Virgil Goode on Virginia ballot OK, state board says

RICHMOND, Va. - The state Board of Elections has rejected the Republican Party's bid to keep the name of Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil Goode off the Virginia ballot.



The board acted Tuesday after the GOP raised questions about some signatures Goode tendered to qualify for the ballot.



The former congressman is seeking a spot on the ballot as the nominee of the conservative Constitution Party. He lost his congressional seat to one-term Democrat Tom Perriello in 2008.



Goode's presence on the ballot poses a risk to the GOP because he could drain some conservative support away from Republican nominee Mitt Romney.



That's of particular concern in Virginia, a swing state where polls show Romney and President Barack Obama virtually deadlocked.

James Shigeta 'Led The Way' For Asian-American Lovers On Screen

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Actor James Shigeta had the looks, the talent — and the voice.

"It's melodious. It's deep. There is something quite sensuous about it," says L.S. Kim, a film professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Kim adds that Shigeta — who died from pulmonary failure on Monday in Beverly Hills at age 85, according to his agent Jeffrey Leavitt — embodied an unusual sight on the big screen: a self-assured Asian-American man.

"In many portrayals of Asian-American men in particular, there is no sense of confidence. And with James Shigeta, his screen presence was as deep and seductive as his voice," Kim says.

A co-star of the 1961 movie musical Flower Drum Song, Shigeta