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Faces 2010: Tea party leader Radtke may run for Senate
WHAT'S NEW: She may run for U.S. Senate. A recent image of Jamie Radtke: The 36-year-old Chesterfield County resident, bullhorn in hand, addressing fellow Virginia tea-party Activists at an "audit-the-Fed" rally outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Radtke is still sounding off — about, among other issues, runaway federal spending, the spiraling Deficit and health-care overhaul — but she's taking soundings as well on a possible bid in 2012 for the Republican nomination for U....

Eastern US braced for blizzards
A swathe of the US Eastern Seaboard is braced for an intensifying winter storm that is dumping heavy snow as it sweeps north. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and severe weather warnings are in place from Georgia to Vermont as temperatures continue to plummet. Blizzards dropping up to 1ft (31cm) of snow are expected to hit New York and parts of New England. South Carolina had its first Christmas snow since records began in 1887. L/Cpl Bill Rhyne, of South Carolina Highway Patrol, said...

Guest Column: NY Status Quo
Today we're running a guest column from Michael Alan, a freshman in Cornell's school of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). Michael is a contributor to the Cornell Review, and hails from Lewisburg, PA. The Albany Times-Union reported last week that the records from NY Governor David Paterson’s nearly three year stint in office would be housed at Cornell University, bypassing the New York State Archives thanks to Paterson’s Veto of a bill that would have required him and subseque...

Faces 2010: Tea party leader Radtke may run for Senate
WHAT'S NEW: She may run for U.S. Senate. A recent image of Jamie Radtke: The 36-year-old Chesterfield County resident, bullhorn in hand, addressing fellow Virginia tea-party Activists at an "audit-the-Fed" rally outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Radtke is still sounding off — about, among other issues, runaway federal spending, the spiraling Deficit and health-care overhaul — but she's taking soundings as well on a possible bid in 2012 for the Republican nomination for U....

Tea party leader Jamie Radtke may run for Senate
WHAT'S NEW: She may run for U.S. Senate. A recent image of Jamie Radtke: The 36-year-old Chesterfield County resident, bullhorn in hand, addressing fellow Virginia tea-party Activists at an "audit-the-Fed" rally outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Radtke is still sounding off — about, among other issues, runaway federal spending, the spiraling Deficit and health-care overhaul — but she's taking soundings as well on a possible bid in 2012 for the Republican nomination for U....

Tea party leader Jamie Radtke may run for Senate
WHAT'S NEW: She may run for U.S. Senate. A recent image of Jamie Radtke: The 36-year-old Chesterfield County resident, bullhorn in hand, addressing fellow Virginia tea-party Activists at an "audit-the-Fed" rally outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Radtke is still sounding off — about, among other issues, runaway federal spending, the spiraling Deficit and health-care overhaul — but she's taking soundings as well on a possible bid in 2012 for the Republican nomination for U....

Top 10 Virginia Political Stories of 2010
I asked a bunch of Virginia Democrats what they thought the Top 10 Virginia political stories of 2010 were. I also performed a sophisticated mathematical analysis of Lexis-Nexis hits and...yeah right, forget that! Instead, I racked my blog-addled brain trying to think of anything remotely interesting that happened in Virginia politics this past year. Here are the results - the Top 10 Virginia political stories of 2010 - followed by the Virginia Democratic Politicos' own lists on the "flip." Enjo...

Major snowstorm batters East Coast
A post-Christmas blizzard zoomed up the East Coast Sunday, threatening to bring a  foot of snow and blizzards to New York City, New England and others areas Sunday, bringing holiday travel to a halt and overtaxing an already-strained emergency system. Airports grounded airplanes and road crews rushed to pre-treat roads as the Eastern half of the nation braced for a second-straight year of brutal Holiday Season. Asked on stranded motorist just outside Washington, DC: “Jesus Chris, is t...

[Headline] - BLAST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A winter storm that brought a rare White Christmas to parts of the South was barreling up the East Coast early Sunday, with forecasters predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow for Washington and blizzard conditions for New York City and New England. Airlines canceled hundreds of Sunday flights in the Northeast corridor, with more likely to come as the storm intensifies. Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency early Sunday or Saturday night. As North ...

Snow storm bears down on Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
(12-26) 05:50 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads. Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the Northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports including New York's JFK and Newark. Airlines said more cancellations were...

Snow storm bears down on Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
WASHINGTON (AP) — A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads. Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the Northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports including New York’s JFK and Newark. Airlines said more cancellations were likely a...

Snow storm bears down on Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads. Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the Northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports including New York's JFK and Newark. Airlines said more cancellations were likely as the storm progressed. Travel...

Major winter storm barrels up East Coast
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A winter storm that brought a rare White Christmas to parts of the South barreled up the East Coast on Saturday night, with forecasters predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow Sunday for Washington and blizzard conditions for New York City and the New Jersey Shore. Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency as crews tried to clear snowy and icy highways. Authorities in Mid-Atlantic states spent Christmas Day preparing for up to a foot of Snowfall. And Airlines be...

Blizzard Forces States into Emergency as Airlines Ground Flights
WASHINGTON (AP) — A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads. Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the Northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports including New York’s JFK and Newark. Airlines said more cancellations were likely...

Major winter storm barrels up East Coast
Source: AP By KRISTIN M. HALL Nashville, Tenn. (AP) - A winter storm that brought a rare White Christmas to parts of the South barreled up the East Coast on Saturday night, with forecasters predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow Sunday for Washington and blizzard conditions for New York City and the New Jersey Shore. Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency as crews tried to clear snowy and icy highways. Authorities in Mid-Atlantic states spent Christmas Day preparing for up to a foot...

ICE AGE: Columbia, S.C., haS first Christmas snow since weather records were first kept in 1887...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads. Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the Northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports including New York's JFK and Newark. Airlines said more cancellations were likely as the storm progressed. ...

Black RNC Members Not Backing Steele
Don't expect the Republican National Committee's two black members to support Chairman Michael Steele in his re-election bid in January. Ada Fisher, the black RNC committeewoman from North Carolina, has been an outspoken critic of Steele since she voted against him and for former South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson in 2009. "Nobody asked the black members of the RNC what they felt, and I don't know that the other people were courted or asked for their votes," she said of that contest. Steel...

A Social Network Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! There's a Viral Video going around called 'A Social Network Christmas.' It retains the story, so I'll post it here, but I'd be curious to know everyone's thoughts on it. I'm not particularly fond of the fusion of the two media myself.... -------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Visit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress! ...

Christmas Eve
Because I just found out this is on YouTube and I love it... Hope you're all enjoying a peaceful and joyous Christmas Eve. Labels: Viral Videos ...

Puff Piece, With an Odor of PDS
Someone please point me to a piece as puffy and fluffy as the one Ben Smith just wrote about Kamala Harris, the new Democratic Attorney General of California: It’s easy to understand why Kamala Harris, California’s next attorney general, is being called the future of the Democratic Party, a rising political star in the mold of one of her big supporters — President Barack Obama. The piece makes "slobbering love affair" seem just not descriptive enough. Oh, and there was the fai...

Hawaii's New Governor Takes Up the Fight Against Birthers (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, The New York Times reported that Neil Abercrombie, the new Democratic Governor of Hawaii, plans to take aggressive steps to address the "birther" movement--the Conspiracy theorists who believe Barack Obama was born overseas rather than in the United States. The Obama campaign has already posted a certificate of birth from the Hawaii Department of Health on its Web site, and two independent fact-checking organizations have verified its legitimacy, but Abercromb...

White Christmas Weekend in Virginia
Christmas Day Snowfall signals the beginning of a weekend when accumulations from 2 to 7 inches are forecast for the I-95 corridor and up to 12 inches in eastern Virginia. Governor McDonnell declared a precautionary State of Emergency. Shown here from earlier today: the closed entrance to Skyline Drive. The purpose of Blue Virginia is to cover Virginia politics from a progressive and Democratic perspective. This is a group blog and a community blog. We invite everyone to comment here, but please...

Schapiro column: It's ba-aack the holiday wish list
Gov. Bob McDonnell — Increased maximum on Virginia's Credit Card. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax — Freshly sharpened scissors with which to cut up Virginia's Credit Card. Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University — Lessons on how to be a university president — but don't tell anyone. Monica Rao, wife of the VCU president — Alternating days as the university's president and First Lady. House Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford — Excha...

Report: $600 million needed for Virginia rail services
Virginia needs more than half a billion dollars to cover its intercity rail services and development over the next decade, according to a report from the state's Department of Rail and Public Transportation. More than half of the money -- $353 million of the $629 million -- is needed for the planned development of a High-speed Rail system from Richmond to D.C. The remainder is tied to operating needs for Amtrak train service, which includes service from D.C. to Richmond and Lynchburg. A federal...

Clinton to Campaign for Emanuel
By Danny Yadron Former President Bill Clinton will stump for Rahm Emanuel  in the latter’s bid to become mayor of Chicago. Mr. Emanuel, most recently Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama , also served in Mr. Clinton’s White House from 1993 to 1998 as senior adviser for policy and strategy among other posts. The support from Mr. Clinton, reported by Politico and confirmed to Washington Wire by a person familiar with the matter, comes after a victory this past week for Mr. Emanuel...