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Fight today or occupy forever
jgoldberg@latimescolumnists.com'AS I LOOK AT Iraq, I recall the words of former general and soon-to-be-President Dwight Eisenhower during the dark days of the Korean War, which had fallen into a bloody stalemate. 'When comes the end?' … And as soon as he became president, he brought...Tags: Virginia, National Security, Politics, Diplomacy, United Nations
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Webb pledges assistance in recovery
202-824-8224Virginia Sen. Jim Webb sent staff to investigate the damage of Monday's tornado and promised to ensure that the federal government provides whatever aid is appropriate. "We're doing everything we can to make sure the rigth assistance is on the ground,"...Tags: FEMA, Timothy M. Kaine, Politics, Executive Branch, John Warner
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Obama: Money, Virginia, veep
Spin CycleWith Hillary Clinton now moving off the stage, Obama gets his campaign rolling with a few interesting strategic moves: 1. He is expected to have the DNC today ban contributions from lobbyists and PACs, as his campaign did. Despite......Tags: Virginia, Lobbying, Politics, Mark R. Warner, Executive Branch
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Jim Webb - a possible Obama veep?
The Swampby Naftali Bendavid A newly published article gives the sense that Jim Webb, the junior senator from Virginia, may have a better shot at being Barack Obama's running mate than generally thought. The piece, by Elizabeth Drew in The New......Tags: Barack Obama, Virginia, Ronald Reagan, Politics, New York
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Webb pays tribute to Tim Russert
The Swampby James Oliphant HAMPTON, Va.--In his remarks to the Virginia Democratic Party convention Saturday, Sen. Jim Webb shared some personal thoughts about Tim Russert, the NBC political reporter who passed away Friday after suffering a heart attack. Webb, who...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Tim Russert, Democratic Party, Virginia, Politics
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Veepstakes in Virginia
The Swampby James Oliphant HAMPTON, Va.-- This is the site of this year's Virginia Democratic Convention and it's suffused with intrigue. After all, how after are three possible vice presidential choices on the program? Saturday, Sen. Jim Webb, former Virginia...Tags: Barack Obama, Virginia, Kentucky, Death Penalty, Politics
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Jim Webb stays cagey on VP prospects
The Swampby Azam Ahmed Virgina Sen. Jim Webb, a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, hit Chicago to promote his book Friday and behaved...like someone who didn't want to ruin any shot at joining his party's national....Tags: Barack Obama, Union League Club
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Jim Webb: Obama's answer to McCain?
The Swampby James Oliphant The Marines, in full dress uniform, perform their summer drills in silence, flipping their rifles in near-perfect precision in front of the Iwo Jima memorial, illuminated by the glow of sunset. One man, the guest of honor,......Tags: Barack Obama, Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, George Allen, George W. Bush
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Hill for Veep: The beat goes on
Spin CycleNew York Magazine, which a few weeks ago produced a Hillary-is-bigger-than-ever cover story, now features a piece by the same writer pushing the Hillary for vice president argument. The article begins by picking three of the not-necessarily-strongest...Tags: National Government, Timothy M. Kaine, New York, Government
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Traders skeptical of Obama-Clinton team
The Swampby Katie Fretland Traders on the prediction market are losing confidence in a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton ticket in the upcoming election. In June, traders on Intrade predicted only a 10 percent chance that Obama would pick his former opponent -......Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Tim Pawlenty, Virginia
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Video: Obama, on Clark remark
Spin CycleThe struggle over Wesley Clark's assertion that getting shot down over Vietnam was not a qualification for John McCain to be president became frenetic yesterday. Clark refused to apologize, prompoting more outrage from the McCain camp. Jim Webb told...Tags: John Kerry, National Government, John McCain, Republican Party, Government
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Whispers of Webb as V.P. heard at Senate
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Sen. Jim Webb has a new nickname: Mr. Vice President. It's what Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) was overheard calling the Virginia democrat as he stood up to deliver a speech on the war spending bill on the......Tags: Virginia, National Government, Government
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