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State Sen. Whipple Slams Governor

By ARLnow.com
Published April 7, 2010 at 4:32PM

State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D), who represents Arlington, went on MSNBC today to criticize Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) for proclaiming April “Confederate History Month.”

Whipple called the proclamation “very troubling.”

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