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11 hrs ago | HolyCoast.com

Democrat Challenges Obama on Carbon Promises

Sen. Jim Webb from Virginia is a Democrat, and upon hearing that Obama was going to make promises to the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen on the part of the United States, Webb decided to remind him that he doesn't have that authority : Dear Mr.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, World News, Denmark,

18 hrs ago | Examiner.com

NORML - US Senate considering legalization of marijuana on Thursday December 3

This Thursday, December 3, members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will debate Senate Bill 714, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Reason Magazine

A New Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform? Don't Count On It.

Why talk of a left-right alliance to fight the prosecution state seems unlikely.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Rational Review

A new alliance for criminal justice reform? Don't count on it

"The time would certainly seem to be ripe for new left-right alliances on criminal justice reform.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Small Times

Lynchburg awarded grant to improve energy efficiency

Nov. 24--Lynchburg City has been awarded a $740,000 federal grant to boost its energy efficiency, Sen.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Department of Energy

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Palin's anti-intellectualism dangerous

A dangerous divide has been developing for some years in America, between those who are comfortable negotiating the wide array of knowledge and information sources now available, and those who are not.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Opinion

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Va.a s Indian tribes leave wild game for Kaine

It's probably the last time that Timothy M. Kaine will step outside his house in the morning to find two dead deer and a turkey on his doorstep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, James Moran, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Representative Robert Wittman, US Senate, Richmond, VA, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

'Complacency' turns deadly

Could the battle of Wanat, Afghanistan, which left nine young American soldiers dead, have been avoided? That's the question that haunts the parents of soldiers killed in the July 13, 2008, firefight, the worst direct-combat loss for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, Combat Studies Institute, US Army, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

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Hampton Roads military bases could get $115 million for construction projects

Legislation that authorizes $115 million in construction at Hampton Roads military bases has sailed through the Senate and will move to the House for consideration.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Norfolk Metro, US Military, US Air Force, Langley Air Force Base, US Navy

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Veterans health care: Hampton VA hospital complaints catch Sen. Webb's attention

Army veteran Jan Garlette, of Newport News, suffers from tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable muscle spasms.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Hampton, VA, Newport News, VA

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Politico

Webb bails on cap-and-trade

Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said he would not support the current climate change legislation, becoming the latest moderate Dem to voice their opposition to the bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Lamar Alexander, Republican, Nuclear Energy

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Health-bill foes protest at Richmond offices of Warner, Webb

Both of Virginia's U.S. senators say they will vote to allow debate on the Senate version of health-care overhaul legislation, but neither has committed to voting for the actual bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Richmond, VA, Richmond Metro, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Mechanicsville, VA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

WSLS

Senators Mark Warner, Jim Webb speak out on health-care reform

About 23,000 of Virginia's uninsured are getting continuous medical care through a program run out of Virginia Commonwealth University's Health System.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Military Notebook: Former B-52 pilot to head Peninsula Realtors group

This Saturday, Tom Sullivan , of Newport News , will be installed as the new president of the Virginia Peninsula Association of Realtors.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Randy Forbes, Republican, US House of Representatives, Real Estate, Newport News, VA, US Military, US Air Force, Langley Air Force Base

Wed Nov 18, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Bill includes $476.1M for Va. military construction

A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, US Military, US Navy

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Salem-News.com

Alexander, Webb Introduce Clean Energy Legislation with Emphasis on Nuclear Energy

Senators Lamar Alexander and Jim Webb today introduced "The Clean Energy Act of 2009," a bipartisan bill to promote further investment and development of the nation's clean energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

New York Times

Paterson Calls Obama Wrong on 9/11 Trial

Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday criticized the Obama administration's decision to try five men linked to the Sept.

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Related Topix: US News, New York Metro, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WBIR-TV

Alexander finds partner in push for more nuclear power

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander has found a Democratic partner in his campaign to grow the country's nuclear power capacity.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Off the Record

Terrorists on trial

Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb on the Obama administration's decision to try Khaild Sheik Mohammed in federal court in New York: "I have never disputed the constitutional authority of the President to convene Article III courts in cases of international terrorism.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Terrorism, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Richard Burr, Republican, Senator Kay Hagan

Detroit Free Press

Plans to try 9/11 suspect in NYC draw fire

Attorney General Eric Holder had just announced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices would stand trial in New York when the blistering critiques erupted.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn, Rudy Giuliani, Jon Kyl, Democrat

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