Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell wielded his veto power once again Tuesday, slashing $424,000 in funding for public broadcasting from the state budget in the next fiscal year.

The issue, along with government funding for abortions and Planned Parenthood, has fast become a political football both in Virginia and on the national scene.

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