HavenWorks
Congress.gov biography:
"ALLEN, George, a Representative and a Senator
from Virginia; born in Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 8, 1952;
B.A., J.D., University of Virginia; elected as a Republican to the One
Hundred Second Congress by special election November 5, 1991, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of D. French Slaughter Jr., and served
from November 5, 1991, to January 3, 1993; was not a candidate for reelection
to the One Hundred and Third Congress, but was a successful candidate for
Governor of Virginia for the term beginning January 15, 1994, and served
until January 17, 1998; elected to the United States Senate in 2000 for
the term ending January 3, 2007; chair, National Republican Senatorial
Committee (2003-2005)."
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George
Allen
GEORGE ALLEN News:
20061109
-
 2006
Election -  Virginia
-  Allen
-  Montana
-  Burns
- "Allen
concedes defeat, sealing transfer of Senate." ...
"Virginia [Republican] Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) conceded today, putting
the Senate in Democratic hands for the first time since 2003 and giving
the Democrats a sweep of both houses — a seismic shift in the Washington
political climate." ... "Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns conceded
earlier today in his reelection bid after his Democratic challenger, Jon
Tester, claimed victory Wednesday." ... "Coupled with Allen's defeat, those
Senate victories give the party a 51-49 Senate majority, counting two independents
who are expected to caucus with the Democrats." -By
Johanna Neuman with contributions by Janet Hook -LAtimes
20061031
-
George
Allen - Virginia
- "Senator's
Supporters Push, Tackle Protester: Video Shows Man
Knocked To Ground." ... "A protester who shouted questions at Virginia
Sen. George Allen was pushed to the floor during Allen's campaign appearance
Tuesday at a Charlottesville hotel." ... "CNN showed video of the confrontation.
The video showed the protester trying to get Allen's attention and asking
the Republican incumbent about his first wife. "Why did you spit at your
first wife, George?" the man asked." ... "Allen declined to answer the
question." ... "On the video, three men, all wearing blue Allen lapel stickers,
immediately grabbed the man, dragged him backward and slung him to the
carpet outside a hotel meeting room. The video showed one man tackle him."
... "The man who tackled the protester said, "Now you're getting personal."
The protester answered by saying he hadn't touched anybody." ... "WVIR
reported that afterward, a reporter asked Allen what he thought of the
incident and Allen said, "Stuff like that happens.""
-AP -Click2Houston.com
-
George
Allen - Virginia
-
 Military
- "Breaking:
[Virginia Republican George Allen] Republican's Staff Assault Marine Vet
[VIDEO]." -AlterNet.org
20061010
-
George
Allen - Virginia
-
 Politics
- 2006
Election - "Allen's
Undisclosed Stock Options Were Worth Up to $1.1 Million."
... "Stock options that Senator George Allen [Virginia Republican] described
as worthless were worth as much as $1.1 million at one point, according
to a review of Senate disclosure forms and U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission filings." ... "The records appear to contradict remarks he made
to the Associated Press. ``I got paid in stock options which were worthless,''
AP quoted him as saying." ... "Allen served as a board member of Chantilly,
Virginia-based Xybernaut Corp. from 1998 until December 2000 and was awarded
options on 110,000 shares during that period. His Senate financial disclosure
form for 1999, required for candidates as well as officeholders, doesn't
report that he owned the options." ... "The stock options issue didn't
arise during a televised debate last night between Allen, a 54-year-old
Republican, and Democratic nominee Jim Webb, 60. Nevertheless, Mark Rozell,
a professor of public policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia,
said the issue poses a problem for Allen, who polls show is in a close
[2006 election] race with Webb." ... "``In an election season in which
congressional ethics and morality are at the top of public discussion,
Allen may now be seen by much of the public as part of a larger problem
afflicting his party,'' Rozell said. " -By Michael
Forsythe and Miles Weiss -Bloomberg
20061009
-
George
Allen - Virginia
- 2006
Election -
 Police
-  Lawmakers
-  Government
- Military
- Politics
- "AP:
Sen. Allen failed to disclose stock options." ...
"Sen. George Allen [Virginia, Republican], locked in a tight re-election
[2006] race, still holds stock options from his time as director of a high-tech
company, but has failed to disclose them to Congress and the public the
past five years." ... "The Virginia Republican also asked the Army to help
another business that gave him similar options." ... "Congressional rules
require senators to disclose to the Senate all deferred compensation, such
as stock options. The rules also urge senators to avoid taking any official
action that could benefit them financially or appear to do so." ... "Those
requirements exist so the public can police lawmakers for possible conflicts
of interest, especially involving companies with government business that
lawmakers can influence." ... "At least twice during his corporate service,
companies told the SEC that Allen had failed to promptly file required
reports on insider stock transactions." -AP
via -CNN
20060929
-
George
Allen - Language
-
 History
-  US
- Virginia
-  Indian
- 2008
Election - 2006
Election - Military
- Law
-  Israel
- "Guess
Who's Mad At George Allen Now? Confederate Group
Slams Va. Senator For Demeaning Rebel Flag." ... "[Virginia Republican]
Sen. George Allen's use [of] the word "macaca" for a young man of Indian
descent forced him to spend the past six weeks disputing claims that his
past is littered with racist language and a fondness for Confederate symbols."
... "What had been a warm-up race for a 2008 presidential [election] bid
has become the fight of Allen's political life. He had been a strong [2006
election] favorite over Democrat Jim Webb, a decorated combat veteran who
once served as President Reagan's Navy secretary." ... "Stories about how
the Confederate flag he kept in his home and a hangman's noose in his law
office have gained new currency. At a debate, Allen was startled and irritated
by a question about whether his grandfather was Jewish, then confirmed
it a day later." -AP
via -CBSNews
20060926
-
George
Allen - Virginia
-
 College
- Sports
- Political
-  Terrorism
- History
- 2008
Election - 2006
Election - "New
'N Word' Woe For George Allen: Well-Known Professor
Says Va. Senator Used Racial Slur; Allen Denies It." ... "A noted political
scientist joined one of [Virginia Republican] Sen. George Allen's former
college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to
refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as "ludicrously
false."" ... "Larry J. Sabato, one of Virginia's most-quoted political
science professors and a classmate of Allen's in the early 1970s, said
in a televised interview Monday that Allen used the epithet." ... "Sabato's
assertion came on the heels of accusations by Dr. Ken Shelton, a radiologist
who was a tight end and wide receiver for the University of Virginia in
the early 1970s when Allen was quarterback. He said Allen not only used
the n-word frequently but also once stuffed a severed deer head into a
black family's mailbox." ... "Separately, the Washington Post reported
that Christopher Taylor, 59, an anthropologist at the University of Alabama,
said that during a visit to Allen's Virginia home in 1982, Allen referred
to turtles in a pond on his property and said that only "the [racial slur]
eat them."" ... "Allen, a Republican, has been mentioned as a possible
presidential candidate in 2008. Questions about racial insensitivity have
dogged him during his [2006] re-election bid against Democrat Jim Webb."
-AP via
-CBSNews
20060920
-
Virginia
- 2006
Election - 2008
Election -US
-
 Iraq
- Military
- Terrorism
- "Gaffes
Make Allen Vulnerable to Hard-Charging Webb in Va.."
... "Less than a year ago, there was little indication that Virginia Republican
George Allen would face much of a race in his bid for a second Senate term.
With Democrats then struggling to find a credible challenger, Allen was
widely expected to be able to spend a good part of this year in other states
to prospect a possible bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination."
... "But the emergence of a tough-minded Democratic nominee in author and
former Navy Secretary Jim Webb, and some self-inflicted damage on Allen’s
part, have combined to keep Allen close to home — and thrust him into a
contest that looks increasingly competitive. As a result, CQPolitics.com
has changed its rating on the race to Leans
Republican from Republican Favored." ... "Webb, a decorated Marine
Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, served as Navy secretary under President
Ronald Reagan and is the author of several best-selling non-fiction books
and novels, many with military themes. He maintained his Republican Party
allegiances right through 2000, when he favored George W. Bush for president
— and Allen in his successful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Charles S.
Robb." ... "But Webb turned sharply because of his strong opposition to
Bush’s decision as president to launch the war in Iraq, a conflict that
Webb viewed as unnecessary to defend U.S. national security and a diversion
of personnel and resources away from the pursuit of the terrorists who
actually staged the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States." -By
Greg Giroux -CQPolitics.com
20060819
-
US
- Iraq
- Military
- Virginia
- Election
2008 - Language
- "Allen
Flap May Give A Boost To Webb: Reenergized Va. Democrats
Gain Support." ... "The nationwide fallout from controversial remarks [Virginia
Republican Senator] Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) made last week has given
Democrats new hope in a race many thought would be difficult to win in
the historically conservative state." ... "Before Allen insulted a native
Fairfax County man of Indian descent, many Democratic officials were privately
doubtful that [Virginia Democrat] James Webb could mount an aggressive
challenge to the former governor and possible 2008 presidential candidate."
... "But Allen's remarks to S.R. Sidarth, 20 -- which included saying "welcome
to America" -- are generating new support for the Webb campaign and energizing
Democratic activists." ... "Webb, an Iraq war opponent who is a former
Marine and was secretary of the Navy during the Reagan administration,
still faces a relentless campaigner who last month had 10 times as much
to spend on his reelection bid." ... "Last Friday, while speaking at a
GOP rally in southwestern Virginia, [Republican George] Allen singled
out Sidarth, a Webb volunteer, and called him "Macaca."" ... "The term
"macaca" refers to a genus of monkey and is considered an ethnic slur in
some cultures." (1, 2,
3)
-By Tim Craig and Michael D. Shear
-WashingtonPost
20060815
-
Virginia
- 2006
Election - "Allen
Quip Provokes Outrage, Apology: Name Insults Webb
Volunteer." ... "[Republican] Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) apologized
Monday for what his opponent's campaign said were demeaning and insensitive
comments the senator made to a 20-year-old volunteer of Indian descent."
... "At a campaign rally in southwest Virginia on Friday, Allen repeatedly
called a volunteer for Democrat James Webb "macaca." During the speech
in Breaks, near the Kentucky border, Allen began by saying that he was
"going to run this campaign on positive, constructive ideas" and then pointed
at S.R. Sidarth in the crowd." ... ""This fellow here, over here with the
yellow shirt, macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's
following us around everywhere. And it's just great," Allen said, as his
supporters began to laugh. After saying that Webb was raising money in
California with a "bunch of Hollywood movie moguls," Allen said, "Let's
give a welcome to macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of
Virginia." Allen then began talking about the "war on terror."" ... "Depending
on how it is spelled, the word macaca could mean either a monkey
that inhabits the Eastern Hemisphere or a town in South Africa. In some
European cultures, macaca is also considered a racial slur against African
immigrants, according to several Web sites that track ethnic slurs." ...
""The kid has a name," Webb communications director Kristian Denny Todd
said of Sidarth, a Virginia native who was born in Fairfax County. "This
is trying to demean him, to minimize him as a person."" (1, 2)
-By Tim Craig and Michael D. Shear
-WashingtonPost
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