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          <title>Sen. Deeds unable to secure Obama base</title>
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Democrat Creigh Deeds wrongly focused on social issues and lost to Republican Robert F. McDonnell in the race for governor in part because young, African-American and other voters who supported Barack Obama a year ago stayed home, a political expert said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Write&#45;ins wrangled</title>
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Officials work throughout the day for final tallies           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cline defends 24th</title>
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House District 24 Del. Ben Cline defended his seat Tuesday with a dominating victory over Democratic challenger Jeff Price.

&#8220;It&#8217;s a great night for the [Shenandoah] Valley and for fiscal responsibility and for restoring common sense conservative values to Richmond,&#8221; Cline said from a Republican victory party at Salerno&#8217;s Restaurant in Lexington. &#8220;I commend my opponent for a clean race focused on the issues.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Landes fends off Marrow</title>
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Incumbent House District 25 Del. Steve Landes crushed his first major party challenge in more than a decade Tuesday, rolling past Democrat Greg Marrow.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Beverage snares treasurer post</title>
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Republican Stephanie Beverage will be the next Waynesboro treasurer after scoring a huge election night victory Tuesday.

Four years after losing her bid for the seat, Beverage captured 42 percent of the vote in a four-way race that saw the field double last month. Incumbent Treasurer Sandra &#8220;Sandee&#8221; Dixon mustered just 27 percent of the vote. 
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          <title>Caldwell Jr. re&#45;elected sheriff</title>
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Incumbent Staunton City Sheriff Alex L. Caldwell Jr. cruised to victory Tuesday night, snaring more than two-thirds of the vote.

Caldwell picked up 70 percent of the tally to Democratic challenger Michael S. Painter&#8217;s 30 percent.
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          <title>Bell takes House 20 victory</title>
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STAUNTON &#8211;&nbsp; Veteran Staunton City Councilman and Republican Richard &#8220;Dickie&#8221; Bell won convincingly Tuesday in the state House District 20 race, besting Democrat Erik Curren.

Bell captured 71 percent of the vote to Curren&#8217;s 29 percent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>2009 election results database</title>
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County by county results of the 2009 elections.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:43:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Full circle: Candidates lend an ear</title>
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The two candidates for House District 25 ended their campaigns on Monday where they started: talking to voters on porches and at front doors.

House District 25 challenger Greg Marrow has enjoyed grueling door-to-door campaigning during his more than eight months as a candidate.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Candidates make final appeals</title>
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GOP ticket makes a stop in the Shenandoah Valley           ]]></description>
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          <title>Job one</title>
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The task for the next governor: restore economic hope. Here are the plans to do it:           ]]></description>
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          <title>Write&#45;in rule: 1st, last names</title>
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New resolution specifies &#8216;what counts as a vote&#8217; for treasurer           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>McDonnell sticks to message</title>
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell hammered home his message of jobs and the economy during a Friday get-out-the-vote rally before 200 people at Willow Oak Plaza in Waynesboro.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>RNC chairman pleased with Virginia&#8217;s race outlook</title>
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Michael Steele is singing a dramatically different and more upbeat tune these days.

A year ago, when he took over as chairman of the Republican National Committee in the wake of Barack Obama&#8217;s presidential election romp, Steele&#8217;s party was singing the blues.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Incumbent faces anti&#45;politician</title>
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Unopposed since 2005 and still ascending the legislative ladder, House District 24 incumbent Ben Cline this year faces Democratic challenger Jeff Price, an historic home contractor with no intentions of becoming a &#8220;career politician.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Treasurer hopefuls sound off</title>
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Incumbent defends decisions           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP hauls in October cash</title>
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Local House Republican candidates led the campaign fundraising race for the three-week reporting period that ended last week.

And a write-in candidate for Waynesboro city treasurer got the jump on the two ballot candidates, one of them the incumbent.
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          <title>Old hand, business pro battle for 20th</title>
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The race to succeed retiring House District 20 Del. Chris Saxman pits a local political veteran against a businessman and civic leader.

Republican candidate Dickie Bell is an Augusta County special education teacher, veteran Staunton City Council member, and a conservative who believes in limited government and letting the private sector create jobs.           ]]></description>
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          <title>4 vie for treasurer position</title>
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Four candidates for city treasurer tout a variety of work experience and financial management in their campaigns, alongside promises for improvements in the office.

Each, including the incumbent, anticipates the need to learn more about office duties and accounting software.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Shannon seeks top law post</title>
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Democratic delegate vying for attorney general post in Va.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Leading Dems campaign for Deeds</title>
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STAUNTON &#8211; Virginia Democratic Party Chairman Richard Cranwell and some prominent Shenandoah Valley Democrats came to Staunton on Monday to tout Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds&#8217; job creation and support for rural areas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Landes: I will fight for small business</title>
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Del. Steve Landes unveiled legislation on Monday that would provide state grants to Virginia small businesses who add at least 10 fulltime employees and keep them for a two-year period.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Marrow blasts Landes for his &#8216;complacency&#8217;</title>
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The divide between Greg Marrow and District 25 Del. Steve Landes is more about energy than ideology, the Democratic challenger told The News Virginian on Wednesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:01:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Deeds courts JMU voters</title>
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HARRISONBURG &#8211; Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds brought his campaign to young voters Tuesday, appealing to James Madison University&#8217;s Young Democrats to help him overcome his deficit in the polls to Republican Robert F. McDonnell.           ]]></description>
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House District 20 candidates Erik Curren and Dickie Bell displayed sharp differences on transportation and the economy during a televised debate Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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HARRISONBURG &#8211; House District 25 candidates Steve Landes and Greg Marrow debated health care, transportation and job creation during an hour interview Tuesday morning on Harrisonburg radio station WSVA.
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Candidate might have to forgo teaching career if elected           ]]></description>
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Prodded by his Democratic opponent and three local party chairmen, Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, refused Thursday to apologize for comments he made at a Republican picnic last month comparing White House tactics to those used by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.           ]]></description>
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VERONA &#8212; The Augusta County Board of Supervisors amended the county&#8217;s coyote bounty ordinance Wednesday to pay a lesser amount per coyote year round after hearing a county sheep farmer ask them to stop the program.           ]]></description>
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Students, officials sound off on president&#8217;s address           ]]></description>
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine&#8217;s $1.35 billion budget reduction plan for the current fiscal year announced Tuesday will mean 929 layoffs and frozen state jobs, a one-day furlough for state employees and a net cut to higher education of almost 8 percent.
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McDonnell lambastes Deeds at parade           ]]></description>
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Close to 200 to protest excessive federal spending           ]]></description>
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If elected as Virginia&#8217;s next attorney general in November, Republican Ken Cuccinelli is bracing to protect Virginia&#8217;s 10th amendment freedom to have a right-to-work law and the state&#8217;s marriage amendment.           ]]></description>
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Augusta County may relocate a Staunton fire station, or add a station in the Riverheads area, officials said Monday.

A preliminary report by county staff Monday said the current Company 10 fire station location just off the junction of Interstate 81 and I-64 might be a good one to keep because of future development in the area.           ]]></description>
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Bob Goodlatte is joining the town hall parade with a noticeable caveat.

The 6th District representative said Wednesday that he&#8217;ll hold a series of meetings across his district on health care. The difference between him and Democrats pilloried at the similar events across the country: Goodlatte also bristles at so-called Obamacare.           ]]></description>
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General Assembly refuses to consider Landes&#8217; legislation           ]]></description>
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&#8220;Almighty God hath created the mind free.&#8220; So Thomas Jefferson opened his Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. In that founding document of our Commonwealth, Jefferson went on to decry fallible religious or political leaders who would try to influence freedom of conscience through social or political pressure, begetting &#8220;habits of hypocrisy and meanness.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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GOP Committee will wait until after July 27 forum to pick a candidate to succeed Chris Saxman.           ]]></description>
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House Del. Chris Saxman stuns Republicans by pulling out of his race for re-election.           ]]></description>
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Staunton Councilman Dickie Bell draws a bead on the spot to replace Chris Saxman in the House District 20 race.           ]]></description>
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Four-term House Delegate Chris Saxman quits his post.           ]]></description>
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Far from the raging debate in Washington over the benefit of President Barack Obama&#8217;s stimulus plan, local officials are wading through a mire of rules seeking bang from federal bucks.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Stormwater rules mean higher costs</title>
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Tighter regulations aimed at limiting pollution from runoff
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The chancellor of Virginia&#8217;s community college system called President Barack Obama&#8217;s plans for a $12 billion infusion of federal tax money into community colleges &#8220;the best mutual fund&#8221; Congress could buy.           ]]></description>
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Smith wants city council to discuss goals, progress of all boards and commissions

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          <title>Agri&#45;vetted</title>
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Bay foundation honors Landes for conservation work

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          <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:54 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling plans to spend much of the next few months listening to the best ideas about creating jobs in Virginia.           ]]></description>
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Packed parking lots and long lines mark Waynesboro polling site           ]]></description>
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Polling officials braced for problems as voters begin what experts predict will be a record turnout.           ]]></description>
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Voters stream to polls this morning in Fishersville as morning breaks           ]]></description>
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Watch a live stream of the Vice Presidential debates. This stream will only work with Internet Explorer.            ]]></description>
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BUENA VISTA &#8212; There were plenty of spectators, balloons, floats and pageantry &#8212; and some political fireworks &#8212; at the annual Buena Vista Labor Day parade Monday.           ]]></description>
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling said the real campaign for president is just starting, and he likes fellow Republican John McCain&#8217;s chances in both Virginia and the country in November.
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STAUNTON &#8212; Picking a conservative running mate will be crucial to presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain&#8217;s hopes in November, Sixth District Rep. Bob Goodlatte said Thursday.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte will officially open his Goodlatte for Congress Shenandoah Valley re-election campaign office in Verona Saturday morning.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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The crowd of Democrats that filled a pavilion at the Frontier Culture Museum Saturday night represent a big step forward for a party that has been a perennial doormat in this area for decades.           ]]></description>
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner will make several Waynesboro stops Saturday before appearing at an evening fundraiser at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton.           ]]></description>
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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte will spend a good portion of Saturday making campaign stops in the area.           ]]></description>
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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., will speak at Saturday&#8217;s Staunton, Waynesboro Augusta County Republican Breakfast Kickoff at Mrs. Rowe&#8217;s Restaurant in Staunton.

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Sixth District Congressional Democratic candidate Sam Rasoul thinks renewable energy can provide both energy independence and an economic bonanza for a U.S. economy smarting from manufacturing losses.           ]]></description>
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HARRISONBURG &#8212; Sen. John McCain is opposed to the federal mandates and subsidies for producing corn-based ethanol that are driving up the cost of corn for Shenandoah Valley poultry farmers, two Valley state delegates said Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Waynesboro&#8217;s Economic Development Authority would be refashioned to give it autonomy from the city and responsibility for generating its own money under a proposal by Vice Mayor Frank Lucente and backed by the remainder of the City Council.           ]]></description>
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The Waynesboro City Council will hold two special meetings in their search for a new city attorney. The closed sessions will be held tonight at 5 p.m. and tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, located at 503 W. Main St. in Waynesboro.
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The Augusta County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold an ordinance review work session Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the south board room at the Augusta County Government Center.           ]]></description>
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A taxpayer advocacy organization, Americans for Tax Reform, has honored Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte with its annual &#8220;Hero of the Taxpayer&#8221; award.
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A local Democratic Party fundraiser set for Staunton&#8217;s Frontier Culture Musem Aug. 16 will feature U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner as well as Sixth District Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul and gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds.           ]]></description>
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STAUNTON &#8212; U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner vowed Thursday to attack the fuel crisis by lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling, easing the permitting process to encourage oil companies to build more refineries and quadrupling spending on research into renewable energy.           ]]></description>
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STAUNTON &#8212; Fairfax Sen. Ken Cuccinelli is passionate about his conservatism and clear in his desire to enforce the Constitution and become Virginia&#8217;s top lawyer           ]]></description>
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STAUNTON &#8212; Creigh Deeds remembers well that he missed becoming Virginia&#8217;s attorney general three years ago by less than 400 votes.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Goodlatte outraising Rasoul nearly five to one</title>
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U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte holds an almost 5-1 advantage over Democratic challenger Sam Rasoul in Sixth District fundraising according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.            ]]></description>
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U.S. Senate Democratic candidate and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will appear at a fundraiser for the Staunton Performing Arts Center July 17 at 3 p.m.
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U.S. Senate Republican candidate and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore will appear Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Reo Distribution in Waynesboro as part of his Working Families Tour.           ]]></description>
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Staunton native and lifelong public servant Lacy B. King, Jr. accepted another two-year term Tuesday as the city&#8217;s mayor.
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Tim Williams was elected Waynesboro mayor Tuesday, with fellow majority member Frank Lucente securing the vice-mayor slot at Tuesday&#8217;s 9 a.m. organizational meeting in the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building in Waynesboro.            ]]></description>
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Sen. Emmett Hanger said Friday that the current Augusta County Republican Committee is &#8220;a Republican club&#8217;&#8217; that failed to recognize the will of the majority at the April county mass meeting.           ]]></description>
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Waynesboro City Council candidates spent more than $38,000 during the spring campaign, according to recently filed campaign finance reports.           ]]></description>
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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte was thanked Friday by leaders of the National Rifle Association for his support of the &#8220;Open Fields Initiative&#8217;&#8216; language in the 2008 Farm Bill.           ]]></description>
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The 6th District Congressional race now has a third candidate, independent Janice Lee Allen.           ]]></description>
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FISHERSVILLE &#8212; A health care plan in Congress is the right elixir for soaring costs that are stifling business growth and keeping the elderly and uninsured from getting proper care, Sixth District congressional candidate Sam Rasoul said Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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John McCain&#8217;s Virginia supporters have wasted no time in taking shots at McCain&#8217;s presumed Democratic opponent in November, Sen. Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
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Set against the Blue Ridge Mountains is a 220-acre retreat featuring a lake, rolling hills and a half-dozen cabins owned by some of the region&#8217;s most prominent figures, including lame-duck City Manager Doug Walker and real estate agent and political power broker Bill Hausrath.           ]]></description>
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Augusta County Republican Committee Chairman Kurt Michael has made it official: He will resign after Saturday&#8217;s 6th District Committee meeting in Lexington.           ]]></description>
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Augusta County Republican Committee Chairman Kurt Michael has made it official, he will step down as chairman after a 6th District Republican Committee meeting on Saturday in Lexington.           ]]></description>
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The Waynesboro City Council could name an interim city manager tonight after discussing the issue in a closed session during its 6 p.m. meeting, the leader of the panel&#8217;s conservative bloc said.           ]]></description>
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The Virginia Republican Party&#8217;s State Central Committee denied the appeal of Larry Roller to be chairman of the Augusta County Republican Committee on Friday, ruling that the 6th District Committee had correctly ruled Kurt Michael as chairman earlier this month.           ]]></description>
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The State Central Committee of the Virginian Republican Party denied Larry Roller&#8217;s appeal to be chairman of the Augusta County Republican Committee today.
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          <title>Walker plans to exit post &#8216;gracefully&#8217;</title>
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As Doug Walker fielded a flood of conciliatory e-mails Wednesday in the aftermath of his resignation as Waynesboro city manager, the specter of council infighting reemerged.
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The Virginia Republican Party&#8217;s state central committee will hear the appeal of Larry Roller about his chairmanship of the Augusta County Republican Committee on Friday morning.           ]]></description>
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While Augusta County has fared well in economic development, the county must articulate a future vision and keep more of its young base trained and at home, a consultant told county supervisors Monday.            ]]></description>
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When Erin Andrews was in grade school, her father helped her develop word skills by holding spelling drills at home.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Young politicos make area waves</title>
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Youth is in the air in area politics.
Twenty-six-year-old Roanoke-area entrepreneur and Democrat Sam Rasoul has the formidable task of trying to unseat veteran Shenandoah Valley Congressman Bob Goodlatte in November.           ]]></description>
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As expected, the Waynesboro City Council unanimously adopted a tax rate ordinance and introduced a budget ordinance Thursday. 
The real estate tax for fiscal year 2009 will be unchanged from the current year, at 70 cents per $100 assessed value. The personal property tax is $5 per $100 of assessed value, while the machinery and tools tax is $3 per $100 of assessed value.
By the city&#8217;s charter, the council must introduce a budget ordinance prior to the fourth Monday in May, City Manager Doug Walker explained. 
The $40.1 million general fund budget, according to Budget Director Pat Nicosia, is about $657,000 below Walker&#8217;s original budget he proposed to council. The introduced budget number, according to Councilman Frank Lucente, does not incorporate the rebate the Waynesboro Town Center will receive &#8211; about $833,000 &#8211; making the budget, in effect, $39.2 million. 
Councilmen Tim Williams, along with Lucente both praised Nicosia and Walker&#8217;s work on the budget. Williams said he was pleased with the balanced budget and retaining the current tax rate. 
Lucente introduced the 70-cent rate, meaning the council had to come up with around $600,000 in cuts to the budget, which it did Monday. 
&#8220;We didn&#8217;t cut the budget,&#8221; Lucente said. &#8220;The budget really grew because even without having the tax increase, we have a bigger budget.&#8221;
Mayor Tom Reynolds once again warned residents of the budget cuts&#8217; impact.
&#8220;There are some cuts that you are going to feel,&#8221; Reynolds said. &#8220;And so when the time comes, be aware that you got what you wanted, a 70-cent tax rate, so don&#8217;t cry too loudly if the service that you had been getting is no longer there. It&#8217;s going to happen because of having to cut that much out of this budget, so just be aware.&#8221; 
The council will take up the budget ordinance at its June 9 meeting. 
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The Waynesboro City Council will hold a budget work session Thursday, May 22 to consider adopting a tax rate ordinance and introduce a proposed budget ordinance for fiscal year 2009.           ]]></description>
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The Waynesboro City Council is holding a budget work session this evening at 6 p.m. at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, where council members are expected to discuss trimming about $600,000 from the proposed budget.            ]]></description>
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Twelve minutes, one speaker and it was all over.            ]]></description>
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The man who changed the face of the City Council began guiding his pickup truck through Waynesboro at 6 a.m. Wednesday, retrieving the signs of his success.           ]]></description>
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Just days after the 6th District Republican Committee ruled that Kurt Michael is Augusta County Republican chairman, the challenger to the local party throne is appealing.           ]]></description>
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Scenes from Election Day in Waynesboro on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 and the celebration that followed as Tim Williams and Bruce Allen secured the Frank Lucente-bloc in the Waynesboro City Council. 
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Election Day drew waves of concerned Waynesboro residents to the polls. Most were adverse to a tax hike.
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