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Jim Webb is a Democratic Senator from Virginia. Preceded by George Allen, Webb was voted into office in 2007. Before his career in politics, Webb served as a commander in the U.S. Navy.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: February 9, 1946 in Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Assumed office: January 3, 2007
- Spouse: Hong Le Webb
- Alma Mater: United States Naval Academy
- 1984: Won an Emmy Award for Newshour's coverage of Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon
- 1987-1988: Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan
- 2007: Entered U.S. Senate
- Vietnam War veteran
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Positions
- Supports the The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade.
- Voted to pass $10.2 billion in additional funding for education.
- Voted against redeploying non-essential U.S. troops out of Iraq in 2007
- Voted for redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008.
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On Being Vice President
On July 7, 2008, Webb issued a statement from his office stating that he did not want to be considered for the Vice President position with Presidential candidate Barack Obama. While Webb may not want to run with Obama, he did state that he would campaign for Obama and help him win Virginia.MSNBC: Webb Doesn't Want To Be VP (July 7, 2008) -
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"Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate, where I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country. Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for Vice President." -Jim WebbMSNBC: Webb Doesn't Want To Be VP (July 7, 2008) -
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Official Site: Senator Jim Webb
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On The Issues: James Webb
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Wikipedia: Jim Webb
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Wall Street Journal: Class Struggle by Jim Webb (2006)
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WashingtonPost.com: [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/w000803/ Jim Webb
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WashingtonPost.com: Webb May Test Senate's Limits
At a recent White House reception for freshman members of Congress, Virginia's newest senator tried to avoid President Bush. Democrat James Webb declined to stand in a presidential receiving line or to have his picture taken with the man he had often criticized on the stump this fall. But it wasn't...washingtonpost.com (November 28, 2006)
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Check out this story about Sen. Jim Webb's fight to fix our prisons. Includes my take on him and the bill http://tiny.cc/5CyE6
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Senator Webb re: our incarceration rate: "Either we're the most evil people on earth or we're doing something wrong." Preach it Jim.
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Senator Webb re: our incarceration rate. "Either we're the most evil people on earth or we're doing something wrong." Preachi it, Jim.
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Structuring Sentences Jim Webb Puts His Writerly Skills http://bit.ly/9fhNG
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Continuing through mom+dad's records. Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits on now. Next, Richard Harris' A Tramp Shining w/songs by Jim Webb.
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Charlie Rose - Senator Jim Webb (July 21, 2008) - $24.95
A conversation with United States Senator, Jim Webb.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb - $89.99
Japanese Import Compact Disc of Original 1968 Reprise Lp. Prolific Songwriter for many genres, "Up, Up & Away", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "MacArthur Park"......
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A Tramp Shining - $9.95
This is a music book with the sheet music arrangements for Jim Webb's songs performed by actor Richard Harris' on the album A Tramp Shining.
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A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America - $14.95
“I’m the only person in the history of Virginia elected to statewide office with a Union card, two Purple Hearts, and three tattoos."Jim Webb—the bestselling author and now the celebrated, outspoken U.S. Senator from Virg...
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View All Jim Webb Questions (67) | Ask a QuestionTASK: Transcribe Kevin Pollaks Interview with Jim Gaffigan (2 Answers)(intro) Kevin Pollak: My first guest I saw on David Letterman, I believe, the first time. It might have been Conan O’Brien, one of those two. I’ll have him clear ... read moreThoughts on the Jim Cramer smackdown on The Daily Show? (6 Answers)I think Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer! It was perhaps the hardest thrashing Stewart has given since 2004 when he called Tucker Carlson and his co-host Paul Begala "partisan hacks" ... read moreWho will win the Jon Stewart / Jim Cramer showdown Thursday on The Daily Show? (8 Answers)Jim Cramer is a grade "A" douche and Jon Stewart is right for calling him out, it's about time, how long has this guy been on TV giving people financial ... read moreShould UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun take a paycut because of the states budget woes? (4 Answers)No! Jim Calhoun has represented the UConn Men's Basketball program for 20+ years. read more
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TheHill.com: Webb, Graham face off over Iraq
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MSNBC: Webb Doesn't Want to Be VP
From NBC's Mark MurrayVirginia Sen. Jim Webb just issued a statement from his Senate office saying that -- "[u]nder no circumstances" -- does he want to be considered as Obama's veep. "Last week I communicated to Sen. Obama and his presidential campaign
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The Huffington Post: Sen. Says He Owns Gun Carried by Aide (2007)
Sen. Says He Owns Gun Carried by Aide
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FOXNews.com: Webb Denies He Gave Aide Gun (2007)
Webb Denies He Gave Aide Gun That Led to Arrest, Sen. Jim Webb did not say whether it was his gun that an aide carried into a Senate office building, leading to his arrest Monday.
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Newsweek: Jim Webb on the Warpath (2007)
U.S. politics news and analysis, blogs, commentary, photos, video and graphics from Newsweek
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WashingtonPost.com: "Reagan Navy Secretary Will Run for U.S. Senate"
RICHMOND, Feb. 7 -- James Webb, who served as President Ronald Reagan's Navy secretary, said Tuesday that he will seek the Democratic nomination to run against U.S. Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) this year, hoping to challenge the one-term incumbent on foreign policy and the conduct of the war in Iraq.
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Jim Webb Profiles | Add a Link
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Rolling Stone: Washington's Most Unlikely Revolutionary (2007)
This is an excerpt from the latest issue of Rolling Stone, on stands until June 15th.
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New York Times: "A Democrat Rises in Virginia" (2006)
According to the polls, Democrat James Webb’s emblematic battle against Senator George Allen, a Republican, has become truly competitive.
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WashingtonPost.com: "Don't Call Him Redneck" (2006)
About a year ago, before he was running for the Senate, James Webb took a colleague to the mountains of southwest Virginia to do some research for a movie they were working on. Webb can be grim and stiff in public. In a recent appearance to generate support among Hispanic voters for his Virginia......
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Rolling Stone: Washington's Most Unlikely Revolutionary (2007)
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Jim Webb Background | Add a Link
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Born Fighting PAC (Chaired by Jim Webb)
Born Fighting PAC -- The Leadership PAC of United States Senator Jim Webb
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WashingtonPost.com: James H. Webb Jr. Biography
James Webb (D) defeated incumbent Sen. George Allen (R) by 9,329 votes.
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Project Vote Smart: Senator Webb - Biography
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IMDb: James Webb Filmography
Writer: Rules of Engagement. Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News, Awards, Agent, Fan Sites.
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Wikipedia: Virginia United States Senate election, 2006
United States Senate election in Virginia, 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Born Fighting PAC (Chaired by Jim Webb)
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Jim Webb Blogs and Commentaries | Add a Link
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The New York Observer: "Jim Webb's Window of Opportunity" (2007)
Some Democrats have talked up the Virginian as the future of the national party, a role for which the party might be seen as grooming him.
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Google Blog Search: Jim Webb
Jim Webb - Google Blog Search
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The Weekly Standard: Tangled Webb (2006)
Cognitive dissonance in Virginia.
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National Review: Webb Loss (2006)
Mackubin Thomas Owens on Jim Webb on National Review Online
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Corrente: How Did James Webb Avoid Being Swiftboated? (2006)
How Did James Webb Avoid Being Swiftboated? | Corrente
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Salon War Room: Jim Webb and the politics of the military (2007)
Why Virginia's new senator sent a message about why people serve.
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Daily Kos: Jim Webb Posts
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Wonkette: Jim Webb Posts
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MySpace: Jim Webb
MySpace profile for Senator Jim Webb with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more
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The New York Observer: "Jim Webb's Window of Opportunity" (2007)
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Jim Webb Criticism and Controversy | Add a Link
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American.com Magazine: The Class Struggle of Jim Webb (2006)
Billed as a moderate, the new Virginia senator sounds more like an old-school leftist.
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Washingtonian.com: Women Can't Fight by James Webb (1979)
Jim Webb: Women Can't Fight - News & Features (washingtonian.com)
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YouTube Video: Webb on Women
Jim Webb on Women in the Military
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WashingtonPost.com: "Already Too Busy for Civility" (2006)
Jim Webb, Democratic senator-elect from Virginia, has become a pompous poseur and an abuser of the English language before actually becoming a senator.
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WashingtonPost.com: "Remark By Webb Arouses Passions" (2006)
RICHMOND, Dec. 1 -- An icy exchange between President Bush and Virginia Sen.-elect James Webb that was made public this week has turned Webb into something of a folk hero among critics of the president, who have longed for someone to challenge his bravado.
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CNN: Webb on sex passage recital (2006)
The bitter Senate campaign in Virginia turned uglier Friday when the Republican incumbent pulled up sexual passages from novels written by his Democratic opponent, who called the move baseless character assassination.
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WashingtonPost.com: "Webb Denies Ever Using Word as Epithet" (2006)
RICHMOND, Sept. 27 -- Democratic Senate candidate James Webb on Wednesday sought to explain remarks he had made a day earlier, in which he refused to say whether he had used the "N-word," but he insisted he has never used it as a racial epithet aimed at anyone.
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WashingtonPost.com: "Nancy Reagan Asks Webb to Pull Reagan Ad" (2006)
RICHMOND, Sept. 8 -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan on Friday asked Virginia Democratic Senate candidate James Webb to not use a television commercial that shows former president Ronald Reagan praising Webb, his former Navy secretary.
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American.com Magazine: The Class Struggle of Jim Webb (2006)
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Jim Webb Speeches and Articles | Add a Link
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New York Times: Response to the State of the Union (2007)
Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb to the President’s State of the Union Address - New York Times
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Salon: A time for the Senate to lead (2007)
Why I back the Warner-Levin compromise as a first step to changing direction in Iraq.
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Wall Street Journal: Class Struggle by Jim Webb (2006)
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USAToday.com: "Veterans face conundrum: Kerry or Bush?" (2004)
Both Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and President Bush have had their attackers and defenders on the issue of Vietnam War service.
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New York Times: Response to the State of the Union (2007)
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Random House: Author James Webb
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Amazon.com: ''Rules of Engagement'' DVD (story by James Webb)
Amazon.com: Rules of Engagement: Anne Archer, Kim Delaney, Bruce Greenwood, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Kingsley, Blair Underwood, Dale Dye, Guy Pearce, Ryan Hurst, Mark Feuerstein, William A. Fraker, Nicola Pecorini, William Friedkin: Movies & TV
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Amazon.com: Books by James Webb
Amazon.com: James Webb: Books
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R Blog: Senator James Webb, The Writer
When James Webb’s first novel Fields of Fire was published in 1978 I ignored it. I was tired of reading about Vietnam. And since I had been a pogue (per Mr. Webb’s definition, assigned to a cushy base job) during...
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