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Barack Obama held a rally in Newport News, Virginia on October 4, 2008. His focus was healthcare. We spoke with a few of his supporters before Barack took the podium. Listen to what they have to say!by: Abhi Ahmadadeen, Eric Newton
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More than 50 gun-rights advocates descended on the City Council on Tuesday night to complain that their rights have been violated by Norfolk police. Many wore pistols on their hips.
They were spurred by a police confrontation involving a man carrying an unconcealed weapon, which is legal in Virginia.
Members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League claim that Danladi Moore, a Peninsula resident, was recently harassed three times, the last time in September while attempting to ride an HRT bus with a gun.
That was after the city paid Moore $10,000 in July to prevent what could have been long and costly litigation after he had been stopped by police the first two times.
“We simply want the city to educate the police so they don’t continue to do this,” said Philip Van Cleave, a Midlothian resident who heads the group.
Councilman Paul Riddick responded: “If our police need to learn more about the laws, I think they’re willing to.”NORFOLK
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Senator Obama visits Virginia for the sixth time since the end of the primaries. He is greeted by 18,000 supporters. Barack's speech focused heavily on the current state of America's health care system.Senator Obama visits Virginia for the sixth time since the end of the primaries. He is... more
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Brian Springer of Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, Virginia tells us about how the poor economy has effected business in this popular tattoo shop.Brian Springer of Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, Virginia tells us about how the poor economy... more
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Virginia Beach, Virginia
City officials gathered Wednesday to unveil their newest tool for fighting crime, rescuing people and wooing businesses: a $2.9 million Bell 407 helicopter.
Police will begin using the craft for regular operations within weeks. By the end of the year, emergency medical service personnel will join the crew for rescues and transporting patients, Chief Jake Jacocks said.
The purchase makes Virginia Beach the only city in the area to own a helicopter equipped to care for and transport a patient, Jacocks said. The aircraft will be used as a backup for Sentara's Nightingale air ambulance service, Jacocks said.
"Only the ill-informed can look at this as a luxury," he told a crowd of 150 city leaders, police, paramedics and others inside a newly built hangar.
Mayor Meyera Oberndorf described the helicopter as a "blessing" for those in the city's rural sections, noting it would significantly reduce the time spent getting a patient to a hospital.
It also will be used to show investors an aerial view of the city, she said. The aircraft will be used to help other city departments too, she said. This is the third and largest Bell helicopter owned by the city.
The oldest, a 1981 Jet Ranger appraised two years ago for about $450,000, will be sold, Jacocks said. The other, also a Jet Ranger, will remain in service, he said.Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah voiced his opinion on Thursday about the various peace processes currently underway in the Middle East, saying that as long as Israel exists, peace will never exist in the region.
"As long as Israel exists and its eyes are honing in on the territories of other states, the world will not know peace in the Middle East," Nasrallah said during an interview with Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
"The region will not see the light of peace and stability," he continued, adding that this was due to the "aggressiveness and the natural militancy of Israel."
Speaking about the Second Lebanon War, Nasrallah again emphasized that the conflict was a victory for his organization and for Lebanon, but added that Israel still posed a threat.
"Israel will not cease to try and achieve its goals," the Hizbullah chief said. "It will use every means in order to actualize its ambitions."
On that point, Nasrallah warned of the dire consequences of any future Israeli attack either against his organization, its host state, or any other state or entity with which he is allied.
"Any Israeli attack against Lebanon, Iran, Syria, or the Gaza Strip will be answered with a harsh response," he said. "Our situation is stronger than it has ever been - from the logistical point of view, militarily, and in numbers. Lebanon as a whole is united against one enemy: Israel." Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah voiced his opinion on Thursday about the various... more
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Norfolk Virginia-18 year old Alan Berg is a Freshman at Old Dominion University, majoring in communications. He's originally from New Jersey.He takes a moment to tell us what he remembers about 911.Norfolk Virginia-18 year old Alan Berg is a Freshman at Old Dominion University,... more
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NORFOLK, Va.--Barack Obama this morning accused rival John McCain of lies, "phony outrage" and "Swiftboat politics" in claiming he was making a sexist comment about Sarah Palin when Obama used a "lipstick on a pig" metaphor to tell voters why they shouldn't believe the Republicans when they say they represent change.
The McCain camp has demanded an apology and launched a web ad this morning that fueled the controversy just in time for the morning news shows.
"What their campaign has done this morning is the same game that has made people sick and tired of politics in this country. They have seized on an innocent remark, try to take it out of context, throw up an outrageous ad, because they know it's catnip for the news media," Obama said as he began a forum on education policy at a high school library in Norfolk, Va.
"Enough!" Obama added, his voice rising. "I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swiftboat politics. Enough is enough."
At a campaign rally Tuesday evening, Obama used the lipstick-on-a-pig metaphor to criticize McCain's economic policies as the same as the Bush Administration's policies. "You can put lipstick on a pig. it's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still going to stink after eight years," Obama said.
Before the rally ended, the McCain campaign had organized a conference call with reporters to demand an apology, charging that the remark was a sexist smear against Palin. In her debut speech at the Republican National Convention, self-described "hockey-mon" Palin had made a joke that the difference between a hockey mom and pit bull is "lipstick."
The McCain campaign sent out an Internet ad to reporters and television news producers this morning that charged Obama was talking about Palin and said of Obama: "Ready to lead? No. Ready to smear? Yes."
The controversy dominated television news coverage this morning.
As Obama responded this morning, he sought to draw a connection between the controversy and the McCain campaign's promotion of the Republican ticket as change agents, both of which he attacked as "phony"
"When you scratch the surface, there's not a dimes worth of difference between what he's offering and what we've already got," Obama said. "The only change you're going to get are some pennies in your pocket. So spare me the phony outrage. Spare me the phony talk about change. We have real problems in the country right now. And the American people are looking to us for answers, not distractions, not diversions, not manipulations."
He returned to the theme later in a question-and-answer session, accusing the McCain camp of "cynical" posturing.
"Nobody actually believes they're actually offended," Obama said.."Everybody knows it's cynical. Every body knows its insincere.... This is a game."NORFOLK, Va.--Barack Obama this morning accused rival John McCain of lies, "phony... more
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