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2009 News Article Archive
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2007 News Article Archive

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

December

• Dec. 19
  • McDonnell Joining DC Gun Ban Foes - W Times
  • Va. joins states' plea to uphold individuals' right to bear arms - Roanoke Times
  • States Take Sides on DC Gun Ban Challenge - WTOP
  • State Attorney General Says Gun Ownership is an Individual’s Right – WDBJ
  • Virginia’s attorney general opposes D.C. gun ban - The (DC) Examiner
• Dec. 16
  • End Fee for Jamestown -- Daily Press
  • The Sun Needs to Set on the Jamestown Fee -- L’burg N&A
• Dec. 11
  • McDonnell wants end of Jamestown 400 fee – AP
  • Attorney general: Let $1 auto tag fee expire – Virginian-Pilot
  • McDonnell urges elimination of $1 Jamestown 400 fee – RT-D
• Dec. 10
  • Groups Hope Power Lines Are Zapped – Harrisonburg DN-R
  • Transmission line proposal up for discussion – Culpeper Star Exponent
• Dec. 8
  • Webb: Energy decision will be good for state – The Winchester Star
• Dec. 6
  • Family History That Must Cheer the AG's Heart – Washington Post
• Dec. 5
  • Energy Department to Rethink Its Ruling on Power Lines – Washington Post
  • New hearings on power line – RT-D
  • Energy officials back down from controversial policy – The (DC) Examiner
• Dec. 4
  • While you shop, be careful – RT-D

November

• Nov. 28
  • Bolling, McDonnell get early start for governor’s race – The Winchester Star
  • Broadway Finally Owns SIL – WHSV
  • Wastewater plant sanctioned for polluting Shenandoah – Times Community papers
• Nov. 27
  • Sale of SIL wastewater plant to Broadway complete - Northern Va Daily
• Nov. 23
  • Purchase Of SIL Facility Complete - The (Harrisonburg) Daily News-Record
• Nov. 15
  • Va. attorney general: America grounded in Christian morality – The Virginian-Pilot
• Nov. 12
  • Attorney general honors Vietnam War dead – WWBT
  • Fallen Marine remembered at Virginia's Wall of Honor – WDBJ
  • Virginia Observes Veterans Day – AP
  • Wall of Honor – WVIR
• Nov. 7
  • 'A higher standard’: Virginia's A.G. returns from Israel with stronger commitment to the Jewish state – Washington Jewish Week
• Nov. 6
  • Va. leaders challenge state's inclusion in transmission corridor – Associated Press
  • Va. challenges new authority for feds to OK power lines – The (DC) Examiner
  • Electricity corridor is at issue – RT-D
  • Power line debate: Officials want corridor reexamined – Northern Va Daily
  • McDonnell visits D.C. to argue with Energy Department – Legal NewsLine.com
• Nov. 5
  • Anheuser-Busch aims to prevent drunken driving – The (DC) Examiner
• Nov. 4
  • Do You Know Who You're Chatting With Online? – RT-D (column by Assistant Attorney General  Rusty McGuire)

October

• Oct. 31
  • McDonnell vs. the ABA – Winchester Star
• Oct. 28
  • The GOP Created the State's Modern Record of Success (column by AG McDonnell) – RT-D
• Oct. 25
  • Racketeering conviction in drug case yields $1 million for state – F’burg FL-S
  • Man pleads guilty to drug distribution – RT-D
  • Proposed Code of Conduct to be given to AGs – LegalNewsline.com
  • Activist Judges Stymie Local Immigration Enforcement, Critics Charge – CNSNews.com
• Oct. 18
  • Supreme Court Halts Va. Inmate's Execution - W Post
  • AG, Verizon join health officials to discuss domestic violence -- Associated Press
• Oct. 17
  • Pressure mounts on social websites to check ages – Financial Times
  • Multi-agency drug sweep arrests 36 in Petersburg – RT-D
  • Safe & Secure In Cyberspace - Holiday season warning: beware of gift card scams – WAVY
  • McDonnell highlights Va. success – The (UVa) Cavalier Daily
• Oct. 16
  • Virginia Attorney General Hosts Domestic Violence Prevention Summit (audio) – WAMU
  • Big Crackdown On Drugs In Petersburg (plus audio of press conference) – WRVA
• Oct. 11
  • Pact signed to help protect seniors – Alexandria Times
  • Our View - Tripling the chances for safety – Alexandria Times
• Oct. 6
  • McDonell assails Kaine's rainy-day fund bid – Washington Times
• Oct. 5
  • Virginia receives $110 million in Oxycontin case – WWBT
  • Lawsuit money to benefit Va. police – Roanoke Times
  • OxyContin Plea Deal Payment Made to State Police – WSLS
  • Using Science to Defend the Disabled – CBN News
• Oct. 4
  • McDonnell to introduce Thompson at luncheon – RT-D
  • Local business accused of scamming customers – WAVY
• Oct. 1
  • How Virginia Teaches Kids Online Safety (video) – CBS Evening News and CBS Morning Show
  • Alien lockup program mulled – Washington Times
  • McDonnell Takes Aim At Illegal Immigration – Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
  • Attorney general faults Kaine on immigration – The Northern Virginia Daily

September

• Sept. 28
  • Attorney General Speaks to Chamber – Mount Vernon Gazette
  • Heavy Hitters Stump For Clerk Candidates – Harrisonburg DN-R
  • Attorney General Visits Harrisonburg – WHSV
• Sept. 27
  • Financing Alternatives' assets could be frozen – The Virginian-Pilot
• Sept. 26
  • AG addresses Chamber of Commerce – Alexandria Times
  • Safe & Secure In Cyberspace - Internet Safety Awareness Month – WAVY
  • AG McDonnell talks free enterprise – LegalNewsline.com
• Sept. 24
  • Attorney General McDonnell on “Virginia This Morning” – WTVR CBS 6 morning show (video)
• Sept. 23
  • Some Old Advice for This New, Cyber Age – Richmond Times-Dispatch (editorial by Attorney General McDonnell)
• Sept. 20
  • Attorney general touts Web safety for youths during tour – The Virginian-Pilot
  • Court filing aims to freeze assets of local firm selling computers – The Virginian-Pilot
• Sept. 19
  • Virginia's parents urged not to buy alcohol for teenagers – The Virginian-Pilot
  • Mother says buyer beware when it comes to computer company (plus video) – WJRT (Flint, Michigan ABC)
• Sept. 17
  • Back to School: Reading, Writing and Internet Safety (plus audio) – NPR
• Sept. 16
  • Safer surfing – The (Danville) Register & Bee
• Sept. 12
  • Monmouth man taken in by computer layaway scheme – WQAD (Illinois)
• Sept. 11
  • McDonnell Cracks Down on Gang Activity (plus video) – WVIR
  • 16 Ways to Keep Your Family Safe Online – Woman’s Day online
• Sept. 10
  • State AG talks Net safety to Amherst kids – Lynchburg News & Advance
• Sept. 9
  • Sheriff's office tops police department for second year in a row – The (Danville) Register & Bee
• Sept. 8
  • Book teaches children of Web dangers – The (Danville) Register & Bee
• Sept. 7
  • McDonnell Launches Internet Safety Campaign -- WTVR
  • AG Announces New Internet Initiative -- WWBT
  • State AG attends luncheon -- Petersburg Progress-Index
  • McDonnell Urges Feds to Act on Immigration -- Martinsville Bulletin
  • McDonnell’s Team Offers Gang Details -- Winchester Star
  • Police vs. Sheriffs Softball Game – WSET
• Sept. 6
  • McDonnell on Illegal Immigration -- WHSV
  • McDonnell on Internet Safety -- WHSV
  • Burden of Illegals Outline in Letter -- Washington Times
  • McDonnell Urges Action on Illegals -- RT-D
  • McDonnell asks president, Congress to act on illegal immigration – The New Dominion
• Sept. 5
  • Virginia Radio Station Owner Faces Child Porn Charges – WXII
  • McDonnell Rallies for GOP - Goochland Courier
• Sept. 3
  • Politicians turn out for Buena Vista's parade – WDBJ
• Sept. 1
  • Drunken driving fatalities up in Virginia – The Virginian-Pilot

August

• Aug. 31
  • Attorney General Bob McDonnell's response to Sen. John Warner announcement – WDBJ
  • State aims to sober up roads – The (UVa) Cavalier Daily
  • Attorney General's Consumer Alert of The Month: Money for Nothing – The Rockbridge Weekly
  • Va. Attorney General's statement on the Virginia Tech panel's report – Roanoke Times
  • Recovery — Colleges must learn from Tech report – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  • GOP lays out immigration agenda – The New Dominion
• Aug. 30
  • Drunk? Don’t drive. – The Winchester Star
• Checkpoints seek to keep roads safe over holiday – Daily Press
• Aug. 29
• Virginia to have more checkpoints as part of DUI crackdown – Daily Press
• Drunk driving numbers are on the rise in Virginia – WDBJ
• State launches DUI crackdown operation – Associated Press
• VA Takes on Drunk Drivers – WSLS
• Checkpoint Strikeforce – Richmond.com
• McDonnell blogs live with the Daily Press – Daily Press
• Welcome, AG McDonnell – The Daily Press “Shad Plank” blog
• Aug. 23
  • Two Beach lenders agree to refund finance charges – The Virginian-Pilot
  • 2 Beach companies settle title loan investigations – WVEC
  • Two Virginia Beach car title lenders sanctioned – Daily Press
  • AG’s cup presented for food frenzy – Va Lawyers Weekly online blog
  • Attorney General gives support to GOP candidates seeking seats in legislature – The Floyd Press
• Aug. 22
  • AG makes stop in Wytheville – Wytheville Enterprise
  • Company admits it didn't ship all computers it sold – The Virginian-Pilot
  • Well-Versed – Style Weekly
• Aug. 21
  • 'Badges for Baseball' a win-win – Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Aug. 20
  • Internet predators beware – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
• Aug. 17
  • Attorney general endorses 2 GOP candidates – Roanoke Times
• Aug. 16
  • Attorney general talks driver fees and more – The Coalfield Progress
• Aug. 15
  • AG takes tour of region – Wytheville Enterprise
• Aug. 14
  • Va. attorney general: Abuser fees constitutional – Bristol Herald Courier
• Aug. 13
  • Virginia AG says in Bristol that traffic abuser fees are constitutional – Bristol Herald Courier
• Aug. 7
  • TRIAD meeting warns seniors of identity theft – The (Petersburg) Progress-Index
  • Scott students to participate in ‘Class Action’ course on Virginia laws – Kingsport Times News
  • Los indocumentados: Kaine y McDonnell dan su apoyo a Prince William y Loudoun – Centro de Richmond
• Aug. 1
  • State AGs Critical of Some Colleagues' Activism -- Cybercast News Service

July

• July 26
  • State draws lines on deceptive sales - The Virginian-Pilot
• July 23
  • Attorney general files suit against computer reseller FAI - The Virginian-Pilot
  • Attorney General Sues Chesapeake Computer Reseller – AP
• July 18
  • Virginia’s liability policies encourage economic growth, American Justice Institute survey says -- The DC Examiner
• July 17
  • Magazine ranks Virginia 2nd for businesses -- WVEC
• July 16
  • Annual Guide to State Legal Climates: “Risky Business” -- American Justice Partnership/Directorship magazine
• July 12
  • Va. attorney general backs transportation bill -- The Examiner
• July 11
  • Virginia says no to national corridor -- Culpeper Times
• July 9
  • Va. Leaders Abuzz Over Power Line Corridor – WTOP
  • Kaine, McDonnell oppose power-line corridor inclusion -- The New Dominion
  • Virginia wants left out of federal electricity transmission corridor -- Legal NewsLine.com
  • State Fights Energy Department Over Rights -- Washington Post
• July 5
  • Scam Alert 7- Puppy Scams -- WDBJ
  • New Law Protects Seniors – WWBT NBC 12

June

• June 28
  • Out with the Old – (audio only) – WRVA
• June 24
  • Mountain of Regulation Moves One Shovelful at a Time -- RT-D (column by Jack Rust)
• June 19
  • AG McDonnell Asks Task Force to Reduce Excessive Regulations -- AP
• June 18
  • On the Internet – Daily Press
• June 12
  • Founding fathers -- George Mason's genius – Column by AG McDonnell -- F’burg Free Lance-Star
  • In cap, gown Hylton students march forward -- Potomac News
• June 11
  • Title Loan Company Agrees to Pay Back Va Customers – WTVR
  • Loan Max Settles Virginia Lawsuit -- Associated Press
• June 8
  • Title loan lender to refund some customers -- WVEC
  • Loan Max to repay 1,700 customers -- Daily Press

May

• May 25
  • 137 fallen heroes remembered on Virginia's new 'Wall of Honor' – WAVY
  • Memorial in Richmond honors Virginians killed in war on terror – WDBJ
  • Virginians killed in war honored – Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Wall of Honor in attorney general's office lauds sacrifices – Virginian-Pilot
  • Wall salutes Va.'s fallen troops -- Roanoke Times
  • Virginia Dedicates Wall of Honor -- Associated Press
  • New 'Wall' features striking photographs – Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
  • McDonnell's eye on office, heart on governorship – The Washington Times
  • Fallen Soldiers Honored -- The (Fairfax and Loudoun) Observer
• May 24
  • Honoring the war dead on time – RT-D
  • Virginia's Wall of Honor unveiled – AP/WVEC
• May 22
  • MySpace.com Signs On – WHSV
  • A safety net for youngsters: MySpace aids fight against sex offenders -- Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  • MySpace shares info on sex offenders on site -- The New Dominion (formerly The Augusta Free Press)
• May 20
  • NYC Crackdown On Illegal Guns (video) – CBS Evening News
  • States' spat is also serious -- Charlottesville Daily Progress
• May 18
  • Broad Rock kids offered college aid – RT-D
  • Virginia’s Wall of Honor to be Unveiled -- WVEC
• May 16
  • Illegal Immigration Crackdown Helps Root Out Other Crimes – Cybercast News Service
• May 15
  • TRIAD program protects Heights seniors -- The Progress-Index
• May 11
  • NYC Defends Running Stings Of Va. Gun Sales -- Washington Post
  • Talking point -- Roanoke Times
  • Gun Battle Brewing Between NYC Mayor, Va. AG -- WTOP
  • Virginia Warns NYC to Stop Gun Stings -- CNSNews.com
  • OxyContin's makers to pay $600 million -- RT-D
  • Purdue pleads out, will pay $634 million in fines -- Legal Newsline
  • Another loophole to close -- Staunton News Leader
• May 10
  • Va. AG to New York City mayor: No more undercover gun transactions -- Associated Press
  • Va. Tells NYC to Stop Gun Stings -- Washington Post
• May 9
  • Drug maker to pay $19.5 million over OxyContin promotion -- Associated Press
  • Maker of painkiller to pay millions -- Roanoke Times
  • OxyContin firm settles complaint -- RT-D
  • McDonnell on FOX -- WHSV
• May 5
  • Promising start for Tech commission -- The Virginian-Pilot
• May 3
  • McDonnell addresses background-check issues -- The New Dominion
  • Norfolk launches 'Yellow Dot' program for seniors -- The Virginian-Pilot
• May 2
  • Sexual predators -- Daily Press
• May 1
  • Va. governor closes loophole that armed Tech gunman -- AP
  • Ban on Sale Of Guns to Mentally Ill Is Expanded -- Washington Post
  • Closing the loophole -- Roanoke Times
  • Loophole closed -- Winchester Star
  • Good Call – Richmond Times-Dispatch

April

• April 18
  • Searching for Virginia in media's glare -- The Virginian-Pilot
  • The strength to let children go, amid the unknown – The Virginian-Pilot
• April 13
  • Law officers count wins, but face new challenges in meth battle -- The Virginian-Pilot
  • Attorneys general discuss battle against meth -- WWBT
    AGs: Shut down at home, meth labs move offshore -- WDBJ/AP
  • Leaders discuss fighting meth abuse -- RT-D
• April 12
  • Smugglers Filling Gap in Meth Lab Crackdown -- Washington Post
  • Attorneys general say meth labs pushed offshore, smuggled in -- AP
  • 'Nasty' drug target of city meeting -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Six States in Richmond for National Meth Trafficking Conference -- WRIC
  • Several attorneys general gather in Richmond to talk meth -- WDBJ
• April 11
  • Assembly outcome pleases McDonnell -- The Winchester Star
  • Loudoun's Heroes Honored At Valor Awards -- Leesburg Today
• April 7
  • Database of Concealed Weapons Holders to Be Off-Limit To Public -- AP
  • Va. Police Make Gun Database Off Limits – RT-D
  • Attorney General Says State May Withhold Some Gun Records – Virginian-Pilot
  • State Police Close List of Gun Permits – Roanoke Times
• April 6
  • A Scout Victory – Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
• April 5
  • Local policy let this illegal immigrant flout the law -- The Virginian-Pilot
  • Tough love from the AG at Roland E. Cook -- The Vinton Messenger
  • Scouts win in court, can hold Jamborees at A.P. Hill -- The New Dominion
• April 2
  • Safe Children – Daily Press

March

• March 31
  • Keeping children safe on the Internet (column by AG McDonnell) – Daily Press
• March 30
  • Data stolen from 45.7M cards -- Daily Press
• March 29
  • “The Healing Place” – Richmond Free Press
• March 27
  • AG McDonnell: Important reforms still present in transportation bill -- Legal Newsline
• March 24
  • Officials renew fight against child porn – Daily Press
• March 23
  • Virginia AG McDonnell Addresses Constitutional and Political Issues – Virginia Law Weekly
  • Food bank asks law firms for help – Staunton News Leader
• March 22
  • McDonnell Disagrees On Removal – Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
  • Custody or Care? – Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
• March 20
  • Organization Provides Help To Those Who Have Hit Bottom (by AG McDonnell) – RT-D
  • Scam Alert 7 - Identity Theft Protection -- WDBJ
• March 18
  • The Healing Place – RT-D
• March 16
  • Task force will target financial crimes – Roanoke Times
• March 15
  • Shameful choice: money or child – The Virginian-Pilot
  • Latest sex offender requirement might be their e-mail addresses – AP
  • ‘Food Frenzy’ for the hungry -- WSLS
  • Attorney General's Office to Kick Off 1st Annual Statewide Legal Food Frenzy – Bristol Herald Courier
  • New task force created to combat financial crimes -- WDBJ
• March 13
  • McDonnell visits Herndon – Times Community newspapers
• March 10
  • Effort by local attorneys to feed the hungry to expand statewide -- The Virginian-Pilot
• March 9
  • Enough Said -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
• March 8
  • Feeding Northern Virginia's Hungry -- Connection newspapers
• March 7
  • Transportation battle vital to Virginia's businesses, AG says -- Legal NewsLine
• March 1
  • Bolling, McDonnell wish lists approved -- RT-D

February

• Feb. 27
  • Bill Lifts Fee Caps for Defense Attorneys – RT-D
• Feb. 26
  • McDonnell Lawsuit -- WHSV
  • Bankruptcy Doesn’t Stop SIL Cleanup -- H’burg Daily News-Record
• Feb. 25
  • Lawmakers pass roads, slavery bills -- Daily Progress
• Feb. 21
  • Republicans Rally for November -- Connection newspapers
• Feb. 16
  • More Teens are Watching Internet Porn -- The 700 Club
  • Attorney general warns of top consumer scams -- The Virginian-Pilot
• Feb. 15
  • Scam Alert 7 - Missing information on veterans and doctors -- WDBJ
• Feb. 14
  • Be Wary of Telephone Marketing Scams (column by Attorney General McDonnell) -- Connection newspapers
  • Top 10 Consumer Scams--You've Won $1 Million! -- WashingtonPost.com
• Feb. 13
  • McDonnell disarms school boards on gun bans -- The Virginian-Pilot
• Feb. 10
  • 'Senior Alert' to address 'wandering phenomenon' -- The Winchester Star
  • Officials warn of mail scam guaranteeing instant riches -- Bluefield Daily Telegraph
• Feb. 9
  • House, Senate both OK alert system for missing seniors -- Roanoke Times
  • Bill would protect straying seniors -- AP
  • Senior Alert program sought -- RT-D
  • Delegate touts Senior Alert system -- Danville Register & Bee
• Feb. 8
  • Top 10 Scam List -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Feb. 7
  • Police Arrest Powers Under Fire -- Style Weekly
  • Talking Law -- The (University of Richmond) Collegian
• Feb. 4
  • McDonnell weighs in, from a distance -- The Virginian-Pilot
• Feb. 1
  • Protecting Kids from Online Predators (column by Attorney General McDonnell) - Capitol Connections magazine

January

• Jan. 29
  • McDonnell promotes teen driving safety -- The New Dominion (formerly The Augusta Free Press)
• Jan. 25
  • Food Bank Help Sparked by Attorney General -- WRIC
• Jan. 23
  • Kaine requested to rethink police authority -- Times Community
• Jan. 22
  • Gangs -- Daily Press
• Jan. 21
  • Prince William Co. Moves to Deport Illegal Immigrants -- WTOP
• Jan. 19
  • Republican legislators agree on transportation plan -- The Virginian-Pilot
  • GOP Drafts Broad Plan For Va. Transportation -- Washington Post
  • GOP road funding package proposed -- Roanoke Times
  • GOP makes transit deal -- Washington Times
  • Stewart seeks ICE training -- Potomac News
• Jan. 18
  • Scam Alert 7: Identity Theft -- WDBJ
  • GOP wants stricter immigration enforcement -- The DC Examiner
• Jan. 17
  • McDonnell: Allow state enforcement of immigration laws – Virginian-Pilot
  • AG challenges Kaine on immigration – AP
  • Immigration a 'Virginia issue' – Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • AG seeks immigrant crackdown – Charlottesville Daily Progress
  • Lawmakers look into who should enforce immigration laws – WDBJ
  • Federal OK eyed to detain illegals – AP
  • State, Local Policing Authority Is Sought – Washington Post
  • Miller, McDonnell back ICE powers – Potomac News
• Jan. 16
  • Cyber predators: Tougher penalties key to safeguarding youth -- Bluefield Daily Telegraph
• Jan. 14
  • Bloggers get foot in General Assembly door -- Daily Press
• Jan. 12
  • Valley Lawmakers Come To Fore – Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
• Jan. 10
  • Attorney general introduces 32 legislative proposals -- The Virginian-Pilot
  • McDonnell unveils legislative agenda -- The New Dominion (formerly The Augusta Free Press)
• Jan. 9
  • Political Blogging – WTVR
• Jan. 4
  • Deaths from drunken driving preventable -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Jan. 3 
  • Blessed are the facilitators -- Staunton News Leader
  • Custody Battle -- Style Weekly