“Founders” rally for change in election finance

Led by actors dressed as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross, two good-government groups today sought to draw a

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"… e’s a chance to change it.” …"

"… , “I used to be the most powerful man in Washington.”The actor playing Thomas Jefferson declared, “230 years ago brave patriots across our 13 original colonies …"

Dirty politics

By Stephanie Mencimer

When it comes to presidential elections, all politics is dirty. As Susan Estrich, Michael Dukakis’s campaign manager in 1988, says, “He who

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"… d. But the basics are timeless.In the 1800 election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson supporters combed through Adams’ records and turned up statem …"

A curious process for valuing land in Loudoun County

By Dusty Smith

Officials in one of the nation’s fastest growing counties defeated a plan to purchase nearly 100 acres of land, at a cost of more than $200,

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"… rm property sits along historic Route 15 across from Oak Hill, designed by Thomas Jefferson for his friend James Monroe, who lived there after his presidency.Myers, a …"

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Route 15 winds through history, development target zones

By Dusty Smith

Route 15 winds through history, development target zones

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"… itage and our history.” …"

"… long Route 15 called Oak Hill, a classic federal style mansion designed by Thomas Jefferson. General George C. Marshall, who penned the Marshall Plan for rebuilding E …"

Commentary: Protecting the rights of the people through investigative reporting

By Charles Lewis

The most beloved American president, Abraham Lincoln, once said, "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depend

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"… -fed public-relations pablum by paid politicos? The fact is, they cant. As Thomas Jefferson, the American founding father and author of the Declaration of Independenc …"

An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

By Dusty Smith

An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

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"… the county’s long-term vision throughout the ‘90s.But even before the high-tech bubble burst, the political winds shifted in 1999. Voters elected a slow-growth board o …"

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FACT CHECK: Fanciful ‘facts’ at Fox News debate

By FactCheck.Org

Candidates play fast and loose with facts about each other, history

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"… up more exaggerations and falsehoods — about Obama, each other, and even Thomas Jefferson.Perry claimed Romney supports Obama’s Race to the Top education initiati …"

"… s law might work “better in some states than others.”Bachmann quoted Thomas Jefferson in defense of her previous assertion that separation of church and state i …"

"… ation of church and state,” Bachmann gave a misleading interpretation of Thomas Jefferson’s words. “I think that Thomas Jefferson stated it best,” Bachmann sa …"

"… a misleading interpretation of Thomas Jefferson’s words. “I think that Thomas Jefferson stated it best,” Bachmann said.Bachmann: "And when Jefferson wrote a let …"