The Washington Post editorial board responds to a member of the Virginia House of Delegate's comments that Virginia is a highly-taxed state and thus should not raise taxes in order to meet the state's critical priorities. Washington Post: Reality and Taxes

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According to the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy: A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing the University of Notre Dame of illegally using public money for religious activities connected to its training of teachers for Roman Catholic schools. In its two-to-one ruling, the panel held that the $500,000 federal grant at the center of the case could be ordered repaid if it is found to have been used improperly -- overturning the lower court judge who decided the case was moot because the money had already been spent. For the whole scoop

President Bush announced Tuesday morning that he will nominate ex-Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH) to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. For more on this story, see Roll Call