By Jamie Gage, United Press International With less than six weeks to go, it would seem that the election is the one topic on every American’s mind. But, that’s not necessarily the case. For various reasons some students are having a hard time getting involved in the election. “There is so much associated with the […]

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-No Photo Available – Website: www.indygreens.org Party: Independent Green Party Education: B.A., public policy, Penn State. Political Highlights: Virginia General Assembly: 1993, 2002 Co-founder of Independent Greens of Virginia Key Issues:

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Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama just finished a press conference responding to Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain’s campaign suspension and request for Friday’s debate to be postponed. In his statements, he rejected the idea that either a campaign suspension or debate postponement is necessary. “It will be part of the president’s job to deal with […]

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Website: www.keithfimian.com Party: Republican Education: Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, College of William & Mary Political Highlights: None Key Issues: Energy Ethics Global Competition and Business Government Spending Immigration National Defense and Iraq Taxes Veterans

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Website: www.gerryconnolly.com Party: Democrat Education: B.A. in Literature, Maryknoll College M.A. in Public Administration, Harvard University Political Highlights: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors: 2003-Present Providence District Supervisor: 1994-2003 Key Issues: Economy Iraq Health Care Environment Education

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Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain has just announced that he is suspending his campaign. McCain campaign headquarters stated that he will continue the suspension until “the economic crisis is over.” McCain has asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama to suspend his campaign as well and postpone Friday’s debate on foreign policy. Obama’s campaign has yet […]

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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by Katherine Libby, United Press International As the presidential election nears, the George Mason University campus is buzzing with students talking politics, dispelling the myth that the nation’s youth simply don’t care. One student changing the reputation of young voters is Zach Rosen, a communication major at George Mason University. Rosen, known for his happy-go-lucky […]

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The 11th District includes:Tysons Corner, Baileys Crossroads, Annandale, Vienna, Fairfax, Springfield, Burke, Clifton, Centreville and part of Mount Vernon. Median Household Income: $80,397 – the wealthiest congresional district in the country Currently Represented by: Tom Davis Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives:  Gerald E. “Gerry” Conolly      (D) www.gerryconnolly.com Keith S. Fimian       […]

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