George Allen, a former Virginia governor and senator, spoke to the Fredericksburg Virginia Patriots on Tuesday night about what he is calling his "Blueprint for America's Comeback." About 50 people came out to hear Allen speak at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library's headquarters in downtown Fredericksburg. The group invited all the candidates in the U.S. Senate race to speak in individual forums; only Tim Kaine declined, due to scheduling issues....

The tipping point in repeated attempts to persuade then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to send Bedford County murderer Jens Soering back home to Germany came near the end of Kaine’s term as governor in January 2010.