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		<title>Did you get the American Community Survey?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of the American Community Survey? You did if you were at our meeting Thursday night, but if not, you may never have heard of it, since it is only distributed to a fraction of American households. Early last week, someone wrote in to our website asking about a survey they&#8217;d received [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/02/did-you-get-the-american-community-survey/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eminent domain in the Old Dominion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just received an urgent legislative update pertaining to the proposed State Constitutional Amendment (SJ 3) regarding eminent domain, and the taking of private property. This is a very important issue, and it is critical the means to kill this legislation is not allowed to proceed. Read this memo in it&#8217;s entirety, and PLEASE [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/02/eminent-domain-in-the-old-dominion/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/02/eminent-domain-in-the-old-dominion/</link>
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		<title>February Meeting Reminder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, what a month January was! We went to Richmond to lobby our legislators, went across town to lobby our local elected officials, wrote letters to Washington D.C. and phone called every politician in between. February is here now, and promises to be just as frantic. Come join us at our monthly meeting, 6:30 Thursday [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/02/february-meeting-reminder/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Explanation, Same Result</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask, and Ye Shall Receive&#8230; Last week, we posted this article, which questioned Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli&#8217;s statement on the legal standing of HB66. After calling on him to explain this perplexing opinion; that under the law as written, the Federal Government did in fact have the authority to ban the manufacture and sale of [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/more-explanation-same-result/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/more-explanation-same-result/</link>
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		<title>General Assembly Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick update on some state issue: Good News! HB 27 Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap &#38; trade legislation. floor: 01/25/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N) On to the GOP controlled Senate. No excuses Pnone Calls Needed Support  HJ 3 and  SJ 3 HJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/general-assembly-updates/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/general-assembly-updates/</link>
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		<title>HB 1160: Will Virginia Lead the Way Against Indefinite Detention of her Citizens?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We received this message earlier today, from Catherine Turner of the SWVA/Abingdon/Bristol Tea Party, regarding current legislation in Richmond that answers to some frightening portions of the recently signed National Defense Authorization Act. Cathy is without question, one of Virginia&#8217;s most ardent Tea Party activists, particularly with regard to tracking various legislation in the VA [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/hb-1160-will-virginia-lead-the-way-against-indefinite-detention-of-her-citizens/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/hb-1160-will-virginia-lead-the-way-against-indefinite-detention-of-her-citizens/</link>
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		<title>Where is the real Ken Cuccinelli?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli has just issued a rather alarming statement, which contends that the recently phased-in Federal ban on incandescent light bulbs passes Constitutional muster. In this session of the Virginia General Assembly, Delegate Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Marshall has introduced a bill to allow the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs within Virginia’s [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/where-is-the-real-ken-cuccinelli/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/where-is-the-real-ken-cuccinelli/</link>
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		<title>STATUS QUO MAINTAINED IN ROANOKE COUNTY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you attended the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors evening meeting on January 24th, or possibly watched it on TV, you should have come away with a sense of disgust with Roanoke County government. At issue was continued membership in ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, and local government failed miserably in a 3 – [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/status-quo-maintained-in-roanoke-county/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/status-quo-maintained-in-roanoke-county/</link>
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		<title>It was 2-1 In Our Favor, With 2 Republicans to Vote&#8230;But The Battle Rages On&#8230;..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know if you&#8217;ve been keeping up with our site, we had a major showdown tonight on Roanoke Couny&#8217;s relationship with ICLEI. We want the county to sever ties with the United Nations partner group that is promoting an agenda that is antithetical to property rights. It was looking pretty good. After a rather [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/it-was-2-1-in-our-favor-with-2-republicans-to-vote-but-the-battle-rages-on/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/it-was-2-1-in-our-favor-with-2-republicans-to-vote-but-the-battle-rages-on/</link>
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		<title>Action Alert: Tonight Is A Big Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roanoke, VA - 01/24/2012 &#8211; The Roanoke Tea Party is asking all Roanoke County citizens who are concerned about property rights and Agenda 21 to attend the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, January 24. The meeting will begin at 7PM at the County Administration building. The first item on the agenda deals with the County&#8217;s [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="http://www.roanoketeaparty.com/2012/01/action-alert-tonight-is-a-big-night/">&#8595; Read the rest of this entry...</a>]]></description>
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