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First Mom: Maureen McDonnell gets used to the new normal
May 09, 2010
Maureen McDonnell hustles into the stands at a high school soccer game moments after it starts, bolting up the metal steps in a skirt and heels, lugging a binder stuffed with daily schedules and wedding-planning ideas for her daughter Cailin.
She plops down on a bleacher, drops the binder and purse in front of her and digs for glasses to spot her twin sons on the field.
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McDonnell Announces Online Access to Public Transportation Meetings
May 07, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the ability for Virginia transportation Boards and Commissions to broadcast public meetings live via the Internet.
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McDonnell Announces 240 New Jobs in Pulaski County
May 06, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Phoenix Packaging Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Phoenix Packaging Group, will invest more than $20 million to establish its first U.S. operation in Pulaski County.
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McDonnell Highlights Components of his “Jobs and Opportunity” Agenda
May 05, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell continued his focus on turning Virginia’s economy around with the first meeting of his Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission in Richmond.
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McDonnell Promotes Virginia’s Seafood Industry
May 05, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell visited the Eastern Shore today to participate in the groundbreaking for a new Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) regional office and seafood packing facility in Melfa. Later he took a tour of the Chatham Vineyards and Winery in Machipongo.
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Governor to honor late Southampton deputy
May 04, 2010
RICHMOND—Gov. Bob McDonnell and leaders of Virginia’s law enforcement community will pay tribute this evening to a Southampton County sheriff’s deputy who died in a car accident last year and two other lawmen who were killed in the line of duty in Virginia in 2009. The late Christopher Ray, who died on Aug. 29 while responding to a disturbance call, will be remembered at the annual Virginia Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Service, scheduled for 6 p.m. today on the South Portico of the State Capitol in Richmond.
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McDonnell to Honor Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
May 04, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell and leaders of Virginia’s law enforcement community will pay tribute to three law enforcement professionals who died in the line of duty in Virginia in 2009.
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