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		<title>Chris Christie calls Jerry Brown &#8216;an old retread&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media including the Los Angeles Times are reporting on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s tirade against California Gov. Jerry Brown this morning as he addressed California’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.: “California made the bad choice by going with an old retread,&#8221; Christie told California’s delegation to the Republican National Convention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Dems to elect party delegates</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/12/29/california-dems-to-elect-party-delegates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deadline to file as a delegate candidate to the California Democratic Party&#8217;s 2009 state convention is Dec. 31 at noon. Click here for an online application. Party members will gather at caucuses to elect 12 representatives per each of the state&#8217;s 80 Assembly districts on Jan. 10-11. Click here for the caucus schedule. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check out &#8216;Triumph The Insult Comic Dog&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/10/06/check-out-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A colleague sent this link to me and it is one of the funniest bits of political TV humor I have seen this campaign season. Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a cigar-smoking puppet at the Republican National Convention who nipped just about everybody including Karl Rove. My favorite line is when Triumph expresses admiration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craig&#8217;s lawyer calls &#8216;foot-tapping&#8217; protected free speech</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/10/craigs-lawyer-calls-foot-tapping-protected-free-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, now foot-tapping is protected by the First Amendment. What&#8217;s next? Nose-scratching? Coughing? CNN&#8217;s Political Ticker blog reports that lawyers for Idaho Sen. Larry Craig argued in court today that foot-tapping &#8212; the infamous alleged sex solicitation signal between Craig and an undercover cop in a Minneapolis-St. Paul men&#8217;s airport bathroom &#8212; is free speech. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post GOP convention: WC delegate sends pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an alternate to the alternate, McCain delegate Buddy Burke found out very late that he could go to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul last week. But it didn&#8217;t stop him from making a new friend: Democratic Party super-delegate and CNN commentator Donna Brazile. He even sent over pictures to prove his stories:]]></description>
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		<title>Post-convention update: Local bloggers</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/09/post-convention-update-local-bloggers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I somehow missed these emails about local blogs amongst the many I received while I was on the road at the two political conventions. Jeff Nibert, an Obama delegate from Pleasanton, blogged on his convention experiences at   http://kephalos.blogspot.com You can also read Obama delegate and Tracy resident Lea Austin&#8217;s blog at http://www.leaslagniappe.blogspot.com/ If I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP convention: The final scenes</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/04/gop-convention-the-final-scenes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political conventions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/insidepolitics/?p=1296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John McCain is officially the Republican Party&#8217;s nominee, signaling the start of what promises to pitched battle leading up to the Nov. 4 general election. He strode to the stage tonight and delivered, in many ways, a classic McCain speech that focused heavily on service over self. (See the full text below.) Crews revamped the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP convention: The Palin effect</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/04/gop-convention-the-palin-effect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I arrived back at the hotel very late last night after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin dazzled Republicans with her debut speech as the party&#8217;s vice presidential candidate. This sign was in the lobby:]]></description>
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		<title>GOP convention: Take a tour of the floor</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/04/gop-convention-take-a-tour-of-the-floor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/04/gop-convention-take-a-tour-of-the-floor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political conventions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrangled a floor pass and wandered through the delegates gathered for the start of the final night of the Republican National Convention. I particularly enjoyed the Texas delegation, whose cowboy hats and patriotic clothes really stand out in this stadium with 20,000 people. Check out my videos on my tour:]]></description>
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		<title>GOP convention: A few words from the floor</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/09/04/gop-convention-a-few-words-from-the-floor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delegate Jill Buck of Pleasanton and Dr. Stephen Savas of Fremont gave me a few minutes of their time from the floor of the GOP convention.]]></description>
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