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October 15, 2007

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Former Navy secretary, now Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, discusses the Blackwater scandal. Singer-songwriter Angie Stone says the gift of musical talent has been compromised for cash.


Sen. Jim Webb

Sen. Jim Webb

Sen. Jim Webb

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Elected in '06 as Virginia's junior senator, Jim Webb is a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran and was the first Naval Academy graduate in history to serve in the military and then become Secretary of the Navy. Webb is also a best-selling author and previously worked as a Hollywood screenwriter-producer, winning an Emmy for his coverage of U.S. Marines in Beirut. In '04, he was embedded with the U.S. military in Afghanistan. His committee assignments include Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Veterans Affairs.


 

Angie Stone

Angie Stone

Angie Stone

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Singer-songwriter created her song "Brotha" because she was tired of negative songs. (4:05)
 
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Singer-songwriter Angie Stone worked with The Sequence and Vertical Hold bands before striking out on her own. With a style that encompasses rap, R&B, soul and funk, the South Carolina native released her first solo CD in '99 and has collaborated with the likes of Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz. A self-taught keyboardist, she's contributed to film soundtracks and segued into acting, with roles in the film The Fighting Temptations, on Broadway in Chicago and on TV's Moesha and Lincoln Heights. Stone's newest project is the CD "Unexpected."