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• Dec 10, 2012 Norquist: Revamping gas tax violates anti-tax pledge Grover Norquist has a little advice for Virginia legislators as they look around for ways to pay the commonwealth’s ever-growing transportation tab: If you want to honor your no-tax pledge, don’t link the gas tax to inflation. Read full article >>     Washington Post - Virginia Politics        more   
• Dec 10, 2012 Virginia Politics blog has moved Looking for Virginia politics stories? Our Virginia Politics blog has moved. Please check our new Virginia Politics page Here’s where you’ll find statewide political stories as well as government and politics issues from towns, cities and counties around the Commonwealth from our staff...     Washington Post - Virginia Politics        more   
• Dec 10, 2012 Fairfax County may force smoking workers to take cessation classes, lawyer says Fairfax County may legally force employees who smoke to take classes aimed at helping them quit, but it can’t require workers to actually kick the habit, the county’s top attorney has informed the Board of Supervisors. Read full article >>     Washington Post - Virginia Politics        more   
• Dec 7, 2012 Fact-checking Pete Snyder’s barbecue claim It’s one of those candidate claims just begging to be fact-checked: Pete Snyder, a Republican running for lieutenant governor of Virginia, holds himself out to be a “World Championship certified BBQ judge.” Read full article >>     Washington Post - Virginia Politics        more   
• Dec 7, 2012 Tareq Salahi rebuffs GOP pledge in governor’s race Tareq Salahi, the vintner and White House party crasher running as a Republican for Virginia governor, is refusing to sign a pledge to support all of the party’s 2013 nominees — a stance that could prevent his participation in the GOP convention and lead to an independent bid. Read full...     Washington Post - Virginia Politics        more   
• Apr 25, 2008 Wash Post: Contenders Reach to Left in House Race In a matter of months, Northern Virginia's 11th Congressional District has morphed from the home court of popular Republican Tom Davis to a left-leaning battleground in which two major Democratic candidates are spending most of their time trying to outdo each other's liberal credentials.     Washington Post        more   
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