by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 24.
- Clinton’s e-mail ‘scandals’ are pure fiction (Agreed, unless we’re going to do this to every single elected official and basically make governing impossible.)
- In visit to flood-ravaged Louisiana, Obama vows support ‘even after the TV cameras leave’
- Trump’s Vision of Black America Is a White Supremacist Fantasy (“And his outreach to black voters is a dog whistle for racists.”)
- The Explosive New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O’Reilly, Detailed
- Turkish Military Begins Ground Incursion Over Syrian Border (“The incursion, backed by U.S. air support, drastically escalates Turkey’s role in the Syrian conflict in an effort meant to clear ISIS militants from the border.”)
- At least 38 dead in Italian earthquake: civil protection
- Gary Johnson: Trump is a fascist (Yep.)
- James Carville Debunks Smear That Clinton Foundation Donors Had Special Access To Hillary Clinton’s State Department
- Sean Hannity And Donald Trump’s Immigration Townhall Focuses On Fearmongering
- Dazed and Confused (“It now seems that the next several days of the campaign cycle will be about whether anyone can figure out what Donald Trump’s immigration policy is. Mass expulsions, compulsory taco salads, expelling the bad people, letting the models stay, Obama’s awesome after all.”)
- Even If Trump Changes On Immigration, The Damage To The GOP Is Done
- From Jill Stein, disturbing echoes of Ralph Nader (“There’s a lot to like about the Green Party nominee. And a lot to dislike.”)
- Report: Trump hikes rent on own campaign office (Yet another scam.)
- Clinton leads Trump by 12 points in Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Trump Operative Goes All In On Debunked Hillary-Is-Dying Smear (“Maryland and Northern Virginia director says her coat proves she’ll be dead within a year.” Deranged.)
- Tim Kaine outlines Hillary Clinton’s small business plan in Lakewood
- Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine visits Arkansas
- Tim Kaine in Nashville for fundraiser at Valentino’s
- CNN’s Sanjay Gupta casts serious doubts on Trump doctor’s ‘absurd boasts about his health
- Neil deGrasse Tyson humiliates right-wing radio host accusing him of insulting 9-year-old (Go Neil deGrasse Tyson!)
- Mark Warner Questions Pharmaceutical Company on EpiPen Prices
- Cook: Warner is betting on Americans
- Dominion OK’d for 50 cent rate bump, line burials
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: A circuitous path to offshore drilling opposition (“In each case, the military’s opposition — reiterated this spring — helped drive the change of heart. Except the Pentagon’s opposition to offshore drilling hasn’t meaningfully changed in a decade.”)
- Editorial: On felon voting rights, Gov. McAuliffe did what all knew he would do (Yeah, so? We also saw coming what Republicans and the right-wing activist state Supreme Court did.)
- Schapiro: For GOP, court ruling on felons has unintended consequences (“Republicans may have opened the door to two things they can’t abide: supposedly spurious litigation and courts writing law rather than interpreting it.”)
- Medicaid will pay for insect repellent in Virginia to ward off Zika
- Holton stumps for Kaine, Clinton in Richmond area
- Virginia moving forward on juvenile justice plan, but advocates push back against new youth prison in Chesapeake
- Dominion pilot program to move power lines underground expected to increase utility bills
- The South lost the war but keeps winning the battle over Confederate memorials
- Represented by Morrissey, Schintzius sues to get on Richmond mayoral ballot
- Portsmouth likely spent $54,000 defending $1,500 fine over secrecy rule. And the lawsuit isn’t over.
- After decades of faulty accounting, Chesapeake public utilities could be liable for millions, audit says
- Warrant: Man heard voices telling him to attack before he stabbed 2 people, screaming ‘Allahu akbar’
- Editorial: King George board puts county first on fracking
- Petersburg plan calls for layoffs, higher taxes and shutdown of fire station
- Still pretty nice today, even as heat and humidity gradually build
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