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Virginia News Headlines: Wednesday Morning

by: lowkell

Wed Aug 08, 2012 at 06:28:51 AM EDT

Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 8.

*AdWatch: Romney ad on welfare assumes Obama would undercut work regs, ignores states' requests (Romney's latest Big Lie goes back to the standard Republican dog whistle politics of Lee Atwater, etc.)
*Bill Clinton denounces Romney's welfare ad ("Clinton said. 'The welfare time limits, another important feature of the 1996 act, will not be waived.'")
*The scandal behind Romney's new attack ad ("Romney's lying. He's not spinning the truth to his advantage; he's not hiding in a gray area between fact and fiction; he's just lying. The law hasn't been "gutted"; the work requirement hasn't been "dropped." Stations that air this ad are disseminating an obvious, demonstrable lie.")
*Romney's Bain games
*Va. gun sales soar without one-gun limit
*Goode ballot petitions in Virginia draw election board scrutiny
*Polls Show Ties in Va., Wis. Senate Races ("In Virginia, Kaine, the state's former governor and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee leads Allen, a former senator and governor, 48 percent to 46 percent")
*Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia Stays Mum On Chances Of Being Tapped As Mitt Romney's Running Mate
*Allen, Kaine join call to reform Dulles Rail board
*Republicans Target MWAA as Campaign Issue ("GOP blame authority's ails on U.S. Senate hopeful, former governor Tim Kaine.")
*Wolf Bill Would Give Virginia a Majority on the MWAA Board
*Senior U-Va. official resigns abruptly following prolonged leadership crisis
*Former VA First Lady Makes Campaign Stop in Charlottesville
*Goode unaware of probe of signatures on his petitions
*Cuccinelli, 5 legislators honored by Christian Alliance ("It was the first time that the four-year-old organization, which has carved out a niche to the right of the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia, has given awards to elected leaders.")
*Another coup for Virginia's Snyder (Speaking of total right wingnuts, Snyder's been hired by - who else? - Faux "News" to ~~be a commentator~~ spew lies on the boob tube. Oh joy.)
*Schapiro: Virginia's taxing bottom line on tolls
*Editorial: Micromanaging judges doesn't serve justice ("A change in who qualifies for weekend jail sentences will make it harder to rehabilitate some felons.")
*Wide consequences of bank's collapse
*Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrives at Norfolk Naval Station
*Nationals vs. Astros: Danny Espinosa has 3 RBI, Roger Bernadina saves win with spectacular catch in 12th

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Video: Ben LaBolt Debunks Romney's Welfare Big Lie (0.00 / 0)

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by: lowkell @ Wed Aug 08, 2012 at 10:51:53 AM UTC

Statement by Bill Clinton on Big Lie Welfare ad (0.00 / 0)

Statement by President Bill Clinton on Governor Mitt Romney's New Television Advertisement
New York, NY-Governor Romney released an ad today alleging that the Obama administration had weakened the work requirements of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. That is not true.
The act emerged after years of experiments at the state level, including my work as Governor of Arkansas beginning in 1980. When I became President, I granted waivers from the old law to 44 states to implement welfare to work strategies before welfare reform passed.
After the law was enacted, every state was required to design a plan to move people into the workforce, along with more funds to help pay for training, childcare and transportation. As a result, millions of people moved from welfare to work.
The recently announced waiver policy was originally requested by the Republican governors of Utah and Nevada to achieve more flexibility in designing programs more likely to work in this challenging environment. The Administration has taken important steps to ensure that the work requirement is retained and that waivers will be granted only if a state can demonstrate that more people will be moved into work under its new approach. The welfare time limits, another important feature of the 1996 act, will not be waived.
The Romney ad is especially disappointing because, as governor of Massachusetts, he requested changes in the welfare reform laws that could have eliminated time limits altogether. We need a bipartisan consensus to continue to help people move from welfare to work even during these hard times, not more misleading campaign ads.

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by: lowkell @ Wed Aug 08, 2012 at 11:34:12 AM UTC

New poll: Obama leading in Virginia (0.00 / 0)

According to Quinnipiac, Obama leads Romney 49%-45% in Virginia.

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by: lowkell @ Wed Aug 08, 2012 at 12:06:12 PM UTC

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Heath care reform is paying off for VA families

by: ProgressVA @ Wed Aug 08, 2012 at 12:40:55 PM UTC

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