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Legal Experts: Sodomy Is a Civil Right

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:20:32 CDT

Actually, Virginia GOP legislator Bob Marshall, sodomy is a civil right. That's the word from a number of legal experts responding to Marshall's headline-grabbing snort that "sodomy is not a civil right"—made in an effort to block the appointment of a gay prosecutor to a judgeship. William Eskridge, Yale...

Virginia Delegate: 'Sodomy Is Not a Civil Right'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:21:06 CDT

Virginia Del. Robert Marshall has been on a crusade to prevent an openly gay man from becoming a district judge, and while arguing his case last night on CNN , he uttered this headline-generating quote: “Sodomy is not a civil right.” (CNN pundit Margaret Hoover called the quote "absurd" based on...

Richest Counties in US

John Johnson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:15:00 CDT

Forbes rounds up the richest counties in the US, with the DC suburbs in northern Virginia again dominating. The top five: Loudoun County, Virginia: $115,574 median household income Falls Church City, Virginia: $114,409 Fairfax County, Virginia: $105,416 Los Alamos County, New Mexico: $103,643 Howard County, Maryland:...

Salahi Running for Virginia Gov

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:27:12 CDT

Get excited, Virginia residents: White House gatecrasher and former Real Housewives of DC hubby Tareq Salahi is running for governor of your state! Salahi formally announced his candidacy in the most appropriate political medium possible, ie, TMZ . "I am troubled to see how our current political figureheads continue to waste...

Guy Shoots Self, Wife—in Gun Safety Class

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:30:22 CDT

Don't take your guns to, er, well, gun safety class, son. A Roanoke, Va., man and his wife are recovering after he accidentally shot both of them during a firearms safety class over the weekend. The Bedford County Sheriff's Office says that Michael L. Deel shot himself in the hand...

US Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:38:05 CDT

Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet today, sending the unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and tearing the roof off at least one building that was engulfed in flames, officials said. Six people, including both pilots, were taken to hospitals, officials said. The Navy said...

Gun Victim Gets Full Face Transplant

Matt Cantor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:17:12 CDT

A Virginia man who suffered a gun accident has undergone a face transplant at the University of Maryland, and doctors say it's the most extensive such operation yet. The surgery required input from 300 health workers and took more than a day to complete, the Baltimore Sun reports. Doctors used...

When It Comes to Corruption, 8 States Get Fs

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:46:56 CDT

After a thorough investigation of corruption in state politics, the Center for Public Integrity has made up report cards for each state—and the results are depressing. Not one state managed anything in the A-range, while eight—Michigan, the Dakotas, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Georgia, and Wyoming—scored Fs. Coming...

Trudeau Rips Papers Axing Doonesbury Abortion Strip

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:27:00 CDT

The cartoonist's pen might be mightier than the sword, but Gary Trudeau's mouth is also packing a punch. He's blasting newspapers that are dumping Doonsebury this week because the strip attacks state abortion laws requiring transvaginal ultrasounds as rape. "I write the strip to be read, not removed," he said....