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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito was the special guest Saturday afternoon as the Berkeley County Republican Party held its annual Ronald Reagan Day Picnic. "Boy, we got our hands full in Washington, D.C., right now ... and we're standing as firm as we can without the numbers," said Capito, R-W.Va. "Nothing is more important than keeping people rolling on an off year. " Capito spoke about key political issues, including the war in Iraq, illegal immigration, lowering taxes and national security.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday announced $850,000 in federal spending has been earmarked for projects in the Eastern Panhandle, including $500,000 for the City of Martinsburg's Raleigh Street road construction project. The Republican lawmaker's announcement comes one week after U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., said he allocated $10 million for the W.Va. 9 widening project and increased West Virginia's federal allocation for highway construction by $26 million to $356.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday announced $850,000 in federal spending has been earmarked for projects in the Eastern Panhandle, including $500,000 for the City of Martinsburg's Raleigh Street road construction project. The Republican lawmaker's announcement comes one week after U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., said he allocated $10 million for the W.Va. 9 widening project and increased West Virginia's federal allocation for highway construction by $26 million to $356.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginians gave Jay Rockefeller a fifth term in the U.S. Senate despite a spirited challenge from a Republican businessman. Rockefeller was part of a clean sweep of incumbents in the state's congressional delegation, including Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, who hung on in the face of big Democratic gains across the country. In the closely contested 2nd District, four-term incumbent Capito held off against Anne Barth, a former longtime aide to Sen. Robert C. Byrd.

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and fellow Republicans celebrated the grand opening of their “victory office” Tuesday in Martinsburg, which they will use to spur voters to turn out for their candidates in the Nov. 6 general election. “It's not getting everybody out to vote. It's getting the people that are going to vote your way out,” Capito said in an interview at the newly opened campaign office at 110 N. Queen St.  “So, we have to identify those voters - it's not rocket science.” Yet, Capito said the party also intends to “get a little more scientific” about trying to identify likely voters, how they feel about certain issues and how strongly they feel about voting.

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., watches Nathan Emery take a picture of the flag that Capito gave to the Bedington Ruritan Club on Monday in honor of its 50th anniversary. Nathan, 13, is the club's youngest member.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Federal funding for a chemistry lab at the Shepherd College Community and Technical College cleared a major hurdle Monday, according to U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Capito, R-W,Va., announced Monday that the Community and Technical College is in line to receive $100,000 to build a chemistry laboratory on the Martinsburg campus for students taking part in the paramedic training program. Currently, students taking part in certain programs in Martinsburg must commute to Shepherdstown, W.Va.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Wednesday night's debate between U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and Democratic challenger Mike Callaghan was light on fireworks, but offered spirited discussion on issues such as the war in Iraq, the Congressional page controversy and other issues. Spectators packed the auditorium at Martinsburg High School to hear Capito, R-W.Va., and Callaghan give their arguments about why they should be allowed to represent West Virginia's second district in the House of Representatives.

charlestown@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.VA. - For some Vietnam War veterans, the priority was seeing the conflict come to an end instead of worrying about what kind of service medals they might be entitled to, said U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. But for Vietnam War veteran Robert C. Grace Sr., his medals were a treasure. "He was always dusting them, cleaning them," said his wife, Dorothy M. Grace of Martinsburg. After some of Grace's medals were stolen from the couple's home, Dorothy M. Grace went to Capito for help in replacing them.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Visitors to Berkeley Springs, W.Va., will soon find that the town has a better sidewalk system and is easier to navigate. Seniors at Berkeley Senior Services will be able to surf the Web, doctors at Jefferson Memorial Hospital will be able to use new technology, and local employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be able to track down international gun smugglers. They all can thank U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.