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...same show Senator Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat, shot back at Graham, citing Congress's move during the Korean War to stop President Harry Truman from deploying forces that had been trained less than 120 days. Levin cites a different historical precedent: how growing Republican opposition to the Vietnam, not any Congressional action, is what ultimately turned President Richard Nixon. "I believe this has to happen now as more and more Republicans actually believe we have to change course and will walk into the [Oval Office] and say we no longer support your policies," Levin said...
...Virginia Tech University...
Many political observers believe she can claim a big part of her husband's lopsided win over Barry Goldwater in 1964. The South, angry over LBJ's civil rights efforts, was smoldering when she whistle-stopped from Virginia to New Orleans on the Lady Bird Special, at first enduring catcalls and hostile placards ("Fly Away Black Bird") but the same soft tolerance she used on her husband she used on the southern crowds: "In this country we have many viewpoints. You are entitled to yours. Right now I am entitled to mine." By New Orleans the stories of her sweet...
...with Rice Tuesday morning, said she and Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, a Democrat, are working on legislation that would have binding recommendations for phased troop withdrawals. At the same time, she is also considering signing onto a yet-to-be-announced amendment by Republican Senators John Warner of Virginia and Richard Lugar of Indiana...
Palfrey said she is not currently aware of the name of the escort who might be linked to Sen. Vitter, which she could find only by consulting additional records. She has said her service employed hundreds of contractors and sub-contractors in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia area, one of numerous services that routinely advertise in local publications...