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		<title>Election 2012 open thread</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/06/election-2012-open-thread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, have at it in the comments, readers &#8211; just remember to keep it clean, and avoid personal attacks on each other.]]></description>
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		<title>Some inspirational words for Election Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some words of inspiration for those who still haven’t cast a ballot today: “Impress upon children the truth that the exercise of the elective franchise is a social duty of as solemn a nature as man can be called to perform; that a man may not innocently trifle with his vote; that every elector is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STOP READING THIS BLOG AND GO VOTE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/06/stop-reading-this-blog-and-go-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Election Day – get out there and vote, if you haven’t already! California’s polls are open today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you haven’t put your vote-by-mail ballot in the mail yet, DON’T – it won’t be counted unless it reaches the registrar’s office by 8 p.m. tonight, and postmarks don’t matter. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AD20: Quirk hits Ong for opposing Prop. 30</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/10/11/ad20-quirk-hits-ong-for-opposing-prop-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/10/11/ad20-quirk-hits-ong-for-opposing-prop-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oppose]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=21157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In most places, candidates gets slammed for supporting a tax increase; in one Bay Area Assembly race, a candidate is being attacked for opposing one. Bill Quirk, a Hayward councilman running for the 20th Assembly District seat, is taking his opponent, fellow Democrat Jennifer Ong, to task for opposing Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Bay GOP Assembly candidate short on cash</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/08/01/south-bay-gop-assembly-candidate-short-on-cash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Wieckowski]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=20566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A South Bay Republican Assembly candidate who’s already grappling with her own skeletons-in-the-closet while taking on a Democratic incumbent in a heavily Democratic district has a new problem: cash, and none of it. Santa Clara management consultant ArLyne Diamond, the challenger to Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, in the newly drawn 25th Assembly District, sent out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandre Swanson endorses Rob Bonta in AD18</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/19/sandre-swanson-endorses-rob-bonta-in-ad18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/19/sandre-swanson-endorses-rob-bonta-in-ad18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblyman Sandre Swanson has endorsed Alameda Vice Mayor Rob Bonta to succeed him. Swanson, D-Alameda, picked Bonta over the other candidate, Peralta Community College Trustee Abel Guillen; both candidates are Democrats. “It has truly been an honor to represent the East Bay in the California State Assembly and I am looking forward to passing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primary post-mortems on CA15, AD20 and AD25</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/07/primary-post-mortems-on-ca15-ad20-and-ad25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/07/primary-post-mortems-on-ca15-ad20-and-ad25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent yesterday starting to unpack what the new top-two system hath wrought upon California’s state legislative and House races – something we’ll be unpacking for years, I suspect – but today I’ve some time to dissect the still-unofficial results in few interesting Bay Area races. 15th Congressional District Incumbent Pete Stark, D-Fremont, finished first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oakley Dem Frazier takes big money lead in AD11 race</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/25/oakley-dem-frazier-takes-big-money-lead-in-ad11-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 00:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[charles kingeter and suisun city]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assembly District 11 Democratic candidate and Oakley Councilman Jim Frazier has outraised and outspent his five opponents by a large margin. In the latest campaign finance report, Frazier reported contributions of $160,429 since January and expenses of $296,383. Republican and Suisun City Councilman Mike Hudson is in a distant second. He received $64,177 and spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ong, like Perata, proves too hot to handle</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/17/ong-like-perata-proves-too-hot-to-handle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My household yesterday received the latest of many, many mailers from the campaign of Jennifer Ong, an optometrist from Hayward who&#8217;s running for the 20th Assembly District seat. But this one was a little different, a little more&#8230; substantial&#8230; (click to enlarge) Thanks, Mrs. Ong. I must say, this gave me a mild case of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Git up off yer duff and register to vote</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/17/git-up-off-yer-duff-and-register-to-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/17/git-up-off-yer-duff-and-register-to-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Monday, May 21, is the last day to register to vote in the June 5 primary election. To be eligible to register, a person must be a U.S. Citizen; at least 18 years old on Election Day; not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction; and not deemed by a court to [...]]]></description>
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