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By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyTwo Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would tax bonuses given by companies that received the most government bailout money during 2009. The measure by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.) would institute a 50 percent tax on bonuses above $400,000 for firms that took $5 billion or more in the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program, The Wall Street Journal reported. Webb said the tax would generate about $10 billion and help companies pay back the government for the TARP funds. The bill would affect 13 firms, according to the Journal: American ...
Sen. Jim Webb Preps for Meeting With Head of Myanmar Junta
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyJust three days after the leader of Myanmar's opposition was sentenced to additional house arrest, setting off harsh criticism from the United States, the Asian nation is set to receive a surprising visitor. As part of a two-week tour of Southeast Asia, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) touched down in Myanmar on Friday and is set to become the highest-ranking American official to meet with the head of Myanmar's junta, Than Shwe. ...
GOP Loves Energy Issue
By Dave - Politics Dailythe Next Right is on top of the last few days hoorah around Republican and conservative circles. The intense focus on oil, offshore drilling, etc. has moved beyond the usual circles into Evangelical territory: he American Family Association sent out an alert to its massive list and got 400,000 letters sent to Congress for more oil drilling. Why is this important? In presentations, I often cite the AFA's monster list as the biggest on the Right. And in my years on their list, I've never seen them focus on anything other than social issues. Their focus on oil is a big, big deal. It's pretty ...
Hot Seat: Is Webb Too Angry To Be VP?
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Who Should Obama Pick for VP?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYes, yes. It is still premature. The race, of course, is not over, technically speaking. Still, when you watched John Edwards standing beside Barack Obama last night, you had to ask yourself, is that the eventual Democratic ticket?Let's have a look at a few of the short-list contenders who Obama might select for what has become, since Dick Cheney, a much more important job than in years past.Obama/Edwards has a nice ring to it. For one thing, John Edwards might be able to bolster Obama's weak numbers in Appalachia. The "son of a mill worker" made poverty a priority in this race, and even drew ...
Senators Press McCain to Support GI Bill
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyIn November, two prominent Vietnam Veterans serving in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Hagel and Jim Webb, called for a new G. I. Bill in an op-ed in The New York Times. An excerpt: Veterans today have only the Montgomery G.I. Bill, which requires a service member to pay $100 a month for the first year of his or her enlistment in order to receive a flat payment for college that averages $800 a month. This was a reasonable enlistment incentive for peacetime service, but it is an insufficient reward for wartime service today. It is hardly enough to allow a veteran to attend many community colleges. Since ...
Hot Seat: A VP for the Dems?
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Webb Stands Guard in Empty Senate
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailySen. Jim Webb (D-VA) opened a pro-forma session of the Senate yesterday and presided over the empty chamber for 11 seconds before gaveling the world's greatest deliberative body to a close. He spent a grand total of less than one minute in the chamber. It is a ritual he will perform every three days while the rest of the Senate is on its Christmas recess. The sessions prevent the Senate from going into an extended recess long enough for President Bush to make any recess appointments.The recess appointment is a tool used by presidents to make appointments to fill vacancies in their ...
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