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Webb: Suu Kyi backs easing of sanctions

Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wouldn't mind seeing some sanctions against her country lifted, a U.S. senator who met her says.

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Yettaw, Webb arrive in Thailand

A U.S. resident convicted in Myanmar for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Bangkok Sunday with U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, R-Va., officials said.

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Sen. Webb includes Myanmar on Asian trip

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., plans to visit Myanmar to meet with leaders of the military junta while on a tour of Asia, his office said.

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Webb proposes criminal justice review bill

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has introduced a bill to create a commission to review of the federal criminal justice system and offer recommendations for reform.

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Aide to Sen. Jim Webb dies of gunshot

An aide to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., was found shot to death beside his car on a Virginia highway, police said.

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Webb says he's not interested in VP

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia said Monday he told Barack Obama he is not interested in the No. 2 spot on the Democratic U.S. presidential ticket.

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Drilling bill puts Sen. Webb, Dems at odds

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's stance on his state's ability to drill for gas offshore has distanced him from many other Democrats on the issue, political observers say.

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Webb 'not that interested' in VP bid

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is "not that interested" in a vice presidential spot on the Democratic ticket this year, he said Sunday.

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Webb: U.S.-Iraq pact hinders new leaders

An agreement being negotiated between the United States and Iraq will hinder the next president's ability to change the war, a U.S. senator says.

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Webb: Iraqi government falling short

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., said Sunday whether Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can achieve national political reconciliation remains "a really tough question."

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James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author.[2][3] He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Counsel for the House Veterans Affairs Committee,[4] and Marine Corps officer. In the private sector he has been an Emmy-award winning journalist, a filmmaker, and the author of ten books. In addition, he taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016.[5][6] On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for President.[7]

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