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Dear Friend, We thought you might be interested in the following column by Senator Webb published in today's Winchester Star. http://www.winchesterstar.com/pages/view/still.html Webb cites concerns, amendments, votes on health care Sen. Jim Webb Like all of my colleagues in the Democratic Party, I voted in favor of proceeding to debate the proposed health-care reform legislation. I have yet to decide whether I will support final passage of the bill. I have stated on several occasions my concerns that the Obama administration should have begun the health-care process with a clear, detailed proposal, from which legislation could then be put into place....

Just 10 months into his first term in elected office, James Webb found himself on the podium for one of the most coveted speaking slots in Democratic politics. The freshman senator from Virginia delivered the keynote address to the New Hampshire Democratic Party at its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner a week ago, a role that in recent years has been played by current and former White House candidates John Edwards and John Kerry. Two years ago the speech was delivered by Sen. Evan Bayh, who is viewed as a potential vice presidential pick next year.... Direct and withering when talking about...

Dear Friend, In 14 days, we have a chance to give Governor Tim Kaine more allies and move Virginia forward with sensible, results-oriented government. On November 6th, we have the opportunity to build on the momentum that Democrats in Virginia and across the country achieved in last year's elections and elect more Democrats to the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates. I have been throughout Virginia campaigning this summer and fall to make this happen, and I am asking you to join me in this fight, as you did for my campaign last year. Please take a moment to sign...

NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday when Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia and Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina testily exchanged views on President Bush's Iraq policy and troop welfare. An impromptu troop surge debate turned into a temper surge. "Just wash your hands of Iraq," an animated Graham said to the war critics, including the Democrat seated to his immediate right. "History will judge us, my friend." "It's been a hard month, Lindsey," Webb commiserated, wearing a tight smile. "You need to calm down, my friend." "Lindsey's had a hard month," Webb repeated. "It ain't about Lindsey having a...

Thank you for your recent e-mail message. I appreciate your comments. Please be certain that your opinions and suggestions will be very helpful to me and my staff in our work on behalf of Virginia and the nation. If the subject of your communication is time sensitive or requires more detailed attention, please contact my office directly toll free at 1-866-507-1570. Again, thank you for writing, and I hope you will communicate with me often in the future. Sincerely, Jim Webb United States Senate

Dear Friend, Support our featured candidates before the March 31st deadline! It's time for action. One of Born Fighting PAC's key goals is to provide early fundraising support to candidates who help us achieve our three primary platforms: reorienting our national security posture, bringing fairness back to our economic system, and developing greater accountability in government. Today, I am happy to announce Born Fighting PAC's first 4 featured candidates: Del. Donald McEachin, Del. David Poisson, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, and U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson. In Virginia, we must build upon the momentum from the election of Tim Kaine in 2005...

Click on the link to access Webb's email webform. Let's keep sending him advice...so he can see how out-of-touch he is with Virginia values. http://webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Like him or not, Ronald ("Tear Down This Wall") Reagan spoke in a clean, clear prose that almost always left listeners with a sense that he stood for something. It may thus be no accident that Jim Webb, Virginia's new Democratic senator, was once a Reaganite. In his reply to President Bush's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, Webb defined the two central moral issues that animate most of the Democratic Party's rank and file: the mess in Iraq and the fact that the fruits of a growing economy are not being shared by all Americans. Then Webb...

Dear Friend, Watch Jim Webb's new ad, "Truth" Yesterday, I told you that we were going to continue to fight back against George Allen and his lies. Today, we've launched a new ad that will do just that. Titled "Truth," the new ad contrasts George Allen's lies about Jim Webb's plan to cut taxes with Allen's lengthy record of voting for special interests over middle class families -- a record that includes numerous increases to the cost of living for regular hard working Virginians. Watch the ad "Truth" | Help fund this ad! George Allen can't run on his voting...

Sen. Hillary Clinton Endorses Sen. George Allen Foe Sen. Hillary Clinton endorsed Democrat Jim Webb in Virginia's Senate race Tuesday, praising the former Republican as an independent voice against President Bush's Iraq policies and a pliant GOP Congress that supports them. The former first lady and possible 2008 Democratic presidential contender brushed aside a magazine article Webb wrote in 1979 that said women can't lead men in battle and decrying their admission to military academies. Clinton's appearance comes as Webb battles claims from Republican incumbent George Allen that Webb has demeaned women. An Allen campaign ad features female U.S. Naval...

Dear Friend, Click here to watch Jim's new ad, "Real Leadership" With his campaign struggling, Senator George Allen has gone on the attack. It's predictable, but sad that George Allen has so little in his legislative record to talk about that he's spent more of this campaign talking about Jim than about his own six years in the Senate. George Allen and his campaign have focused on "slash and burn" campaign tactics distorting Jim Webb's record of accomplishment. Today, we are launching our new ad, "Real Leadership," to start setting the record straight. The ad features Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender,...

Dear Friend, Join Senator Barack Obama and support Jim Webb's campaign today! If you are wondering if Jim Webb's first ad "Gipper" is having an effect on our campaign for U.S. Senate, all you have to do is look at how upset George Allen's team is over an ad that simply highlights Jim's lifetime of service to our country. In the dozens of campaigns I have worked on, I have never seen a positive biographical ad get the other side so upset. So how should we respond to George Allen and his team of campaign hacks? Let's make sure we...

Va. Candidate Webb: 'Women Can't Fight' Five female Naval Academy graduates criticized Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb, a decorated veteran and former secretary of the Navy, for a 1979 magazine article in which he objected to women serving in combat. The women, who attended the academy in the late 1970s and early '80s, said Wednesday that the column in Washingtonian magazine emboldened male midshipmen to humiliate them. Some of the men even wore "Jim Webb Fan Club" T-shirts. "I was devastated to be told by a war hero that the academy should be shut down rather than accept me and...

Dear Friend, Send George Allen a message. Contribute today! We know that all Senator George F. Allen wanted to do this week was run away and hide after calling our campaign's volunteer, Sidarth, "macaca." That's what happens, Senator Allen, when you hurl the epithet "macaca" at another person. That's what happens when you derisively "Welcome to America" a 20-year old Indian-American who was born and raised in Virginia -- especially when you were born and raised in California. And that's what happens when you don't have the guts to apologize to a young person of color you demeaned amongst an...

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- A volunteer of Indian descent working for Democrat Jim Webb's U.S. Senate campaign said Monday he felt insulted when Sen. George Allen called him a name that sounded like "Macaca" during a rally in western Virginia. S.R. Sidarth, 20, spent last week following Allen's "listening tour" and filming the appearances for the Webb campaign, which distributed a video clip of Friday's appearance to reporters. "This fellow over here with the yellow shirt -- Macaca or whatever his name is -- he's with my opponent," Allen said. "He's following us around everywhere." Macaca is a term associated...

Dear Friend, Provide Jim the resources to reach voters across Virginia. Donate before the Monday deadline! I wanted to write today to tell you about Saturday's debate -- our first of many with George Felix Allen. From the outset it was clear that while Allen was nervous and seemingly unwilling to answer questions directly, Jim was senatorial and showed a strong command of the issues. Even reporters were commenting to me afterward about how solid Jim's performance was and how nervous and unresponsive George Allen seemed to be. The dominant conclusion was that George Allen sure has his hands full,...

Dear Friend, Take Action Today! 1. Contribute 2. Forward to a Friend 3. Volunteer 4. Purchase Webb Gear What a tremendous end to our second quarter fundraising campaign last week. We raised over 160% of our original goal. Over 1,200 supporters contributed to our campaign for the first time. Many of our supporters have sent their friends invitations to join our campaign. Thank you for your help. You are making a critical difference in this campaign. In addition to strong fundraising, we had two other pieces of good news in recent weeks. Two polls came out confirming what we already...

Dear Friend, Contribute to our campaign before the June 30th deadline! George Allen has a race on his hands. That's what respected pollster John Zogby said after his recent poll showed Jim Webb within six points of Allen -- a razor thin margin given that Allen is an incumbent. Allen's campaign manager called the poll a "joke"—but at the same time he's running $1 million in television ads to polish up Allen's weak record in the Senate. It seems George Allen is running scared. Help us keep him on the run by donating to our campaign before Friday's June 30th...