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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Barbara Boxer</title>
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		<title>Boxer&#8217;s water resources bill gets bipartisan push</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/15/boxers-water-resources-bill-gets-bipartisan-push/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly voted to pass a water resources bill that Sen. Barbara Boxer had recently described as vital to the economic health of the Bay Area and all of California. S.601, The Water Resources Development Act, reauthorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deal with water issues ranging from harbor restoration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barbara Boxer talks tough for GE food labeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Undaunted by last year’s defeat of a similar ballot measure, U.S. Barbara Boxer is talking tough in support of her bill to requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Boxer, D-Calif., was at Clif Bar’s Emeryville headquarters Thursday to tout her “Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act,” S.809, which she introduced a few weeks ago. Rep. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxer&#8217;s committee to probe Texas fertilizer blast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the explosion disaster at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, chairwoman Barbara Boxer said today. Boxer, D-Calif., said the committee’s oversight will include a probe not only of the April 17 blast that killed 15, injured almost 200 and destroyed a swath [...]]]></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>Boxer&#8217;s new bill would require labels for GE foods</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/24/boxers-new-bill-would-require-labels-for-ge-foods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration would be required to clearly label genetically engineered food, under legislation introduced Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. “Americans have the right to know what is in the food they eat so they can make the best choices for their families,” Boxer said in [...]]]></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>Feinstein, Boxer endorse Mike Honda for 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/25/feinstein-boxer-endorse-mike-honda-for-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add California’s U.S. Senators to the cavalcade of Democratic stars giving early endorsements to Rep. Mike Honda as he tries to neutralize a potential challenge from a fellow Democrat. “I’m proud to endorse Congressman Mike Honda,” U.S. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a news release issued today by Honda’s campaign. “He works tirelessly for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxer: Santa Cruz cop killer was military snafu</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/13/boxer-santa-cruz-cop-killer-was-military-snafu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a U.S. Senate hearing today on sexual assault in the military, Sen. Barbara Boxer cited the deadly shootings of two Santa Cruz detectives by Army veteran Jeremy Goulet as an example of military justice gone awry. Boxer, D-Calif., testified before the Boxer testified at the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel’s oversight hearing. “Last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gun controllers push their message, momentum</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/12/gun-controllers-push-their-message-momentum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 today to pass a bill that would require all gun sales be subject to background checks, and congressional Democrats and their allies are looking to maximize their gun-control momentum and messaging. Today, Mayors Against Illegal Guns released a new advertisement featuring religious leaders demanding that Congress act to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers: Add Stornetta to national monument</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California’s U.S. Senators and two Bay Area House members this week urged President Obama to add the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands to the California Coastal National Monument. The region around Stornetta in Mendocino County gets about 1.75 million visitors each year, the vast majority of whom are from the Bay Area and Sacramento. The California [...]]]></description>
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