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Date: June 12th, 2010

Virginia’s Gov. McDonnell signs MoU joining wind consortium

12 June, 2010 (17:36) | Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics | By: ricjames

Gov. McDonnell was quite clear during his election campaign that he wanted to see Virginia become the east coast’s energy capital and he’s continuing to make good on his word. While his push to get Virginia’s oil industry engaged, asking the federal government to stop dragging its feet and open up the leasing for more [...]

Taliban remind the world of who they really are by killing a 7-year-old boy to send a terror message

12 June, 2010 (09:55) | GWOT, Politics | By: ricjames

This is the face of the enemy: A 7-year-old boy was murdered by the Taliban in an apparent act of retribution this week. Afghan officials said that the child was accused of spying for U.S. and NATO forces and hanged from a tree in southern Afghanistan. Daoud Ahmadi, the spokesman for the provincial governor of [...]

Congressman Frank Wolf has AG Holder on the run

12 June, 2010 (09:43) | Crime & Punishment, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

On election day in 2008 members of the Black Panthers, dressed in what appeared to be nearly tactical garb and waving clubs in their hands, confronted voters heading to a particular polling location in Philadelphia. They made comments to those people heading into the polls that several voters called threatening and generally made a show [...]