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Fiery nominee brings 'Herman Cain phenomenon' to Virginia governors race
Virginia's Republican nominee for governor, Ken Cuccinelli, is tacking to the center, but Republicans picked a strong conservative, E.W. Jackson, to run for the No. 2 slot. Democrats dub him extreme.
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Why Obama agenda group faces pushback from some Democrats
Organizing for Action, an issue-advocacy group that spun off from President Obama's reelection campaign, is going after some Democrats and competing for fundraising dollars.
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Culture Cafe 'Follow the Leader' documentary features 16-year-olds dreaming of the presidency
'Follow the Leader' director Jonathan Goodman Levitt discusses capturing the story of three teenagers who strive to hold the highest office in the land.
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Eric Holder: Corporate fraud criminal cases coming soon
Eric Holder, the US attorney general, says his federal department continues to pursue individuals involved in corporate fraud. Eric Holder told states attorneys general fines alone aren't working.
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Virginia Tech shooting: Who was gunman Ross Truett Ashley?
One media report about the Virginia Tech shooting has made a connection between the real estate office where Ross Truett Ashley allegedly stole an SUV and his apartment.
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Appeals court: Is health-care reform like broccoli?
Attorneys challenging Obama's health-care reform law said that Congress cannot 'force us to buy a private product and say it is for our own good,' whether health insurance or broccoli.
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Obama's health-care reform law faces new test in appeals court
Two cases challenging the constitutionality of the health-care reform law arrive Tuesday for oral argument at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.
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Supreme Court says no to expedited hearing on health-care reform law
Virginia’s attorney general had asked the Supreme Court to bypass the usual appeals process by allowing his state's challenge to the Obama health-care reform law to proceed directly to the high court.
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Do Planned Parenthood 'sting' videos depict a sex-trafficking crime?
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli blasted Planned Parenthood after 'sting' videos showed employees appearing to aid a man posing as a sex trafficker. But prosecution would be hard.
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Health care ruling: Are Obama's reforms in trouble?
A federal judge rules that the central element of Obama's health care law violates the Constitution. Republicans are touting the ruling as a victory, but it might not be long-term.
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Health care law: why federal judge struck key provision down
Health care reform includes an individual mandate, requiring everyone purchase health insurance. A federal judge ruled Monday that the law is unconstitutional, but two other judges have issued decisions upholding the law.
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Election 2010 all about tea party? It's more: It's year of the outsider.
The tea party has energized Republicans, even if it also complicates life for the GOP after Nov. 2. But the movement is actually part of a larger Election 2010 trend -- one that features the most diverse GOP field in history.
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Lawsuits to undo key parts of health-care law move forward, so far
Challenges to the new health-care law have met with some sympathy in court. Twenty-one states argue it's unconstitutional to require individuals to buy health insurance, as the law requires. Here's a guide to the cases.
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Virginia follows lead of Arizona immigration law, carefully
Police officers can check immigration status during criminal investigations, Virginia's attorney general says. The Arizona immigration law has encouraged other states to review their measures.
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Judge refuses to block Virginia challenge to health-care reform
Obama administration lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss a Virginia lawsuit against federal health-care reform. But the judge cleared the way for an October hearing.
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Health care reform forces you to buy health insurance. That's fair. Here's why.
Critics say health insurance shouldn't be mandatory because health care is not a right. But it is a right in emergency rooms.
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Attorneys general in 11 states poised to challenge healthcare bill
As soon as President Obama signs the healthcare bill into law, the attorneys general say they will challenge its constitutionality. The mandate to buy insurance is at the center of the controversy.
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