Jul 29, 2009
The numbers: McDonnell 55%, Deeds 40%. If McDonnell were to win this, he would pick this swing state up for the GOP, away from term-limited Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine.
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A new SurveyUSA poll of the Virginia gubernatorial race finds Republican Bob McDonnell leading by 15 points over his Democratic opponent, Creigh Deeds.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell has urged the General Assembly, when it meets in August, to provide immediate state compensation for Arthur Whitfield, who served 22 years in prison before DNA tests showed he did not commit the crimes for which he was convicted.
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Time after time in the ballroom of the Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Va., McDonnell raised federal issues, trying to force Democrat R. Creigh Deeds to take positions on greenhouse gas emission limits, union elections, the federal stimulus package and health-care reform.
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Bob McDonnell’s transportation package has many virtues—one of which transcends the immediate issue. The Republican candidate for governor proposes to privatize the state’s ABC stores, with the resulting proceeds dedicated to transportation.
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National Democratic policies on energy, labor and the economy and Virginia’s mounting transportation needs emerged as defining issues in the race for governor Saturday as the dynamics of the campaign began to take shape during the first debate between Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Robert F. McDonnell.
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A total of 111 sheriffs and commonwealth’s attorneys announced their support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell today.
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The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a gubernatorial debate Sept. 17 at the Capital One Complex in Tysons Corner.
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Endorsements from a group of sheriffs and commonwealth’s attorneys representing localities across Virginia were announced by Republican Bob McDonnell today.
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Gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell is touting some creative ways to save the Commonwealth some money. One of his plans is to sell off all state-owned ABC stores.
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