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Articles
Jim Webb: No More Combat Boots
February 1, 2008
by Paul West, Washingtonian Magazine
“After a year in the Senate, maverick Jim Webb has turned out to be more of a savvy operator than expected. Not that the tough former Marine will ever pack away his fighting spirit.”
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