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Experts fear McDonnell win could hurt bay cooperationPublished 11/05/09
WASHINGTON - Republican Robert McDonnell's win Tuesday in the Virginia gubernatorial elections could roll back gains in that state's cooperation with Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay and other policy issues, experts warned Wednesday.
Outgoing Democratic Gov. Timothy Kaine has had "a very cooperative, positive relationship" with Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, said Mark Rozell, a professor of public policy at Virginia's George Mason University.
This relationship, Rozell said, is, in part, due to Kaine's and O'Malley's shared party affiliation, as well as their similar views on...
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Give it some time - 2009-11-05 09:52:05
For the love of God the man got elected two days ago. How in the world can you speculate this so early. Just because it wasn't brought up in the campaign? Is that all we have to go by at the moment. I'm not 100% sure of what the important issues are that are to be dealt with in VA, but let us try to stop this us and them mentality. Whether Republican or Democrat the issues effect all of us. We are Americans and that is how we and our politicians should deal with what is in front of us.
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