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VIRGINIA GOP CANDIDATES HOLD ANNUAL ADVANCE GATHERING
By LAURA VOZZELLAWashington Post 12/01/2012With cannoli and cocktails, sticky s’mores and local beer, statewide Republican candidates eager to put November’s losses behind them turned toward 2013, and more toward their base. The annual gathering known as the Republican Advance kicked off with a smorgasbord battle waged by GOP candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, and featuring something unexpected on the menu: Oliver North.