Bob McDonnell

...boards, and he wants to allow other authorities to approve charters. Obama focused on charter schools during a 10-minute phone conversation with McDonnell on Wednesday. But teachers unions and education lobbyists have battled charter-school...

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...next year Washington (CNN) -- In the early days of his campaign for governor in Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell hired longtime GOP pollster Glen Bolger to take the pulse of the state's notoriously independent-minded voters. Bolger asked...

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...10 minutes in what McDonnell's campaign called a "very friendly conversation." Obama told McDonnell: "The first thing you need to do is thank your wife!" The two also talked about their shared support for charter schools and McDonnell's...

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...N.J. governor races Republican Bob McDonnell tapped Virginiaa s independent voters Tuesday to win a landslide election for governor just a year after the state bucked tradition and voted for Barack Obama. Subscribers must LOG-IN to...

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Obama calls McDonnell to offer congratulations Posted: November 4th, 2009 05:37 PM ET Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell, a Republican, told reporters Wednesday that President Obama called to wish him congratulations after his win Tuesday.

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