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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and Va. Senator Jim Webb are some of the few elected officials to voice their opposition to the War on Drugs that Richard Nixon declared in 1971, but resistance to our government's effort to strictly punish...
With over 2.2 million people incarcerated in local jails or in state or federal prisons, now is the time for the federal government to follow the lead of the states and take a holistic look at the justice system. As the bill’s author, Sen. Jim Webb...
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. , left, looks at Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine transforming wartime contracting,... View Photo »
I have been a big supporter of this concept, where high-quality advisors help small and mid-sized companies compete nationally ... The GENEDGE ALLIANCE manufacturing program is a strong example of a public-private partnership that will strengthen Virginia communities and invigorate local economies.
The announcement, he added, was a “tremendous victory” for the Hampton Roads region, home to a major military community. Sen. Jim Webb (D. , Va.) also applauded the decision. “When the [George W.] Bush administration first announced its intention to...
Construction of facilities and other preparations for the move have been in motion for more than a decade. However, last year, Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. ; Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. ; and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , blasted...
Timothy M. Kaine. Last year, Kaine took the stage to chants of “Run, Tim, run!” On Saturday night, Kaine delivered an optimistic keynote address as his party’s presumptive nominee with a rock star’s reception from the crowd of 1,300, nearly all of...
Visiting US Senator Jim Webb, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, gestures while speaking to reporters during his visit to Hanoi on August 24, 2011. Webb is on a four-day visit to Vietnam, the last... View Photo »
More than 1,200 state legislators, party activists and supporters gathered at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, raising $350,000 for the state party and filling e-mail sign-up sheets for President Barack Obama’s re-election and ex-Gov. Tim Kaine’s...
Timothy M. Kaine. Last year, Kaine took the stage to chants of "Run, Tim, run!" On Saturday night, Kaine delivered an optimistic keynote address as his party's presumptive nominee with a rock star's reception from the crowd of 1,300, nearly all of...
James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is the junior Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Full Article
U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) shakes hands with with Thailand's first female Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as part of his Asian Tour, during their meeting at the Government House in Bangkok August 15, 2011.
View Photo »U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) (2nd R) walks at the Government House after meeting Thailand's first female Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as part of his Asian Tour, in Bangkok August 15, 2011.
View Photo »U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) speaks with Thailand's first female Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as part of his Asian Tour, at the Government House in Bangkok August 15, 2011.
View Photo »US Senator Jim Webb gestures during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House in Bangkok on August 15, 2011. Webb who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs is scheduled to meet with heads of state, foreign...
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. , center, talks to reporters after his meeting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Webb who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on East Asian and...
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. , makes his way at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 after his meeting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Webb who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs,...
View Photo »U.S. Senator Jim Webb, D-Va. , left, is greeted by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra during their meeting at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Webb who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: Senate Armed Services Committee members (L-R) U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CA), U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) visit before the confirmation hearing for Army General James Thurman, Navy Vice Admiral William McRaven and United States...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (C) talks to Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (R) during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for Ambassador Ryan Crocker June 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Crocker, who was ambassador to Iraq from 2007...
View Photo »Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. , left, looks at Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine transforming wartime contracting, focusing on recommendations...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: Senate Foreign Relations Committee members U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) and U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-TN) participate in a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Undersecretary of...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama applauds alongside Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during a DNC fundraiser in Washington in this March 25, 2009 file photograph. Obama on April 5, 2011 selected Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to...
View Photo »U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) shakes hands with with Thailand's first female Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as part of his Asian Tour, during their meeting at the Government House in Bangkok August 15, 2011.
View Photo »I have been a big supporter of this concept, where high-quality advisors help small and mid-sized companies compete nationally ... The GENEDGE ALLIANCE manufacturing program is a strong example of a public-private partnership that will strengthen Virginia communities and invigorate local economies.
