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By Mona Austin Virginia's Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax made a statement on the CBS network Wednesday morning challenging the two women who accused him of sexual assault. He continues to claim both accusations are false.  Both women came forth against Fairfax in February during a time when he could have potentially become governor, after Virginia's Gov. Ralph Northam was involved in a racist photo scandal. Dr. Vanessa Tyson says Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex when they met at the DNC in Boston in 2004. Meredith Watson says Fairfax raped her in 2000 when they were students at Duke University. "After I arrived, I met Dr. Tyson, who was a volunteer at the Convention.  As young adults and students we spent time together talking. . . . What she alleged never happened. At no time did I force any contact," he said.  Fairfax further claimed the timing Tyson  gave was off, because he and then Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were not at...

Virginia Gov. Dr. Ralph Northam has apologized about a photo that emerged Friday showing him in racist garb, while he was a medical student in 1984. The photo depicts two men posing, one in black face and the other in a KKK outfit.  The governor did not say which outfit he was wearing, perhaps understanding both were offensive and problematic.  "This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today, : said Northam. The Virginia GOP has called for his resignation: “Racism has no place in Virginia,” said RPV Chairman Jack Wilson. “These pictures are wholly inappropriate. If Governor Northam appeared in blackface or dressed in a KKK robe, he should resign immediately.” Rep. Bobby Scott, Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Cory Booker have joined the chorus of other politicians across the country (from both parties) who are calling for Gov. Northam's resignation. Thus far, he has not cooperated. Let's keep the racist photo of Gov. Ralph Northam and his reluctanc...