Word: virginia
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...what many Democrats are hoping to hear from Obama on Wednesday night is, first and foremost, political cover: some indication that he is staking his still formidable political capital on this process. "I'm leaning no, but I really want to get to yes," says Representative Tom Perriello, a Virginia Democrat and top Republican target. "What I think people are looking for and what I heard back home is, they understand that we're trying to do really important things. They want to understand how these things fit together, and I think the President is in a great position...
...Evidence overwhelmingly indicates that texting makes driving—an already dangerous activity—much more accident-prone. A study released by Virginia Tech found that the risk of an accident increases 23 times. A casual test by Car and Driver magazine, performed in actual cars, found that drivers who were texting reacted far more slowly than when under the influence of alcohol...
...short time, right-wing radio and television hosts and conservative bloggers piled on, with some calling on parents to keep their children home from class as a form of protest; school districts in Maine, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas and Virginia said that they would not be showing the speech to students...
...original version of this article incorrectly indentified Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia as a Representative...
...believe the church I loved and served for 40 years can condone what God condemns.' RICHARD MAHAN, a reverend in West Virginia, after the U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church lifted a ban prohibiting sexually active, monogamous gays and lesbians from serving as clergy...