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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Virgil Goode</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/atom_news/400153_Virgil_Goode" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/news/400153_Virgil_Goode" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
  </author>
  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400153</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Goode reflects on 35 years in public service</title>
    <link href="http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17155" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-28:/commentary/3860977</id>
    <updated>2008-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Martinsville Bulletin,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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... thinkers and not merely follow a leader, according to 5th District US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. &#226;&#8364;&#339;I never was a big follower,&#226;&#8364;* said Goode, R-Rocky Mount. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17155&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Goode urged to run again</title>
    <link href="http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17108" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-23:/commentary/3860979</id>
    <updated>2008-12-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Martinsville Bulletin,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer Supporters of US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. held a farewell dinner for the outgoing congressman Monday night, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17108&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Connecting With Constituents Through Charity</title>
    <link href="http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/connecting-with-constituents-through-charity/2282/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-23:/commentary/3860984</id>
    <updated>2008-12-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media General Washington Bureau,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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&quot;I think he changed some minds and for others he opened their eyes.&quot; Perriello defeated Republican Rep. Virgil Goode by 727 votes after a recount. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/connecting-with-constituents-through-charity/2282/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>McDonnell Hires Campaign Manager</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2008/12/post_128.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-22:/commentary/3860981</id>
    <updated>2008-12-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post Blogs,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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Cox was also a consultant for Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, who lost to Democrat Tom Perriello in November, and John Brownlee (R), the former top prosecutor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2008/12/post_128.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Perriello: Union bill OK but  privacy loss is not</title>
    <link href="http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17064" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-19:/commentary/3860985</id>
    <updated>2008-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Martinsville Bulletin,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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A court in Albemarle County on Wednesday certified Perriello as the winner of the 5th District race after incumbent US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17064&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Sitdown with Virgil Goode</title>
    <link href="http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1208/579342.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-19:/commentary/3860978</id>
    <updated>2008-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSET,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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His race came down to less than 0.25% this year: ultimately ending in a recount. Rep. Virgil Goode, (R) 5th District - &quot;Now, this is from 1973. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1208/579342.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Perriello wins recount - roanoke.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/188121" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-18:/commentary/3734664</id>
    <updated>2008-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roanoke.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...a recount of 5th Congressional District votes showed Wednesday that the Democratic challenger won the seat from U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Rocky Mount, with a margin of 727 votes -- a minor change to the 745-vote lead Perriello had when the recount began&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/188121&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Final congressional race resolved</title>
    <link href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/5eexRso97DE/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-18:/commentary/3734665</id>
    <updated>2008-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNN</name>
    </author>
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...of the Democratic challenger in Virginia. Tom Perriello has been certified as the winner in his race against Republican Rep. Virgil Goode. Perriello&#8217;s win means that Democrats will hold a 257-to-178 seat advantage over Republicans in the new Congress &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/5eexRso97DE/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Recount confirms Dem. win in Va. Congress race</title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/12/17/recount_confirms_dem_win_in_va_congress_race?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+political+stories" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-17:/commentary/3729550</id>
    <updated>2008-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boston Globe</name>
    </author>
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...Va.&#8212;A recount Wednesday confirmed Democrat Tom Perriello's narrow victory over Republican U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode in Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Goode, a six-term incumbent, picked up 18 votes in the two-day recount, far short of what he nee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/12/17/recount_confirms_dem_win_in_va_congress_race?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+political+stories&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ENPR: Illinois, Colorado, and New York Senate Vacancies Kick Off ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29959&amp;amp;s=rcmp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-17:/commentary/3860982</id>
    <updated>2008-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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Rep. Virgil Goode (R) had demanded the recount, despite losing by a hefty 745 votes. The recount yielded basically no change in the lead of attorney Tom ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29959&amp;amp;s=rcmp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Perriello emerges from Va. recount</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=78357&amp;amp;Itemid=31" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-17:/commentary/3729551</id>
    <updated>2008-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Tom Perriello was confirmed Wednesday as the winner in his race against Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.), as the recount in their race concluded. Perriello&#8217;s 745-vote margin from Election Day wound up falling by just 18 votes, to 727.   &#8220;I&#8217;m gratified th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=78357&amp;amp;Itemid=31&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Judges disallow late troop ballots - roanoke.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/187880" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-16:/commentary/3708306</id>
    <updated>2008-12-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roanoke.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...70 military ballots received after the Nov. 4 deadline will not be considered in the 5th District recount between Rep. Virgil Goode and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello, a three-judge recount court decided Monday night. Both parties filed a joint mot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/187880&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MZM's Wade sentenced to 2 1/2 years</title>
    <link href="http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17017" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-16:/commentary/3860980</id>
    <updated>2008-12-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Martinsville Bulletin,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... among them 5th District US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. US District Judge Ricardo Urbina sentenced Wade to 30 months in prison and a $250000 fine. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=17017&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hey, Bill-O, how about visiting this Left Coast?</title>
    <link href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/392106_Joel15.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-14:/commentary/3860983</id>
    <updated>2008-12-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Seattle Post Intelligencer</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A reactionary from Virginia, Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, delivered a nasty attack on &quot;the Muslim congressman from Minnesota&quot; and raised the red flag that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/392106_Joel15.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Southern Political Report</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1212_697.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-12:/commentary/3672629</id>
    <updated>2008-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Southern Political Report,&amp;nbsp;GA</name>
    </author>
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will begin recounting to see if Tom Perriello (D) holds his 745-vote lead over six- term incumbent Virgil Goode (R). US Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) formally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1212_697.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Goode requests late ballots be counted - roanoke.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/187432" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-12:/commentary/3668989</id>
    <updated>2008-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roanoke.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Monday that he is not inclined to order a count of military votes received after the Nov. 4 election deadline, U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode is asking that they be included in the 5th Congressional District recount scheduled for next week. Goode, R-Rocky Mount&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/187432&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Goode: Recount should include military ballots</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/article/goode_recount_should_include_military_ballots/32695/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/commentary/3672626</id>
    <updated>2008-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Virginian,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#226;&#8364;&#339;Given that Virgil Goode and Congressman-elect Perriello agree on this issue, it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s clear that Mr. Goode&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s statement to the press is an unfortunate attempt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/article/goode_recount_should_include_military_ballots/32695/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jindal stumps for McDonnell - roanoke.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/187332" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/commentary/3655377</id>
    <updated>2008-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roanoke.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Tom Perriello, who will occupy Payne's old seat if a recount affirms Perriello's apparent upset of incumbent Republican Virgil Goode. McDonnell said he met Jindal last summer when he and his family were doing volunteer relief work in Louisiana. Jindal s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/187332&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rescue Squad celebrates 40 years of caring</title>
    <link href="http://www.greene-news.com/gcn/news/local/article/rescue_squad_celebrates_40_years_of_caring/32675/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/commentary/3677999</id>
    <updated>2008-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Greene County Record,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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Although Representative Virgil Goode was unable to attend he sent a flag for presentation to the squad. The flag was flown above the US Capitol on August ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greene-news.com/gcn/news/local/article/rescue_squad_celebrates_40_years_of_caring/32675/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ENPR: Blagojevich arrest causes headache for Obama</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29851&amp;amp;s=rcmp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-10:/commentary/3672627</id>
    <updated>2008-12-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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Virginia-5: Rep. Virgil Goode (R) refuses to concede, waiting for the results of a recount in a race he lost by 745 votes to attorney Tom Periello. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29851&amp;amp;s=rcmp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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