Jim Webb

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• ‘I am Macaca’…on Jeopardy!

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 791
  It was a defining moment of the 2006 mid-term election, and arguably the strongest nail in the Republican Congressional majority’s coffin. Rising GOP star George Allen tossed off an obscure North African racial slur at one of his opponent’s campaign workers, solidifying for many the party’s status as ...
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• Homeowners Association Caves: Veteran Allowed to Fly Flag

  
  Stones Cry Out — Authority: 136
  Follow up on an item I previously noted and a very happy ending. A 90 year old Medal of Honor winner won his battle with his homeowner’s association with an assist from both of Virginia U. S. Senators (hat tip: Hot Air) : RICHMOND, Va. — A 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient can keep his 21-foot ...
  1 day ago

• Homeowners Association Caves: Veteran Allowed to Fly Flag

  
  Daddypundit — Authority: 120
  Follow up on an item I previously noted and a very happy ending. A 90 year old Medal of Honor winner won his battle with his homeowners association with an assist from both of Virginia U. S. Senators (hat tip: Hot Air ) : RICHMOND, Va. — A 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient can keep his 21-foot ...
  1 day ago

• Virginia Veteran Wins Battle to Keep His Flagpole in Yard

  
  BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 582
  A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Mark Warner says a neighborhood association has dropped its request that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient remove a flagpole from his front yard. Ace of Spades HQ found this 4 hours ago on foxnews.com Find more top political news, videos, and blogs on BeltwayBlips: Congress , ...
  1 day ago

• Senators Warner and Webb Vote to Table Anti-Abortion Amendment

  
  Blue Virginia — Authority: 142
  Heres the vote on the motion to table Sen. Ben Nelsons amendment that would "[disallow] public funding for abortion to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, the Senate health care bill." Both Senators Warner and Webb voted "yea" to table the amendment. Thank you to both Senators for protecting a ...
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• Webb joins bipartisan group in prescription-drug plan

  
  Augusta Free Press — Authority: 482
     Staff Report www.webb.senate.gov Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of 19 senators in proposing an amendment to the health care reform bill to lower prescription drug costs and save the federal government nearly $20 billion over the next ten years. Originally introduced earlier this ...
  2 days ago

• McChrystal: ‘I Regret’ If Anyone Thought My London Talk Undermined the Strategy Sessions

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) wanted to know why Gen. Stanley McChrystal was giving speeches in London — a speech “seen as detrimental and even divisive” — and 60 Minutes interviews when Defense Secretary Robert Gates was telling Congress that McChrystal couldn’t testify ahead of President Obama’s decisions on ...
  2 days ago

• Tuesday Morning Primer

  
  race42008.com — Authority: 635
  Here are the bullet points for Tuesday morning: Rasmussen : Obama approval – 47%-52% Intrade : Obama approval over 50% by Dec 30th – 25 . In the Kansas GOP U.S. Senate primary, SurveyUSA has the race at Jerry Moran 37%, Todd Tiahrt 34%. Does it even matter who the Democrat is in this race? Jay ...
  2 days ago

• Jim Webb Begs President: Don’t Embarass Us In Copenhagen

  
  Contraries — Authority: 119
  Senator Jim Webb (D-Va) is scared stiff Barack Obama might just go Euro-native in Copenhagen, signing documents he has no authority to sign in order to bind the people of the United States to a radical CO2-reduction agenda.  In fact, Webb is so scared — any wonder why? — that he actually wrote a letter [...]
  2 days ago

• Tell Senators Webb, Warner to Vote No on Extreme Hatch/Nelson Amendment

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 156
  Original Author:  noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) A few hours ago, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) filed an amendment to health care reform legislation that "would bar any federally subsidized insurance plan from covering elective abortions." If adopted, the ...
  2 days ago

• Tell Senators Webb, Warner to Vote No on Extreme Hatch/Nelson Amendment

  
  Blue Virginia — Authority: 142
  A few hours ago, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) filed an amendment to health care reform legislation that "would bar any federally subsidized insurance plan from covering elective abortions." If adopted, the Hatch/Nelson amendment could very well represent the most extreme new anti-choice ...
  2 days ago

• Medicare Cuts Focus of Senate Health Care Debate

  
  Joejolly's Weblog — Authority: 137
  In weekend debate, Senate Republicans force Democrats to vote for cuts to home health care By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer The Associated Press WASHINGTON December 6, 2009 (AP) Senate Republicans forced Democrats to vote in favor of cutting billions from providers of home care for older people as partisan ...
  4 days ago

• General Malaise

  
  The New Republic - Health Care Feed — Authority: 711
  From the hills outside Mandalay, Burma’s second city, the vista resembles a postcard of Asian serenity. Monks climb stone steps to a hillside shrine, where local men and women leave offerings of flowers and fruit. But the placid scene conceals one of the most repressive states in the world--a state that the Obama ...
  5 days ago

• Virginia in a Hurry, 12-5-09

  
  Virginia Tomorrow — Authority: 424
  Wolf Says Justice Dept. Hiding Truth in Dropped Voter Intimidation Prosecution Justice Slaps Salahis on the Wrist Norment Wants Salahi Off Tourism Board Salahi and Her Majesty Kaine Says Tea Party Movement is Devouring GOP Kaine Plans to Extend Health Benefits to Same Sex Partners Kaine Backs Barfoot ...
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• “A Plan In Need Of Clarity” Deserves Answers

  
  Shawn O'Donnell's VirginiaDem.org — Authority: 412
  Note:  The following is an op-ed penned by Virginia’s Senior Senator, Jim Webb … since his election in 2006 he has provided an important voice on the proper use of our military … and was the legislator most responsible for getting our men and women in uniform a 21st Century GI Bill … it’s good to see him ...
  6 days ago

• Webb on Afghanistan: ‘How do we define our enemy?’

  
  Augusta Free Press — Authority: 482
    Statement from U.S. Sen. Jim Webb www.webb.senate.gov I have great regard for the careful process employed by this administration in an effort both to define a new approach for the long-standing military commitment in Afghanistan and to put an operational framework in place for our responsible withdrawal. ...
  6 days ago

• Senate votes to keep Medicare cuts (Democrats and AARP vote to pull the plug on grandma)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The Senate voted Thursday to keep nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts in its overhaul of the health care system, protecting the bills major source of financing against a Republican attack. On a vote of 58 to 42, the Senate rejected a proposal by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to send the bill back to committee with ...
  6 days ago

• Virginia in a Hurry- 12-04-09

  
  Virginia Tomorrow — Authority: 424
  Prince William Proposes Merit Plan for Teachers Webb Seeking Clarity on Afghan Withdrawal Plan McDonnell’s First Appointments McDonnell Names Pittsylvania County Native Kent  to Chief of Staff Post Two McDonnell Appointees Have Ties to Lynchburg Area Kaine Proposal: Extend State Benefits to Domestic ...
  6 days ago

• Very Disappointing Vote by Sen. Webb

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 156
  Original Author:  noreply@blogger.com (Lowell) What. The. Hell?!? . The Senate this afternoon killed a proposal, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to return the Democrats’ health reform bill to the Finance Committee in order to restore more than $400 billion in ...
  6 days ago

• Very Disappointing Vote by Sen. Webb

  
  Blue Virginia — Authority: 142
  What. The. Hell?!? . The Senate this afternoon killed a proposal, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to return the Democrats’ health reform bill to the Finance Committee in order to restore more than $400 billion in projected Medicare expenses over the next decade. Because Democrats are relying on that ...
  1 week ago

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