[JURIST] Convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night after Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine rejected Muhammad's request for clemency and refused to suspend the execution. The US Supreme Court on Monday had denied Muhammad's application for a stay of execution and his petition for certiorari, which he filed last week. In denying Muhammad clemency, Kaine...
Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington area that left 10 dead, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to stop his execution on Nov. 10. His attorneys say the execution should be put off while the court considers whether his trial lawyer was ineffective. They also have asked Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine for clemency, saying Muhammad is mentally ill...
Ah, those black Republicans strike again. The billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television apologized Monday for pretending to stutter at a campaign event as she mimicked the Democratic candidate for governor. BET co-founder Sheila Johnson, for years a major donor to President Barack Obama, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and other Democrats, stunned Virginia political observers in July [...]
[JURIST] A Virginia court on Wednesday set a November 10 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, who was convicted of murder in 2005 for his role in a series of DC-area sniper shootings. Prosecutors had sought to schedule the execution for Monday, November 9, but Judge Mary Grace O'Brien of the Prince William County Circuit Court moved the date back one day to allow for last minute appeals. Muhammad's...
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell knows his nuts are caught in one tight publicity vise with the emergence of Cro-magnon views in his graduate thesis while he attended Regent University. His campaign is in full-out damage control mode as he held an 80-minute conference call with reporters to respond to the matter, saying some of his views have changed. I bet you can guess which ones haven't....
Three members of the "Norfolk 4" -- sailors serving life in prison for a 1997 rape and murder -- should walk free by Friday after Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine granted them conditional pardons Thursday for crimes to which they all had confessed.
The mother of a teenager killed in 1997 said Thursday that Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will grant conditional pardons to four former sailors who confessed and were convicted for the crime.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The mother of a teenager killed in 1997 said Thursday that Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will grant conditional pardons to four former sailors who confessed and were convicted for the crime....
BLACKSBURG, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- Family members of those killed or injured in the Virginia Tech massacre urged Gov. Timothy Kaine Tuesday to reinstate a panel that investigated the shootings. A statement signed by 65 victims' families said a report by the investigatory panel appointed by Kaine contains grave errors, misinformation and glaring omissions, The Washington Post reported. We respectfully...
"Va. Special Session Called to Address Testimony Ruling": The Washington Post has a news update that begins, "Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced Wednesday morning that he is convening a special session of the General Assembly to respond a...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Records show Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine took 14 trips as Democratic National Committee chairman during the first six months of 2009.
Democrat Creigh Deeds won the party nomination in stunning come-from-behind fashion with the smallest campaign team in the field. Now eyeing a matchup against Republican Bob McDonnell, Deeds is re-shuffling his campaign leadership and bringing in some experienced Virginia players. State Democrats will recognize a host of the names on this list - which is covering with the fingerprints of Mark R.Warner,...
There has been a lot of discussion about the tragic news that a security officer was killed today while he was guarding the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. I believe Gov. Time Kaine's statement accurately portrays the sentiments of so many Virginians tonight. RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today regarding the shooting death of a private security officer...
Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds has had a busy Wednesday, chatting with President Barack Obama about the future of Virginia and huddling for a pep rally with his former rivals Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran in Richmond. Deeds won an overwhelming, upset victory in the Democratic primary on Tuesday racking up about 50 percent of the vote in a race that many folks thought would be a squeaker. And to...
Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine has approved a $150 million bond authorization for the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute. Kaine's actions clears the way for the way for the construction of the $225 million center which will support the proton beam treatment, research and educational facility. Hampton U. must pay the bonds back and pay the state for the transaction, so the money is not a donation,...
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