Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]

Hurt, Susan Allen rally for Republicans

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...more Republicans in the Democratically-controlled Senate would change this. Allen, if elected, would replace current U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, who decided not to run for re-election. Allen’s wife, Susan, told the local crowd that cutting the deficit i

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Women focus of state Democratic convention

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

..."In all likelihood, much of that stuff is going to comeback." Kaine, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb, highlighted federal "personhood" legislation supported by former governor and former U.S. Sen. George Allen, who

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Women focus of state Democratic convention

2012-06-03T00:54:47Z

You might find your picture featured on Page 2 of the Daily Press. Kaine, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb, highlighted federal "personhood" legislation supported by former governor and former U.S. Sen.

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Democrats gather in Fairfax for state convention

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...election, party chieftains will draw on elected leaders to fire up the faithful. Sen. Mark R. Warner and retiring Sen. Jim Webb will address the gathering, as will Kaine. Kaine is locked in a tight U.S. Senate race with likely GOP nominee George Allen,

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Republicans fight to reclaim the Senate majority: 2012 races to watch

2012-06-01T12:52:59Z

Each party recruited a star candidate for this open seat (currently held by moderate Democratic Sen. Jim Webb): former Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and former Republican Sen. George Allen, who also served as governor. Virginia remains a major swing state for

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Bill Clinton On Bain: 'This Is Good Work' (VIDEO)

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell Newark Mayor Cory Booker N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.)

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Collins no-show on fuel votes

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Both measures got unanimous backing from the other Republicans on the committee. Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jim Webb of Virginia also voted in support of them. Independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut joined the remaining Democrats -- in

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Collins takes a call, panel takes two votes

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

Governors turn tables at roast of RT-D's Schapiro

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...a nonpartisan tracker of money in Virginia politics. Kaine and Allen are now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. Schapiro covered the Virginia statehouse for United Press International from 1979 to 1987, when he joined

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Governors turn tables at roast of RT-D's Schapiro

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Governors turn tables at roast of RT-D's Schapiro

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Soaked With Oil Cash, Republicans Block Military’s Push To Use Clean Energy

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...is nothing, it seems, that they value more than delivering for their dirty oil campaign donors. Two Senate Democrats, Jim Webb (VA) and Joe Manchin (WV) joined the Armed Services Committee Republicans in voting for the measure. However, the amendment ma

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Cuccinelli backs Kaine on Dulles rail project

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...a white-hot issue to three of the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Jim Webb, not to mention Mr. Cuccinelli — who plans to run for governor in 2013. “I don’t like the policy, but we’ve research

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Committee blocks funding for Marines move

2012-05-29T11:23:29Z

The office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a member of the committee, said in a news release the committee is unwilling to fund the realignment until it receives more details to assess the affordability, feasibility and strategic impact. The Senate has ...

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Committee blocks funding for Marines move

2012-05-29T11:02:00Z

Committee blocks funding for Marines move

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...next fiscal year for moving thousands of Marines from Okinawa to Guam and Hawaii, Stars and Stripes reported. The office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a member of the committee, said in a news release the committee is unwilling to fund the realignment until

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Senate committee again blocks funding for Marines' move off Okinawa

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...as it attempts to force the military into offering up better planning and cost estimates, according to the office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. A Senate Armed Services Committee draft of the National Defense Authorization Act released last week denies any mon

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Committee Blocks Funding For Marines Move - PostChronicle.com

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

Senate committee again blocks funding for Marines' move off Okinawa

2012-05-28T19:52:54Z

according to the office of Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. A Senate Armed Services Committee draft of the National Defense Authorization Act released last week denies any money next fiscal year for shifting thousands of Marines from Okinawa to Guam and Hawaii because

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Richmond, Hampton Roads to be key battlegrounds

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...the races are close to the very end, said Jarding, who guided the successful gubernatorial bid of Mark R. Warner in 2001 and Sen. Jim Webb's victory in 2006. "Hampton Roads and the 2nd (Congressional) District - Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk - the

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