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		<title>Protest tomorrow at State Capitol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Protest tomorrow at State Capitol, Bell Tower at 11am.  We will be protesting the State Senate trying to bury our 10th Amendment bill, the Firearm Freedom Act (HB69).  This is the LAST chance to let the State Senate know you are not happy! We want our 10th Amendment bill released from Committee!
We will also join [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/03/protest-tomorrow-at-state-capitol/</link>
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		<title>VA Senate proposes 24% phone tax increase!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, the electricity rates went up, and Governor McDonnell managed to get them scaled back. Now, the Virginia Senate wants to raise taxes 24% on every home, business and cell phone! We need to tell them NO! Please join us for a public meeting to prevent the Senate from doing us dirty! Bring your friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/03/va-senate-proposes-24-phone-tax-increase/</link>
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		<title>Virginia Tea Party Patriots Applauds Governor McDonnell&#8217;s Budget Decisions on Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Governor took office he was faced with the challenge of balancing the budget while facing a 2.2 billion dollar shortfall, with a projected 4 billion dollar deficit over the next two years.  To this end, the Governor recommended a decrease in funding to education, a recommendation that has drawn recent criticism. However, these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/03/virginia-tea-party-patriots-applauds-governor-mcdonnells-budget-decisions-on-education/</link>
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		<title>A &#8220;big enough&#8221; Health Care Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

In President Obama&#8217;s State of the Union speech on Jan 27, 2010 he stated:
&#8220;&#8230; for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from; who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. That [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/03/a-big-enough-health-care-bill/</link>
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		<title>Va Senate Cmte letting 10th Amendment bill die</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like one of our 10th Amendment bills is being intentionally stuffed in a drawer. The Firearm Freedom Act, HB69, was referred to the Senate Courts of Justice Committee, which is NOT a favorable committee for us. It contains an overwhelming majority of Democrats and moderate Republicans. The Committee is made up of 10 Democrats [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/03/va-senate-cmte-letting-10th-amendment-bill-die/</link>
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		<title>AG Ken Cuccinelli featured on Big Government.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was quite pleased this morning to come across this article on BigGovernment.com about our new Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.  It appears that others outside the Commonwealth of Virginia are starting to take notice. Thank goodness!


We *heart* AG Cuccinelli

With the tough issues he is already working on Health Care Reform with the help of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/02/ag-ken-cuccinelli-featured-on-big-government-com/</link>
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		<title>Perriello Sponsored Health Insurance Bill passes the House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This bill HR 4626 named Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act passed the House Feb 24th, the day before the big health care summit. This bill would repeal a law that exempts health insurance companies from anti-trust laws.  Now, I have not look into this bill in great detail, but the fact that it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/02/perriello-sponsored-health-insurance-bill-passes-the-house/</link>
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		<title>Getting a handle on Government Spending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes, who represents the 4th congressional district, is activity working to hold Washington accountable for their out of control spending.   Rep Forbes has sponsored bill HR 4479 “Tighten Washington’s Belt Act 2010” which proposes to cut discretionary spending by 40% through FY 2015.  
According to Rep. Forbes: 
“The Tighten [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/02/getting-a-handle-on-government-spending/</link>
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		<title>Video: Who is the Tea Party Leader?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am the Tea Party Leader!

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		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/02/video-who-is-the-tea-party-leader/</link>
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		<title>18 Democrat Senators support passing Health Care Reform by Reconciliation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A letter composed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and co-signed by 3 other senators, calls on Harry Reid to bring public health care option up for a vote using budget reconciliation rules. To date 18 senators and 119 house members have signed on as supporters.  Senator Schumer even boosted about it in a fund [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://virginiateapartypatriots.com/2010/02/18-democrat-senators-support-passing-health-care-reform-by-reconciliation/</link>
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