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Allen, Kaine summon allies; Allen borrows for bid

As the Virginia race that both parties consider essential to control of the U.S. Senate enters its final weekend, a new poll shows Kaine with a slight and shrinking edge over Allen.

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Automatic spending cuts are issue in some races

In many ways, it's an odd topic to make a central campaign issue: sequestration.

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Kaine, Allen take Senate campaigns to Norfolk

U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen laid out competing visions on Friday for improving the economy and avoiding severe cuts to defense spending during a forum in military-heavy Norfolk.

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Kaine, Allen debate final time at Virginia Tech

The two rivals vying for a U.S. Senate seat in Virginia ended their fifth and final debate Thursday with spirited clashes over what consequences their policies would have on the military.

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Debate likely to have most impact in Colorado

Larry Sabato, Director, Center for Politics at the University of Virginia

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D.C. Council approves expansion of airports board

A board that oversees two Washington-region airports and is handling the construction of a multibillion-dollar Metrorail extension to Washington Dulles International Airport will expand by four members after a vote by the D.C. Council.

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In Virginia, rivals for Senate talk up cooperation

Democrat Tim Kaine talks a lot about Republicans _ the ones in his family, the ones he's worked with and the ones he hopes will help him bridge the caustic political divide if he's elected to the U.S. Senate.

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Summer's last holiday sees campaigns throttle up

Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen began the final, full-throttle sprint to election day in this year's U.S. Senate race Monday amid the whirr and click of bagpipers, the brassy strains of high school marching bands and the growl of 1960s vintage stock cars.

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Labor Day marked with parades, political speeches

President Obama celebrated this Labor Day with UAW workers in the battle-ground state of Ohio. And Virginia Senate candidates greeted voters in the same Blue Ridge parade.

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Poll: Dead heat for Obama, Romney in NoVa

It's a near even split on which candidate Northern Virginia voters would choose between President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney according to the WTOP Beltway Poll, conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies.

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