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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Zoe Lofgren</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Unlocking Technology Act&#8217; introduced to fix DMCA</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/09/unlocking-technology-act-introduced-to-fix-dmca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Bay Area congresswomen have helped introduce a bill that would permanently guarantee consumers can unlock their cell phones, tablets, and other mobile communications devices in order to switch carriers. H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013, would give consumers new avenues to unlock their devices and media under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lofgren bill would create U.S. Science Laureate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation would have an official Science Laureate – a renowned expert in a scientific field who would travel the nation to inspire future scientists – under new legislation coauthored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren. The idea of the bipartisan legislation, cosponsored in the House by Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoveOn targets Bay Area officials&#8217; offices today</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/25/moveon-targets-bay-area-officials-offices-today/</link>
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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>Zoe Lofgren sued by fellow Dem over censure</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/23/zoe-lofgren-sued-by-fellow-dem-over-censure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Zoe Lofgren has been sued by another Democratic House member who claims he was wrongly censured for ethical violations while Lofgren chaired the Ethics Committee. The federal lawsuit filed Monday in Washington, D.C., by Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., also names House Speaker John Boehner and a slew of Ethics Committee members and staffers. Boehner [...]]]></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>
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		<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>Zoe Lofgren introduces Refugee Protection Act</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/21/zoe-lofgren-introduces-refugee-protection-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/21/zoe-lofgren-introduces-refugee-protection-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Zoe Lofgren and U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy introduced bills in the House and Senate Thursday that they said would improve protection of refugees and asylum-seekers coming to the United States to flee persecution in their home nations. Their Refugee Protection Act would reform the expedited removal process for asylum seekers pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zoe Lofgren to present award to Aaron Swartz</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/13/zoe-lofgren-to-present-award-to-aaron-swartz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/13/zoe-lofgren-to-present-award-to-aaron-swartz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Zoe Lofgren announced today that she’ll present the 2013 James Madison Award to the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz “in honor of his dedication to expanding access to public information in the digital age.” Swartz’s family will accept the award, named in honor of President James Madison and administered by the American Library Association, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zoe Lofgren offers bill to limit domestic drone use</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new bill coauthored by a Bay Area congresswoman would establish due process protections for Americans against government-operated unmanned aerial drones in U.S. airspace. H.R. 637, the Preserving American Privacy Act by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, would also forbid law enforcement and private drones from being armed with firearms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers react to Obama immigration speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s how some of the Bay Area&#8217;s members of Congress responded to President Obama&#8217;s call for immigration reform today. From Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security: “Today I heard the President call for our country to take up the great work of comprehensive immigration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lofgren crowdsources domain-name seizure bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, is crowdsourcing a plan for a bill regarding domain-name seizures for copyright infringement. The forthcoming bill is a reaction to concerns over “Operation in Our Sites,” a program by the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting websites that distribute counterfeit and pirated items. Lofgren, who serves on [...]]]></description>
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