http://vagop.eresources.ws/rss/news.asp en-us (c) 2008 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:55:41 EST http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) info@rpv.org (Republican Party of Virgina) support@eresources.com (eResources) 60 http://www.rpv.org/imgLib/20081022_RPVLogo_med.jpg http://www.rpv.org/rss/news.asp In spite of countless statements expressing no interest until he completes his term as governor, news leaked today that Tim Kaine will be joining Barak Obama’s team in Washington in the coming weeks after all.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:16:00 EST Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:51:00 EST A young and popular Democratic president is preparing to take over the White House, while a lame-duck Republican named Bush heads for the exits. Slumping Republicans are in despair; they've seen Democrats win majorities of almost 80 seats in the House and 15 in the Senate...

]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:12:00 EST Pity poor Tim Kaine. Apparently it's the governor's fate to go through life being misunderstood.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST Today in a presentation to the legislature’s money committees, Governor Tim Kaine announced the specifics of long expected cuts and amendments to the current biennial budget due to a budget shortfall of more than $3 billion.

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07) today commented on news of Governor Kaine's plans to impose a 30-cent tax increase on cigarettes which will result in thousands of job losses...

]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:48:00 EST Did the Democrats' exile end too soon? That may be a question that nags at more than a few party activists once all the partying is done.

]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:44:00 EST Cuccinelli wins with 47.8% of the vote in a three candidate field.

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:56:00 EST Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:16:00 EST Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:32:00 EST A communications industry lobbyist who has represented some of the nation's most powerful cable, Internet and telecommunications firms is drawing scrutiny for his role on President-elect Obama's transition team.

]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:50:00 EST Rep. Eric I. Cantor became the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House Wednesday, winning an uncontested election as the party's whip. "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good," Cantor said before the 175 Republican members of the House unanimously elected him. Cantor is the first Virginian ever to hold the post in either party. As whip, he will work with Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, to coordinate the votes and messages of GOP House members. The two men announced their party is united...

]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:37:00 EST State and local law enforcement officers cooperated in an operation that nabbed and deported 171 illegal alien sex offenders, reports CNSNews.com Staff Writer Kevin Mooney. But, the Republican attorney general who engineered the operation and wants to increase cooperation between state and local enforcement officials to catch illegal aliens who've committed crimes is being opposed by the Democrat governor.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:59:00 EST There is no doubt that Nov. 4 was a storm that rained down hard on Republicans, both in Virginia and nationwide. Between an unpopular president with an "R" next to his name; the press clearly against us (and not hiding that fact)...

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:49:00 EST I, Jeffrey M. Frederick, Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, do hereby call for a meeting of the State Central Committee for Friday, December 5, 2008. The meeting will be held at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia and will begin promptly at 5:00 P.M.

]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:16:00 EST Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday the Republican Governors Association is committed to returning to the bedrock values of the party after a battering in the Nov. 4 election left Republicans in a weakened state across the nation.

]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:13:00 EST The mainstream press have been accused of being biased in favor of President-elect Barack Obama for months - a phenomenon now acknowledged by one of the nation's media heavyweights. On Sunday, The Washington Post's ombudsman, Deborah Howell, offered evidence of an "Obama tilt" in her own newspaper.

]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:22:00 EST Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:13:00 EST Thoughts from the Attorney General on the 2008 Election

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:58:00 EST Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling issued the following statement in response to the results of the 2008 elections.

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