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		<title>John Yoo weighs in on NSA/PRISM leak</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/06/12/john-yoo-weighs-in-on-nsaprism-leak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil liberties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berkeley&#8217;s John Yoo, the Cal law professor who previously was the George W. Bush administration’s architect of legal policies supporting the war on terror and “enhanced interrogation techniques,” wrote a piece in the National Review urging the prosecution of NSA/PRISM leaker Edward Snowden – and perhaps some other folks, too: Recall that the Obama Justice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patron saint of whistleblowers to talk in Berkeley</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/06/11/patron-saint-of-whistleblowers-to-talk-in-berkeley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/06/11/patron-saint-of-whistleblowers-to-talk-in-berkeley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Norman Solomon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=23418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most famed whistleblower in U.S. history will take part in a panel discussion tonight in Berkeley about new revelations of government surveillance. Daniel Ellsberg, who in 1971 leaked the “Pentagon Papers” exposing U.S. policy on the Vietnam war, will participate in the panel at 7:30 p.m. tonight in St. John’s Church, 2727 College [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tauscher to chair new Governor&#8217;s Military Council</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/28/tauscher-to-chair-new-governors-military-council/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/28/tauscher-to-chair-new-governors-military-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Tauscher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Brown]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=22625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown probably believes it’s fine for the nation to speak softly, but he’s enlisting a former East Bay Congresswoman to ensure California remains part of its big stick. Brown today appointed former East Bay Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher to chair a new Governor’s Military Council, tasked with protecting California’s military installations against the deep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tauscher stepping down from federal post</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/01/25/tauscher-stepping-down-from-federal-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/01/25/tauscher-stepping-down-from-federal-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[national security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10th congressiona district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alamo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Tauscher]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former East Bay congresswoman Ellen Tauscher is stepping down as under secretary for arms control and international security at the U.S. State Department, according to The Cable, a Washington D.C.-based foreign policy news site. Tauscher will remain at the State Department part-time as a special envoy for strategic stability and missile defense while pursuing her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tauscher declares victory over cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/29/tauscher-declares-victory-over-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=16670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had breakfast with U.S. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher earlier this week and the former East Bay congresswoman shared the compelling and inspiring story of her remarkable triumph over esophageal cancer. Read the full story here. I didn&#8217;t have space in the piece but I shared with Ellen that morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress extends Patriot Act sections for 4 years</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/27/congress-extends-patriot-act-sections-for-4-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/05/27/congress-extends-patriot-act-sections-for-4-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress voted yesterday to extend several controversial parts of the Patriot Act for four more years. The Senate approved S.990 on a 72 to 23 vote, with both of California’s senators in support; the House passed it on a 250 to 153 vote, with no support from any Bay Area member. President Obama signed it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex state ed official to run U.S. border security</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/09/22/ex-state-ed-official-to-run-us-border-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/09/22/ex-state-ed-official-to-run-us-border-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan Bersin – the former federal prosecutor turned education administrator who did a stint as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Secretary of Education – will be nominated to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today. Bersin, 63, already has been serving in the Obama Administration as Homeland Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tauscher sails through confirmation hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/09/tauscher-sails-through-confirmation-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/09/tauscher-sails-through-confirmation-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=6849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flanked by close friend and ally Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, received nothing but bipartisan praise and encouragement at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AUDIO FILE OF THE 90-MINUTE HEARING. Tauscher has been nominated for a State Department job as Undersecretary for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tauscher delivers speech at Munich Security Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/06/tauscher-delivers-speech-at-munich-security-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/06/tauscher-delivers-speech-at-munich-security-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee chairwoman and Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, spoke today at the Munich Security Conference. Here is the text of her speech: Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and the future of Nuclear Weapons: Is Zero Possible First allow me to thank Foreign Minister Steinmeier and our German friends for hosting this critical international [...]]]></description>
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