By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Maryland's two senators and Virginia Sen. Jim Webb are remembering the one year anniversary of the Metro crash that killed nine by calling for legislation entailing national safety standards in transit systems.

Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for Mayor Adrian Fenty and the National Park Service to do something about traffic around the National Mall in a letter Tuesday.
RICHMOND (AP) — Virginia's presidential primary would have been the young woman's first time to vote, and she sobbed into her cell phone when she realized that she couldn't make it to the polls before they closed at 7 p.m.
God and Iranians
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's fundraising lead over other state lawmakers will likely be a big help to Democrats in the fall elections when they campaign in Northern Virginia and try to take control of the General Assembly for the first time since 1995.
Prince William County [Va.] supervisors have taken immigration enforcement into their own hands — an encouraging example for other jurisdictions that want to crack down on the influx of illegal aliens into their communities.
Prince William County [Va.] supervisors have taken immigration enforcement into their own hands — an encouraging example for other jurisdictions that want to crack down on the influx of illegal aliens into their communities.
Virginia Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis continued her July Fourth tradition yesterday morning: walking with her husband, U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, in the Fairfax Independence Day Parade, shaking hands and smiling for photos.
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