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          <title>Residents to council: Time to trim the tax rate</title>
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&#8220;Not only is it not time to raise the tax rate but it would be welcome to lower it,&#8221; said Colette Hall, president of the North Downtown Residents Association.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Supervisor faction questions funding for McIntire YMCA</title>
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Three members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voiced support Monday for revisiting the county&#8217;s commitment to invest $2.03 million in the construction of a new YMCA in McIntire Park.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Albemarle schools won&#8217;t get $2.8 million from city</title>
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&#8220;Hopefully, this is a wakeup call to all parties involved,&#8221; said Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Toscano: Transfer of money to county schools may be dead</title>
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Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, said he has heard reports that a state budget amendment seeking to take education funding from Charlottesville and give it to Albemarle County might not be in the state&#8217;s final version of the budget.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Scottsville mayor won&#8217;t seek new term to focus on family</title>
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The mayor of Scottsville has decided not to seek the position in the May 4 election.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Activists: If you want services, donate</title>
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Leading conservative voices say Albemarle and Charlottesville residents who want additional services should pony up the money individually &#8212; in lieu of tax increases.           ]]></description>
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          <title>BLASTING THE BUDGET: Residents demand funding for education</title>
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Albemarle residents lined the walls of Lane Auditorium and filled the balcony Wednesday to demand full funding of the county schools budget. Many pleaded for higher taxes instead of painful education cuts and teacher layoffs.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perriello donates Rangel campaign contributions</title>
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A House ethics panel admonished Rangel last Thursday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Web site started to harvest ideas to boost locality cooperation</title>
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Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, has started a Web site designed to solicit thoughts from Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents on how the localities can better collaborate in the years ahead.           ]]></description>
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          <title>At 5th District debate, GOP hopefuls stress limiting federal power</title>
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LYNCHBURG &#8212; Seven GOP 5th District hopefuls faced a nearly full auditorium at Brookville High School on Saturday night, with all saying they&#8217;d try to rein in the federal government&#8217;s power.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:17:35 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello: No abortion in reform bill</title>
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A spokesman with the National Republican Congressional Committee accused Perriello of &#8220;flip flopping&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:22:17 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>City, county agree to talk about money fight</title>
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The meeting will take place on April 24 at 10 a.m., with the location to be decided.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Conflict of interest bill moves forward</title>
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Legislation inspired by a conflict of interest in the Madison County Sheriff&#8217;s Office advanced through a Senate committee on Wednesday, inching closer to becoming law.           ]]></description>
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          <title>House passes antitrust repeal.</title>
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Perriello co-wrote bill to end health insurers&#8217; exemption           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:36:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Time runs short in regional revenue tiff</title>
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On what course of action the city will take, Mayor Dave Norris said, &#8220;I hesitate to say anything definitive yet.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:15:28 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP candidate drops out of 5th District race</title>
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Albemarle County Republican Scott Schultz announced over the weekend that he was dropping out of the crowded GOP primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Local school funds change included in state budgets</title>
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&#8220;To date, the city has said &#8216;Give us your money and don&#8217;t complain about it,&#8217;&#8221; Bell said           ]]></description>
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          <title>Verga could break from &#8217;10 campaign</title>
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Republican congressional candidate Laurence Verga might take a temporary break from the campaign trail to receive a kidney from his wife.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:11:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Toscano: County, city need to meet</title>
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Del. David Toscano is calling for Charlottesville and Albemarle officials to sit down and discuss future collaborative efforts, as the two localities have grown increasingly bitter in a fight over state education funding.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:03:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello: Don&#8217;t privatize Social Security</title>
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U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, is denouncing a GOP plan in Congress to partially privatize Social Security that many of his eight Republican opponents support.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:05:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats say Cantor blasts, yet seeks stimulus funds</title>
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On the year anniversary of the $787 billion economic stimulus, Democrats accused U.S. Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-Henrico, of hypocrisy for bashing the package while simultaneously seeking stimulus cash for his district.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:47:52 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>City limits potential noise ordinance amendment&#8217;s focus</title>
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After hearing a public outcry from musicians and those involved in Charlottesville&#8217;s restaurant and entertainment scenes, the City Council has indicated it would only like to pursue stricter noise regulations for restaurants in two small parts of the city, instead of applying new limits to the entire city apart from downtown.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:42:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Podcast: Editorial board meeting with Congressman Tom Perriello</title>
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The Daily Progress editorial board met with Congressman Tom Perriello on Janaury 28th.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Contractor enters GOP race in 5th</title>
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The GOP will select its candidate at a primary June 8.           ]]></description>
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          <title>5th District Tea Party &#8216;lumps,&#8216; or ranks, candidates</title>
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&#8220;The more lumps, the sweeter the tea,&#8221;           ]]></description>
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          <title>GOP voters favor Hurt; but most undecided</title>
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A majority of Republican voters have yet to make up their minds in the seven-way GOP primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in the fall.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perriello, GOP frontrunner tied in 5th District poll</title>
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A new poll of 5th Congressional District voters suggests that U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, would beat the majority of his Republican challengers and would tie the GOP&#8217;s frontrunner candidate.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Supervisors approve zoning requests</title>
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The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved several zoning and special use permit requests Wednesday, one of which could allow for better Internet and TV services in the Charlottesville area.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Subcommittee OKs bill to take CDLs from lethal drivers</title>
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The bill, sponsored by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, would require Virginia&#8217;s Department of Motor Vehicles to confiscate the commercial driver&#8217;s license of any commercial driver who recklessly causes an accident that kills another driver.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Jones to serve as interim city manager</title>
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Maurice Jones&#8217; name will be under consideration for the interim position and councilors will officially vote on the selection at their meeting Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Maurice Jones likely to serve as interim city manager</title>
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Councilors will officially vote on the nomination at their meeting Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perriello opponents offer ideas to fix U.S.</title>
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The candidates generally agreed on the issues Monday night, reserving their attacks for Perriello           ]]></description>
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          <title>Perriello aims to end health insurance antitrust exemption</title>
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Perriello&#8217;s bill aims to allow the federal government to investigate health insurance industry price-fixing allegations.
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          <title>County supervisors concerned about city&#8217;s study of Ragged Mountain Dam</title>
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County leaders said that could lead to delays and increased construction costs for the joint water supply plan.           ]]></description>
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Virginia colleges and universities are lobbying hard against a state budget proposal that would slash $18.8 million from the schools&#8217; housing, parking, student health centers, bookstores, bus systems, athletics and other self-sufficient &#8220;auxiliary enterprise&#8221; operations.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;We take this threat very seriously,&#8221; Norris said           ]]></description>
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&#8220;As the population of the area expands, the affordable housing need will expand proportionally&#8221;           ]]></description>
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Of the seven Republicans running in a June 8 primary for their party&#8217;s nomination to face Perriello, Sen. Robert Hurt, R-Chatham, reported the most campaign contributions from the highest number of donors.           ]]></description>
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Virginia law prohibits state lawmakers from raising money during the legislative session.           ]]></description>
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Bell agreed that Toscano&#8217;s budget amendments are longshots.           ]]></description>
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A House subcommittee also unanimously backed a bill sponsored by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, that would clarify the role of animal control officers in light of two legislative changes made a year ago.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/toscanos_measure_to_expand_absentee_voting_advances/51537/#When:03:09:06Z</guid>
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One of the Republicans running for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, has loaned his campaign $500,000 of his own money, and he&#8217;s not ruling out an independent, third-party run for office.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;These people swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and none of them are doing it,&#8221; McKelvey said.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/mckelvey_loans_self_500000_in_gop_race/51526/#When:21:23:53Z</guid>
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          <title>Verga skipped many an election</title>
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One of the candidates in the GOP primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, opted not to vote in 21 out of the last 27 elections.           ]]></description>
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LYNCHBURG &#8212; U.S. 5th District Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, says the direction of the unemployment rate will be the single most important barometer of his chance for re-election this year.

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&#8220;This event allows us to define what we&#8217;re for.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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GOP 5th District candidates gathered for the first of several debates.           ]]></description>
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Virginia&#8217;s two senators are arguing that any action on health care reform ought to be put on hold until Scott Brown, the Republican who scored an improbable upset Tuesday in Massachusetts, is sworn into office.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/va._senators_hold_off_on_health_bill_until_brown_seated/51247/#When:04:01:38Z</guid>
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Seven Republicans are running in a June 8 primary to pick a nominee to go up against Perriello.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m sworn to secrecy,&#8221; said Michael McPadden, a first-time candidate           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/gop_cabal_could_select_conservative_candidate/51164/#When:04:01:15Z</guid>
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Conservative Tea Party members have asked Goode to consider jumping into the race.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/goode_wont_rule_out_possible_perriello_challenge/51151/#When:16:40:44Z</guid>
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Alex Cortes, who was then 18 and a first-year UVa student, wrote a column in the student-run Cavalier Daily defending the &#8220;not gay&#8221; chant that some students yell while singing the &#8220;Good Old Song&#8221; whenever UVa&#8217;s football team scores.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;We&#8217;re happy to have [Cantor&#8217;s] support,&#8221; said Sean Harrison, Hurt&#8217;s campaign manager.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:01:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/Cantor_boosts_Hurts_bid_in_5th/51019/#When:04:01:05Z</guid>
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          <title>Opponents say Hurt&#8217;s Web site misleads on voting record</title>
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Sen. Robert Hurt, one of seven Republican candidates aiming to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, is facing criticism for what his opponents view as misleading language on his newly launched campaign Web site.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/opponents_say_hurts_web_site_misleads_on_voting_record/50871/#When:22:03:03Z</guid>
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          <title>Budget cuts front and center in upcoming slate of measures</title>
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When lawmakers convene in Richmond on Wednesday for the 60-day General Assembly session, one matter is expected to muscle out all others: how will Virginia close a $4.2 billion hole in its budget?           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/budget_cuts_front_and_center_in_upcoming_slate_of_measures/50801/#When:04:01:04Z</guid>
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          <title>Hurt declines to attend Charlottesville debates</title>
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Hurt is perceived by many to be among the race&#8217;s frontrunners.
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/decision_to_back_out_of_debates_criticized/50742/#When:04:01:48Z</guid>
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          <title>Hurt mulls fundraising despite ethics concerns</title>
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Hurt&#8217;s campaign believes he can fundraise legally during the session but is double-checking first with legal counsel.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/hurt_mulls_fundraising_despite_ethics_concerns/50740/#When:02:46:38Z</guid>
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&#8220;We can&#8217;t commit to anything like that right now because it&#8217;s going to be during the session,&#8221; said Hurt&#8217;s strategist.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/hurt_declines_to_participate_in_charlottesville_debates/50704/#When:13:54:36Z</guid>
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          <title>Board plan would cut Albemarle tax bill</title>
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Republicans and Democrat Lindsay G. Dorrier Jr. &#8212; who considers himself a fiscal conservative &#8212; have set out to slash nonessential expenditures           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/board_plan_would_cut_albemarle_tax_bill/50695/#When:04:01:28Z</guid>
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          <title>Mallek picked as chairwoman of county supervisors</title>
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Her selection may have been ensured, at least in part, by a newly elected Republican.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/mallek_picked_as_chairwoman_of_county_supervisors/50691/#When:04:01:28Z</guid>
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          <title>Groups petition Kaine on felons&#8217; vote rights</title>
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During his term, Kaine has restored the rights of more than 4,300 felons, substantially more than any previous governor.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/groups_petition_kaine_on_felons_vote_rights/50631/#When:04:01:41Z</guid>
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          <title>Joe the Plumber to stump for Verga in city</title>
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Verga, a private real estate investor and an Ivy resident, called Joe Wurzelbacher a &#8220;hero to conservatives.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/joe_the_plumber_to_stump_for_verga_in_city/50630/#When:04:01:06Z</guid>
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The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Central Library&#8217;s McIntire Room, 201 E. Main St.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/toscano_to_hold_town_hall_meeting/50628/#When:04:01:02Z</guid>
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The man known as &#8220;Joe the Plumber&#8221; is coming to Charlottesville on Friday to raise money for Laurence Verga, one of seven Republicans aiming to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy.           ]]></description>
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McPadden and several other candidates in the crowded field view Hurt, a state senator from Chatham, as too moderate.           ]]></description>
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Norris was renominated and unanimously endorsed at the body&#8217;s regular meeting Monday           ]]></description>
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The permit would allow a 60-unit single-room occupancy facility, a form of transitional housing for homeless people.           ]]></description>
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Councilors on Monday night considered an amendment to the city&#8217;s noise ordinance that would lower the permitted volume of noise in downtown Belmont restaurants after 11 p.m.           ]]></description>
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Candidate fears Republican moderate could win primary           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/candidate_calls_for_conservative_convention_to_thwart_gop_moderate/50587/#When:15:15:23Z</guid>
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June&#8217;s Republican primary election to pick a nominee who will take on U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in the fall may cost taxpayers more than $260,000.           ]]></description>
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Based on the tradition of a long-standing rotation system, it&#8217;s arguably Democrat Ann H. Mallek&#8217;s turn to chair the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. But the gavel might end up with the leader of the county&#8217;s Republican movement.           ]]></description>
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For the second time in three months, a council seat has become vacant because of health misfortunes.           ]]></description>
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UVa defeated the University of Akron in a sudden death overtime shootout Dec. 13 to win the title.           ]]></description>
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If passed, Bell&#8217;s legislation would change the state&#8217;s school funding formula to account for Charlottesville and Albemarle&#8217;s revenue-sharing agreement           ]]></description>
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In response to calls for him to move his office to a more accessible location for protestors, U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, said he believes he has supported area residents&#8217; rights of free speech and petitioning their government.           ]]></description>
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Debra M. Shipp, clerk of the circuit court, administered the oath of office to three incumbents and three first-time officeholders            ]]></description>
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The Rivanna Water &amp; Sewer Authority is trying to lay wider underground sewer pipes, but some Charlottesville residents have rejected officials&#8217; compensation offers for running the pipes through their backyards, meaning the matter might end up in court.           ]]></description>
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In a statement, Whitehead accepted the dubious honor.           ]]></description>
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The 5th District Republican Committee voted 19-13 Saturday in favor of a primary rather than a nominating convention.           ]]></description>
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The Rutherford Institute, an Albemarle County-based civil liberties group, is urging U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello to move his local office someplace where the congressman&#8217;s critics might more easily protest.           ]]></description>
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Six of the seven GOP candidates seeking their party&#8217;s nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, say they want a convention.           ]]></description>
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Perriello added that it was &#8220;puzzling&#8221; that the postal service has not yet publicly released its study of the mail facility consolidation           ]]></description>
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&#8220;My guess is they&#8217;re going to talk about money, which is the big concern people have,&#8221; said David J. Toscano           ]]></description>
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With little hesitation, the Albemarle County Planning Commission sent a formal recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that called for wind turbines to be allowed in the county.           ]]></description>
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The City Council will likely vote on the final design for a multimillion-dollar Meadowcreek Parkway interchange before the year&#8217;s end, but questions remain about paths for bicyclists and pedestrians in the project.           ]]></description>
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With a flick of the wrist, folks wandering on the Downtown Mall check the time on their watches or cell phones.           ]]></description>
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The election for the City Council has been decided for nearly two weeks, but one question still looms before the new body takes over in January. Who will be Charlottesville&#8217;s next mayor?           ]]></description>
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Another candidate seeking the GOP nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in fall 2010 swung through Charlottesville on Thursday.           ]]></description>
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On one side, speakers, placards and a bus that played country music. On the other, a band, chanting and banners.           ]]></description>
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Protesters on both sides of the health care debate gathered outside Congressman Tom Perriello&#8217;s (D-Ivy) Charlottesville office to voice their opinions.            ]]></description>
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Moments after Perriello cast his vote in support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday, the Republicans pounced.           ]]></description>
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The bill, he said, will make health care more affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors and reduce the federal deficit.           ]]></description>
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Perriello said he successfully won inclusion of several ideas in the bill that were raised during his more than 100 hours of town hall meetings.           ]]></description>
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Three Charlottesville School Board members said Thursday that the division should look into either leaving its grade configuration as is or having one middle school instead of both an upper elementary school and middle school. 
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Albemarle supervisors agreed Wednesday to practically double the county&#8217;s payments to the SPCA and discussed ways to throw a life preserver to the Hatton Ferry.
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Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, easily fended off a challenge from Democrat Cynthia Neff on Tuesday in one of the Charlottesville region&#8217;s most closely watched House of Delegates races.           ]]></description>
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The Rio victor, Rodney Thomas, said the election results will cause a major shift for the Board of Supervisors.           ]]></description>
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The Democrats will keep their grip on Charlottesville&#8217;s City Council for at least another two years.           ]]></description>
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Democratic Mayor Dave Norris and challenger Kristin Szakos won 6,292 and 5,074 votes, respectively.           ]]></description>
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Election update           ]]></description>
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