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  • President Obama has made national security an area of strength during his presidency. But Mitt Romney planned to use a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Tuesday to chip away at that advantage, hammering Obama on looming defense cuts and for alleged leaks from the White House.
  • Like Greece, Portugal is sinking under the weight of debt, and unemployment is soaring. Unlike Greece, Portugal has former colonies rich in natural resources and in need of labor. Now, Portuguese workers are seeking visas to places such as Angola, a country rich with oil and diamonds.
  • Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations are down, infighting among Virginia Republicans, and multiple issues at play in the coming election.
  • Youngkin vetoes protections for those with mental health issues, Richmond public schools require transparent backpacks, and unemployment in the Commonwealth is extremely low.
  • Ensuring access to contraception aborted, a difficult political environment for environmental initiatives, and roadblocks to fixing traffic backups on I-81.
  • Feuds between the Virginia Governor and the Virginia Legislature, erosion along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and a look back at the news of the week.
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