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Moran, a thickly built Virginian with a temper that runs hot on occasion, was summoned from his inner office by the noise of angry protesters interacting with his staff, according to the congressman's account. He confronted the protesters, prompting staff to step between them and the activists to ask whether Moran needed "bodyguards" to protect him. "We're not protecting him from you, we're protecting you from him," a staffer explained.

One minute video from RPV chiding Tom Perriello for his support of health care reform.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Their votes helped deliver President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Now, dozens of Democrats are politically imperiled in a contentious environment where emotions are raw and likely to remain so. Obama plans to use his political heft—and the momentum of victory—to try to prop up lawmakers who stuck with him during the final days that turned the controversial legislation into the law of the land. They'll surely need his help. Despite euphoria in some quarters after Tuesday's bill signing, opponents kept up their vehement objections to Obama's plan and those who supported it. A Virginia blog published...

Nye, No [Kathryn Jean Lopez] From the Virginian-Pilot: U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye announced Saturday night he is voting against against the Democratic health care bill today, saying it doesn’t do enough to lower the cost of health care. “Over the past year, I have spoken with countless small business owners, families, medical professionals, and average citizens across Virginia’s 2nd District, and it became very clear that this bill was not the right solution for Virginia’s health care challenges,” Nye said in a written statement. “There were many strong points in this bill that I would have been happy to support...

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More information on the rally in Richmond, VA: http://novirginiataxincrease.com/

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For Immediate Release March 4, 2010 RPV Chairman Pat Mullins calls on Charlie Rangel's last two Virginia angels to return dirty money, announces new web video Contact: Garren Shipley (540) 686-1138 RPV Chairman Pat Mullins issued the following statement: "What a difference a day makes! Less than 48 hours ago, Rep. Tom Perriello was standing by his good friend Congressman Rangel. But now that the public has found out just how bad Charlie's ethical lapses have been, Perriello can't get rid of that money fast enough," Mullins said. "Congressmen Glenn Nye and Gerry Connolly are still holding on to $21,000...

Jim Trautz For Congress (Virginia -10) 84rules March 2, 2010

Republicans and conservatives throughout the country are near giddy as they survey the prospects for the 2010 elections. As the policies of Obama and the mobbed-up Congress of Nancy Pelosi become more exposed, the American people are running from them in droves. All predictions are that the GOP will have a banner year and may reclaim a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. And while the odds are that Harry Reid's Democrats retain their Senate majority, it is certain to be much more narrow a margin. But scratch the surface of this euphoria and a nagging fear is prevalent....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ten House Democrats indicated in an Associated Press survey Monday they have not ruled out switching their "no" votes to "yes" on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, brightening the party's hopes in the face of unyielding Republican opposition. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is struggling to secure enough Democratic votes for approval, thus the effort to attract former foes. Obama .. is expected to embrace a handful of Republican ideas for making health care more efficient. But persuading lawmakers to change their votes is a tough sell. Elected officials are loath to vote two ways on a controversial...

During his campaign for Attorney General of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli committed himself to acting with an aggressive conservative agenda. He promised voters that he would the office to aggressively fight governmental overregulation and interference wherever he could find it. In other words, he pledged to use the office of Attorney General for good, rather than evil. After just over one month in office, he’s off to one hell of a start. Last week, AG Cuccinelli boldly petitioned the EPA to convene a proceeding to reexamine their “Endangerment Finding” which claims that human activity has increased atmospheric greenhouse gases to a...

On Tuesday, March 2d, voters in Fairfax County Virginia's 41st House District will vote in a special election and choose a Delegate to fill the seat vacated by Democrat David Marsden. Prior to Marsden, the 41st District's Delegate seat had traditionally been held by Republicans. See the map of this District here. So far the only controversy to arise in this campaign is Republican Kerry Bolognese's charge that his opponent, Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn, has been conducting unfair "push-poll" operations against him. "I'm outraged that that these false claims would be made at all, much less in a sleazy push poll,"...

[Eileen] Filler-Corn . . . received endorsements from Jim Brady, represented Handgun Control, Inc., and served as the vice-president and legislative chairman of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Million Mom March. . . . Filler-Corn declared: "Every person is at risk from a citizen carrying guns in malls, movie theaters, restaurants and on highways."

RPV Chairman Pat Mullins announces launch of "RetireRick.com" For Immediate Release February 24, 2010 Statement of RPV Chairman Pat Mullins on the launch of RetireRick.com, new web video. Contact: Garren Shipley (540) 686-1138 RPV Chairman Pat Mullins issued the following statement: "Democrat Rick Boucher left Abingdon for Washington, D.C. 27 years ago. He's been gone so long that he's forgotten what Southwest Virginia is all about," Mullins said. "He's become more accustomed to working with those in Washington than working for the folks in the 9th District." That's why the Republican Party of Virginia has launched RetireRick.com, a website that...

Vulnerable Democratic Congressmen Who Voted FOR Obamacare The First Time Around These are the folks we need to pressure to switch their votes! Arizona: Harry Mitchell (Phoenix suburbs) Gabrielle Giffords (Tucson) Ann Kirkpatrick (most of rural Arizona, NE part of state) California: Jerry McNerney (Stockton and Pleasanton) Colorado: John Salazar (Pueblo) Connecticut: Jim Hines (Fairfield County) Florida: Alan Grayson (Orlando) Illinois: Bill Foster (Dixon, Batavia, and Geneseo) Indiana: Baron Hill (from Kentucky border up to Bloomington) Michigan: Mark Schauer (Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee & Washtenaw counties) Gary Peters (Oakland County) Nevada: Dina Titus (Las Vegas) New Hampshire: Carol...

AFP Announces "CUT VIRGINIA SPENDING TOUR" AFP-VA is going after Senators who want to increase your taxes rather than cut wasteful programs! *Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday as we travel across Virginia to rally against the LIBERAL Senate plan to raise your taxes* Yesterday, we applauded the House of Delegates while blasting the Senate as legislators unveiled their plans to close a more than $4 billion budget deficit. This week, we are traveling to a city near you to unveil AFP-Virginia’s "Commonsense Model Budget." The model budget provides an overview of where cuts SHOULD be made. Copies of...

I'm just sending out a feeler about Perriello. I'm considering a weekly Perriello ping unless someone is doing something like that already. BTW, he voted for Obama-care. [And yes, I live in this district. But DC and world news have had practically all my political attention.] Just for background [not quotable -- wiki alert] Wikipedia [warning -- not a quotable source, just a good launching pad] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Perriello Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello (born October 9, 1974 in Ivy, Virginia) is an American politician and attorney. He is the Democratic congressman from the fifth district of Virginia. The district includes much...

After weeks of indecision, state Del. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, is lining up support for a likely campaign against Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher of Abingdon. Griffith, the majority leader of the House of Delegates, has been reaching out to party leaders and activists in the 9th Congressional District today to gauge support for his candidacy and is nearing a decision to formally enter the race. Griffith will have to make his decision official by March 1, the deadline for Republican candidates to file in the district.

RICHMOND -- After weeks of indecision, state Del. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, is lining up support for a likely campaign against Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher of Abingdon.