Webb Watch

Artist: James Webb Label: Room 40 Genre: Electronica Release Date: 2008-10-13 Track Length: 5 minutes 01 seconds ... more

The details are being finalized Sunday, but the chief Senate Republican in the Wall Street bailout talks says they’ve "worked out everything."... more

The details are being finalized Sunday, but the chief Senate Republican in the Wall Street bailout talks says they’ve "worked out everything."... more

A warm, syrupy, positive ad on home health care from the “bipartisan” Senate Republican Caucus Chair Diane Black: ... more

IT seems like a century ago now, but it was only in 2005 that a National Journal poll of Beltway insiders predicted that George Allen, then a popular Virginia senator, would be the next G.O.P. nominee for president. George who? Allen is now remembered, if at all, as a punch line.... more

There has been a line out the door at the George Allen Courthouse all morning, as voters wait their chance.  I’ve never seen a line downtown before, much less one so long.  I suppose this is partly due to the interest in this election and partly due to more people living downtown. ... more

From the WaPo: And Elleithee says his man is the only Democrat who has the stature, breadth and resources to stand up against McDonnell, who is “the strongest statewide candidate the Republicans have put up since George Allen in 2000.” ... more

Intellectual property rights crusader and Utah Republican Orrin Hatch retained his Senate seat on Election Day, defeating Democrat and Internet entrepreneur Pete Ashdown . Hatch won 62 percent of the vote and Ashdown received 31 percent . In his concession speech, the president of Internet service provider XMission , thanked his supporters, saying he was bruised, but not beaten and down, but not defeated. Read his prepared remarks here . ... more

Virginia Democrat Senate candidate James Webb claimed victory on Wednesday and effectively began picking out curtains and couches for his new Capitol Hill office. The AP declared Webb the winner that night. But there’s a catch. Incumbent George Allen , a member of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, has not conceded defeat. The eyes of the nation are on the Old Dominion State today. Meanwhile, our managing editor Danny Glover wrote about Democratic netroots winners, Righ... more

The following guest entry was written by Ed Black , president of the Computer and Communications Industry Association . A portion of his remarks were included in a story in today’s Technology Daily. Less than a decade ago there seemed to be a strong and broad consensus that preserving the open, dynamic, and innovative Internet world was a central priority. The Supreme Court tossed out the Communications Decency Act on a 9-0 vote and Netizens of all stripes cheered. Congress ... more