Obama Talks With Military Wives In Virginia
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — President Obama kicked off his day of campaigning in the battleground state of Virginia with a surprise stop at Rick’s Café, where he chatted with military wives about his efforts to bette…
Obama TV Ads in Ohio, Iowa, Virginia Label Romney ‘Outsourcer-in-Chief’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Continuing to capitalize on a Washington Post report on Mitt Romney’s ties to outsourcing, the Obama campaign is launching state-specific TV ads in Ohio, Iowa and Virginia on Tuesday that accuse the presumptive …
Romney Tailors ‘First 100 Days’ Ads to Swing States
Darren McCollester/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Mitt Romney’s campaign released four ads Friday morning specifically tailored to the battleground states of Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.The 30-second ads, each titled, “100 Days&rdq…
What to Watch in Tuesday’s Voting Contests
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Voters take to the polls to cast their ballots in Arizona, Maine, Virginia, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina on Tuesday. Residents of these respective states will decide on a series of contests incl…
Gov. Bob McDonnell Shakes Off VP Talk
Kris Connor/Getty Images(ANNANDALE, Va.) — Asked if he was hoping to play a supporting role on the GOP ticket with Mitt Romney this fall, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell widely grinned as he brushed off a reporter’s suggestion at a Virginia stop Tue…
New Synthetic Drug Amped Used to Get High
George Doyle/Thinkstock(RICHMOND, Va.) — Amped, a new type of synthetic drug that falls into the street category of “bath salts,” is being used by people in Virginia to get high, and likely in other parts of the country as well.The drug is…
Va. Gov. McDonnell Approval Rating Drops
Kris Connor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell sits on many potential vice presidential lists, but problems might be brewing in his home state where his approval rating has slipped in the past 12 months, according to a new Washingt…
Thousands Turn Out for Obama, But Ohio Arena Goes Unfilled
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)(RICHMOND, Va.) — Thousands turned out for President Obama on Saturday at his first re-election campaign rallies in Ohio and Virginia but there were no overflowing crowds — a distinct contrast from the sce…
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Coy About VP Prospects
Kris Connor/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell stuck to the ambiguous script of a potential running mate Thursday morning. No comment.“I’m not interviewing or auditioning. I’ve got Patrick Henry and Thomas Jeff…
Virginia Is For Lovers (Of Electoral Combat)
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Within the next few days both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will take their turn courting voters in Virginia—a state that is already emerging as one of the most intensively contested battle…
Romney Makes Fun of Obama Campaign Slogan At Glitzy Fundraiser
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(ARLINGTON, Va.) — Mitt Romney spoke to a group of high-dollar donors at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Va., Wednesday evening, poking fun at President Obama’s newly unveiled ca…
Virginia Man Shoots Self, Wife at Gun Safety Class
Hemera/Thinkstock(ROANOKE, Va.) — A Virginia man accidentally shot himself and his wife while they were at a gun safety class over the weekend.Michael L. Deel, 54, and his wife, Michelle Deel, 49, are recovering from the injuries they suffered d…
Virginia Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice in the Same Day
Virginia Lottery(RICHMOND, Va.) — Winning the lottery once in a lifetime is pretty lucky. Winning the lottery twice in the same day? Virginia Fike is one of the few people that can describe that feeling.The Berryville, Va., resident had tw…
Virginia Governor Says He’d Consider VP Slot, If Asked
Kris Connor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Thursday he’d consider being vetted for the vice presidential slot if Mitt Romney’s team approaches him.“Well I think anybody that gets a call from the nominee and…
Biden Blames High Gas Prices on Litany of Foreign Factors
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NORFOLK, Va.) — Vice President Joe Biden promised students at a Virginia high school a quick explanation for why U.S. gas prices are high and still rising, but then went on for 11 minutes, delving into the complexities of the o…
Gang Members Arrested on Charges of Sex Trafficking Suburban Teens
Medioimages/Photodisc/ThinkStock(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — Sex trafficking is moving to the suburbs. Federal prosecutors have charged five alleged gang members with trafficking teenage girls into prostitution in suburban Northern Virginia, one of the wealthi…
CB Barber Returning To Bucs For 16th Season
NFL via Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Ronde Barber Wednesday, for what will be his 16th year in the NFL. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Barber, who will turn 37 …
Teacher Reportedly Takes Pro-Obama Position in Assigning Homework
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CLIFTON, Va.) — The Fairfax County Public Schools system says there are no plans to discipline a middle school teacher after he was reported to have assigned his students work that involved researching the vulnerabilities of the…
Gov. McDonnell’s ‘Virginia Is for Lovers’ Gift to Obama
Kris Connor/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, a key Mitt Romney supporter, showed some Virginia love for the president, greeting Obama on the tarmac in Richmond Friday afternoon and giving him a “Virginia is for Lovers…
Obama to Promote Manufacturing in Virginia
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will use a visit to the battleground state of Virginia on Friday to announce plans for $1 billion in competitive grants to boost manufacturing.The president will outline a proposal to create a …