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August

Aug. 19
- Va. kids leave for Ripken Academy in anti-crime program – RT-D
Aug. 11
- Attorney general visits veterans' park, Franklin Center – Franklin News-Post
- McDonnell: No tax hike for transportation – Franklin News-Post
Aug. 9
- State files suit against furniture maker – RT-D
Aug. 8
- Virginia Attorney General stops in Southside – Danville R&B
Aug. 7
- Virginia Attorney General cracks down on Internet retailer – Home Furnishings Business
- AG sues furniture company – Va Lawyers Weekly blog
Aug. 6
- Attorney General Sues Furniture Company -- Petersburg Progress-Index
- Attorney General Sues Web site -- WRVA
- McDonnell acts on more than 100 complaints against furniture company -- Legal Newsline.com

July

July 10
- Web Safety – Richmond.com
July 8
- Virginia Unveils Internet Safety Video – WJLA/news channel 8
July 3
- The Attorney General's Consumer Alert of the Month: Cracking Down on Counterfeiters – Fairfax Connection/Great Falls Connection/Centre View North/McLean Connection/Burke Connection/Cascades Connection
July 1
- Dads with Clout: The Attorney General’s Mission to Keep Kids Safe Online – “All About Kids” magazine cover story
- Va. cracks down on counterfeiters – WTOP
- Virginia puts foot down on counterfeit products – a Stafford County Sun

June

June 30
- Virginia to Crack Down on Knockoffs – WJLA
- Virginia to Crack Down on Knockoffs – WJLA
- Is It Real, or Is It Fake? – WTTG, Fox 5
- Va. counterfeiting measure kicks in Tuesday – Legal Newsline.com
June 27
- After gun-rights ruling, both sides look to next move – V-P
- Virginia Attorney General Supports Second Amendment Decision – WVIR
- AGs celebrate landmark firearms ruling – Legal Newsline.com
- Gun Rights For Campuses – WHSV
- McDonnell on Gun Ruling – WHSV
June 26
- Va. Inmate Executed For Killing Store Clerk – W Post
- Virginia executes 100th inmate – WSLS
- U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule today on right to bear arms – V-P
- Judge extends order to freeze Chesapeake company's assets – V-P
June 25
- Dominion's 18 percent increase likely only the beginning – V-P
- Panel Sees No Way Around Surge in Va. Power Rates – W Post
- Dominion Virginia Power Seeks Approval for Rate Increase – WJLA
- Get ready for more energy shock – Daily Press
- Dominion Power may get rate hike as soon as July 1 – AP
June 23
- Audit of VDOT Would Inform Transportation Debate – RT-D – column by AG McDonnell
- Attorney General McDonnell calls for external audit of VDOT – V-P
June 21
- Bolling to Co-Chair Task Force – WHSV
- Officials Collaborate on Transportation Problems in Virginia – audio – WAMU
- Virginia politicians say they want to cut the red tape – WDBJ
- Bolling to help McDonnell's efforts on transit, bureaucracy – RT-D
- Former rivals Bolling, McDonnell team up – RT-D
- Virginia duo getting jump on teamwork – Legal Newsline.com
- Attorney General Robert McDonnell visits Boys State at Liberty University – L’burg N&A
June 18
- Judge OKs $11M settlement in Va Tech shootings -- AP
- Judge Clears Tech Shooting Settlement -- Roanoke Times
- Judge Agrees to Va. Tech Payout -- Washington Post
- Judge Approves Settlement for Virginia Tech Victims’ Families – V-P
June 10
- Attorney general disagrees with Kaine's decision to stop execution – AP
- Gov. Kaine commutes sentence day before scheduled execution – V-P
- Inmate spared: Va. governor grants clemency day before execution – AP
- Va. Governor Commutes Death Sentence – W Post
- Triple murderer spared from execution by Kaine – RT-D
- Kaine grants triple murderer clemency day before scheduled execution – The (DC) Examiner
- Governor commutes death sentence – Roanoke Times
- Va. governor grants clemency day before execution – AP
- Virginia Gov Grants Triple Murderer Clemency – ABC News
June 8
- Virginia Task Force Tries to Cut Health Care Costs (audio) – WAMU
June 4
- Attorney General addresses BSH grads – Powhatan Today
- Va. court urged to hear appeal of e-mail spam law – AP
- Convicted spammer: Virginia's anti-spam law unconstitutional – RT-D
June 3
- The Attorney General's Consumer Alert of the Month: Car Warranty Scam – Mount Vernon Gazette/Fairfax Connection/Great Falls Connection/Burke Connection/Alexandria Gazette Package/CentreView/Arlington Connection
- Va. high court to reconsider state's anti-spam law – AP
June 1
- Virginia AG to seek full hearing on abortion ruling – AP
- Va. to appeal ruling against abortion law – RT-D
- Virginia attorney general to challenge court's OK of partial-birth abortion – The (DC) Examiner
- McDonnell: Review Abortion Ban Decision – WHSV

May

May 30
- Battle for Episcopal Properties Back in Court – Falls Church News Press
May 23
- Wall of Honor Ceremony Marks One Year – WVIR
- Wall in Richmond honors sacrifice – F’burg FL-S
- In memory of their sacrifice – RT-D
- 29 more names added to state wall of honor – V-P
- Casualties of War on Terrorism memorialized in Richmond – V-P
- Four local heroes added to Virginia’s Wall of Honor – WSLS
- Honoring Those Fallen Against Terrorism – WHSV
- Virginians killed in War on Terror honored in Richmond – WDBJ
May 15
- Virginia Launches Internet Safety Campaign – WTTG
May 14
- Teens’ video earns honor from state – The (Staunton) News Leader
- ‘Graphic, effective and gripping’ – The (Waynesboro) News Virginian
- Local School Wins AG's Contest – WHSV
- Short filmmaker sees success – (Staunton) News Leader
- Va. Beach students take second place in state Internet safety contest – V-P
- VA's Medicaid Fraud Unit #1 – WHSV
- Va. wins national award for fighting Medicaid fraud – RT-D
May 13
- FTC moves to block Inova merger – Loudoun Times-Mirror
- Internet Safety Award (plus video) – WHSV
May 12
- FTC to Fight Virginia Hospital Merger – Wall Street Journal
- Virginia recognized for Medicaid fraud efforts – AP
May 10
- Area Police join Bike Ride to D.C. to Honor Fallen Officers – WAVY
May 9
- Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards – AP
- Facebook partnership with Attorneys General –- WHSV
- Va. Attorney General sues car title lender – AP
- Attorney General Sues Charlottesville Business – WCAV
- Attorney General Sues Charlottesville Store – WVIR
- McDonnell Sues Instant Cash – WHSV
- Feds, Va. AG oppose hospital acquisition in Prince William -- AP
- FTC stalls hospital sale – Potomac News
- Title lender target of Va. suit – LegalNewsline.com
May 8
- Hook columnist sparks AG lawsuit – The (C’ville) Hook
May 2
- Attorney General Bob McDonnell recognizes Bedford officers – (L’burg) News & Advance
- Lawyers do something worthwhile – The New Dominion
May 1
- Statewide ‘Legal Food Frenzy’ Raises over 1.3 Million Pounds of Food – WCAV

April

April 16
- Vivid Images Have Prompted Changes – Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial by Attorney General McDonnell
- Philip Morris pays states in full – RT-D
- DC Gun Rights: Do You Want This Next to Your Bed? – Washingtonian magazine
April 15
- McDonnell helping raise cash for Petersburg school – RT-D
- Threatened school finds big-name support – Petersburg Progress-Index
- Saving St. Joseph's School – WTVR
- Attorney general donates money to St. Joseph (plus video) – WWBT
- Saving School – RT-D
April 9
- A vote for the ‘Ripken Way’ – Powhatan Today
- Governor signs Virginia Tech-inspired mental health reform bills – Roanoke Times
- Kaine Signs Set of Bills To Modernize Mental Health – W Post
- Mental-health bills to reshape system – RT-D
April 8
- Identity Theft: Growing and Deadly – Boomer Life magazine
April 7
- Illinois, Virginia students get Internet safety lessons – AP
- An aspiring filmmaker – The (Staunton) News Leader
- Steering clear of debt (consumer alert of the month by Attorney General McDonnell) – Alexandria Times
April 5
- McDonnell lauds ‘purple bridges’ in Petersburg – Petersburg Progress-Index
April 2
- Getting Parents Caught Up – Loudoun Connection
- Staunton teens produce film that warns of predators on Web – The (Staunton) News Leader
- McDonnell at Baseball Clinic – WHSV
April 1
- McDonnell's opinion strikes tuition balance – V-P
- All Virginians deserve in-state tuition – Roanoke Times

March

March 27
- Tallwood students do their part to stop cyberbullying – Virginian-Pilot
- Vote for Teen Safety Commercials – WTVR
- R.E. Lee Contest Finalists (plus video) – WHSV
March 26
- Car Title Loan Settlement – WHSV
- Attorney general cracks down on car title lender – Daily Press
- AG settles with car title lender who violated law – Associated Press
- Refunds owed in state settlement with lender – RT-D
- R.E. Lee team one of three finalists in Internet contest – (Waynesboro) News Virginian
- Radio station owner pleads guilty to child porn charges (plus video) – WSLS
- Panel: Internet Can Be Safer, But Never Safe – Leesburg Today
March 25
- Local Team Vying for Internet Safety Ad – WHSV
March 23
- Passing the Buck – RT-D
March 21
- Governor, AG appeal Energy Dept. decision on power lines – AP
- Electric Corridor Is Appealed – W Post
- Kaine, McDonnell fight power corridor ruling – The (DC) Examiner
- Transmission corridor challenged in Va – WHSV
- U.S. power-line corridor in Va. is being appealed – RT-D
- Power line decision sparks appeal by commonwealth – NV Daily
March 20
- Financing Alternatives top businessman facing charges (plus video) – WAVY
- ‘It Just Makes Me Mad!’ – WTKR
- Anti-Gang Initiative In Shenandoah Valley To Continue – WCAV
March 19
- Virginia will pick up bill to fight gangs -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Virginia AG's office adds U.S. anti-gang prosecutor to efforts -- Associated Press
- Gangbusters Get Jumpstart -- The (Harrisonburg) Daily News-Rrecord
- Anti-Gang Initiative Announcement (plus video) -- WHSV
- Anti-Gang Program Gets Permanent Funds (plus two videos) -- WVIR
- Gang control program still a go -- The (Waynesboro) News Virginian
- Attorney General Saves Valley Anti-Gang Program -- The (Waynesboro) News Virginian
- AG's office adds anti-gang prosecutor -- The (Staunton) News Leader
- Continuing Anti-Gang Work -- WHSV
March 18
- Virginia attorney general defends colleges' choice to ban concealed weapons – Bristol Herald Courier
- VA's Attorney General Tours Area – WVVA
March 17
- State files to enter I-81 suit – Winchester Star
March 15
- Attorney general files motion to position self to aid state in I-81 suit – NV Daily
March 14
- McDonnell responds to state budget – WHSV
- Virginia deports immigrant sex offenders – UPI
March 13
- Virginia sweeps out immigrant sex offenders – Stateline.org
- Lawmakers can't touch VA lottery revenue, AG warns – LegalNewsLine.com
March 11
- Immigration ID Fraud – WHSV
- Eight Individuals Charged With Conspiring To Violate Federal immigration laws – Rockbridge Weekly
March 9
- Legislative Wrap Up (plus video) – WHSV
March 6
- Pennington Gap Dentist Found Guilty On 5 Charges – Rockbridge Weekly
- Pennington Gap dentist found guilty of racketeering, fraud – Kingsport Times News
March 5
- National Consumer Protection Week – WHSV
March 3
- Prison Spam – H’burg DN-R
March 1
- McDonnell's journey a faithful one – The (Eastern Shore) Daily Times
- Prolific Spammer's Conviction Upheld – AP
- Spam operator loses his appeal – RT-D
- Virginia spam charges upheld – W Times
- Felony SPAM Conviction Upheld – WHSV

February

Feb. 28
- Deporting immigrant criminals – Cal Thomas syndicated columnist
Feb. 27
- Video games teach Internet safety – Petersburg Progress-Index
- Protecting children online – WHSV
Feb. 26
- 171 criminal illegal aliens to be deported from Virginia – Fairfax Times
- Fighting Sex Assault & Sex Offenders – WSET
Feb. 25
- Perp walk – Daily Press
- A policy we can live with – Staunton News Leader
- Legal Food Frenzy Kicks Off Next Month – H’burg DN-R
- Protect Your Mailbox, Protect Your Identity – WHSV
Feb. 24
- 'Illegals' and criminals – Roanoke Times
Feb. 23
- Kaine to look at bill to broaden death penalty – Roanoke Times
- Bill to end 'triggerman rule' clears House, nears passage – RT-D
- Legislature Approves Extension of Death Penalty Beyond Triggerman – W Post
- More News – The (Petersburg) Progress-Index
Feb. 22
- Bill repealing triggerman rule wins final passage – AP
- Pulaski County doctor pleads guilty to health-care fraud – AP
- Pulaski County doctor admits to Medicaid and Medicaid fraud – WSLS
- Dublin doctor who defrauded Medicaid, Medicare pleads guilty to health care fraud – Rockbridge Weekly
Feb. 21
- Immigrant Sex Criminals Being Deported – Washington Post
- Criminal aliens targeted, deported – W Times
- U.S. to deport foreign offenders – RT-D
- Program targets illegal immigrant sex offenders – Daily Press
- Crackdown on illegal immigrant sex offenders – WWBT
- Crackdown on Illegal Alien Sex Offenders – WVIR
- 171 Convicted illegal alien sex offenders in Virginia arrested – WSLS
- Alien Sex Offenders Being Deported from Va. – WTOP
- Sex Offenders Illegally In U.S. Being Deported – AP
- 36 convicted sex offenders arrested in Virginia on immigration violations – V-P
- Deporting Sex Offenders – WHSV
- Va., U.S. officials: alien sex offenders being sent home – WDBJ
- Virginia Deports Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders – WJLA
- Bill concerning illegal immigrant inmates goes before Kaine – WWBT
- Immigrant sex offenders to face deportation, Va. top lawyer says – The Examiner
- Cold Play aims to removing criminal illegal alien sex offenders from Virginia – The New Dominion
- Four Indicted in String of Valley Robberies – WVIR
Feb. 17
- Va. attorney general rallies GOP troops in Prince George -- The (Petersburg) Progress-Index
- Cracking down on child-sex predators – RT-D
Feb. 15
- Richmond to graduate emergency dispatchers – RT-D
Feb. 14
- Local Firms Look Toward Legal Food Frenzy – WCAV
- Lawyers Launch Legal Food Frenzy -- RT-D
- Attorney General to Speak at Beach Crime Prevention Meeting -- V-P
Feb. 8
- House passes bill denying college admission to aliens – The Cavalier Daily
- Fighting Child Porn in VA – WHSV
Feb. 7
- State aims to hold FAI's founder personally liable – V-P
Feb. 6
- Senate votes to toughen dogfighting penalties – Roanoke Times
Feb. 5
- McDonnell, attorney general, to speak here – The Chincoteague Beacon/Tasley Eastern Shore News

January

Jan. 31
- Students putting together videos on Internet safety – The Goochland Gazette
Jan. 29
- Senate panel urges tougher penalties for animal fighting – RT-D
- Lawmakers stand up to protect animals – F’burg FL-S
- Bill to increase penalties for animal fighting advances – Roanoke Times
Jan. 27
- Students compete for safety PSA – F’burg FL-S
Jan. 25
- Strong, clear message — Virginia seeks tougher animal abuse law -- Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jan. 24
- VHIP Expansion – WHSV
- Health resource Web site expanded – Danville Register & Bee
Jan. 21
- Parents, states take aggressive role in safeguarding MySpace – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- Attorney General Bob McDonnell recognizes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – WCAV
Jan. 18
- Higher Ed in the 21st Century – column by AG McDonnell – RT-D
- MySpace, states adopt safety provisions for minors – Washington Business Journal
- Kaine touts bills on domestic violence – NV Daily
- Criminal prosecution considered in FAI case, records show – V-P
Jan. 17
- Strengthen laws against bloodsports – Bristol Herald Courier OpEd
Jan. 16
- Officials eye tougher animal fighting laws – Daily Press
- Legislators seek tougher laws on animal fighting – RT-D
- Va. lawmakers push bills tied to animal fighting – Roanoke Times
- Bills against animal fighting urged in General Assembly – V-P
- Animal fighting gets attention – F’burg FL-S
- Anti-animal fighting legislation banning all fighting – WWBT
- Virginia Considers Dog-Fighting Law With Teeth – ConsumerAffairs.com
- AG aims to toughen Virginia laws banning bloodsports – The New Dominion
Jan. 15
- After Vick Case, Dogfighting Bills Flood Va. Session – Washington Post
- McDonnell, Humane Society to detail dogfighting bills – Associated Press
- Cockfighting Belongs in Virginia's Past – Lynchburg News & Advance
- Legislators seek to toughen animal fighting penalties – Roanoke Times
- Legislation aims to make all animal fighting a felony – RT-D
- Animal-Fighting Proposals (plus video) – WHSV
- Vick case leads to law proposal (video link on left) – WRIC
- Proposed Laws Target Animal Fighting – WTVR
- Vick Case Could Boost Animal-Fighting Legislation – Associated Press
- MySpace increases limits – RT-D
- MySpace agrees to greater policing – C’ville Weekly
- McDonnell and the Animal Fighting Law (plus two videos) – WVIR
- Tougher Penalties Wanted – Richmond.com
- General Assembly focuses on several animal bills (plus video) – WDBJ
Jan. 14
- My (safe) Space: Cooperative effort key to Internet security – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- McDonnell, Humane Society to detail dogfighting bills – Associated Press
Jan. 13
- On the Prowl For Online Predators – W Post OpEd/Foster
Jan. 12
- State Files to Join Episcopal Case – W Post
- Virginia Attorney General Intervenes in Church Dispute – the (DC) Examiner
- Church Law May be with Breakaways – W Times
Jan. 11
- Virginia AG Sides with Conservative Congregations in Church Dispute – AP
Jan. 9
- McDonnell's agenda includes mental health, immigration – Virginian-Pilot
- AG: mental health reform, illegal immigration tops in 2008 – AP
- McDonnell details his legislative agenda – Roanoke Times
- Attorney general's proposals – RT-D
- McDonnell’s top issues – Richmond.com
- Virginia’s attorney general proposes legislation – The Examiner
- It's business as usual for Virginia lawmakers – Daily Press
- Immigration crack down in VA? – WHSV
- McDonnell unveils ‘08 legislative package – The New Dominion
- Attorney General Bob McDonnell to Focus on Mental Health Reform – WCAV
- Kaine proposes closing Virginia gun show 'loophole' – AP
- Kaine: Close gun sale loophole – Roanoke Times
- Allen out of race for governor – RT-D
- Allen Rejects Run Next Year For 2nd Term As Governor – Washington Post
- Allen says he won’t run for Gov. in ‘09 – Associated Press
- Allen declines '09 governor run – W Times
- Allen says he will not run for governor – The (C’ville) Daily Progress
- Allen rules out run for governor – Daily Press
- Reaction to Allen announcement – RT-D
- The Race Is On – RT-D
Jan. 7
- State leaders have opposing views on Second Amendment debate – WWBT
Jan. 5
- D.C. fires first in gun ban appeal – The (DC) Examiner
- The Attorney General’s Consumer Alert of the Month: Changing Channels (column by Bob McDonnell) – Rockbridge Weekly