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Jim Webb's fighting political manifesto
The Swampby David Lerman In his new book, Virginia Sen. Jim Webb describes an America that lacks a coherent national security strategy while bogged down in a war that should never have been fought. It is a country, he says, where......Tags: Religion and Belief, Prisons, Books and Magazines, Philosophy, White House
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Obama-Clinton: Curb your enthusiasm?
The Swampby James Oliphant More on the veepstakes from "Meet the Press" Sunday morning: Democratic strategist Bob Shrum and Republican strategist Mike Murphy, both frequent guests on the program, were asked whether Barack Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as his.....Tags: Politics, eBay Inc., Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson
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Sen. Webb downplays veepstakes
The Swampby James Oliphant Virginia Sen. Jim Webb was on NBC's "Meet the Press" this morning, downplaying any talk that he might make a good vice presidential pick for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. But that talk is not......Tags: National Government, Politics, Book, John McCain, Movies
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Guide to the Sunday morning shows
The Swampby James Oliphant Here's a guide to who's where Sunday morning. Meet the Press (NBC) Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate, plus former Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Rep. Harold Ford, he head of......Tags: Television Industry, Regional Authority, Movies, Political Candidates, Bette Midler
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War votes delay Barack Obama's Palm Beach County visit
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIt???s a war-related vote that has delayed Barack Obama???s visit to the B'Nai Torah Congegation in south Palm Beach County today. Obama campaign staffers say Obama interrupted his Florida campaign swing with a few-hour return to Washington because of.......Tags: Politics, John McCain, Barack Obama, Elections, Political Candidates
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The Obama veepstakes
The Swampby Naftali Bendavid Reports are surfacing that the Obama campaign has begun the process of vetting potential running mates. Sen. Obama is still seeking a careful balance in his campaigning, turning his attention to the general election battle against...Tags: John Edwards, National Government, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Evan Bayh
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McCain on GI bill: I was soldier, so I am right?
Spin CycleThe Senate today passed legislation expanding GI educational benefits sponsored by Virginia vet Jim Webb and supported by Obama, Clinton and 25 Republicans -- but not John McCain, who wanted a cheaper version of the same idea with a......Tags: National Government, Politics, People, John McCain, Doyle Webb
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Veepstakes: Obama starts the process too
Spin CycleThere's some pretty reliable reports now that the Obama campaign, like McCain, has started up the machinery of selecting a vice-presidential candidate. In some fashion, the search is apparently being headed by Jim Johnson, a party elder who oversaw......Tags: John Edwards, Politics, Sam Nunn, Fashion Trends, Republican Party
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Bush's GI Bill war: 'Squandered lives?'
The Swampby Mark Silva This certainly was a good day to be debating the generous new GI Bill that the Senate wants to attach to the tens of billions of dollars in new war funding that the White House is demanding.......Tags: National Government, Politics, John McCain, Doyle Webb, White House
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Memorial Day: Allied honor, apart on war
The Swampby Mark Silva Finally, something that all the candidates can agree upon: Memorial Day. Their salutes today to those who have served and sacrificed for the nation, and to those who are serving today, follow a common thread. Yet Republican......Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Services, Family, White House, Social Issues
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Hillary Clinton: Wild card in veepstakes
The Swampby James Oliphant and Jim Tankersley One virtue of this late start to the general-election campaign for the White House is that it leaves less time than usual for the ritual of back-porch punditry: identifying that sure-to-be vice-presidential pick. As......Tags: Winter Olympics, John Edwards, Evan Bayh, Luge, Joe Lieberman
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Friends help Obama woo 'Bubba'
The Swampby Jim Tankersley ABOARD THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN PLANE - Next stop Bubbaland. Barack Obama, the newly-minted presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, campaigns in southwest Virginia today, in the small town of Bristol on the Tennessee border. This is...Tags: National Government, Politics, Auto Racing, George W. Bush, Timothy M. Kaine
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