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A prominent political donor gave $70,000 to a corporation owned by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his sister last year, and the governor did not disclose the money as a gift or loan, according to people with knowledge of the payments. Other undisclosed "donations" from Star Scientific head honcho Jonnie Williams bring the total to $145,000.

A prominent political donor gave $70,000 to a corporation owned by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his sister last year, and the governor did not disclose the money as a gift or loan, according to people with knowledge of the payments. Other undisclosed "donations" from Star Scientific head honcho Jonnie Williams bring the total to $145,000.

The executive director of the ACLU of Virginia called the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Voting Rights Act could be a potential "death blow" for the 1965 law's Section 5, which prevented voter disenfranchisement mostly due to unfair redistricting. As late as 2003, the VRA stopped Republican efforts to "pack" African-American voters into a fewer districts or "dilute" the power of black voters in majority-white districts in Virginia.

Republicans in Fairfax County, Va., recently released its endorsements for the Fairfax County Board of Elections. At the top the list, was one Stephen Hunt. It's a name that sounds generic enough to anyone not deeply invested in local politics, but to anyone who sat on an area school board or perhaps a town meeting since 2005 knows the man's specificity all too well.

On Tuesday, ABC News reported that Virginia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli led state Attorneys General to sign a letter suggesting that a Supreme Court decision overturning a gay marriage ban in California would somehow open the door to legalizing polygamy.

As President Obama is set to unveil a climate change plan tomorrow, the National Climatic Data Center released more of the same disheartening news: May was the 339th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average.

It's fascinating to watch the old-school Virginia Republicans — mainstream, moderate, pragmatic — throw their support to Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe, not to Tea Partier Ken Cuccinelli. And it's a trend that will probably continue, as the Republican ticket fights off charges of corruption and craziness.

In his brief time in the national spotlight, Attorney General of Virginia and Republican candidate for Governor Ken Cuccinelli is no stranger to scandal. Next up on his defense docket? Explaining why staff from the Attorney General's office was assisting two energy companies embattled in lawsuits against the people of Virginia.

Perhaps the most heated gubernatorial race of 2013, the campaign for Virginia's top seat certainly has its share of storylines. The campaign money reports are in for April and May, and they show that the support for Terry McAuliffe (or maybe against Ken Cuccinelli and EW Jackson) is gaining momentum. Even amongst prominent Republicans.

After Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican candidate for the governor of Virginia, called Planned Parenthood a racist organization, two prominent Republican women decry their party's dangerous anti-woman's health agenda.

Former Rep. Tom Davis, a Republican who represented Virginia, has drawn criticism for his backing of extremist candidate EW Jackson in upcoming 2013 race for his state's Lieutenant Governorship. Although, the corporate media would just prefer to call him a moderate and, well, let's all go home. Nothing to see here.

This guy isn't just Tea Party, he's...well, watch the videos! My god.

The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) issued a statement Wednesday confirming the conclusion by Congressman Gerry Connolly and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that USPS lacks the legal authority to cut mail delivery from six-to-five days.

So, while Ken Cuccinelli's team is busy ranting and raving about pedophilia (don't ask - they're totally off the deep end/foaming at the mouth, as usual), it turns out that Star Scientific - the company Ken Cuccinelli is heavily invested in (Cuccinelli, as well as Bob McDonnell, are also close friends with Star's CEO, Jonnie Williams) - is busy marketing

Today, American Bridge launched Ken on the Issues, which they describe as "a tool to educate voters on Cuccinelli's extreme views on everything from sexual orientation and climate change to Medicare and reproductive freedom." The following statements, here (click to "embiggen") and on the "flip," show tha

From the Democratic Party of Virginia:Continue reading...

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The following statement is from the Democratic Party of Virginia, referencing the Washington Blade story, "Cuccinelli challenges Va. sodomy ruling." The guy is utterly incorrigible, in addition to several other choice adjectives I can think of.Even as he attempts to torpedo transportation legislation, fend off broad condemnation over his conflict of interest with Star Scientif

From the Democratic Party of Virginia, once again so much for Cuccinelli the "straight shooter."Continue reading...