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Webb, Warner weigh in on Afghanistan surge
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., today muted his support of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan surge strategy with concerns that the conditions required to end large-scale U.S. involvement in the region be more clearly defined. Comment?
... 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan." And with that, more U.S troops will be headed oversees. Virginia Senator Jim Webb, also a member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations, weighed in on the Presidents ... Comment?
Obama Facing New Denmark Disaster?
... a legally binding replacement for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol may be just as unlikely after his visit as before. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., reminded the president of his limits in a letter he sent to the White House last week after Obama announced he would ... Comment?
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. Comment?
Sen. Webb to Obama: Hold on a Second
ABC News affiliate WHSV in Virginia is reporting that Sen. Jim Webb , D-VA, has sent a letter to President Obama expressing concern over some statements regarding the upcoming Copenhagen conference: Dear Mr. Comment?
Webb warns Obama on Copenhagen trip
... binding climate standards at a global conference this month without congressional input, one senator warned. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) sent a letter to the president late last week warning Obama against agreeing to any binding climate change agreement ... Comment?
NORML - US Senate considering legalization of marijuana on Thursday December 3
... system and make reform recommendations for the President." The lead sponsor of this measure, Democrat Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, has remarked that this review ought to include a debate of federal marijuana policy, including regulating marijuana ... Comment?
A New Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform? Don't Count On It.
... alliances on criminal justice reform. This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a new bill from Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) that would create a national criminal justice commission to review all aspects of America's police, criminal courts, ... Comment?
A new alliance for criminal justice reform? Don't count on it
... alliances on criminal justice reform. This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a new bill from Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) that would create a national criminal justice commission to review all aspects of America's police, criminal courts, ... Comment?
Lieberman: - Public Option' Health Proposal a Bad Idea
... in some countries. Several Republican senators who spoke with CNSNews.com disagreed with that view, while Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) did not take a position. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), however, said that a new government-run health care program is ... Comment?
Palin's anti-intellectualism dangerous
... incomes and high credit card debt, anxiety about the future, and anger at those in power. One U.S. Senator, Jim Webb of Virginia, recently called this America's greatest present danger, more potent than our international entanglements, the financial ... 14 comments
Virginia's Indian tribes leave wild game for Gov. Tim Kaine
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... U.S. House of Representatives this year. The legislation, slightly modified, is being carried in the Senate by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., where it recently cleared a committee on a voice vote. Kaine, who has testified before Congress on behalf of the ... Comment?
Va.a s Indian tribes leave wild game for Kaine
... U.S. House of Representatives this year. The legislation, slightly modified, is being carried in the Senate by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., where it recently cleared a committee on a voice vote. Kaine, who has testified before Congress on behalf of the ... Comment?
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. Jim Webb's office announced Monday. The money, supplied by the stimulus bill and distributed by the U.S. Department of Energy, is projected to help ... Comment?
I Had to Quash the Debate in Order to Save It
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... (R-Iowa) had introduced an amendment that would prohibit the National Criminal Justice Commission proposed by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) from considering changes to the drug laws. The amendment A (PDF) says "the Commission shall have no authority to ... Comment?
Webb, Warner offices get an earful on health care
On Saturday, the day the U.S. Senate voted to move health-care legislation to the floor, Sen. Jim Webb's office received 1,200 calls at the front desk. That's compared with an average of 1,000 phone calls per week. The story was similar in Sen. Mark ... Comment?
Virginia Environmental Group Releases New Report
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... energy efficiency. Environment Virginia released their report Tuesday, saying a recent bill from Virginia Senator Jim Webb (D) prompted the group to take action. They say Webb's bill increases the investment in nuclear power by billions of dollars, ... Comment?
Study links corrosion and Chinese-made drywall
... remediating the homes impacted by this contaminated drywall," Sen. Mark Warner said in a joint statement with Sen. Jim Webb. The Virginia senators also said Monday's announcement enables lawmakers to begin working with the Internal Revenue Service ... Comment?
... F. Natonski, 'to investigate the facts and circumstances' surrounding the Army combat action in Wanat. U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., sent a letter over the summer to the Pentagon's acting inspector general, seeking a new investigation after meeting ... Comment?
Senator Alexander Calls For A Clean Energy Future
Senator Alexander recently introduced clean-energy legislation with Senator Jim Webb . Comment?