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News Article Archive 2006

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Dec. 31
- The Grown-Ups Step In -- Washington Post
Dec. 30
- McDonnell takes key role in transportation deliberations -- The Virginian-Pilot
Dec. 23
- Get predators offline -- Bristol Herald Courier
Dec. 22
- Taming the Frontier (RTD)
Dec. 21
Dec. 20
- Task Force Releases Internet Safety Tips (WVIR)
- Youth Internet Safety Task Force Report Issued (WDBJ- Video at Link)
- Read the report: Virginia panel issues recommendations for online safety – Associated Press
- Resources Sought for Internet Safety – Richmond Times-Dispatch
- South Boston man sentenced for child porn -- RT-D
Dec. 17
- More News -- The Petersburg Progress-Index
Dec. 13
- E-Registration -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Safeguarding MySpace: Bill would block access by sex offenders -- Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- State May Share Predator's E-mail Addresses -- Connection Newspapers
Dec. 12
- Virginia AG proposes bill to keep sex offenders out of MySpace -- Associated Press
- N.Y. planning sex offender polygraphs -- AP
- Add e-mails of offenders to registry, official says -- Roanoke Times
- Sex offender e-mail gets scrutiny – Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
- Plan to attack Internet late, but still first -- RT-D
- Virginia Proposal Aims to Keep Sex Offenders Off Networking Sites -- Washington Post
- Protecting youth: Trying to take predators offline -- The Virginian-Pilot
- Bill Proposed To Keep Sex Offenders Out of MySpace -- WJLA
- Sex Offenders May Have to Register E-Mail, IM -- WTOP
- Virginia partners with MySpace.com to monitor sex offenders -- Washington Business Journal
- Predator e-mail registry proposed -- Washington Times
Dec. 10
- Competitiveness -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dec. 8
- Pick good friends, attorney general tells NN pupils -- Daily Press
- Don't force parents to give up children -- Roanoke Times
Dec. 7
- McDonnell Supports Direct Access to Services -- Washington Post
- AG: Parents shouldn't have to trade custody for treatment -- Associated Press
- Rules for youths' mental health care challenged -- The Virginian-Pilot
- McDonnell: Parents shouldn't have to give up kids to get help – Roanoke Times
- McDonnell: Loss of custody not required -- RT-D
- Virginia Attorney General Has Sights on Predators, Land Seizure Powers -- Cybercast News Service
- Virginia's Future Seen as Firmly Republican -- Cybercast News Service
Dec. 5
- Rep. Rangel’s viewpoint on today’s military is dead wrong (column by Attorney General McDonnell) – Virginian-Pilot
Dec. 1
- Attorney General McDonnell Protects Virginians from Scams -- Capitol Connections Magazine

Nov. 21
- McDonnell wants state consulted in power line project – AP/WAVY
Nov. 20
- Making time fit the crime for predators -- Roanoke Times
Nov. 15
- 51 face identity theft charges – Richmond Times-Dispatch
Nov. 14
- 51 charged in Va. identity theft roundup -- AP
Nov. 12
- Official Duties – Richmond Times-Dispatch
Nov. 9
- Virginia Beach, State Sue to Keep Jets at NAS Oceana -- AP
- Virginia Voters Approve Gay Marriage Amendment -- AP
Nov. 8
- Virginia Voters Pass Marriage Amendment -- The Virginian-Pilot
Nov. 6
- 8 Medals Earned Through Courage -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Attorney General McDonnell and Governor Kaine Debate on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- PBS

Oct. 29
- Vote Yes: Marriage Amendment Reflects Common Sense (RT-D)
Oct. 27
- George Allen: A fine man with a great record of accomplishments (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Oct. 26
- Officials support marriage measure (RT-D)
- AG addresses Internet safety, gangs while stumping for Miller (Times Community)
- Veterans groups endorse Allen (Times Community)
Oct. 24
- New guidelines for schools warn of online dangers (The Roanoke Times)
- Kids are focus of Internet safety (Daily Press)
Oct. 23
- Hurricane preparedness tip: After a disaster, don't fall victim to rip-offs (Daily Press)
Oct. 22
- Vote yes for the sake of marriage (Washington Post)
Oct. 19
- Officer's job should be responsibility of all parents (Virginian-Pilot)
- Man pleads guilty to gang charges (Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
Oct. 18
- Parents are first line of defense against internet predators (WVEC)
- Youth Internet Safety Task Force Meets At Beach School (WTKR)
Oct. 16
- Welcome News (Daily Press)
Oct. 13
- Va. Attorney General files suit over pollution in Shenandoah (AP)
- Rockingham treatment plant accused of polluting (RT-D)
- Timberville Water Plan Sued (H’burg DN-R)
- Contamination in the Shenandoah River (WHSV)
- Va. attorney general files suit over pollution in Shenandoah (WDBJ)
Oct. 11
- State Police handle more sex offender tracking (Times Community)
Oct. 7
- At Week's End (Daily Press)
Oct. 6
- Regulatory Reforms (WHSV)
Oct. 4
- Attorney General Launches Drunk Driving Public Information Campaign (WVIR)
- Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force holds first meeting (WAVY/AP)
Oct. 2
- Pavilion Pride (Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
- Gang Prevention (WHSV)
- Community Comes Together to Fight Gang Activity (WVIR)

Sept. 28
- Community Day in Harrisonburg Cleans Up Gang Graffiti (WVIR)
- Graffiti Clean Up (WHSV)
- New citizens told of Henry's legacy (RT-D)
Sept. 15
- Attorney general backs gay-marriage ban (Daily Press)
- McDonnell issues legal opinion on amendment to ban same-sex marriage (The Virginian-Pilot)
- Volunteers urge voters to read whole amendment (Roanoke Times)
- Opinion: Same-sex marriage ban safe (RT-D)
- AG issues opinion on amendment (LN&A)
- McDonnell: Amendment opposition's argument lacks legal weight (Associated Press)
- AG: Marriage Amendment won't affect current rights of unmarried Virginians (WDBJ)
- Amendment won't affect rights of unmarried Virginians, AG says (Roanoke Times)
Sept. 13
- Column: Meeting scam artists online -- by Bob McDonnell (Times Community Newspapers)
Sept. 8
- Lying Spammers Banned in Virginia (Roanoke Times)
Sept. 6

Aug. 25
- Officers honor slain deputy (RT-D)
Aug. 24
- Politicians’ Offspring Pick Madison (Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
Aug. 21
- Attorney General Bob McDonnell on murder of Deputy Sutphin (WSLS NewsChannel 10)
Aug. 17
- Fight Over a Child's Care Ends in Compromise (Washington Post)
Aug. 15
- Attorney General Announces Anti-Gang Plan (Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
- Anti-Gang Efforts Advanced (Richmond-Times Dispatch)
- McDonnell Announces Anti-Gang Initiative (WHSV)
- Anti-gang Effort Targets Groups Afflicting Valley (Daily News Leader)
- Initiative will put gang cases in federal court (WAVY)
Aug. 14
- A Needed Overhaul (Richmond-Times Dispatch)
Aug. 10
- Consumer alert of the month – column by Bob McDonnell (Times Community)
Aug. 9
- Officials vow to aid police (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Aug. 7
- Reasonable regulations (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Aug. 6
- Attorney General McDonnell modifies administrative regulations (WDBJ)
Aug. 3
- McDonnell targets old regulations (RT-D)
- Task force to whack Virginia's red tape (Roanoke Times)
- Attorney general announces regulatory review (Associated Press)
- Louisa woman to serve five years for identity theft (RT-D)

July 31
- Police Hope To Improve Sex Offender Registry (NBC 4)
July 30
- The Cherrix Case (RT-D)
July 28
- Va. ready for U.S. sex-offender registry (RT-D)
July 27
- Anguished choices in Cherrix case (Virginian-Pilot)
- Richmond Targeting Gangs (RT-D)
- Local Leaders Join Forces To Combat Gangs (WTVR)
July 26
- Judge suspends lower court orders - Teen won't have to report for chemotherapy (WAVY)
- Chincoteague teen with cancer wins new trial on treatments (The Virginian-Pilot)
- Judge lifts orders in teen's case (RT-D)
- Judge Sets Aside Court Order For Cancer Patient (WTKR/AP)
July 25
- Judge orders stay of teen cancer patient's treatment order (AP & WVEC)
- McDonnell supports sick teen's request (RT-D)
- Teen cancer patient seeks to stop judge's treatment order (AP)
- Consumer Watch – Automotive Repairs (WDBJ)
July 24
- It’s a big deal (Danville Register & Bee)
- Officials Working to Secure the Web (The Winchester Star)
July 20
- Face to Face: Politicians, Residents Talk (The Connection newspapers)
July 19
- Attorney's comments vex AG (Danville Register & Bee)
July 16
- Price gouging subject to other conditions (RT-D)
July 15
- The 'Net': If parents only knew (RT-D)
July 14
- Internet Safety Task Force Holds First Meeting (NBC 4)
- AG McDonnell hosts first Internet safety task force meeting (WAVY)
July 14
- Crack Down On Gang Activity (WRIC 8)
July 13
- Consumer Alert of the Month: Good and bad charities – column by Attorney General McDonnell (Times Community newspapers)
July 11
- Porn case nets 154-count indictment (Danville Register & Bee)
July 10
- Police Caution: Monitor Children's Internet Use (Martinsville Bulletin)
July 6
- Flood Repair Scams (WDBJ)
- July 1
- Virginia has more than 900 new laws in effect today (Virginian-Pilot)
- McDonnell issues consumer alert for flood victims (WAVY)
- AG warns about fraud in wake of flooding (WSLS)

June 30
- Slate of new laws goes into effect Saturday (The Roanoke Times)
June 24
- Attorney general's daughter returns from deployment in Iraq (Associated Press)
- McDonnell family savors reunion (RT-D)
June 22
- AG touts new offender Web site (Danville Register & Bee)
- Attorney general swings through city (Martinsville Bulletin)
- Scam Alert 7 - "British Random Lotto" (WDBJ)
June 21
- Task Force To Crack Down On Online Sex Predators
June 20
- The war for Net safety needs the help of parents and myspace.com
- Virginia beefs up sex-offender registry
June 19
June 15
- City, state officials support expanded anti-gang program
- Attorney general, mayor tout anti-gang program
June 13
- Improvements In Registry Announced (Washington Post)
- Va. unveils enhanced sex-offender registry (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- GPS will track sex offenders (Washington Times)
- Sex Offender Registry to Get Upgrade in Va. (WTOP)
- New Sex Offender Registry (WRIC)
- Virginia unveils new online sex-offender registry (WDBJ)
- Virginia Unveils Updated Sex Offender Registry (NBC 4)
June 12
- Day of reckoning nears for the budget (Roanoke Times)
June 10
- Stopgap plan could be a first for state (RT-D)
- Don't blame Kaine for budget crisis (The Virginian-Pilot)
June 9
- McDonnell Warns of 'Constitutional Crisis' (The Washington Post)
- Lawmakers: Shutdown won't occur (RT-D)
- Budget Battle in Virginia Continues (NBC 4)
- Attorney General weighs in on budget issue (WDBJ)
- McDonnell: Kaine has no spending power without new or interim budget (WAVY)
- Attorney general says Kaine needs budget (Roanoke Times)
- McDonnell says legislators must have deal by next week (The Virginian-Pilot)
- Budget legalities debated (FFL-S)
- Constitutional Crisis? (WP)
- Shutdown, Showdown (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Zurn Issues Warning Over State Budget Impasse (Leesburg Today)
- Police & Fire (Times Community)
- County Notebook: McLean Gas Station Violated Price Gouging Law (Connection Newspapers)
June 8
- As Stalemate Continues, Kaine Carries His Optimism to Wall Street (The Washington Post)
- Kaine: Rating agencies not alarmed by budget impasse (Associated Press)
- State's credit rating not at risk, Kaine says (The Roanoke Times)
- Bond-rating agencies not alarmed (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
- Analysts unalarmed over state's budget impasse (The Virginian-Pilot)
- What budget? (The Daily Press)
- Budget fight causes risk (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
- Budget Battle Continues (WCAV)
June 7
- Lack of Va. Budget Rattles Cash-Strapped Agencies (The Washington Post)
- Kaine will keep government running (The Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Kaine heads to N.Y. with no budget (Washington Times)
- Kaine promises no disruption of services (The Roanoke Times)
- Budget stakes getting higher (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
- Still no budget as Kaine meets with credit rating agencies (NBC 12)
- Kaine, leaders face Wall Street (The Daily Press)
June 6
- Kaine's Power to Avert Closing Questioned (The Washington Post)
- McDonnell: No budget, no Kaine power (The Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- AG Says Kaine Lacks Authority to Prevent Shutdown (AP/ABC)

May 30
- To beat gangs, NN shifts GRIP (Daily Press)
May 26
- Lawyers look for way to sue over BRAC ruling (The Virginian-Pilot)
- VA's top attorney weighs in on the decision over NAS Oceana (WAVY)
May 25
- Attorney General honors police (Bedford Bulletin)
- 'Gang culture' is a warning signal (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
May 24
- Attorney general: Families need nurturing (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
May 23
- Region joins together to fight domestic violence (Petersburg Progress-Index)
May 21
- Prevention, Prosecution: Gouging Laws Enforced (a column by Bob McDonnell in the Richmond Times-Dispatch)
May 17
- Ultimate Sacrifice: Local Law Enforcement Pays Homage to Fallen (Lynchburg News & Advance)
May 16
- A sad year for remembering the fallen (Lynchburg News & Advance)
May 13
- Dish Network hosts Virginia Attorney General (New River Valley Today)
- Tucker commended again for life-saving actions (New River Valley Today)
May 12
- Marriage Referendum Defined (The Washington Times)
- Panel Oks disputed gay-marriage explanation (AP)
May 11
- House Panel Accepts Disputed Explanatory Language (The Washington Post)
- Marriage-definition language approved for amendment vote (The Roanoke Times)
May 10
- Louisa Woman Accused of Fraud (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
May 9
- VA Company to Give Refunds after Lawsuit (WSLS)
May 3
- Victims Rights Week (Clarke Times-Courier)
May 2
- New Laws Target Sexual Offenders (Fauquier Times-Democrat)
- The New Wave of Identity Theft (WTKR)

April 28
- The Rights of Victims (The Winchester Star)
- Taking a Harsh Stand (Culpeper Star Exponent)
- Taking on Sex Offenders (Freelance Star)
April 27
- Common Purpose (Richmond Times Dispatch)
April 26
- Bills create tougher laws for sex offenses (The Cavalier Daily)
- Behl's Mother Attends Va. Crime Victims' Event (nbc4.com)
April 24
- Lite politics At the Shad Planking, humor served with fish(dailypress.com)
- Planking and politics (dailyprogress.com)
April 21
- Rust To Polish Regulations -Task force will identify ways to ‘streamline’ Virginia's bureaucracy, but some advocates are worried. (The Connection Newspapers)
April 20
- Politicians gobble up shad Planking kicks off official campaign season (dailyprogress.com)
- Prepared (Richmond Times Dispatch)
April 17
- Scout's honor (Augusta Free Press)
April 11
- Mobile clinic will serve at-risk patients - Richmond uses grant as part of an effort to reduce gang crime (Richmond Times Dispatch)
April 10
- Don't let spammers peddle you into a loss (PilotOnline)
April 7
- Attorney General Comments On Jamboree Situation (WRIC)
April 6
- ACLU Suit Challenges U.S. Funding For Jamboree (Washington Post)
- Virginia takes Scouts' side in suit (Washington Times)
- Gov't. Asks Court to Overturn Ruling on Scout Outing (WTOP)
April 4
- County Works on Gang Prevention (WSET.COM)

March 31
- Live with the Attorney General? (WSLS NewsChannel 10)