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U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia is visiting Hanoi on the last leg of a Southeast Asian tour. The highlight of his swing through the region was a stop in Myanmar, where he won the release of an imprisoned American man.
While U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's high-profile visit to Myanmar offers an opportunity to turn around America's policy toward the military-ruled nation, any real warming of relations is likely to be a slow and uncertain process.
American John Yettaw said Wednesday he has no regrets about taking a secret swim to the home of Myanmar's detained democracy leader — a decision that landed them both in prison — and indicated that he still believes his bizarre visit somehow saved her from being assassinated.
The Obama administration said Monday it was pleased that Sen. Jim Webb had arranged the release of an American citizen from detention in military-run Myanmar.
The Obama administration gave its blessing to Democratic Sen. Jim Webb's trip to military-run Myanmar, a visit criticized by dissident groups and conservatives who argue that it validates a violent junta accused of massive abuses against its people.
Stung by international outrage over the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's ruling generals agreed Saturday to hand an American prisoner involved in her case to a visiting U.S. senator.
The only remedy to a series of Iraq policy failures by President Bush is a Democratic takeover of Congress in the Nov. 7 election, Virginia Senate candidate Jim Webb said Saturday.
Republican Sen. George Allen is slightly ahead of Democratic challenger Jim Webb in a closely watched race that could determine whether the GOP retains control of the Senate, according to a poll published Monday.
Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has a television ad ready to air featuring praise from his late boss Ronald Reagan — and Nancy Reagan called on him Friday to cancel it.
Sen. George Allen apologized Tuesday for remarks that offended a man of Indian descent who was tracking the Republican's re-election campaign for Democratic challenger Jim Webb.
Republican Sen. George Allen has a 16-point lead over Democratic challenger Jim Webb in the latest independent statewide poll, published Sunday, but a fifth of the electorate is still undecided.
The Nutt Sack Affair (part 493)-- Ben Goldacre on Drug Prohibition & Scientific EvidenceIf you wish to justify a policy that will plainly increase the harms associated with each individual act of drug use, by creating violent criminal gangs as distributors, driving the sale of contaminated black market drugs, blighting the careers of users caught by the police, crim …
Grassley Defends Censorship Amendment, Says Webb Commission Should "Do What We Tell Them To Do"Sen. Charles Grassley, author of the censorship amendment to the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, was asked about his anti-speech tendencies by a reporter on a conference call today. The full transcript is below, but here's the most interesting part of what Sen.
Republican Hypocrisy Case #23758740975700935787: Grassley Proposes to Censor Drug War Reform SuggestionsSen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia) has bravely proposed legislation to create a Blue Ribbon commission to conduct an 18-month, "top-to-bottom" review of America's criminal justice system with the goal of bringing U.S.
The race from race: Dems rebut CarterFrom the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Democrats raced to distance themselves from the former President Jimmy Carters' claim that racism was behind Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie" outburst and other attacks on President Barack Obama.
In Vietnam, Webb Says US Must 'Balance' ChinaSenator Jim Webb is on a five-country tour of Southeast Asia. In Burma on Sunday, Webb won the release of an American imprisoned for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. On Wednesday Webb came to Vietnam, where he said the U.S.
The Proof of Political Wisdom Is in the Results of the ElectionElections are always great for providing answers to questions that seem impossible to predict before polls close but are absolutely obvious afterward.
Drugs Won the War This year marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's start of the war on drugs, and it now appears that drugs have won.
Sen. Webb Sides With Right-Wing Claims On Truth Commission And Gitmoexcerpt: ""When President Obama announced on his second day in office that he would close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, Sen.
Webb's Prison Crusade - "We have 5 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the people in prison, Either we're the most evil people on earth, or we're doing something wrong."NPR.org, April 27, 2009 · After more than a year of hearings before the Joint Economic Committee, in March Virginia Senator Jim Webb introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009.
Sen. Webb (D-VA) Puts Marijuana Legalization "On the Table" As Part of His Prison Reform ProposalSpeaking to CNN on Thursday morning in an effort to whip up political support for his prison reform proposals, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) insisted that marijuana legalization should be "on the table."
Senator Jim Webb's Prison CrusadeAfter more than a year of hearings before the Joint Economic Committee, in March Virginia Senator Jim Webb introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009.
Reviewing Criminal JusticeAmerica's criminal justice system needs repair. Prisons are overcrowded, sentencing policies are uneven and often unfair, ex-convicts are poorly integrated into society, and the growing problem of gang violence has not received the attention it deserves.
Why We Must Fix Our PrisonsSenator Jim Webb Brings a Voice to Prison Reform. Please support this effort by contacting your Congressional representatives! Tell them to support Sentator Webb and embrace prison reform. Find your representatives here:
Jim Webb's courage v. the "pragmatism" excuse for politiciansSenator Jim Webb Brings a Voice to Prison Reform. Please support this effort by contacting your Congressional representatives! Tell them to support Sentator Webb and embrace prison reform. Find your representatives here:
Senator Jim Webb Calls for Prison Reformexcerpt: "The introductory document notes that "with 5% of the world's population, our country now houses 25% of the world's reported prisoners" and "four times as many mentally ill people are in prisons than in mental health hospitals." This fact, in particular, see …
Webb Sets His Sights On Prison ReformSomewhere along the meandering career path that led James Webb to the U.S. Senate, he found himself in the frigid interior of a Japanese prison.
A Thoughtful Perspective on how and why Appalachia and African Americans can find Common GroundI found this article to be fascinating and insightful. I confess that I had not thought along the lines that Kathleen Parker has done here, but she makes a very persuasive and compelling argument.
Now that the not-so-secret courtship of Joe Biden has culminated in a most public union with Senator Barack Obama, many Conservatives are breathing a sigh of relief.
In Case You Ask: Webb Declines Veep Role Senator Jim Webb, the Virginia Democrat, former Navy Secretary and once and forever Marine, said unequivocally today that he was not interested in serving as Senator Barack Obama's running mate."Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm i …
Webb: "Under No Circumstances Will I Be A Candidate For Vice President"Woah -- we think we're not alone in saying we didn't see this one coming. Jim Webb -- the perfect on-paper Vice President for Obama and a target of much Veep-oriented speculation -- just put out a statement removing himself as a candidate entirely. From Webb...
Webb Withdraws as Possible Vice President Pick for ObamaU.S. Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) announced yesterday that he will not seek a place on the Democratic ticket next to Sen. Barack Obama, ending months of speculation that he was a front-runner for the vice presidential nomination.
Jim Webb: "Under No Circumstances" Will I Consider V.P. RoleVice presidential searches are always punctuated by potential candidates making stern statements about their lack of interest in the job, or their sense of obligation to their local constituencies. But on Monday, Sen.
Obama and McCain search for running matesWill Obama pick Webb? Will McCain pick Romney? The folks involved keep mum, but that doesn't stop speculaton.
McCain Takes Credit for the GI Bill He OpposedNot only did John McCain miss the vote on Webb's GI bill, he actively opposed it as overly generous. But little things like facts don't get in the way of McCain.
Hillary Makes Obama's VP Short List!!Barack Obama and his advisers have begun the process of vetting vice presidential running mates, and Hillary Clinton and several former military leaders have landed on the soon-to-be Democratic nominee's list of 20 potential candidates.
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