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 Urban Renewal on the Waterfront
Council poised to adopt controversial plan.
IN THE GAME OF MONOPOLY, players that have four houses on each property in a color group can buy a hotel from the bank and plunk the red plastic piece down and start raking in cash. Alexandria City Council members are ready to roll the dice on a similar strategy this week, overturning a longstanding ban on hotels along the waterfront and increasing the allowable density available to developers there. See more...
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Allen Declares War on Unions
Former governor on organized labor..
 HOPING TO CAPITALIZE on anti-union sentiment in Virginia this year, Republican George Allen is giving labor issues a starring role in his bid to recapture the Senate seat he lost to Jim Webb in 2006. In a meeting with Connection Newspapers reporters and editors, Allen proposed a series of specific measures to undercut the power of unions. Read more...
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Democrats Launch Primary Campaign
Candidates are eager to win back two seats.
 SIX CANDIDATES officially launched their campaigns this week at a meeting of the Alexandria Democratic Committee, and several more are expected in the coming weeks. The stakes are high for Democrats, who are eager to reclaim two seats they lost back in 2009 while retaining the four seats they currently hold. Read more...
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