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Competition for a new FBI headquarters heats up

The FBI headquarters, currently at the Hoover Building in Downtown D.C., will soon be history. The building's condition is deteriorating and security concerns are forcing the Justice Department to look for a new location.

Tags: FBI headquarters, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Justice Department, development, commuters

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Warner: Newtown massacre altered his guns stance

Sen. Mark R. Warner, among the few Senate Democrats to hold favor with the National Rifle Association, said Monday that the Connecticut elementary school massacre has reversed his stand on assault weapons.

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Bills proposed to make it easier to vote in Va., federal elections

Efforts are under way in Virginia and nationally to revamp election laws so voters aren't stuck in long lines at the polls.

Tags: Gerry Connolly, Mark Warner, hank silverberg, absentee voting

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Caroling protesters target 'fiscal cliff' cuts (Video)

A group of people protesting the the impending mandatory budget cuts that are part of the coming "fiscal cliff" got into the holiday spirit, by caroling their discontent.

Tags: fiscal cliff, Mark Warner, Progress Virginia, carols, protest, Tysons Corner

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Quinnipiac Poll: Warner would rule Va. governor's race

A new poll of Virginia voters suggests that if Democratic Sen. Mark Warner seeks an encore term as governor, he'd dominate the field. But if he stays put, it's anybody's game.

Tags: Mark Warner, Quinnipiac University

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Va. leaders: Congress must act to avoid coming cuts

Automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion set for January unless Congress acts could mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the region.

Tags: Mark Warner, congress, budget cuts, hank silverberg, sequestration, Gerry Connolly

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Voters not tuned in to Virginia primary

George Allen is running for the GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate. He faces three challengers including Jamie Radtke, Bob Marshall and E.W. Jackson. But most people people think Allen is already the GOP nominee and will face Democrat Tim Kaine in November.

Tags: hank silverberg, Virginia primary, Gerry Connolly, Mark Warner

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Kaine opens policy rollouts with economy blueprint

Democrat Tim Kaine made his U.S. Senate campaign's first policy presentation Wednesday, calling for government investment in education, transportation infrastructure and research while ending tax cuts for those earning $500,000 or more annually.

Tags: Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Obamacare, U.S. Senate

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Va. county school board to get $3.8M in FEMA funds

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving $3.8 million to the Louisa County School Board to pay for school construction and other costs related to damage caused by an earthquake last year.

Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisa County School Board, Mark Warner, Jim Webb

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Va. lawmakers want Washington's holiday on Feb. 22

Legislation sponsored by three Virginia congressmen would restore Feb. 22 as the permanent federal holiday to recognize the birthday of Founding Father George Washington.

Tags: George Washington., Law Enforcement Memorial, Frank Wolf, Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, Mark Warner

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