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          <title>Election still up in the air</title>
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Independent voters, regional GOP strongholds key in November election say Webb and Eisenhower
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          <title>Culpeper to host Obama town hall meeting Thursday</title>
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On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama&#8217;s Virginia campaign will host a town hall in Culpeper to lay out Obama&#8217;s plans for jump starting the economy and creating good-paying jobs
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          <title>New polling location announced for Nov. election</title>
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Voters in the Eldorado district will cast their ballots at a new polling location this November, the Voter Registration Office announced this week.
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          <title>Freeman a fresh face</title>
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Wise County native replaces &#8216;B.T.&#8217; in Cantor&#8217;s local office
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          <title>Kerry to speak at fundraiser for Hartke</title>
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Former presidential candidate was friend of congressional hopeful&#8217;s dad
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          <title>Congressman to campaign in the Piedmont today</title>
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Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, stops by the Piedmont today for a campaign visit in Orange.
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          <title>Culpeper&#8217;s Hartke pounding pavement in race vs. Cantor</title>
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Tonight, congressional candidate Anita Hartke, a Democrat from Culpeper County, hosts a reception at the historic Jefferson Hotel in Richmond from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
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          <title>Culpeper hasn&#8217;t seen this in decades</title>
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Democrats will open an office on Main Street for their presidential candidate
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          <title>Democrats making big push in Virginia</title>
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With Warner as party&#8217;s keynote speaker, what becomes of Tim Kaine?
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          <title>Gilmore energetic in Culpeper stop</title>
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GOP Senate candidate talks energy, war and foreclosures
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          <title>Gilmore brings Senate campaign to Culpeper</title>
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Former governor facing former governor for Virginia Senate seat
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          <title>Congressman covers health, economy at wellness center</title>
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Republican U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor visited Powell Wellness Center Saturday evening.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Close named to chair local McCain campaign</title>
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Culpeper County Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Gary Close will lead local efforts supporting Republican U.S. Senator John McCain&#8217;s presidential run.
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          <title>Senate candidate to visit Culpeper</title>
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Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has scheduled a stop in Culpeper this week.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:31:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisors conclude retreat early</title>
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The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors canceled the second day of its planned two-day retreat, Board Chairman Bill Chase said late Thursday morning.


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          <title>Town to establish committee for next year&#8217;s 250th anniversary</title>
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Town Council holds its regular meeting Tuesday
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          <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Consolidation discussion: still closed</title>
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Town Council to meet tonight in closed session on &#8216;One Government&#8217; plan
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          <title>Dems&#8217; Hartke goes on offense</title>
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Congressional candidate takes on Cantor
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          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cantor&#45;for&#45;VP effort hits Web</title>
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The notion of Rep. Eric I. Cantor for vice president, which started as musing by conservative commentators in Richmond and Washington, is now a boomlet, complete with Web site: EricCantorforVP.com
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Kaine: No vacancy for out&#45;of&#45;state inmates</title>
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Gov. Tim Kaine has ordered the Virginia Department of Corrections to stop housing out-of-state inmates.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Working for peace</title>
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Candidate for Congress carries on her father&#8217;s dream
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          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New signs meant  to deter motorists, not pedestrians</title>
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A few &#8220;no stopping or standing&#8221; signs will soon be erected along Bus. 29 in the primary area where day laborers gather to wait for work.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town Council loses  a calm, quiet voice</title>
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Emma Richards departs after eight years
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          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>School Board approves increase in menu prices</title>
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The Culpeper County School Board unanimously approved increasing breakfast and lunch prices for the 2008-09 school year for both elementary and secondary students.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Conservative PAC seeks local input</title>
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The Culpeper Chapter of the Virginia Conservative Action PAC will host a public event Tuesday evening to give local residents an opportunity to address any issues facing Culpeper.
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          <title>School Board to discuss soft costs, personnel tonight</title>
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The Culpeper County School Board will reconvene for its regularly scheduled monthly work session tonight.
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          <title>Sen. Webb writes his own story</title>
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One of the first things you see in Sen. Jim Webb&#8217;s office is a picture from November 9, 2006. Webb is smiling and raising his Marine son&#8217;s combat boots in victory, having just been elected to the Senate. But in a book being released Monday, Webb writes of that moment: &#8220;I literally felt like I was stepping out of a sewer.&#8221; 
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          <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 15:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town, lawyers meet to determine next step in consolidation agreement</title>
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Consolidation was the No. 1 issue on voters&#8217; minds during the May 6 Town Council Election and it was what town officials met to talk about that very same day behind closed doors
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          <title>State could pay for gate at railroad crossing</title>
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Town engineer hopeful Commonwealth Transportation Board will approve picking up cost next month
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          <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 22:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Former police chief wears many hats</title>
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Former police chief Dan Boring serving as interim manager, environmental services director and in coming weeks, consolidation project manager
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          <title>Election results for Town of Orange</title>
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Only 20 percent of the town&#8217;s 2,306 registered voters participated in Tuesday&#8217;s town council election.
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          <title>Chips fall for incumbents</title>
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Ryan edges out Beckett for fourth council seat
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          <title>HPC, other candidates regroup after election</title>
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Apparently, illegal immigration isn&#8217;t a primary concern for Culpeper town voters.
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          <title>Incumbents, Ryan returned to council</title>
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Town voters saw no reason to make a change on council.&nbsp;
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          <title>Consolidation on voters&#8217; minds</title>
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Town citizens also weigh in on immigration
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          <title>Town Council election experiences small voter turnout</title>
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Eight percent of voters cast their ballot by noon
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          <title>If politics in a small town is a religion, then Culpeper could very well be the Holy land.</title>
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This type of election makes you understand what our founding fathers had in mind.
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A look at the 11 candidates vying for four at-large seats in today&#8217;s Culpeper Town Council Election
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          <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Election could be a referendum on illegal immigration
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          <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 02:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The race is nearly over</title>
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Tuesday is Election Day in Town of Culpeper
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          <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 03:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Webb GI Bill Moving Forward</title>
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Promising to &#8220;leave no veteran behind,&#8221; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today she hopes the House will take up a new GI bill &#8220;in the next couple of weeks.&#8221; More news out of Washington.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Forum goes without scripts</title>
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Council candidates respond off-the-cuff one week before vote
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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Chamber to hear from Town Council candidates today</title>
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Breakfast at country club is last forum before Election Day
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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Chamber hears from council candidates tomorrow morning</title>
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Sold-out breakfast for chamber members at country club is last forum before May 6 election
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          <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Water, sewer plant issues surface</title>
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Two months on the job, interim environmental services director reports six utility areas in need of attention.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Taxes, growth, consolidation lead discussion</title>
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Seventeen people turned out for Town Councilman Steve Jenkins&#8217; meeting Wednesday night at the Culpeper Library.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Consolidation clock ticking</title>
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Town-County Interaction Committee Chairman Tom Underwood is concerned the next eight months may slip by without a complete plan in place to consolidate the town and county.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supes OK nine percent  tax hike</title>
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Schools to receive about $1.8M more under new budget
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Town struggles to make up $1.17 million shortfall in FY09 budget
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Councilman seeks input</title>
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Jenkins to hold meeting Wednesday night at library.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Councilman Jenkins to host his own meeting</title>
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Town Councilman Steve Jenkins, an outspoken advocate for local enforcement of illegal immigration, wants to hear from the people.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:25:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A civil exchange</title>
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At least 100 people crowded into the the Depot Thursday night to hear from 10 of the 11 candidates running for Town Council this May.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town Council candidates face off Thursday night</title>
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Ten of the 11 candidates seeking election to Culpeper Town Council in May will talk politics at public forum moderated by Gary Close Thursday night at the Depot.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Coleman running on &#8216;low&#45;key&#8217; approach</title>
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Director of Human Services feels negativity has obscured how great the community is
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          <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dean comes to town today</title>
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Today, Howard Dean comes to town for a fundraiser in support of the Culpeper County Democratic Committee.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Schoniwitz says he&#8217;d vote with people</title>
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Schoniwitz, a retired D.C. police detective, is throwing his hat in the ring in next month&#8217;s Town Council Election
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          <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mayor to introduce new town clerk tonight</title>
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The Manassas City Council held a special meeting Monday to bid farewell to Manassas City Clerk Kimberly D. Allen.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council to honor the late George Beard Jr.</title>
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Culpeper Town Council will adopt a resolution at its meeting tonight in memory of the Honorable George Beard Jr. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sign of the times</title>
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Culpeper Town Council to take a look at new state law on loitering. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Culpeper Town Councilman Chris Snider says he is not the type of guy to sit at home and watch TV - not that he would have much time to do so if he were so inclined           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Olinger says he has unfinished business</title>
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Incumbent running for re-election   on his record, experience on council. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cantor lauds plan to deport incarcerated illegal immigrants</title>
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Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, praised  plan to more aggressively deport illegal aliens serving time in American jails. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Immigration Commission meets today in Richmond.</title>
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Culpeper Mayor Pranas Rimeikis attends his fifth meeting of the Virginia Commission on Immigration.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reaves vows to help elected officials work together</title>
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Candidate says better cooperation needed on council and between town and county. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats split between presidential candidates</title>
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Democrats nationally are split in supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council candidates&#8217; forum set for April 17</title>
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Four open seats. Eleven candidates. Should make for an interesting Town Council Election come May 6. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town, county to discuss consolidation</title>
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The Town/County Interaction Committee meets today at 7:30 a.m. in Town Hall. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Party Chairman Howard Dean coming to town</title>
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Former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean stops by Culpeper April 10. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Interaction Commitee: consolidation on agenda</title>
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Town,county to meet early Wednesday for latest on One-Government plan.  New 12:15 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cantor: Open ICE database to police</title>
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Congressman Eric Cantor is supporting a measure that would make it easier for local police to check a suspect's immigration status. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council takes wait and see approach</title>
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Culpeper Town Council decided to postpone its request for an attorney general opinion on loitering laws. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cantor to host Richmond radio show</title>
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U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, takes to the radio Monday as guest host of WRVA's Richmond Morning News. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Assembly adjournment unlikely today</title>
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RICHMOND - An extended legislative session seemed certain as budget negotiators met late into the night Friday without even discussing the major sticking points in competing versions of the two-year, $77 billion spending plan. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Crowded field for Council elections</title>
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The 2008 race for Culpeper Town Council is shaping up to be a hotly contested one. Your comments           ]]></description>
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The 2008 race for Culpeper Town Council is shaping up -            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Legislative leaders and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine agreed to try to rebuild the freshly voided provisions of the transportation funding law within a week.           ]]></description>
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New versions of austere state budgets through mid-2010 won easy passage in the House Thursday, but limped out of the Senate on the barest of party-line margins. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Senators began chipping away Monday at anti-illegal immigrant legislation passed in the House.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Candidates&#8217; forum called off</title>
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"Meet the Challengers" event at the library has been canceled.  Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More town voters go Democrat</title>
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By midday in the town of Culpeper, Democrats outpaced Republicans in voter participation in the dual presidential primary by a margin of about two-to-one. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Voter turnout steady, moderate in county</title>
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Despite cold temperatures and gray skies, Culpeper County voter turnout was still steady and moderate in most precincts Tuesday with no clear candidate favored by voters. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Culpeper voters buck statewide GOP result</title>
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Despite a last-minute visit from former President Bill Clinton Monday, Culpeper voters chose Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton Tuesday by a 14 percent margin. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>AP: Obama wins Va. Democratic primary</title>
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New: 8:41 p.m.  Obama Wins Va.; Huckabee Leading McCain   Primary results Democratic  Republican           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:02:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Finally, Super Tuesday is here</title>
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Candidates spend final hours vying for every last vote. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Local congressman weighs in on issues</title>
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U.S. Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, stopped by the Star-Exponent Monday afternoon to talk about issues facing the commonwealth and the country. Your comments   Video           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>HPC candidates fired up</title>
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Help Protect Culpeper formally introduces four council hopefuls. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>House leaders: No rebates for illegals</title>
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With rumors swirling on the Internet, talk radio and TV, House leaders Thursday insisted that illegal immigrants will not receive tax rebate checks. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Former governor stops by Culpeper on campaign trail</title>
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Former Gov. Mark Warner, on the campaign trail for U.S. Senate, whizzed through the Culpeper campus of Germanna Community College Friday. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Platts &#8216;fed up&#8217; with council, urges change</title>
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Illegal immigration, new police station, taxes among candidate's key issues. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Former governor visits Germanna&#8217;s DCAT today</title>
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New: 12:26  Former Gov. Mark Warner visits Culpeper today  look at the college he helped build. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Peppe ready to listen, represent townspeople</title>
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Council candidate also concerned about the pace of growth in town. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Baker wants to bring civility, open mind</title>
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Longtime educator also concerned about problem of residential overcrowding. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Beckett speaks his mind on immigration</title>
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Former U.S. Army officer also has an issue with current council's 'arrogance'. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council race &#8216;08: Ryan in, Richards out</title>
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Councilwoman Emma Richards announced Friday that she would not seek a third term while former Vice Mayor Bobby Ryan said he was in the running. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council to get budget outlook Saturday</title>
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Culpeper Town Council will meet Saturday morning for a mid-year budget review. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Help Protect Culpeper members running for council</title>
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Help Protect Culpeper has four members seeking seats on Town Council. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Rep. Cantor applauds interest rate cut</title>
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Congressman Moran doesn't think it will cause investment influx.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cantor, Goode Hail Rate Cut, Urge Further Action</title>
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Two Virginia congressmen applauded a move by the Federal Reserve to slash a key interest rate Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Underwood ready to interact&#45;</title>
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When the Town-County Interaction Committee hosts its first early morning meeting of the year Jan. 30 at 7:30 a.m., it will have a new county chairman. Your comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Gov. Kaine warned leaders of the GA's money committees that a poor economy may force a downsizing of the state budget.           ]]></description>
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