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washingtonpost.com - 10/21/2009

Post endorses Del. Stephen C. Shannon for Virginia attorney general

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Post endorses Del. Stephen C. Shannon for Virginia ...

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cato-at-liberty.org - 10/28/2009

Attorney General Tries to Silence School Choice Ad

— cato-at-liberty.org — Posted by Andrew J. Coulson This, finally, is too much: Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United... States, walked up to former DC Councilman Kevin Chavous at an event and told him to pull an ad criticizing the administration for its opposition to the ... (more) Attorney General Tries to Silence School Choice Ad

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/24/2009

NAACP Berates Shannon, Bolling

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Virginia NAACP Executive Director King Salim Khalfani repeatedly criticized Democratic attorney general candidate Steve Shannon and Republican... Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling for failing to attend the group's candidate's forum last night. Khalfani mentioned ... (more) NAACP Berates Shannon, Bolling

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The Cooch: Not Against Gays, Only Against Blow Jobs, Anal Sex and Lesbian Touching
Not Larry Sabato — From the VA Pilot: “ My view is that homosexual acts, not homosexuality, but homosexual acts are wrong. They’re intrinsically wrong. And I think in a natural law based country it’s appropriate to have policies that reflect that. ... They don’t comport with natural law. I happen to think that it represents (to put it politely; I need my thesaurus to be polite) behavior that is not healthy to an individual and in aggregate is not healthy to society.” This is what he said in response to a question about a non-discrimination ...

Virginian-Pilot Endorses Steve Shannon Over "pugnacious culture warrior" Ken Cuccinelli
Blue Virginia — The Virginian-Pilot nails it with regard to the Attorney General's race: "Virginians have a choice between a low-key fellow partial to brown suits, and a pugnacious culture warrior more apt to need flameproof gear." Here's more (bolding added by me for emphasis), but definitely ...

Whipple Clip Dozen: Monday Morning
Blue Virginia — ... A CRUCIAL LAST DASH FOR DEEDS BACKERS 2. DEEDS HITS CHURCH CIRCUIT AHEAD OF VOTE 4. DEEDS WALKS TIGHTROPE ON OBAMA POPULARITY, POLICY 5. VA. GOV. CANDIDATES WOO BLACK VOTERS 6. FACT CHECKER: IS THAT $7,800 NUMBER ACCURATE? 7. KAINE RALLIES THE TROOPS 9. ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR STORIES, DIFFERENT VIEWS 10. SHANNON STUMPS BELVEDERE FEST 16. ELECTION 2009: FOR THE HOUSE 17. STEVE SHANNON FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 18. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR... 19. SHANNON FOR ...

We Told You So: There's Only One Choice for AG, Steve Shannon (Roanoke Times Concurs)
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — ... Don't say I didn't warn you!  Regarding the candidacy of Republican Ken Cuccinelli, we have told you what you'd get if he is elected on Nov. 3.  Now, the Virginia Pilot called him a "pugnacious culture warrior."  And, in its own endorsement of Steve Shannon for AG, the Roanoke Times ...

Steve Shannon Challenges McDonnell to Renounce Cuccinelli Implied Threats to LGBT Employees
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — GOP candidate for AG, Ken Cuccinelli, has long expressed hate and intolerance against some members of society.  But, according to the Virginia Pilot, he has reached new depths. He's implicitly threatened our gay citizens with discrimination, even possibly removing them from government positions. Said the Virginia Pilot: ...

Cuccinelli, an Embarrassment, Unfit for AG
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — ... . The Virginia Pilot concurs that Cuccinelli is an embarrassment. I'll write a separate diary about this later today or first thing tomorrow. ...

... the dragons can be killed - The Virginia AG race
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — ... states' rights lawsuits against the federal government if Washington passes laws contrary to his ultra-conservative views. He also admits he would not defend any state law he deems unconstitutional, and that includes many progressive measures. Never mind that it is the attorney general's job to defend the commonwealth's laws and the courts' job to decide what is constitutional. One can find similar concerns in other papers around the Commonwealth, for example in the Virginian-Pilot, which concludes To put it politely, Cuccinelli's election ...