by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 10. By the way, I’m not sure why Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders can’t just answer the question about Trump being a racist and saying that yes, duh, he’s a virulent racist. Is that not glaringly obvious???
- Sanders and Clinton Spar on Immigration in Tough Debate
- Stung by Upset Loss, Clinton Sharpens Message on Jobs
- Bernie Sanders Declines to Disavow Past Praise of Cuban Communism at Debate (Ugh. Aside from being wrong, can you imagine what Republicans would do with this stuff if Sanders were the Democratic nominee?)
- 5 Must-See Moments From the Democratic Debate in Miami (“Sanders and Clinton do battle over immigration, the Wall Street bailout, and foreign policy.”)
- The Supreme Court is a political court. Republicans’ actions are proof.
- Mr. Sanders peddles fiction on free trade (“The Democratic presidential candidate’s protectionist stance is built on bogus numbers.”)
- Bobby Jindal’s Disaster in Louisiana Shows Why You Shouldn’t Bet on Fossil Fuels (Fossil fuels are bad every way you look at them.)
- Trump has pushed Hillary and Bernie further left: Latest debate proves The Donald’s hardline anti-immigration ideas has shifted their stances (“How Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant hostility is helping to make Democratic immigration policy more compassionate”)
- The Marco Rubio post-mortem: How a supposedly ready-made GOP nominee crashed and burned
- Anderson Cooper Interviewed Trump, and It Was a Disgrace (“It’s been a bad election year for CNN. The network’s debates have been embarrassing, its primary-night coverage consistently unwatchable, and its fawning treatment of Donald Trump pathetic.”)
- Free-speech groups urge McAuliffe to veto book bill
- Unusual process for choosing Virginia’s judges (“South Carolina is the only other state where the legislature, not the governor, names judges and the South Carolina legislature relies on a panel to undertake a merit selection process.”)
- State budget deal: 3% raise for state employees, faculty; 2% for teachers
- Editorial: Cuccinelli news must be a hoax (“The news seemed like a hoax. Reports that a Senate panel had certified former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for appointment to the Virginia Supreme Court could not be true. Republicans in the General Assembly must be playing games. “)
- Md.’s environment secretary: Fight against Dominion’s coal-ash plan will continue (“Utility company’s agreement with Prince William County does not placate its other critics.”)
- Cuccinelli out, McCullough in for Virginia Supreme Court
- Editorial: Criminal prosecutions in Portsmouth need better management
- Ken Cuccinelli withdraws from consideration for Virginia Supreme Court
- Virginia Assembly OKs bill protecting gay-marriage opponents, but Gov. McAuliffe promises a veto
- Police shooting that killed man and woman in Virginia Beach ruled justified
- Finally, an action plan for Metro (“Its new chief paints a bleak picture of the system’s problems and offers a way forward.”)
- Alexandria officials agree to work together to redevelop run-down Ramsey Homes
- Record warmth today; A fine spring weekend, despite shower chances
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