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Virginia's Tea Party needs to grow up
Is that yellow rattlesnake slithering back into its hole? It could be, since the Virginia Tea Party movement seems to be sputtering now that it has worked its way into the mainstream of state political activity -- namely the...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 9, 2011; 11:19 AM ET |
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Rough waters for George Allen
It's no surprise that George Allen wants his Senate seat back. The question for him is whether he understands how much the political landscape has changed in Virginia since his disastrous reelection run in 2006. Republican insiders say that...
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Peter Galuszka
| January 26, 2011; 12:35 PM ET |
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As 'American' as a tuition break
I read with bemusement Maia Werbos’s lamentation that she “read with outrage” statements arguing against giving in-state tuition benefits to “undocumented” immigrants in Maryland. She cited the story of a friend who apparently left the country and became a Canadian...
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Al Sartor, Walnut Creek, Calif.
| January 6, 2011; 7:23 PM ET |
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Taking away immigrant students' chance to 'Dream'
I read with outrage the statements of Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony J. O’Donnell (R-Calvert) on the Maryland “DREAM” act [“Md. to weigh own ‘DREAM’ tuition act,” Metro, Dec. 30]. He argued against giving in-state college tuition benefits to undocumented...
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Maia Werbos, College Park
| January 3, 2011; 6:59 PM ET |
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The new immigration battleground
Ever wonder why white opposition to darker-skinned immigrants seems to be centered in outer suburbs such as Prince William and Stafford counties? An analysis of new Census data provides the answer. The reason, the American Community Survey reports, is...
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Peter Galuszka
| December 15, 2010; 4:15 PM ET |
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How curious: Cuccinelli vs. Stewart
Holy demagogue! Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is dissing the anti-illegal-immigrant "Virginia Rule of Law Campaign" masterminded by Corey A. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Stewart has based his campaign, which involves state legislation...
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Peter Galuszka
| November 29, 2010; 5:42 PM ET |
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