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December 2008

Dec. 31 - Statement on Mayor Wilder
Dec. 22 - McDonnell Announces Dates for 3rd ‘Legal Food Frenzy’
Dec. 12 - McDonnell Calls for Election Reforms in Virginia
Dec. 11 - McDonnell Appeals Spam Case to U.S. Supreme Court

November 2008

Nov. 26 - McDonnell Congratulates Richmond Leaders for Increasing Public Safety
Nov. 25 - McDonnell Gives Holiday Shopping Tips
Nov. 24 - Richmond SPCA Pays Surprise Visit to Attorney General’s Office
Nov. 20 - McDonnell Urges Parents to Check Ratings When Purchasing Video Games
Nov. 18 - McDonnell Unveils Powerful Anti-Gang Video

October 2008

Oct. 31 -- McDonnell Issues Election Day Advice for Virginia Voters
Oct. 27 -- McDonnell Opinion: Count Absentee Military Ballots
Oct. 20 -- Attorney General Hosts Third Legal Emergency Preparedness Drill
Oct. 6 -- McDonnell, Microsoft, SW Va Academy Teach Online Investigations
Oct. 3 -- McDonnell Launches Recognition Program for Domestic Violence Response

September2008

Sept. 27 -- McDonnell Hosts 'Community Day' in Staunton
Sept. 25 - McDonnell Announces Office Budget Cuts
Sept. 11 - Statement on Anniversary of Sept. 11
Sept. 4 - Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Activated

August2008

Aug. 18 - McDonnell Sends Virginia Youth to Cal Ripken Camp
Aug. 4 - Attorney General Sues Petersburg Furniture Company for
Defrauding Customers

July 2008

July 28 - Full Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Agrees to Rehear Partial-Birth Abortion Case
July 24 - Statement on Execution of Emmett
July 17 - Attorneys General, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, National Cable Providers Announce Major Agreement to Combat Child Pornography
July 10 - Statement on Execution of Kent Jermaine Jackson
July 10 - McDonnell Awards 'Attorney General's Cup' to Schettine & Nguyen, PLC of Richmond
July 8 - McDonnell, Comcast, iKeepSafe Unveil Internet Safety Video Available 'On Demand'
July 1 - McDonnell Legislation Takes Effect Today

June 2008

June 30 - Attorney General McDonnell Profiles New Laws Clamping Down on Counterfeit Products
June 26 -- Statement on Decision of U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller
June 25 -- Statement on Execution of Yarbrough
June 20 -- McDonnell Announces Lieutenant Governor Bolling to Serve as Co-Chair of Attorney General’s Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force
June 17 -- Virginia Tech Settlement Approved by Richmond Circuit Court
June 9 -- Statement On Governor’s Commutation of Death Sentences

May 2008

May 30 -- Virginia to Petition for Rehearing of Partial-Birth Abortion Case by Full Fourth Circuit
May 27 -- Statement on Execution of Kevin Green
May 16 -- Statement on Richmond Mayor Wilder’s Decision Not to Seek Re-election
May 13 -- McDonnell Announces Winner in Virginia Youth Internet Safety Contest
May 12 -- Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Receives National Award
May 12 -- Statement on Governor's Transportation Plan
May 9 -- Attorney General Joins FTC in Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Proposed Hospital Merger
May 8 -- Attorney General McDonnell Sues Instant Cash Title Loans of Charlottesville
May 8 -- Attorneys General Announce Agreement with Facebook to Institute New Safety Measures for Younger Users
May 1 -- Second ‘Legal Food Frenzy’ Raises 1.3 Million Pounds of Food

April 2008

April 16 - Statement on Supreme Court Kentucky Lethal Injection Decision
April 16 - Statement on Anniversary of Virginia Tech Tragedy
April 2 - McDonnell, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Host ‘Badges for Baseball’ Clinic in Richmond
April 1 - Statement on Governor’s Reprieve of Bell Execution

March 2008

March 26 - McDonnell Announces Finalists in Youth Internet Safety Contest
March 25 - McDonnell Announces Settlement with Auto Title Lender
March 18 - McDonnell Announces Continuation of Anti-Gang Initiative in Shenandoah Valley
March 14 - McDonnell Highlights Successful 2008 Legislative Agenda
March 13 - McDonnell Applauds Expiration of Jamestown Fee
March 5 - McDonnell Highlights Consumer Resources
March 4 - March 4 - McDonnell Calls for Congressional Passage of FISA Act

February 2008

Feb. 29 - McDonnell Announces Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Nation’s First Felony SPAM Conviction
Feb. 26 - McDonnell, Entertainment Software Association Highlight Internet Safety Video Games Provided Free to Richmond-Area Schools
Feb. 20 - McDonnell, I.C.E. Announce Arrests of Criminal Alien Sex Offenders in Virginia
Feb. 18 - Statement on George Washington Day
Feb. 13 - McDonnell Announces Second Annual Statewide 'Legal Food Frenzy'

January 2008

Jan. 30 - Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Decision of Congressman Tom Davis Not to Seek Reelection
Jan. 23 - McDonnell Announces Expansion of Virginia Health Information Project
Jan. 18 - Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 18 - Statement on Lee-Jackson Day
Jan. 15 - Attorney General, Humane Society Call for Tougher Animal Fighting Laws
Jan. 14 - McDonnell Announces National Association of Attorneys General Agreement with MySpace on Social Networking Safety
Jan. 8 – McDonnell Announces 2008 Legislative Agenda