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Virginia Governor on Capital Punishment

By Steve Hall

"Kaine: A look back," by Jim Nolan appears in today's Stafford County Sun of Virginia.It?s just before 7:30 a.m. on a December Monday, and the fog in Richmond is so thick that the twin-engine plane in which Gov. Timothy M. Kaine planned to crisscross the commonwealth to christen a series of work-force centers is grounded. No matter, Kaine said. We?ll just drive. Heading to traffic-clogged Northern Virginia at the peak of rush hour isn?t the optimal way to make a 9 a.m. appointment. But then, Kaine?s four years as governor haven?t been about cruise control and blue skies. The 51-year-old Democrat has governed during the worst national economic crisis since the Great Depression. He has cut $7 billion from state spending since 2007, and he recently presented a budget for 2010-12 that slashes an additional $2...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 08, 2010 (boomark / email).