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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Election 2010: Congress

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball. Is the latest of the national political handicappers to recast or keep West Virginia's 1st Congressional District race as a "toss-up" in the wake of state Sen. Mike Oliverio's defeat of incumbent Rep. Alan Mollohan in the May 11 Democratic primary. Congressional Quarterly's CQ Politics. And the Cook Political Report. Posted by Lawrence Messina. 2010 Nominees...

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Senate Confirms New U.S. Attorney for Southern W.Va.

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Senate Confirms New U.S. Attorney for Southern W.Va. President Obama has won his pick for top prosecutor for West Virginia's southern federal court district, The Associated Press. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Booth Goodwin as U.S. Attorney for the district, the article said. Posted by Lawrence Messina. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Enter your email address:. Budget ...

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Congress to Hear from Blankenship (Updated)

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Congress to Hear from Blankenship (Updated). Massey Energy CEO and Chairman Don Blankenship is scheduled to appear before a U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee. This afternoon for a hearing called in response to Massey's Upper Big Branch. Is covering the hearing. The subcommittee's site is hosting a live webcast. Of the hearing, scheduled to begin at 2 pm. Posted by Lawrence Messina.

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Taking a Break

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. With the House and Senate increasingly at odds over Gov. Joe Manchin's education proposals, the Legislature has halted its special session with plans to try again June 7, The Associated Press. Seven days into the session, lawmakers had passed 15 other bills from the governor's agenda but none of its eight school-related measures, the article said. Posted by Lawrence Messina. H03 - Mayna...

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: They Voted for You: Unemployment & Recovery

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. They Voted for You: Unemployment and Recovery. US Reps. Alan Mollohan, D-1st, and Nick Rahall, D-3rd, helped pass the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010. Rep Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd, voted against the measure along with all but one GOP House member present for the 215-204. Posted by Lawrence Messina. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Enter your email address:.

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Congress Bringing Mine Disaster Review to West Virginia

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Congress Bringing Mine Disaster Review to West Virginia. Family members of miners killed in the Upper Big Branch. Disaster are among those expected to testify starting his hour at a congressional public hearing in Beckley, The Associated Press. The House's Committee on Education and Labor. Is conducting the morning hearing. Posted by Lawrence Messina. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Manchin Forming Federal PAC

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Manchin Forming Federal PAC. Gov Joe Manchin soon hopes to launch Country Roads, a federal political action committee that "would operate under federal rules and raise funds that Manchin could spend to support candidates and attend political events around the country," The Associated Press. The article said. "Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty started his Freedom First PAC in late 2009...Legis...

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Education in West Virginia

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Education in West Virginia. With efforts underway to salvage education proposals from the abruptly halted. Special session, The Associated Press. Highlights statistics that "point to a need for changes to the state's public schools.". The latest test scores. And other figures from the National Center for Education Statistics. Suggest a struggling system," the article said. Enter your em...

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: The Cost of Dropping Out

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. The Cost of Dropping Out. As West Virginia wrestles to craft improvements. To its public schools, new research puts a price tag on the drain to metropolitan area economies caused by dropouts, The Associated Press. The Washington, D.C. based Alliance for Excellent Education. The research suggests other multimillion-dollar boosts to consumer spending and gross regional products, AP reports.

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Obama Makes Another W.Va. Pick

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Lincoln Walks At Midnight. A just-the-facts approach to politics and government in the Mountain State of West Virginia. Obama Makes Another W.Va. Pick. President Obama has nominated a Wheeling lawyer, William J. Ihlenfeld, for U.S. Attorney for West Virginia's northern federal court district, The Associated Press. Ihlenfeld, 38, has been a prosecutor in both Brooke and Ohio counties, and is a graduate of West Virginia University's law school, the article said. Posted by Lawrence Messina. Search 2008 Gene...