November 30, 2010
Tags: Bob, JFCOM, Jim, Mark, McDonnell, military, Virginia, Warner, Webb
By Stephen Groves
Arlington, Va.- Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Virginia Congressional delegation on Tuesday said jobs at the Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Hampton Roads will be preserved, after a meeting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates that morning.
After months of frustration at a lack of information from the Department of Defense, McDonnell and the delegation had a "civil, direct, frank" meeting, as the governor described it. While they did not get their request for the analysis and numbers behind the decisions to "decommission" JFCOM and cut support contractors by 30 percent in the next three years, they came out of the meeting feeling optimistic.
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November 30, 2010
Tags: American, Jim, Native, Senate, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
Thanksgiving is remembered as a time when Native Americans and the early European settlers celebrated their friendship with a feast – now, several Virginia tribes are asking for a return of the favor.
This time six tribes are going to the federal government to fight for recognition by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. They have already cleared one hurdle — passing a bill for recognition in the House of Representatives, but time is running out to pass the bill in the Senate.
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November 24, 2010
Tags: Elections, Jim, Senate, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-
As Republicans head to their statewide convention this weekend in McLean, the question everyone will be asking is who will be running against Democratic U.S. Sen.
Jim Webb in 2012 – and even if he will be running.
As the GOP huddles on Friday and Saturday at the Advance, four potential candidates will be selling themselves to the party leadership. On the Democratic side, Webb fares well for re-election, according to
Public Policy Polling released this week. But he has not said if he will be running.
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October 01, 2010
Tags: Bob, defense, department, Gates, JFCOM, Jim, McDonnell, of, Robert, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
WASHINGTON- Virginia's lawmakers on Tuesday were in Washington, D.C. demanding answers from the Department of Defense about the proposed closing of the Joint Forces Command on Tuesday.
At a hearing for the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D- Va., said Virginia’s congressional delegation had been kept in the dark about the DoD’s plans to shutter JFCOM in Hampton Roads and Norfolk.
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September 27, 2010
Tags: Bob, defense, department, JFCOM, Jim, McDonnell, of, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- For six weeks Virginia’s lawmakers fumed about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) decision to close the Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Hampton Roads and Norfolk. This week, they’ll get to voice their opposition, though it may not be heard as loud as they want.
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September 16, 2010
Tags: Command, defense, department, Forces, JFCOM, Jim, Joint, of, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
Alexandria, Va. – The plan to close the Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Hampton Roads may be frozen by Congressional legislation, announced Sen. Jim Webb, D- Va. on Wednesday.
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September 09, 2010
Tags: Bobby, Forbes, Glenn, JFCOM, Jim, Mark, McDonnell, Nye, Randy, Rob, Scott, Waner, Webb, WittmanVirginia
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA- Staff from Virginia’s congressional delegation and the governor’s office will attend a briefing tomorrow by Department of Defense officials to learn more about the decision to close the Joint Forces Command Center (JFCOM).
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September 03, 2010
Tags: and, Chickahominy, Division, Eastern, Indian, Jim, Mattaponi, Monacan, Moran, Nansemond, Nation, Rappahannock, tribes, Upper, Virginia, Webb
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA — They were here before Virginia was called Virginia, but the federal government still doesn’t recognize them.
The Chickahominy tribe even met John Smith, helping the early settlers grow corn. Now they are fighting to be recognized as an Indian tribe by the federal government.
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August 27, 2010
Tags: Bob, Criminal, Earley, Fellowship, Jim, Justice, Mark, McDonnell, Ministries, Prison, Virginia, Webb
By Ann Kaiser Virginia Statehouse News
Former Republican Attorney General Mark Earley used to work on the front end of crime, but now he works on the back end.
After losing a gubernatorial race in 2001, Earley joined
Prison Fellowship Ministries the next year. The faith-based nonprofit organization helps inmates and their families rehabilitate and prepare for life after prison.
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August 02, 2010
Tags: Bob, Connolly, Gerald, Gulf, Jim, Mark, McDonnell, Oil, Spill, Warner, Webb
By Ann Kaiser
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday said that he continues to support offshore drilling in Virginia and that he believes that it will be a viable option in the future — despite the standing moratorium issued by the federal government after the explosion of a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
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