Virginia Arsenal Claim Challenged by Anti Gun Groups
Anti gun groups question veteran ATF agent John Rowley on Virginia being a major source of illegal handguns for the East Coast. They cite Project I and Project CUE findings showing Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina and Maryland supplying more guns to cities like New York Philadelphia Boston. Rowley defends Virginia citing studies and government reports while lawmakers review waiting period proposals.
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Virginia Republicans target vulnerable Democrats in rising bid
Virginia GOP leaders map a hit list of Democratic legislators seen as vulnerable as they seek to boost seats in the General Assembly. They aim to prevent a veto override by Gov. John Dalton, with hopes for at least three Senate pickups and potential House gains in Fairfax and other districts.
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Omer L. Hirst
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Charles Waddell
Loudoun
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William Fears
Accomac
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Montgomery
James Edmunds
Lunenburg
Coleman Yeatts
Pittsylvania
Frank Nolen
Augusta
Dorothy McDiarmid
Richard Saslaw
Raymond Vickery
Kenneth Plum
Gladys Keating
Bernard Barrow
Virginia Beach
Frank Slayton
Halifax
Lewis Fickett Jr
Fredericksburg
James Murray
Albemarle
Claude Swanson
Robert Watson
Richard Davis
Watson
Space Shuttle Ready for Long Delayed Flight to Florida
Space shuttle Columbia and its Boeing 747 ferry are prepared for a long delayed flight to Cape Canaveral Florida after a 30 minute test flight. NASA says problems delaying the July flight have been solved and final touches will be added in Florida. The first flight is planned for November 9 with a 500 million craft from Edwards AFB.
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Peninsula Merchants Not Hurt by Strike
A Newport News Times-Herald survey finds Peninsula merchants largely unscathed by the January 31 strike at Newport News Shipbuilding. Shoppers kept buying, while only Washington Avenue lunch crowds felt the impact. costs to taxpayers and modest layoffs were noted, with weather blamed for part of the February dip.
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Christopher Ne
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