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Coleman requests recount in Northam race

Businessman Wayne Coleman ® requested a recount last week in the election to replace Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in Virginia’s Sixth district. Nine votes separate Coleman and Del. Lynwood Lewis (D). The race will decide the balance of power in the Virginia State Senate.


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Gillespie likely to enter senate race

The New York Times reported Thursday that Republican strategist Ed Gillespie will likely challenge incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in 2014. The news brought heightened focus to an election Warner had been widely predicted by analysts to win handedly.


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Rugby Road ID distributors to face prosecution, purchasers doubtably so

The University is awaiting the release of a list of names of those thought to have purchased a fake ID from a distributor on Rugby Road. The three individuals involved in the distribution were arrested in May after federal investigators raided the suspected headquarters. To date, legal action has only been taken against the three individuals associated with the distributor.


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Deeds' condition updated to 'good'

Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” Wednesday afternoon after he suffered multiple stab wounds inflicted by his son in his Bath County home Tuesday morning. First responders pronounced Deeds’ son Gus, 24, dead at the scene.


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Attorney General election remains too close to call

After an uncharacteristically tight race between Virginia State Senators Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, and Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, unofficial results posted by the Virginia State Board of Elections show that Herring currently leads the polls by a mere 164 votes more than a week after the Nov.


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Platform Analysis: Libertarian Robert Sarvis

Sarvis is a native of Fairfax, Va. and has an undergraduate degree from Harvard, advanced degrees from Cambridge and George Mason and a law degree from New York University. He has experience as an entrepreneur, a software engineer, a math teacher and a lawyer.


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Platform Analysis: Republican Ken Cuccinelli

Kenneth Thomas “Ken” Cuccinelli II graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1986 and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University. Cuccinelli also received a J.D. and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. Cuccinelli was a leading conservative member of the Virginia Senate from 2002-2010 and is the state’s current attorney general. Cuccinelli is a practicing Roman Catholic and currently lives in Nokesville, VA with his wife, Teiro, and their seven children.


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McAuliffe raises nearly $25 million, attracts pro-choice, climate group donations

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe raised $24,776,522 from donations this election cycle, outpacing Cucinelli’s $14,815, 328. Political industries and politics sectors were significant donors for both candidates, accounting for about $8.5 million of McAuliffe’s funds and $9.2 million of Cucinelli’s. Cuccinelli attacked McAuliffe’s accepting donations from the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry, which made the largest in-state contribution to McAuliffe.


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Cuccinelli draws political, industry donations

Cuccinelli’s top donors were the Republican Governors Association ($7,916,261), Republican Party of Virginia ($679,844), and Richard Uihlein ($150,000). Uihlein is the CEO of Uline Inc., which distributes shipping, industrial, and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America. Cuccinelli became embroiled in controversy when he accepted more than $18,000 in gifts from CEO Jonnie Williams of Star Scientific—a technologically oriented company focused on health and wellness. As a result of public backlash, Cuccinelli has since donated the money to a Richmond-based charity.


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Herring, Obenshain present stark choice, close race

Voters will have to make a decision between Republican Candidate Mark Obenshain and Democratic Candidate Mark Herring. Center for Politics Spokesperson Geoffrey Skelley said the outcome of this race will be harder to predict than the other two races on the ballot. Skelley said that much of voters’ focus is on the governor’s race.


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Past elections predict Cuccinelli victory

At no time since 1968 has a Democrat occupied both the Virginia Governor’s Mansion and the White House, and the data suggest that having a Democrat in the White House is a good predictor of a Republican winning the race for governor. In addition, the Cavalier Daily was confident that no change in the party holding the White House was a good predictor of no change in the party holding the Governor’s Mansion.


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Legal proceedings begin over Casey Schulman's death

The family of Casey Schulman, a University student who died during a boating accident in Dominica while on a Semester at Sea trip last fall, has filed a lawsuit against the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea, as well as the hotel and the travel agencies through which the chartered snorkeling expedition Schulman was on was organized, charging them with counts of negligence and strict liability.


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President Clinton stumps for Terry McAuliffe

Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.


Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was indicted on eleven counts of corruption in September 2014.
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Automatic system restored 1,566 felons' rights, McDonnell says

The governor’s automatic, individualized system of rights restoration, established on July 15, 2013, has restored the rights of 1,566 non-violent convicted felons so far. Convicted felons in Virginia lose several rights, including the right to vote, to run for or hold public office and to serve on juries.


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