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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Small Business Wins Big on Election Day</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli were elected by wide margins, thanks in big part to small business owners like you.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>36 Endorsed Candidates Win House Races</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Their victories mean we'll have strong advocates for small business in the House of Delegates.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50189</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>McDonnell Visits NFIB Members on Statewide Tour</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Bob McDonnell plans to visit with NFIB members as part of his "New Jobs, New Virginia" tour.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50091</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>We Endorse Candidates in 40 House of Delegates Races</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Find out which candidates have shown their support of small business.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50038</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Virginia Member Takes Healthcare Message to Capitol Hill</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Carter Dages of Ashland says the House version of healthcare reform would mean fewer jobs in Virginia.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50088</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Falls Church Entrepreneur is Virginia's Small Business Champion</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Coakley has been named the Solveras/NFIB Small Business Champion for Virginia.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50064</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Check Out Our New Web Site to Save Virginia Jobs</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="left" height="150" alt="" width="150" src="/Portals/0/PDF/AllUsers/states/VA/SaveJVAobs-roadsign-1.jpg" /&gt;We've launched &lt;a href="http://www.savevirginiajobs.com"&gt;SaveVirginiaJobs.com&lt;/a&gt; as part of a campaign to spotlight the most important issue in November's elections -- our economy. The site is dedicated to bringing attention to critical tax and business issues and the candidates who have the opportunity to put Virginia back to work. Visit the site to learn who's on your side and how to spread the word.


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      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50012</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Stay On Top of Tax Deadlines</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The latest Small Business Problems &amp;amp; Priorities survey says four of the top 10 challenges facing small businesses are tax related. Order your 2010 Tax Calendar for Small Businesses to help avoid tax problems in the coming year.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=50043</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>McDonnell Trumpets NFIB Endorsement in New TV Spot</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In his latest ad, Bob McDonnell highlights our support of his campaign for governor.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49886</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB Endorses Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;State Director Julia Ciarlo Hammond says, "Ken Cuccinelli clearly understands the challenges facing Virginia's small businesses." &lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49941</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Watch Our Endorsement of Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;We've posted video so you can hear the candidates speak for themselves.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49832</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Small Business Asks President Obama to Support Reforms that Help, not Harm</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;NFIB head says president can choose to stand with small businesses who need healthcare reform.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49883</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Federal Energy Bill Means 'Lights Out for Virginia's Small Businesses'</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;New study shows the commonwealth would lose as many as 56,400 jobs under cap-and-trade legislation.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49730</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Healthcare Reform: 'The No. 1 Concern of Our Members'</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;State Director Julia Hammond discusses healthcare reform with Jimmy Barrett on WRVA-AM 1140 in Richmond. Listen to the interview.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49600</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Importance of the Virginia Gubernatorial Race</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Small businesses are focused on the Nov. 3 election.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49547</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Listen to State Director Julia Hammond Wednesday on WRVA in Richmond</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"&gt;NFIB/Virginia State Director Julia Ciarlo Hammond will be a guest on NewsRadio 1140 WRVA in &lt;st1:city w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Richmond&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt; at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, July 29.&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49540</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2 Virginia Companies Among 10 U.S. Finalists for Dell/NFIB Award</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;GroundWork Design of Richmond and Interactive Marketing of Warrenton are among the 10 finalists for the Dell/NFIB Small Business Excellence Award.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49393</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB plays part in Virginia coalition opposing union 'card check' bill</title>
      <description>Virginia's leading small business association is among the groups taking part in Virginians for Workplace Fairness, a coalition formed to oppose the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act.</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=48948</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB/Virginia Member Shares Struggles with Health Insurance Costs</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Excerpts from NFIB-member John Nicholson, co-owner of Company Flowers &amp;amp; Gifts Too!, during his testimony before the House Small Business Committee's hearing "Finding Consensus on Health reform, the Small Business Perspective."&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49275</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Virginia Students Win Young Entrepreneur Scholarships</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation today announced the Virginia recipients of the seventh annual &lt;a href="http://www.nfib.com/tabid/818/Default.aspx?cmsid=49136&amp;amp;v=1"&gt;NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards&lt;/a&gt;, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>http://www.nfib.com/tabid/732/Default.aspx?cmsid=49192</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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