As Senator Falters, a Democrat Rises in Virginia

James Webb, Democrat, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and former secretary of the Navy who opposed the war in Iraq has had an uphill battle against the paragon of sunbelt conservatism with national ambitions, Senator George Allen, Republican, until Allen made a demeaning reference to a young man of Indian descent at a campaign event. The senatorial race has become more than an intriguing clash of symbols; it is now truly competitive.

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