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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Iraq</title>
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		<title>Post office to be named for soldier slain in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/12/post-office-to-be-named-for-soldier-slain-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mountain View post office will be named Saturday in honor of a local soldier who was killed in Iraq. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who authored the bill to dedicate the post office in honor of U.S. Army Lt. Kenneth Ballard, will attend the 1 p.m. ceremony at which a memorial plaque will be unveiled at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on the Iraq War&#8217;s 10th anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/19/thoughts-on-the-iraq-wars-10th-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These two statements cover some of the same points, but seem so very different in tone. From President Barack Obama: “As we mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Michelle and I join our fellow Americans in paying tribute to all who served and sacrificed in one of our nation’s longest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woolsey gives her 444th, final antiwar speech</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/12/woolsey-gives-her-444th-final-antiwar-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/12/woolsey-gives-her-444th-final-antiwar-speech/#comments</comments>
		<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>What they&#8217;re saying about the Iraq withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/21/what-theyre-saying-about-the-iraq-withdrawal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/10/21/what-theyre-saying-about-the-iraq-withdrawal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=17566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has announced that all U.S. troops except about 150 will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this year; the few remaining troops will protect the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and serve as trainers. From Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney: “President Obama’s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/29/house-passes-eshoos-bill-on-religious-minorities/#comments</comments>
		<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>Boxer: Airlines must set military baggage policy</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/09/boxer-airlines-must-set-military-baggage-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/09/boxer-airlines-must-set-military-baggage-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=16138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., who co-chairs the Senate Military Family Caucus, wrote today to the Air Transport Association of America asking for the airline industry group to help establish and communicate a clear and consistent checked baggage policy across all airlines for active duty military personnel. Boxer’s letter was prompted by the recent disclosure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marin post office renamed for soldier killed in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/31/marin-post-office-renamed-for-soldier-killed-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/31/marin-post-office-renamed-for-soldier-killed-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 21:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=16006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama today signed into law a bill renaming the post office in Marin County’s Inverness in memory of U.S. Army Spc. Jake Robert Velloza, who was killed in May 2009 near Mosul, Iraq. “I am so pleased that the President has chosen to honor the memory of one of the North Bay’s finest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miller, Pelosi, Eshoo just back from Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/11/miller-pelosi-eshoo-just-back-from-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/11/miller-pelosi-eshoo-just-back-from-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Bay Area House members have just returned from a four-day, bi-partisan Congressional delegation trip to Iraq, Qatar and Israel, where they met with U.S. troops from the Bay Area as well as with military commanders and foreign leaders. Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, issued a statement today saying he gained valuable insights on the region. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McNerney voted for the war supplemental</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/07/28/mcnerney-voted-for-the-war-supplemental/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, was the only Bay Area House member to vote in favor of the $33 billion Afghanistan and Iraq war supplemental spending bill yesterday. The bill passed on a 308-114 vote. I asked McNerney’s office why he voted as he did, and how he felt about this week’s release of classified military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown-bagging for peace</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/09/brown-bagging-for-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/09/brown-bagging-for-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progressive Democrats of America is planning another round of brown-bag lunch vigils at House members’ district offices – including four in Northern California – next Wednesday, Feb. 17 to demand commitments to vote against more money for war. The first round, on Jan. 20, targeted 22 House members; this round already has 37 events scheduled. [...]]]></description>
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