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Campaign Contributions Worry Some Virginians

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

Wealthy friends and accommodating campaign finance laws have allowed the two men running for governor of Virginia to compile tens of thousands of dollars from individual donors in what is expected to be the most expensive race in the state's history. Read story »

A Costlier Dulles Toll Road

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009

Officials have been planning it for years, but the news that the cost of driving the Dulles Toll Road could double by 2012 has angered some motorists and caused some concern among politicians, including the two men vying to become Virginia’s governor. Read story and 13 comments »

From Where in Virginia Is Candidate McDonnell?

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009

In campaign literature mailed recently to Northern Virginia residents, Robert F. McDonnell touts himself as a “governor that Fairfax County families can be proud to call their own.” In another mailer sent to Hampton Roads residents, he touts himself as “a governor Virginia Beach can be proud to call our own.” Read story and 3 comments »

President Campaigns for Deeds in N.Va.

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

The first Democratic president to win Virginia in more than four decades encouraged his supporters Thursday night to return to the polls in November and elect Democrat R. Creigh Deeds governor. Read story and 6 comments »

As Candidates Woo Tax and Traffic Foes, Specifics of Road Proposals Remain Elusive

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The transportation crisis in Virginia has gotten so bad that highway officials have eliminated 1,400 projects, closed 18 rest stops and cut $2 billion in construction funds. Read story and 1 comment »

7 Former Legislators From GOP Back Deeds

Transportation Funding Plays Role In Endorsements

Thursday, July 23, 2009

As Virginia's candidates for governor battle for the state's political middle, Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds announced Wednesday that he has been endorsed by seven former Republican delegates and senators. Read story and 1 comment »

McDonnell Roads Plan Privatizes ABC Stores

Proposal Would Also Divert N.Va. Tax Revenue

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, proposed Tuesday handing over about 330 state-run liquor stores to private operators to pay for road improvements — a novel way to fund fixes but one that confronts many of the same obstacles that have stalled previous efforts. Read story and 2 comments »

Business Leaders Are Major Prize In Va. Race

McDonnell, Deeds Seek Credibility Among Execs

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The candidates for Virginia governor, aggressively courting the state's influential business leaders, made competing announcements Monday aimed at winning the confidence of executives who can both raise money and provide an important vote of confidence at a time of financial uncertainty. Read story »

Deeds Set For Costly Fight for Governor

Democrat Raised Twice as Much as McDonnell in June

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds outraised Republican Robert F. McDonnell in the Virginia gubernatorial race by nearly 2 to 1 last month, providing early evidence of a high-dollar general election campaign that will bear little resemblance to Deeds’s cash-strapped insurgency in the primary. Read story and 2 comments »

Deeds Raises $3.4 Million in Va.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Virginia gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds, who has spent much of his time since the June 9 Democratic primary raising money, announced yesterday that he collected $3.4 million during the month-long fundraising period that ended June 30. Read story »

McDonnell, Deeds Hit Ground Running

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the newly minted Democratic nominee for governor, stood with his party's elite, Mark Warner and Timothy M. Kaine, Saturday at an outdoor rally as he pledged to follow in their footsteps if he wins in November. Read story »

McDonnell, Deeds Hit Ground Running

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the newly minted Democratic nominee for governor, stood with his party's elite, Mark Warner and Timothy M. Kaine, Saturday at an outdoor rally as he pledged to follow in their footsteps if he wins in November. Read story »

Deeds Surges to Stunning Win in Va.

Rural Legislator Is Democrats' Pick in Governor's Race

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

R. Creigh Deeds, a longtime state legislator from rural Bath County, won a stunning come-from-behind victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor last night, overwhelming a pair of better-funded and better-positioned opponents. Read story and 1 comment »

Severe Weather Meddles in Tight Virginia Contest

Officials Report Low Turnout for Democratic Primary Election

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Voters across Virginia braved thunder, wind and heavy rain to head for the polls today in a Democratic primary election that, as expected, appeared to be drawing few voters, adding to a sense of unpredictability in a wide-open, three-way gubernatorial race. Read story »

Primary Hinges On Voter Turnout

Democrats Hoping To Be Governor Going Full Throttle

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Virginia voters go to the polls today to select the Democratic standard-bearer for governor against Republican Robert F. McDonnell, an outcome that is likely to rest with a few hundred thousand voters but could chart the course of the Democratic Party in the once solidly conservative state. Read story »

Va. Candidates Enter Homestretch of Tight Primary Race

Monday, June 8, 2009

The three men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia continued their final push across the state today in the sprint before tomorrow's primary. Read story »

On Requiring Coverage, A Mix of Support and Silence

Rivals for Governor Mostly Mum, Including on Mitigating Cost

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The debate over paying for autism treatment has forced the candidates for governor of Virginia to navigate a tricky path between offering hope to parents and reassuring the business community that the cost will not overburden it. Read story »

Personality Distinctions Define Tuesday Primary for Governor

In Fluid Race, the Three Democrats Largely Agree on Issues

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Virginians will head to the polls next week to choose a Democrat to face Republican Robert F. McDonnell in what is expected to be a fiercely contested governor's race this fall. Read story and 3 comments »

Stepping Gingerly Through Bottleneck

Candidates Wary of Voters' Strong Feelings

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

It is quite possibly the most vexing highway in all of Virginia: the only westbound interstate out of Washington and one of the only interstates that narrows as it approaches a major city — where traffic is heavy in both directions morning and night. Read story »

Moran Alone in Rallying Opposition to Power Plant

Rivals Steer Clear by Focusing on Alternatives

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Gubernatorial candidate Brian Moran headlined a rally opposing the construction of a coal-fired power plant in southeast Virginia yesterday afternoon, a contentious local battle that has helped draw distinctions between Democrats on the critical question of how to meet the state's energy demands. Read story »

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