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Paint Virginia Blue? Obama’s Trying.

He could've picked Ohio. Or Florida. Or any one of the dozen or so traditional swing states that have decided American presidential elections since the dawn of time (or at least 1992). But for his first official stop on the trail to November, newly minted Democratic nominee Barack Obama visited a place last week that hasn't voted for a dreaded Democrat since the slightly more Southern Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas triumphed there in 1964. The special state? Virginia.

I Believe In The Right To Own Firearms Despite Virginia Tech Tragedy

If everyone owned and was trained to use a gun, we wouldn t have any problems. A lot of the gun deaths are accidental because people aren't following proper safety procedures. Would Cho have gone into those classrooms if he d felt someone else had a firearm? In Florida, when they first enacted their concealed carry permits, their overall crime rate dropped. But the crime rate against tourists increased because the criminals knew the tourists didn t have a firearm.

The malignant resentments that erupted into mass murder in Virginia

The Virginia Tech tragedy, which led to the brutal deaths of 33 people, is an event that needs to be considered soberly and at length. But even before funerals have taken place and the dead properly memorialized, government and university officials are urging students, faculty and the population at large to move on.

'Wash Post' Reveals: Virginia Tech Killer Bought First Gun Online

"Dowdy said he cannot be sure that Cho purchased the gun online but that is the most likely explanation for why another vendor would have sent it to the pawnshop for Cho. "Both transactions were legal. Unlike some other states, Virginia has no waiting period before purchasing a handgun; nor does it require registration."

The Virginia Tech massacre-- social roots of another American tragedy

A day after the mass killing at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, along with grief and dismay, some reflections on life in the US are clearly in order. The event was horrifying, but no one who has followed the evolution of American society over the past quarter-century will be entirely shocked. Such psychopathic episodes, including dozens of multiple killings or attempted killings in workplaces and schools, have occurred with disturbing regularity, particularly since the mid-1980s.

Gunman Kills 32 on Virginia Tech Campus -- College Paper Covers It

Here is how the student-run Collegiate Times reported it, blog-style, with the most recent posting first. A full article is now posted there, which includes the note that police "are also investigating if it has any relation to the recent bomb threats on Tech's campus."

Gunman Kills 21 on Virginia Tech Campus

A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in U.S. history. The gunman was killed, bringing to death toll to 22, but it was unclear if he was shot by police or took his own life.

Virginia Gun Dealers Taunt N.Y. Mayor

"Ask about the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway" reads a sign taped to the gun shop's register, beckoning customers to enter the drawing named for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose federal lawsuits against gun dealers in five states have drawn the wrath of Virginia's gun enthusiasts.

Daily Kos: VA-Sen: George F. Allen vs. James H. "Jim" . . . ?

More electronic voting B.S.: Democratic candidate Webb will appear with his first name and nickname only -- or "James H. 'Jim' " -- on summary pages in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville, the only jurisdictions in Virginia that use balloting machines manufactured by Hart InterCivic of Austin. "We're not happy about it," Webb spokeswoman Kristian Denny Todd said last night, adding that the campaign learned about the problem a week ago and has since been in touch with state election officials. "I don't think it can be remedied by Election Day. Obviously, that's a concern."

Virginia Senator Allen Didn't Disclose Stock Options to Congress

For the past five years, Senator George Allen has failed to tell Congress about stock options he got for his work as a director of a high-tech company. The Virginia Republican also asked the Army to help another business that gave him similar options.

As Senator Falters, a Democrat Rises in Virginia

Increasingly, Democratic strategists see Virginia as a prime target for one of the six seats they need to regain a majority. Perhaps most important for Mr. Webb, whose late-starting campaign has lagged far behind Mr. Allen s in fund-raising, the Democrat s contributions have begun to climb, advisers say. In one of the sharpest exchanges of the campaign, Mr. Webb and Mr. Allen squared off on the war in Iraq on Meet the Press on NBC on Sunday, with Mr. Allen defending the Bush administration s policy and denouncing the second-guessing and Monday-morning quarterbacking of the critics. We re going to need to do what it takes to succeed, Mr. Allen said, when asked if he would support additional troops in Iraq, because it s essential to the security of the United States of America. Mr. Webb responded: I know what it s like to be on the ground. I know what it s like to fight a war like this, and either there are limits to what the military can do. Eventually, this is going to have to move into a diplomatic environment, and that s where this administration seems to have blinders. They are not talking to Syria, they are not talking to Iran, and there are ways that we can do this, move this forward.

GOP Allen's Once Large Lead Evaporates

In an election for the United States Senate in Virginia incumbent Republican George 'macaca' Allen edges Democrat challenger James Webb 48% to 45%, according to an exclusive SurveyUSA poll. Since an identical SurveyUSA poll in June, Allen has lost 8 points and Webb has gained 8 points. Allen's lead has shrunk from 19 points to 3 points. Allen has lost support across all demographic groups, but in particular, among younger voters. He has gone from Plus 23 to Minus 17, a swing of 40 points. In Southeastern VA, Allen has gone from a 2:1 lead to a tie, a 31-point swing.