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Scam PACs keep pocketing millions from gullible conservative donors
Marketing fear and crazy conspiracy theories, the PACs spend a pittance on actual political work while make the operatives behind them rich.
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Trump wants to appoint an anti-LGBTQ crusader to head the immigration system
As former VA attorney general, he called gays “soulless” and tried to criminalize consensual sex. In this new position, he could do even more damage to LGBTQ immigrants and families.
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Holy flock! Donald Trump to meet with religious right leaders
The presumptive GOP nominee will be courting some of the most radical anti-LGBTQ religious leaders in America.
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Va. lawmaker proposes to deny married same-sex couples tax equality
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker who authored the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, has proposed new legislation to change the Virginia state code to further define the tax benefits denied to legally married same-sex couples.
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The year in homophobia: Ten of the worst anti-LGBT stories of 2013
By all accounts, 2013 was a banner year for the gay rights movement: The Supreme Court struck down the worst part of the Defense of Marriage Act, nine new states legalized marriage equality, polls showed Americans backing gay rights in ever-growing numbers, anti-gay crusader Ken Cuccinelli was defeated in his bid to become Virginia’s governor, the Boy Scouts loosened their discriminatory policies, and the “ex-gay” movement began to self-destruct.
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Cuccinelli defeated, McAuliffe elected governor of Virginia
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected Virginia’s next governor, defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli after pledging to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls and portraying his rival as someone who would turn back years of progress.
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Profiles in extremism: The Virginia GOP’s tea party ticket
This year, after switching its nominating process from a primary election to a convention system, the Virginia Republican Party selected three candidates for statewide office who are far out of the mainstream.
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Biden: Whole nation looking to Virginia governor’s race
ANNANDALE, Va. — The entire nation is watching the state’s election for governor, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday, adding that a critical decision is at stake: whether Virginians choose progress or turn back the clock on women, gays and the middle class.
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In Va. and N.J., a contrasting tale of two Republican parties
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — This fall’s races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey offer a revealing window into the fight for the future of the Republican Party.
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Duggars campaign for anti-gay Va. gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli
RICHMOND, Va. — A busload of reality television stars – all from the same family – will cruise through Virginia to support anti-gay Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.