Former senator and governor George Allen, at right, answers a question during the final debate with his three rivals in the Virginia republican primary, from left, Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, tea party activist Jamie Radtke and Virginia State Delegate Robert G. Marshall, at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va., on May 25, 2012. Recent polls give Allen a comfortable lead among likely voters in the primary, which will determine the challenger to former governor Timothy M. Kaine, who is unopposed in the democratic primary. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
Former senator and governor George Allen, at right, answers a question during the final debate with his three rivals in the Virginia republican primary, from left, Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, tea party activist Jamie Radtke and Virginia State Delegate Robert G. Marshall, at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va., on May 25, 2012. Recent polls give Allen a comfortable lead among likely voters in the primary, which will determine the challenger to former governor Timothy M. Kaine, who is unopposed in the democratic primary. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (left) and former Sen. George Allen, who also was governor of the commonwealth, greet each other after the AP Day at the Capitol senatorial debate at the Capitol in Richmond on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
GOP candidate Delegate robert G. Marshall, second from right, talks during the first of three debates, Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Roanoake, Va. Other GOP candidates participating in the debate is from left, former Virginia Sen. George Allen, Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, and tea party leader Jamie Radtke. The winner of the primary will face former Gov. Tim Kaine in November. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)
Former Sen. George Allen takes on three Republican Senate rivals Saturday in Roanoke in the first of three debates. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Former Sen. George Allen takes on three Republican Senate rivals Saturday in Roanoke in the first of three debates. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Tim Kaine (right) and George Allen, candidates for U.S. Senate in Virginia, greet each other in the hallway before beginning their first debate for the 2012 campaign at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond earlier this month. The men, both former Virginia governors, are currently in a dead heat as they raise millions for their war chests. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
President Richard Nixon (right), shown with Redskins coach George Allen on Jan. 2, 1973, challenged the NFL to change its blackout policy. (Associated Press)
