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Published October 30, 2014 at 3:00PM

Here is Republican candidate for the 8th Congressional District Micah Edmond’s unedited response:

The congressional race in the 8th District to replace Jim Moran should be about your priorities and your future. You deserve a candidate that spends no time attacking anyone else, no time talking about their political party and no time looking backwards. Instead, you deserve a candidate that talks about an inclusive future. That’s specifically why I didn’t put a political party label on my campaign literature. I believe all that mattered was telling you my vision, my priorities, and my plan to achieve those priorities.

Opinion

Jeffrey Carson: Why You Should Vote for Me

By ARLnow.com

Published October 30, 2014 at 2:30PM | Updated October 30, 2014 at 3:14PM

Here is Libertarian candidate for the 8th Congressional District Jeffrey Carson’s unedited response:

Simply put, you should vote for me because it’s in your best interest to do so.

Opinion

Don Beyer: Why You Should Vote for Me

By ARLnow.com

Published October 30, 2014 at 2:00PM

Don Beyer

Here is Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District Don Beyer’s unedited response:

I was taught growing up that we are each put on this earth to build something larger than ourselves and to serve others. It is with this in mind that I am a candidate for Congress.

Opinion

Gwendolyn Beck: Why You Should Vote for Me

By ARLnow.com

Published October 30, 2014 at 1:30PM

Gwendolyn Beck

This month, we asked the candidates from each competitive race on the ballot on Election Day to write a sub-750 word essay describing why Arlington residents should vote for them on Nov. 4.

Here is Independent candidate for the 8th Congressional District Gwendolyn Beck’s unedited response:

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Gillibrand Apologizes, Warner Says ‘All is Forgiven’

By Ethan Rothstein

Published September 12, 2014 at 1:30PM | Updated September 12, 2014 at 2:07PM

(Updated at 1:45 p.m.) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) says he “had to stand up for Arlington” this morning in his office with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) who rankled folks in Arlington over the line in her book calling the county a “soulless suburb.”

Warner wrote in a tweet “All is forgiven” and thanked Gillibrand for “being a class act.” He posted three photos, including one of him and Gillibrand holding an “Arlington, We Got Soul” T-shirt.

Opinion

Poll: Is Arlington Really a ‘Soulless Suburb?’

By ARLnow.com

Published September 10, 2014 at 4:15PM | Updated September 17, 2014 at 3:22PM

Within eight hours of our article’s first publication, Gillibrand apologized for the remark (which was buried in the pages of her new book, “Off The Sidelines.”) But that didn’t stop the debate over whether Gillibrand was off-base or on-target in her assessment of Arlington.

Among those weighing in: Ben Adler, a former New Yorker and a writer at the environmental news website Grist.org. Penning a piece for the Washington Post’s online PostEverything op-ed section, Adler said Gillibrand shouldn’t apologize.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 10, 2014 at 9:00AM

Sen. Gillibrand Apologizes to Arlington — “Sorry, Arlington, didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) said via Twitter last night, following ARLnow.com’s scoop that she called the county a “soulless suburb” in her new book. County Board member Walter Tejada, meanwhile, couldn’t quite understand why Gillibrand didn’t like living here. “I’m not sure what she was referring to,” he told the Washington Post. “Maybe somebody got in front of her at the supermarket or something like that.” [Washington Post]

Back to U. Va. for Sullivan Campaign Manager — Washington-Lee High School alumnus Jarrod Nagurka is heading back to the University of Virginia, having spent the summer running the successful election campaign of Delegate-elect Rip Sullivan. Nagurka, 20, also served as political director for Del. Patrick Hope’s unsuccessful bid for Congress. “I learned and matured more during that experience than I ever would have in a semester at school,” he said of the campaign. [InsideNova]

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Senator: Arlington Is a ‘Soulless Suburb’

By ARLnow.com

Published September 9, 2014 at 9:00AM | Updated September 9, 2014 at 6:01PM

In her new book, “Off The Sidelines,” which is due out today, Gillibrand recounts her move from New York to the D.C. area — to Arlington, specifically — when she was first elected to the House of Representatives. It was a move Gillibrand would come to regret.

From the book:

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Candidates Talk Bipartisanship, Libertarianism at Congressional Debate

By ARLnow.com

Published September 4, 2014 at 3:45PM | Updated September 6, 2014 at 2:16PM

(Updated on 9/6/14) Bipartisanship or libertarianism. Those were the two primary messages from the half-dozen congressional candidates participating in Tuesday’s Arlington Civic Federation candidates forum.

Democrat Don Beyer, the odds-on favorite in the race to replace retiring Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), stuck to the “proven, principled progressive” theme of his successful primary campaign, while also promising to work across the aisle.

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Looking Forward: The Future of Moran and the 8th District

By Ethan Rothstein

Published August 29, 2014 at 5:30PM | Updated September 2, 2014 at 1:33PM

This is Part Three of a three-part series on the career of Rep. Jim Moran, who will leave office in January. Click to read Part One and Part Two.

Rep. Jim Moran is 69 years old and thrice-divorced, with the last split leaving him nearly broke. Moran reported no assets or liabilities in his financial disclosure report in 2010, in the middle of his divorce with businesswoman LuAnn Bennett, according to The Washington Post. He took home his congressional salary and a $10,000 teaching fee from George Mason University.

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Looking Back: Jim Moran the Fighter

By Ethan Rothstein

Published August 28, 2014 at 5:45PM | Updated September 2, 2014 at 1:59PM

The controversies that began to pile up for Rep. Jim Moran in the late 1990s and 2000s galvanized his critics and spurred more organized efforts to unseat him.

All the while, the federal government continued to grow and as Moran’s district became more affluent and stayed as liberal as ever, the politician continued to get re-elected by a comfortable margin.

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Looking Back: The Early Years of Rep. Jim Moran’s Career

By Ethan Rothstein

Published August 27, 2014 at 6:00PM | Updated September 2, 2014 at 1:58PM

Rep. James P. Moran is quiet, speaking barely over a whisper, tapping his fingers on a conference room table.

It’s a side of Moran that many of his constituents haven’t seen since he was first elected to public office 35 years ago, as a city councilman in Alexandria.