Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 31.
*McDonnell says mandatory evacuations during Hurricane Irene likely saved lives in Virginia
*O’Malley, McDonnell omnipresent before, after Irene
*Hurricane Irene response praised by McDonnell on WTOP
*Schapiro Column: It isn’t easy being Virginia FREE
*Hurricane Irene power outages: Still waiting
*Scott says debt-limit deal pays for half of Bush tax cuts
*McDonnell: Irene will cost “millions and millions”
*McDonnell: Draft abortion regulations are in ‘interest of health’ (Another Bob McDonnell Big Lie; didn’t they teach this guy at Theocracy U. that lying is a sin?)
*Sean Lanigan sues Fairfax schools for his legal fees
*Dismal Swamp wildfire is down. . . but not out
*Groups help animals displaced by Irene
*Irene leaves hard times for East Coast farmers
*Va. awards contract to turn rest stops into profit centers to Pennsylvania catering company
*Planners move closer to deal on financing second phase of Metro line to Dulles
*Md.’s public work force grows while Va. axes gov’t jobs
*Minorities become a majority in Washington region
UPDATE: Dominion Virginia Power’s latest report on outages shows another big drop, although the Richmond area remains hard hit.
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