VA. GOV ENDING TERM WITH SCANDAL-STAINED YEAR
By ERIC TUCKER FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, shakes hand with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, left, as…
State elections
CHRISTIE TO CAMPAIGN FOR GOP GOVERNORS NEXT YEAR
By KEN THOMAS New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news briefing for the Republican Governors Association (RGA) 2013 annual conference on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in Scottsdale, Ariz.…
Condition improves for Va. senator who was stabbed
By STEVE SZKOTAK and LARRY O’DELL In this photo in Richmond, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, Gus Deeds, left, attends an election results event with his father, Democratic gubernatorial…
Va. senator stabbed; son found dead in home
By STEVE SZKOTAK FILE – This Feb. 1, 2010 file photo shows Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, gestures during debate on a health care bill during the Senate session…
Correction: 2016-Governors vs Washington story
By THOMAS BEAUMONT & STEVE PEOPLES U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., holds a cheesehead hat with a drawing of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on the top while presenting to Branstad…
HEALTH LAW’S TROUBLES GIVE GOP A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST
By CHARLES BABINGTON FILE – In this Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall about the federal health care law. The health care…
NYC mayor says he hopes successor is ‘even better’
By KAREN MATTHEWSNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he hopes the administration of his successor, Bill de Blasio, “is even better” than his…
Carter says he’s proud of grandson in Ga. gov. run
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY FILE – In this June 19, 2012 file photo, Democratic Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter talks during a news conference for the Carter Center’s election witnessing…