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A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would require the Department of Defense to conduct an internal review of policies and prosecutions related to military members living with HIV.
A viral video calling on world leaders to a “set the red line” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon has garnered over 1.3 million YouTube views thanks to a savvy social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter. More…
When the people sounding alarms over the ‘Islamist threat’ run into trouble with the law, the Middle East Forum’s Legal Project is increasingly the go-to funder tapped to mount defenses here and abroad. More…
Washington-based Qorvis Communications has continued to work on behalf of the president of Equatorial Guinea’s family and has managed the website of a government ministry currently in the crosshairs of international corruption investigations. More…
Qorvis Communications – a Washington-based public relations and lobbying firm – is deeply involved in managing the online and social media activities of the military coup government of Fiji, the firm’s government filings reveal. More…
RICHMOND – The Richmond, Va., Circuit Court appointed openly gay prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland to an interim judgeship Thursday, a month after the state’s House of Delegates voted to reject his candidacy. More…
RICHMOND–A Virginia lawmaker is challenging claims by social conservatives that the legislature’s judicial subcommittee did not have the opportunity to properly vet potential judges before they initially approved an openly gay nominee.
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The Virginia House of Delegates voted against the appointment of an openly gay prosecutor for a Richmond judgeship early Tuesday after a conservative lobbying group questioned whether he would pursue an activist agenda from the bench.
Prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland, a former Navy pilot and deputy Commonwealth’s attorney, received only 33 More…
