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Callie Steele, 3, of Burke, delights in the concert. (By Dayna Smith For The Post)

A taxpayer-funded summer concert at Royal Lake Park is one of many continuing in Fairfax despite the economic crisis. As they make difficult budget choices, local leaders are struggling to justify smaller programs that define communities.

Ken Meyercord, 65, is running unopposed for the Reston Citizens Association. Some have mounted a write-in campaign because of his views about the Holocaust.
Ken Meyercord, 65, is running unopposed for the Reston Citizens Association. Some have mounted a write-in campaign because of his views about the Holocaust.

In 1785, the cornerstone for the Virginia Capitol was laid. More than 200 years later, Thomas Jefferson's original building has weathered its second major restoration and expansion campaign.
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Ken Meyercord has an Ivy League education, a high-tech job at Freddie Mac, a local public-access cable television show on international affairs and a long history of writing about what he says are "myths" of the Holocaust, including a piece called "(Holo-) History is Bunk."


RICHMOND -- Timothy M. Kaine said he has been spending a day and a half of each workweek handling fundraising and policy matters for the Democratic National Committee, a departure from his pledge to conduct most of his national party work by phone and fax and restrict it largely to evenings and...


Notebook by Tim Craig
Virginia Notebook: $2.2 Billion State Computer Contract Upgraded to Election-Year Headache
(Post, July 9, 2009)

Virginia Notebook: Another Governor's Travels Add to Pressure on Kaine
(Post, July 2, 2009)

Virginia Notebook: In Virginia, a Lack of Flash Can Be an Asset
(Post, June 25, 2009)

Virginia Notebook: With Democratic Voters Choosing Deeds, a Few Answers
(Post, June 18, 2009)

The Proof of Political Wisdom Is in the Results of the Election
(Post, June 11, 2009)
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Election Coverage
Gilmore Sees Warner and Clinton as His Competition
(Post, December 6, 2007; Page VA04)

Chairman Charts New Course: Prince William's Stewart Seeks to Move Beyond Immigration Issue
(Post, November 29, 2007; Page B01)

Virginia GOP Gets Strict on Voting: Demand for Loyalty Pledge at Primary Targets Crossovers, Independents
(Post, November 29, 2007; Page B01)

Full-Scale Md. Brawl Expected Over Slots: Ballot Issue Has High Stakes, High Profile
(Post, November 27, 2007; Page B01)

Former Va. Governors Come Out Swinging: Senate Hopefuls Warner, Gilmore Trade Early Jabs
(Post, November 25, 2007; Page C01)
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New Faces: James H. Webb Jr. (D)
(washingtonpost.com, November 9, 2006; 3:18 PM)


Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform: Senator Proposes National Panel
(Post, December 29, 2008; Page B01)

POLITICS: Webb Withdraws as Possible Vice President Pick for Obama
(Post, July 8, 2008; Page B05)

SENATORS' FINANCES: Literary Pursuits Prove Profitable, Records Show
(Post, June 14, 2008; Page B03)

Webb Would Be a Bold Choice for Obama's No. 2
(Post, May 22, 2008; Page VA05)
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