WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9)--On Tuesday, June 11th Virginians will head to the polls to choose party candidates for two statewide offices--Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General--as well as eleven House of Delegate seats.

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The race for Governor has been a known entity for weeks.  Ken Cuccinelli is the Republican candidate.  He was selected at a convention in Richmond back in May.  Terry McAuliffe was the only Democratic candidate to file for the office, so he automatically became the party's nominee.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) - The Maryland General Assembly is in the final hours of the 2013 legislative session, with most of its work behind it.

Each side wins a little and loses a little in what became a major issue for dog owners and dog bite victims.

In the case of Dominic Solesky, the Court of Appeals ruled pit bulls inherently dangerous and owners and landlords both liable for damages.

Efforts to eliminate the breed-specific designation hit a wall in Annapolis.

"I thought we were going to have a stalemate," said Senate President Mike Miller.

The compromise applies to all dogs. It frees up landlords and holds owners strictly liable if a dog bites a child age 12 or younger.

If a dog bites someone 13 or older owners may present a preponderance if evidence to show there was no reason to suspect the dog was dangerous. That's lower than the clear and convincing evidence the senate originally voted for.

Although born and bred in upstate New York, I have lived in Northern Virginia for 31 years. This election cycle, the Commonwealth is a battleground in the Presidential race, and by virtue of anticipated coattails, negative or positive, in the Senatorial one as well. For what seems like an eternity, residents have endured increasingly nasty TV ads, and it isn't even post convention, post Labor Day!  Candidates have been crisscrossing the state in attack dog mode, spewing gall and gaffes, attempting to drum up support. I want to buy earplugs.