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Northam signs bill to carry out incentives for Amazon

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The strange case of Ralph Northam

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

In this Feb. 2, 2019, photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference in the governor's mansion in Richmond, Va. Democrats are hoping there’s a silver lining to the Northam mess - that it shows they won’t tolerate racism. Every level of the party has condemned the Democratic Virginia governor and demanded he step down. That follows disclosure that his medical school yearbook page features photos of a man in blackface standing with someone dressed in Klu Klux Klan attire.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Northam signs Amazon legislation without fanfare

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Pastor Lacette Cross, of Restoration Fellowship RVA, speaks during a protest calling for Governor Ralph Northam to resign on Monday Feb. 4, 2019. Northam has rebuffed widespread calls for his resignation after a racist photo surfaced Friday in his 1984 medical school yearbook page. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Yearbook staff disagree on whether racist photo was mix-up

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

In this Feb. 2, 2019, photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference in the governor's mansion in Richmond, Va. Democrats are hoping there’s a silver lining to the Northam mess - that it shows they won’t tolerate racism. Every level of the party has condemned the Democratic Virginia governor and demanded he step down. That follows disclosure that his medical school yearbook page features photos of a man in blackface standing with someone dressed in Klu Klux Klan attire.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Turmoil over governor tests Democrats’ zero-tolerance policy

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks to the media in the rotunda at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. The Ivy League-educated lawyer and presiding officer in Virginia's Senate would become the state's second African-American governor should Ralph Northam resign over a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia’s highest office frozen as Northam weighs next move

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pauses during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Rush Limbaugh: Ralph Northam exposed ‘pro-death movement’ before blackface scandal

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks during an interview in his office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Fairfax answered questions about the controversial photo in Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook page. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam and Virginia Dems: There goes the wheel that comes around

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Northam on Saturday vowed to remain in office after disavowing a racist photograph that appeared under his name in his 1984 medical school yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

From abortion to blackface: Northam engulfed in controversy

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This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)

Big League Politics editor says Ralph Northam tipster was upset over abortion stance

By Jonathan Drew

This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northams page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)

Patrick Howley, Big League Politics editor, says Ralph Northam tipster upset over abortion stance

By Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)

Person upset by abortion stance tipped site to racist photo

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Virginians are now taking a closer look at Fairfax as he suddenly looms as the successor to Gov. Ralph Northam, whose political future is in jeopardy after a blackface photo was discovered on Northam's personal page in his medical school yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia scandal could push newcomer into governor’s office

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, center, answers questions from the media inside the rotunda at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Justin Fairfax says he had consensual sex with woman who accuses him of assault

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pauses during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Official: Northam discussing future with staff

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pauses during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Political death watch: Virginia governor weighs his future

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Northam on Saturday vowed to remain in office after disavowing a racist photograph that appeared under his name in his 1984 medical school yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Blackface scandal spotlights deeply embedded racism in US

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia governor’s political limitations on stark display

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Virginia legislators pass separate versions of budget

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