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		<title>Tauscher named to help lead new international policy think-tank</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atlantic council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Tauscher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scowcroft center on international security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former East Bay Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher has been named to the Atlantic Council, an international affairs think-tank, as the vice president of its new Scowcroft Center on International Security. Tauscher recently announced her resignation as under secretary of arms control and international security under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying she wanted time to pursue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve been schooled by Rick Santorum</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/08/ive-been-schooled-by-rick-santorum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/08/ive-been-schooled-by-rick-santorum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[caucuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an article in the papers Sunday before last about how volatility in the GOP presidential race was increasing the chance – albeit still slim – that California Republicans, with a very late primary on June 5, could actually have some impact in choosing the party’s nominee. Yesterday’s shakeup, in which Rick Santorum won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BART director won&#8217;t seek Contra Costa supervisor seat</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/07/bart-director-wont-seek-contra-costa-supervisor-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contra Costa politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BART]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joel keller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Nejedly Piepho]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BART Director Joel Keller will not challenge Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho, saying he wants to stay around to see through the construction of eBART into east Contra Costa County. &#8220;I helped start eBART a number of years ago and I am going to stay at BART and see it through,&#8221; said Keller, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP presidential candidates discuss Prop. 8 ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9th Circuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ninth Circuit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prop. 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 8]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ruling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney issued this statement on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional: “Today, unelected judges cast aside the will of the people of California who voted to protect traditional marriage. This decision does not end this fight, and I expect it to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What they&#8217;re saying about the Prop. 8 ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/07/what-theyre-saying-about-the-prop-8-ruling-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Eshoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Boxer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Randy Thomasson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SaveCalifornia.com]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My esteemed colleague Howard Mintz has the full story on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and you can read the opinion yourself (assuming the court&#8217;s website doesn&#8217;t get overloaded again) by clicking here. Meanwhile, here’s a treasury of quotes from elected officials. From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newt Gingrich to speak at state GOP convention</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/07/newt-gingrich-to-speak-at-state-gop-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/07/newt-gingrich-to-speak-at-state-gop-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Republican Party]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feb. 25]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keynote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luncheon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Del Beccaro]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=18791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will keynote a luncheon at the California Republican Party’s convention later this month in Burlingame. Gingrich will keynote the lunch on Saturday, Feb. 25, just a few days before the Feb. 28 primaries in Arizona and Michigan. California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro said he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guess who&#8217;s running for president</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/guess-whos-running-for-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/guess-whos-running-for-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Independent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Bowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Party]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mad Max Riekse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roseanne Barr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secretary of State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Seagal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Debra Bowen today released the list of generally recognized candidates she intends to place on California’s June 5 presidential primary ballot – and some of them are AWESOME. For instance, how did I miss the fact that actress, comedienne and nut farmer Roseanne Barr is running for president? Ah, but it’s true! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jean Ross is leaving the California Budget Project</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/jean-ross-is-leaving-the-california-budget-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/jean-ross-is-leaving-the-california-budget-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[state budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Ross]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading advocate for state fiscal policy that protects low- and middle-income Californians is moving on to a new post. Jean Ross is leaving her position as executive director of the California Budget Project, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low- and middle-income Californians. She has held this post since the CBP was founded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romney names Pete Wilson honorary CA chair</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/romney-names-pete-wilson-honorary-ca-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/romney-names-pete-wilson-honorary-ca-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney today announced the endorsement of former California Gov. Pete Wilson, and named him the Romney campaign’s honorary California chairman. “I’m honored to have Governor Pete Wilson’s support, because he’s one of California’s most accomplished leaders. As governor of California from 1991 to 1999, he led California from the depths of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry Brown honors Ronald Reagan</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/02/06/jerry-brown-honors-ronald-reagan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Regan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown&#8217;s office just issued this proclamation: From his humble Midwestern origins, through a successful career in Hollywood, and on to the highest offices in his state and country, Ronald Reagan lived the California dream. On this 101st anniversary of his birth, we remember not only his most celebrated achievements&#8211;his successful diplomacy with Mikhail [...]]]></description>
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