Virginia News Headlines: Monday Morning

by: lowkell

Mon Oct 01, 2012 at 06:47:08 AM EDT

*How The Economy Collapsed (As a Political Issue) ("Republicans and Democrats no longer have the same facts. It's the perceptual bias, stupid.")
*Defining the debate game ("In this week's debate, Mitt Romney has too much to do. President Obama has a great deal to lose. Romney's is the most difficult position. Obama's is the most dangerous.")
*Race is tight, but not in key states, a new poll finds
*Obama widens lead, confidence against Romney ("Voters remain split on whether they are better off than four years ago")
*Editorial: The price of perfection ("Virginia is spending $2 million on new voter IDs and education materials to fight minor incidents of fraud.")
*Who's Afraid of Virginia? ("If Allen loses, it will be a national setback to the anti-tax wing of the Republican Party and a defeat for the Christian right. Both groups will be emboldened if he wins. In other words, the outcome of Kaine vs. Allen will reverberate far beyond Virginia's borders.")
*Va. Senate candidates worlds apart on health care (Yep, Allen's wrong and Kaine's right.)
*Commonwealth favors Obama, Kaine ("Center for Politics suggests Virginians harbor stronger liberal tendencies")
*Warner reunion has Virginia Dems buzzing
*Tim Kaine says George Allen voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students ("Mostly true")
*Transportation bottleneck in the Old Dominion ("Determined, and in many cases sworn, never to raise taxes for any purpose, the Republicans who control the General Assembly are standing idly by as Virginia's transportation infrastructure crumbles, along with its economic competitiveness.")
*Watch for it ("Voter laws shouldn't restrict Virginia voters")
*Dominion taking advantage of policy, activists say ("Charging that Dominion Virginia Power has 'ripped off' ratepayers for $76 million, environmentalists are planning five days of protests in Richmond this week urging changes to state rules intended to encourage development of wind, solar and other green energy.")
*Romney, Ryan to rally at Augusta Expoland Thursday
*Chirping picks up ahead of rare debate for Cantor ("U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will debate a Democratic candidate before a general election for the first time in a decade Monday. His last debate was in 2002 against a former 'Dukes of Hazzard' star nicknamed Cooter.")
*Tysons developers may face $500m in new taxes
*Va. county at epicenter of uranium debate to vote
*Redskins gather themselves to win ("Griffin leads late drive to set up field goal by Cundiff with 3 seconds left as Washington recovers for 24-22 victory after blowing 18-point lead against Tampa Bay.")
*Nationals vs. Cardinals: Washington falls flat with chance to clinch NL East (Yeah, that game sucked. Let's clinch this thing tonight!)
*Orioles beat Red Sox 6-3 to clinch playoff berth and stay tied for AL East lead