Bob McDonnell
PORTSMOUTH, VA - MAY 03: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) listens as Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks during a campaign event at Crofton Industries May 3, 2012 in Portsmouth, Virginia. During hte event, Rep. Michele Bachmann, a former candidate for the Republican nomination, officially endorsed Romney's campaign.
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A vibrant and growing technology industry creates good-paying jobs for Virginians. These bills, with strong support from the NVTC and signed today by Gov. McDonnell, make the state more competitive for these jobs ... This legislation sends the right signal to the community of high-tech firms and entrepreneurs in Virginia, as well as those in other states and around the world.
I believe in second chances. I believe when you've paid your debt to society, our goal should be to generate productive citizens who don't come back to prison ... We've all made mistakes in our lives.
I think they're both right. Justice is a fundamental tenet of our society, but so is forgiveness and rehabilitation, and I strongly believe as a former prosecutor that when people victimize other people, they have a debt to society that must be paid ... But … if you give somebody right out of prison a pat on the back and a one-way bus ticket with no support structure, the chances of them failing go up.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Va. gov. visiting NYC, Canada on development trip
-- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is visiting New York City and Canada during an economic development trip.Also making the four-day trip that began Tuesday are administration officials and representatives of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Read more »
Around the web
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GOP Governor Wants Pilotless Drones Policing Virginia Like They Do In Afghanistan
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has a theory. If pilotless drones are good enough to patrol the skies over Afghanistan than they are good enough to patrol the skies over Virginia. “I think we ought to be using technology to make law enforcement more productive; 5/29/12 from The Inquisitr Read more »
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Bob McDonnell says he never opposed gay judges
McDonnell would like you to know that he has not, in fact, evolved on gay judges . Gov. Robert F. McDonnell reacts to a question from a reporter during a news conference March 10, 2010. (Bob Brown - Associated Press) Earlier this month, just before Virginia’s 5/29/12 from The Washington Post Read more »
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McDonnell: If Drones Are Good Enough for Afghanistan, They're Good Enough for Virginia
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is far more enthusiastic about the prospect, he told WTOP Tuesday morning. And for McDonnell, applying drone technology to law enforcement in Virginia would not be much of a departure from its frequent use in war zones like Afghanistan: 5/29/12 from DCist Read more »
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Northern Virginia Technology Council Leaders Join Gov. McDonnell and Legislators at Data Center Bill Signing Ceremony
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a bill signing ceremony co-hosted by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) today, Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed data center sales tax exemption legislation championed by NVTC during the 2012 legislative session 5/29/12 from iStockAnalyst Read more »
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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Talks About V-P Possiblity & Dulles Rail
COUNTY, Va. (WUSA) - Governor Bob McDonnell answered several questioned in a one-on-one interview with 9 News Reporter Peggy Fox. PEGGY: Are you or are you not being vetted to be a vice presidential candidate? GOVERNOR: Only by the media. There's only one 5/29/12 from WUSA Washington, DC Read more »
