Steve Contorno

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Virginia Senate candidates, former Gov. Tim Kaine, Democrat, right, and Northern Virginia Technology Council Vice Chairman Jim Shaeffer, center, applaud as his opponent, former Gov. and senator George Allen, Republican, center left, walks onstage during the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Tech Town Hall in Reston, Va., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kaine outraises Allen in race for Virginia Senate seat

Steve Contorno · July 11, 2012 4:00 am

Virginia third best state for business, Maryland falls to 31st

Virginia third best state for business, Maryland falls to 31st

Steve Contorno · July 10, 2012 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in Sterling in June. (AP photo)

Goode is bad for Romney in Virginia

Steve Contorno · July 10, 2012 4:00 am

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has been selected to lead the group overseeing the clean-up of the Chesapeake Bay. (Examiner file photo)

Gray to head Chesapeake Bay cleanup board

Steve Contorno · July 9, 2012 4:00 am

Ellen Tripler

Steve Contorno · July 7, 2012 4:00 am

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell

McDonnell may referee GOP split at national convention

Steve Contorno · July 5, 2012 4:00 am

Yvonne Miller, longtime Va. senator, dies at 77

Yvonne Miller, longtime Va. senator, dies at 77

Steve Contorno · July 3, 2012 4:00 am

Virginia Senate candidates, former Governors George Allen, Republican, center, and Tim Kaine, Democrat, right, pose for a photograph during the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Tech Town Hall in Reston, Va., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Allen, Kaine split on convention attendance

Steve Contorno · July 3, 2012 4:00 am

McDonnell outpacing O’Malley in governors’ fundraising marathon

McDonnell outpacing O’Malley in governors’ fundraising marathon

Steve Contorno · July 2, 2012 4:00 am

Pools, libraries stay open to keep residents cool

Pools, libraries stay open to keep residents cool

Alan Blinder, Rachel Baye, Steve Contorno · July 2, 2012 4:00 am

Demonstrators pray outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before a landmark decision on health care. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Virginia Republicans stall work on health care law

Steve Contorno · July 1, 2012 4:00 am

McDonnell bucks critics, reinstates Dragas at U.Va.

McDonnell bucks critics, reinstates Dragas at U.Va.

Steve Contorno · June 30, 2012 4:00 am