FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Lobbyist's work for Obama transition raises concerns over ethics guidelines
CongressDaily
A communications industry lobbyist who has represented some of the nation's most powerful cable, Internet and telecommunications firms is drawing scrutiny for his role on President-elect Obama's transition team.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Cantor elected to House GOP leadership post
First Virginian and Jewish-American to hold position
Rep. Eric I. Cantor became the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House Wednesday, winning an uncontested election as the party's whip. "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good," Cantor said before the 175 Republican members of the House unanimously elected him. Cantor is the first Virginian ever to hold the post in either party. As whip, he will work with Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, to coordinate the votes and messages of GOP House members. The two men announced their party is united...
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Virginia AG Credits Local, State Officials with Capturing Sex Offenders in Illegal Immigration Crackdown
Kaine opposes effort
State and local law enforcement officers cooperated in an operation that nabbed and deported 171 illegal alien sex offenders, reports CNSNews.com Staff Writer Kevin Mooney. But, the Republican attorney general who engineered the operation and wants to increase cooperation between state and local enforcement officials to catch illegal aliens who've committed crimes is being opposed by the Democrat governor.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
Conservative Principles Still Prevail in Virginia
Frederick Op-Ed in Times-Dispatch
There is no doubt that Nov. 4 was a storm that rained down hard on Republicans, both in Virginia and nationwide. Between an unpopular president with an "R" next to his name; the press clearly against us (and not hiding that fact)...
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Palin Fires Up the GOP
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday the Republican Governors Association is committed to returning to the bedrock values of the party after a battering in the Nov. 4 election left Republicans in a weakened state across the nation.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Washington Post Concedes Obama Bias
The mainstream press have been accused of being biased in favor of President-elect Barack Obama for months - a phenomenon now acknowledged by one of the nation's media heavyweights. On Sunday, The Washington Post's ombudsman, Deborah Howell, offered evidence of an "Obama tilt" in her own newspaper.











