E-mail a friendOctober 15, 2007
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
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
Singer-songwriter created her song "Brotha" because she was tired of negative songs. (4:05)
Singer-songwriter Angie Stone worked with The Sequence and Vertical Hold bands before striking out on her own. She released her first solo CD in '99 and has worked with the likes of Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz. A self-taught keyboardist, she's contributed to film soundtracks and has also segued into acting, with roles in The Fighting Temptations and on Broadway in Chicago. Stone's debut project on the Stax label is "The Art of Love and War." She's also touring with Sisters in the Spirit 2007.