In the Democratic primary on June 13, 2006, Webb faced longtime businessman and lobbyist Harris Miller. Webb won with 53.5% of the vote, in a race with low turnout. On January 4, 2007, Webb was sworn into the 110th U.S. Senate, accompanied by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., a fellow former Secretary of the Navy; and former Virginia Democratic Sen. Chuck Robb, who held the same seat before losing to Allen.
On November 15, 2006, Senate majority-leader-in-waiting Harry Reid assigned Webb to three committees: the committees on Foreign Relations, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services.
On January 23, 2007, Webb delivered the Democratic response to the President's State of the Union address, focusing on the economy and Iraq. Webb's speech drew positive reviews, and was regarded as one of the stronger State of the Union responses in recent memory. Webb, a decorated war veteran, spoke of his family’s military past, his own passionate attachment to the military, and the way in which previous presidents had always attempted to ensure that all precautions had been taken when sending young Americans into harm's way.
On August 14, 2009 Webb visited Myanmar (Burma), seeing its junta's leader, Gen. Than Shwe, and also the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest. During Webb's visit with Than Shwe, Webb negotiated the release and deportation of an imprisoned American, John Yettaw.
On February 9, 2011, Webb announced that he would not run for re-election of his Senate seat in 2012.
On November 19, 2014, Webb announced the formation of an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016. He made the announcement via a video posted on his website, as well as on YouTube.
On June 15, 2015, Webb announced he would make a decision regarding a presidential bid by the end of the month. He made a formal announcement on July 2, 2015. He suspended his campaign and withdrew from the election on October 20, 2015.
Webb married Barbara Samorajczyk in 1968. They divorced in 1979. Then, Webb married Jo Ann Kruckar in 1981. They divorced in 2004. Webb is currently married to Hong Lee since 2005. Webb has five children and a step-child.
Paul Nitze
Paul Henry Nitze (January 16, 1907 – October 19, 2004) was an American politician. He helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of many presidential administrations. He helped Ronald Reagan negotiate the INF Treaty.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act, was signed into law by Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986, is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law.
At the time, the Immigration and Naturalization Service estimated that about four million illegal immigrants would apply for legal status through the act and that roughly half of them would be eligible.
King Ralph
King Ralph is a 1991 American comedy movie, directed by David S. Ward. It stars John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, Richard Griffiths, Leslie Phillips, and John Hurt. It was released to negative reviews on February 15, 1991. The film was fairly successful at the box office, making $52 million compared to its $23 million overall budget.
Museum of Palaeontology and Archaeology of Estanzuela
The Museum of Palaeontology and Archaeology of Estanzuela is a museum in Estanzuela, Zacapa, Guatemala. The museum is the largest and only one of its kind in Guatemala. It displays mammoths and many other prehistoric animals found in Guatemala.
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American actress and singer.
She played Professor Carla Bonatelle in the television series "The Bedford Diaries", Dr. Naomi Bennett in "Private Practice", and Jackie Brock in "Mister Sterling". She was nominated for Emmy Awards for playing Susie Monahan in the TV movie "Wit" and Ruth Younger in the TV movie "A Raisin in the Sun." She won an Emmy in 2015 for her part as Lucy in "", a musical that was filmed for "Live From Lincoln Center". She was also in the "Live From Lincoln Center" filmed musical "Passion" as Clara and played Grace Farrell in the TV movie "Annie" and Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music Live!". Her show "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill".
On Broadway she played Ayah in "The Secret Garden", Carrie Pipperidge in "Carousel", Sharon Graham in "Master Class", Sarah in "Ragtime", Marie Christine L'Adrese in "Marie Christine", Lady Percy in "Henry IV", Ruth Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun", Lizzie Curry in "110 in the Shade", Olivia in "Twelfth Night", Bess in "Porgy and Bess", Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill", and Lottie Gee in "Shuffle Along: Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed". She won Tony Awards for "Carousel", "Master Class", "Ragtime", "A Raisin in the Sun", "Porgy and Bess", and "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill", and was nominated for "Marie Christine" and "110 in the Shade". She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for "Porgy and Bess".
She also performed in the Broadway concert "Something Wonderful" and played Deena Jones in the Actor's Fund concert of "Dreamgirls". She played Jenny in "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahoganny" at the Los Angeles Opera, and won two Grammy Awards for the cast album.
McDonald has also been in movies. She played Maureen in "Ricki and the Flash", Sally in "Hello Again", and Garderobe in "Beauty and the Beast".
She has her own concert DVD, "Audra McDonald- Live at the Donmar London", and has done lots of shows at Carnegie Hall. She tours frequently. She also has five CDs- "Way Back to Paradise", "How Glory Goes", "Happy Songs", "Build a Bridge", and "Go Back Home".
McDonald was born in Berlin, Germany to American parents. She was raised in Fresno, California.
Into the Woods (movie)
Into the Woods is a 2014 musical fantasy movie. The movie takes characters from different fairy tales, mixing stories. Meryl Streep plays The Witch. Anna Kendrick plays Cinderella. Johnny Depp plays The Wolf. Christine Baranski plays the Stepmother of Cinderella.
The movie was released on December 25, 2014.
Frémontiers
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Gamaches
Gamaches is a commune. It is in the Picardie region in the Somme department in the north of France. In 2012, 2,730 people lived there.
Gapennes
Gapennes is a commune. It is in the Picardie region in the Somme department in the north of France. In 2012, 253 people lived there.
Gentelles
Gentelles is a commune. It is in the Picardie region in the Somme department in the north of France. In 2012, 562 people lived there.
Ginchy
Ginchy is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Gratibus
Gratibus is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Grivillers
Grivillers is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Gruny
Gruny is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Grivesnes
Grivesnes is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Guerbigny
Guerbigny is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Grattepanche
Grattepanche is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Grécourt
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Gueschart
Gueschart is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
Gueudecourt
Gueudecourt is a commune. It is in the region Picardie in the Somme department in the north of France.
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