential delegates may soon be asked to modify or undo that action.
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                    Added costs of tornado-proofing puts projects at risk, officials say
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