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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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=19841</guid>
		<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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		<title>Judge poised to nix attack on &#8216;top-two&#8217; primary</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/04/09/judge-poised-to-nix-attack-on-top-two-primary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California can proceed with its new “top-two” primary system, an East Bay judge tentatively ruled today, sustaining the state’s objection to a lawsuit filed by a group of minor parties and their voters. In his tentative ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Larry Appel said the arguments made in the lawsuit filed last fall are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State GOP endorses Emken for U.S. Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/03/12/state-gop-endorses-emken-for-u-s-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California Republican Party today endorsed Elizabeth Emken of Danville over several other GOP contenders to unseat U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. “This was a humbling experience and a tremendous honor to receive the unanimous support of the board,” she said Monday. “I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead, as well as working in partnership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP candidates sign up for &#8216;Trailblazer&#8217; program</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/24/gop-candidates-sign-up-for-trailblazer-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/24/gop-candidates-sign-up-for-trailblazer-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, prepares to take the podium at the California Republican Party convention’s banquet in Bakersfield, a news release has just gone out announcing that 33 GOP candidates have enrolled in his “California Trailblazers” legislative recruitment, training and advisement program. The program is modeled on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early cash winners emerge in East Bay races</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/02/early-cash-winners-emerge-in-east-bay-races/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/02/early-cash-winners-emerge-in-east-bay-races/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Assembly election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The money race in East Bay state legislative contests reveals a handful of early leaders in the open seats, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. Democrat and Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier, one of five declared candidates in the new open Assembly District 11 seat, substantially out-raised his opponents by threefold as of Dec. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor endorsement goes to Loni Hancock</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/12/labor-endorsement-goes-to-loni-hancock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/12/labor-endorsement-goes-to-loni-hancock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a battle for a state Senate seat between like-minded, labor-friendly Democrats takes off in the East Bay, a significant labor organization has cast its lot with the incumbent. The Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council today announced its endorsement of state Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, for re-election in the 9th State Senate District. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lois Wolk hopes to represent Contra Costa cities</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/04/lois-wolk-hopes-to-represent-contra-costa-cities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/04/lois-wolk-hopes-to-represent-contra-costa-cities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Senator Lois Wolk, D-Davis, confirmed today that she’ll seek a second four-year term in the newly drawn 3rd State Senate District, including much of her current 5th District in Yolo and Solano Counties but grabbing Napa County, parts of Sonoma and several Contra Costa County communities. She issued a news release applauding the California [...]]]></description>
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