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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Afghanistan</title>
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		<title>Woolsey gives her 444th, final antiwar speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Lynn Woolsey, who is retiring from Congress in a few weeks, this morning delivered her 444th and final special order speech expressing her opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and her support for a “smart” approach to national security: Woolsey, D-San Rafael, will be succeeded in the next Congress by Rep.-elect Jared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers urge faster Afghanistan withdrawal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the Bay Area’s House delegation was among 101 members who signed a letter, co-authored by Rep. Barbara Lee, urging President Obama to announce an accelerated transition of security responsibilities to the Afghan government and security forces. The lawmakers want the president to announce this at the upcoming NATO summit meeting in Chicago, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Brown honors slain Alameda soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown ordered flags flown at half-staff over the State Capitol today in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, who was killed May 6 by an improvised explosive device in Ahmad-Kheyl, Afghanistan. Fogarty was assigned to the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems disagree on Obama&#8217;s Afghanistan pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 23:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement that President Barack Obama signed yesterday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai is drawing plaudits from congressional Democratic leaders, but not from some of the caucus’ more liberal members. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, issued this statement yesterday: “The signing of the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement advances President Obama’s efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking: Obama in Afghanistan to sign pact</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/01/breaking-obama-in-afghanistan-to-sign-pact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is in Afghanistan for a whirlwind visit that will culminate in a live, televised address to the American people tonight, according to pool reports just forwarded by the White House. Obama is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement shortly with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, pledging U.S. support for Afghanistan for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers mark decade of war in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/06/lawmakers-mark-decade-of-war-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Bay Area’s congressional delegation are speaking out this week on the 10th anniversary of our war in Afghanistan. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, spoke about it on the House floor yesterday: This morning, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, hosted a Congressional Progressive Caucus Peace and Security Task Force hearing entitled “Ten Years On: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House passes Eshoo&#8217;s bill on religious minorities</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/29/house-passes-eshoos-bill-on-religious-minorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House today overwhelmingly approved a bill by Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, to create a special State Department envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East and South Central Asia. The bill, HR 440, was introduced in January in the wake of increasing violence, targeted attacks and heightened discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers&#8217; Afghanistan budget cuts rejected</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/07/lawmakers-afghanistan-budget-cuts-rejected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives today rejected Bay Area lawmakers’ attempts to cut the purse strings for the war in Afghanistan. The House voted 133-295 on an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Act by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, that would’ve reduced U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 25,000 by next year’s end and saved taxpayers an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier to recieve Medal of Honor next week</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/07/soldier-to-recieve-medal-of-honor-next-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama next Tuesday afternoon will present U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry with the Medal of Honor – the second living, active-duty service member to receive the nation’s highest military decoration for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Petry, 31, will receive the medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee, Garamendi muster pressure on Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/21/lee-garamendi-muster-pressure-on-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reps. Barbara Lee and John Garamendi joined with two Republicans to lead dozens of House members in writing to President Obama today to urge him to announce a significant, sizeable withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan when he addresses the nation tomorrow. “We urge a significant and sizable reduction of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan beginning [...]]]></description>
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