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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Jackie Speier</title>
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		<title>Speier calls for bipartisan probe of IRS scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jackie Speier may be the first Bay Area House member to speak out for digging deeper into the IRS scandal that has dogged the White House for the past week. Speier, D-San Mateo, issued a statement today saying she agrees with President Obama that the IRS’ targeting of conservative organizations for special scrutiny of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&gt;100 cosponsors for House background-check bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 100 House members from both sides of the aisle have signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would require background checks for all commercial gun sales. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, chairman of the House Democrats’ gun-violence task force, and Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., introduced H.R. 1565 on April 15, two days before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoveOn targets Bay Area officials&#8217; offices today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Activists are descending today upon the offices of federal officials across the Bay Area, and across the nation, to deliver petitions urging the protection of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans’ benefits from cuts proposed by President Obama. Organized by MoveOn.org, it appears there’ll be gatherings at noon at the offices of U.S. Sen. Barbara [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackie Speier to co-host anti-prostitution training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bay Area congresswoman is working with local police to train hotel managers how to recognize and thwart human trafficking related to prostitution. Rep. Jackie Speier will join with the Burlingame and South San Francisco police departments in hosting a training session tomorrow, Friday, April 19, at the Hilton San Francisco Bayfront in Burlingame. “Hotels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speier bill would revamp military justice for rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bay Area congresswoman today re-introduced a bipartisan bill to overhaul how the military handles rape and sexual-assault cases. Rep. Jackie Speier said her Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention (STOP) Act is necessary in part because a half million U.S. veterans are survivors of military sexual trauma and an estimated 19,000 rapes or sexual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swalwell raised big money in 2013&#8242;s first quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/16/swalwell-raised-big-money-in-2013s-first-quarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/16/swalwell-raised-big-money-in-2013s-first-quarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the Bay Area’s House freshmen was among the region&#8217;s top fundraisers in the first quarter of 2013, according to newly filed Federal Election Commission reports. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Pleasanton, raised $262,810 in the first three months of the year, leaving him with $222,932 cash on hand as of March 31. On its face, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reactions to Boston Marathon bomb explosions</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/15/reactions-to-boston-marathon-bomb-explosions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/15/reactions-to-boston-marathon-bomb-explosions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bay Area is reacting to horrific news of a bombing near the Boston Marathon’s finish line today that killed at least two people and injured at least 100. Oakland Police said that although they have no reason to believe there’s any threat here, they’re keeping officers apprised of the situation in Boston and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Events planned Saturday against gun violence</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/09/events-planned-saturday-against-gun-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As President Obama steps up the pressure on Congress to enact gun policy reforms, Bay Area officials and residents are planning to speak and act on the issue this Saturday, April 13. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, and South San Francisco, Daly City, San Bruno, Pacifica, Burlingame, Colma, Millbrae, Brisbane and Broadmoor police departments will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speier launches Congressional Watchdog Caucus</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/19/speier-launches-congressional-watchdog-caucus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jackie Speier has founded a Congressional Watchdog Caucus to oversee federal programs so that they’re run properly, taxpayer dollars are spent effectively and employees are treated fairly. Um, isn’t that one of Congress’ main functions anyway? So true, says Speier, D-San Mateo – but the usual channels are getting clogged with politics. “Oversight is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speier readies bill to reform military justice</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/08/speier-readies-bill-to-reform-military-justice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of stinging comments about military sex crimes made by former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at two Santa Cruz police officers’ funeral Thursday, a Bay Area congresswoman will introduce a bill she says would help reform the system. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, will introduce her Military Judicial Reform Act to strip [...]]]></description>
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