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An author and former Secretary of the Navy under Reagan, Webb was elected to the Senate in 2007 for Virginia. A Marine in Vietnam, Webb has a rough side, reportedly wanting to "slug" the President after he asked how Webb's son, a Marine in Iraq, was doing.
Jim Webb's News
- Bloggers embraced at Democratic convention
- Reduce partisan fight over judges, lawyers urge
- Blackwater brand shift: Security to take back seat
- Gates questions combat training by contractors
- Obama seeks info on Dodd in vice president search
Jim Webb on the issues ( See a full list )
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Background
- Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Webb is a descendent of the Scots-Irish settlers who came to this country in the 18th century and became pioneers in the mountains of Southwest Virginia.
- Webb graduated from the Naval Academy in l968, receiving the Superintendent's Commendation. He later became first in his class of 243 at the Marine Corps Officers' Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. He served with the Fifth Marine Regiment in Vietnam.
- Webb received his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center in 1975. He served in the U.S. Congress as counsel to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs from 1977 to 1981. (Source: Senate)
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A random selection of Jim Webb fundraisers.
| Newsweek | $250 |
| Lobbyist Firms | $15,500 |
| Northrop Grumman | $2,500 |
| Lobbyists | $5,520 |
| Arnold & Porter LLP | $1,000 |
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