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...idea of extending the credit beyond first-time buyers, they wonder if the $6,500 credit is large enough to make a serious dent. "The move-up buyer is buying a more expensive product and yet the amount of money being offered [as a credit] is smaller," says Bob Curran, managing director at Fitch Ratings...
...know when Bob actually became a Republican. I don't know if he ever wasn't one." -Eileen Reinaman, McDonnell's younger sister, on his political leanings (Virginian-Pilot...
...Virginia is] also a place where we see that when a Republican, like Bob McDonnell, runs on positive, common-sense conservative ideas, we can win tough elections. -Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who campaigned for McDonnell, on his victory (New York Times...
After eight years with a Democratic governor, Virginia is now firmly back in the red. Voters in the state elected former Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Nov. 3, beating State Senator Creigh Deeds 59% to 41%. McDonnell won over voters who just a year ago voted for Barack Obama, the first time the state had supported a Democratic presidential candidate since the 1960s. The off-year election is considered a bellwether for voter attitudes towards the President and his policies, and the results are not encouraging for Obama: McDonnell, 55, entered election day with a double-digit lead. McDonnell...
...nominee Creigh Deeds in Tuesday's election - this in a state that only a year ago was declared to be trending blue. And across the Potomac, Washington is paying attention. "The independent electorate in our state has indicated in a very strong way that they believe the vision that Bob McDonnell is out there promoting is one that satisfies what they're feeling right now," says Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 House Republican...