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Donate Now!Another General Douglas-MacArthur-famously said, "old soldiers never die; they just fade away."Maybe.But not all of them.The word "fade" has never been, nor ever shall be, in the vocabulary or the heart and soul of Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson, of Rice, for one. Sam Wilson is the salt of the earth and the world is filled with people and places that have been, and continue to be, sea…
read moreRepublican-leaning areas in states vital to President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are drawing top-tier Democratic congressional candidates who, even if they lose, could help turn out the vote and boost Obama's chances of winning a second term. The best example of the trend is former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, challenging GOP Rep. Steve King in Iowa's 4th Congressional Dist…
read moreCentral Virginia Democrats coalesced around congressional candidate John Douglass Wednesday, marking an end to a heated nomination battle and a beginning to the unified effort to unseat Rep. Robert Hurt in the 5th District. Douglass, who’s officially expected to become the Democratic nominee at a May 19 convention, held a news conference outside Charlottesville’s City Hall, …
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