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openleft.com - 12/30/2008
Webb To Take On Prison Industrial Complex
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Via TPM , apropos to Chris' agenda below, it looks like we can watch Jim Webb for some hopeful legislation on prison reform : This spring, Webb (D-Va.) plans to introduce legislation on a long-standing passion of his: reforming the U.S. prison system. Jails teem with young black men who ...

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Suburban Guerrilla:  Props to Sen. Webb

washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform
— washingtonpost.com — Senator Proposes National Panel Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 29, 2008; Page B01 (more) Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform

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washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform
— washingtonpost.com — Senator Proposes National Panel By Sandhya Somashekhar Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 29, 2008; B01 Somewhere along the meandering career path that led James Webb to the U.S. Senate , he found himself in the frigid interior of a ... (more) Webb Sets His Sights On Prison Reform

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walt.foreignpolicy.com - 1/6/2009
Was Ike right about the "military-industrial complex?"
— walt.foreignpolicy.com — Remember notorious pacifist...I mean, five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower's famous warnings about a " military-industrial complex ?" Turns out Ike was pretty darn prescient. Here's why. If you'd just lost your job, or if you’d ... (more) Was Ike right about the "military-industrial complex?"

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Props to Sen. Webb
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