virginia

April 24, 2006 - Pam Spaulding at Pam's House Blend has an exclusive interview with freshman Virginia state delegate David Englin, who -- in his first major act in the state legislature -- stood to oppose an ammendment against gay marriage and civil unions.

January 20, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal Incoming Virginia Governor fires director of the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise:

December 6, 2005 - We reported last week on Hampton University (Virginia), a historically black college where students were rounded up by police and faced expulsion for holding a peaceful demonstration.

November 6, 2005 - We're two days out from the Virginia gubernatorial election, and Jerry Kilgore, GOP candidate for governor, has sent out a mass mailing -- to Democrats. It informs them that independent (and former Republican) candidate Russ Potts (as opposed to Democrat Tim Kaine) better fits the "progressive principles" of "Democrat and progressive" voters.The fact that the mailer is "Paid for and Authorized by Virginians for Jerry Kilgore," appears in very, very small type. See high-res pics here.

October 28, 2005 - Kilgore runs from the President:

June 14, 2005 - See The Carpetbagger Report on the anti-lynching resolution's chief Republican sponsor, George Allen (R-VA), who "started his career by keeping a Confederate flag and a noose in his law office." He has also called the NAACP an "extremist group" and, as governor of Virginia, issued a Confederate History

June 6, 2005 - Virginia is emerging as hot political turf this year.