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Highlights from Cuccinelli-McAuliffe debate
Virginia gubernatorial candidates Ken Cuccinelli II (R) and Terry McAuliffe (D) debate Thursday. Here are some highlights.
Cuccinelli, McAuliffe face off in final debate
Both candidates tried to tie the other to partisan Washington, and both claimed to have solutions for Va.
Where Va. candidates stand on public education
Ken Cuccinelli’s and Terry McAuliffe’s positions on public education.
Outside group launches ads to boost Sarvis for Va. governor
Purple PAC launched a six-figure television ad buy Thursday.
Va. Gov. candidates take different approaches to education
Cuccinelli aims for significant reforms, while McAuliffe has called for increased school funding.
Va. candidates differ on how to boost mental health funds
Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli agree that mental health care needs more money but not on how to get it.
Cuccinelli focuses on base in final days of Va. governor race
Republican is targeting narrow swath of voters as Democrat McAuliffe makes a broader appeal.
Where Va. candidates stand on mental health
Ken Cuccinelli’s and Terry McAuliffe’s positions on funding mental health.
Gun ads duel in Virginia election campaign
NRA targets Democratic candidate for AG as Bloomberg goes after Cuccinelli.
Cuccinelli teams with Ryan to slam new health-care law
Cuccinelli attacks new health-care law as McAuliffe praises Ohio’s Republican governor for expanding Medicaid.
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First female sheriff of Fairfax County could emerge from November election
Democrat Stacey Kincaid faces one Republican and two independent candidates.
What I learned when a Reston man with Alzheimer’s disease went missing
An all-out police search, and the inability of financial or phone technology to help, opened a family’s eyes.
Putting the ‘vice’ in vice mayor? Haymarket official charged with being drunk in public
Vice mayor arrested, former council member charged with public swearing, many fingers pointed.
‘Ex-gay’ movement targets Va. universities, demands ‘conversion’ option be offered to gays
‘Voice of Voiceless’ goes undercover to see if college counselors are discussing therapy to become straight.
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President Barack Obama, Bernice King and civil rights leaders spoke at the dedication for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall on Sunday. (Oct. 16)
Thousands gather to dedicate MLK Memorial
Some 10,000 spectators arrived on the National Mall early Sunday morning for the dedication of a stone memorial for civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Al Sharpton leads rally for jobs, justice
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Sharpton: 'We must continue to fight for justice today'
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Obama speaks at MLK memorial dedication
President Barack Obama spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication on Sunday. He said King's work is not yet finished. (Oct. 16)
King's sister, children speak at memorial dedication
Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister Christine King Farris and two of his four children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, spoke at the dedication for the memorial on Sunday. (Oct. 16)
Jackson tells Occupy protesters to remain nonviolent
Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed the Occupy Wall Street movement at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication on Sunday. Like civil rights protests, he told Occupy protesters to remain nonviolent. (Oct. 16)
Lewis, Young, Lowery address MLK memorial dedication crowd
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young and Rev. Joseph Lowery addressed the crowd about Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at the memorial dedication on Sunday. (Oct. 16)
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