As of August 6, 2011, Communication Workers of America (CWA) in Virginia have gone on strike against Verizon. Despite the economic recession, Verizon continues to be an enormously prosperous company. Over the last four years, they raked in $19 billion in profits and their top 5 execs made $258 million among them. Just recently, the
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This is what Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin call a ‘gotcha’ moment, what the rest of us call a moment of truth, a real insight into the unvarnished truth of a person’s thoughts. On Thursday at the Iowa State Fair, Mitt Romney’s soapbox moment surely epitomized a common theme among Republican thinking that, “Corporations are
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The next quarterly meetings of the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) will be in Prince William County located right on the Occoquan River. Steering Committee meets Friday evening, September 16 at 7:30 pm at Osprey’s Landing (401 Belmont Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22191) Central Committee meets (and workshops) Saturday, September 17 at Harbour View (13200 Marina
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Since the last redistricting ten years ago, it became apparent that some changes to precinct boundaries and poll locations could make it easier for voters in Lee District to vote (new map click here).  There was significant consideration for consolidating all the redistricting changes into one time frame if possible, and after public hearings with
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Crisis averted – Congress passes a debt ceiling increase As with any compromise, it wasn’t perfect, but President Obama and congressional leaders finally got together and passed a debt ceiling increase that will allow our nation to meet it’s obligations, avoid the economic catastrophe of a default and preserve the possibility of reducing our deficit
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When: First full weekend of August (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) each year. The 2011 holiday will take place on August 5-7, 2011. What’s Exempt: During this three-day period, purchases of qualifying school supplies selling for $20 or less per item, and purchases of qualifying clothing and footwear selling for $100 or less per item will
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YOU’RE INVITED! Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm (flier, click here) Tickets online, click here. If purchased at the door checks only, please. No cash transactions accepted. At the home of Sonny Schick (3219 Valley Lane, Falls Church, VA 22044; map: click here). Directions: From Annandale, Columbia Pike to left on Sleepy Hollow Road;
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The mission of the DPVA is to constantly strive to provide the best services and resources possible to our Democratic grassroots activists, campaigns, and elected officials. Democrats win when they are educated, trained, and equipped with the right tools. That’s what the Virginia Summit was all about, and that’s why we’re proud to be unveiling
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Virginia lost 14,600 jobs last month The U.S. Department of Labor reported last week that Virginia lost more than 14,000 jobs in the month of June, more than every other state but two. The loss amounted to nearly a quarter of the gains the state has made since Governor Bob McDonnell took office, which should
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McDonnell embraces Republican cuts to federal transportation funding Always ready to put right-wing politics ahead of what Virginia needs, Governor Bob McDonnell endorsed a plan put forward by congressional Republicans to cut federal transportation funding by as much as one-third. The Democratic staff of the House Transportation Committee estimates that the cuts could cost Virginia
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