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in PoliticsThe Noose Tightens Around News Corp—Is FOX News Next?

Congress joins our call for a U.S. investigation of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.by jimmyzuma / on Jul 14, 2011 -
in PoliticsTough Titty For Dream Student Steve Li

Supporters ask for immediate action by the public. Please call senators Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.by immigrants2bfree / on Nov 13, 2010 -
in PoliticsLet the Games Begin: House Owned by Republicans

Republicans take over the House, but not the Senate. It's still up to California and most of the West Coast.by dannyv84 / on Nov 3, 2010
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “barbara boxer”
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Obama names Allison Macfarlane, expert on nuclear waste, to lead Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal agency that regulates the nations nuclear power plants. Allison Macfarlane, who served on a presidential commission that studied new strategies to manage nuclear waste, would ...2 days ago -
REPORT: Senate Dems pay female staffers less than male staffers
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A group of Democratic female senators on Wednesday declared war on the so-called “gender pay gap,” urging their colleagues to pass the aptly named Paycheck Fairness Act when Congress returns from recess next month. However, a substantial gender pay gap exists in their own offices, a Washington Free Beacon ...2 days ago -
Senate Republicans may be on board with more HARP expansions
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Democrats want to expand HARP yet again, and Senate Republicans showed some support in a hearing Thursday. "Im open to this. I hope that well have a real mark-up on this bill," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. read more2 days ago -
Bill to End Conflict of Interest at Federal Reserve Is First Step to Operationalizing Fed Audit
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Sens. Bernie Sanders wants to prevent bankers conflict of interest at Federal Reserve Elizabeth Warren has been talking about the conflict of interest inherent in having Jamie Dimon sit on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Timothy Geithner even recognizes a problem , though he ...3 days ago -
Two senators want bank executives banned from Fed boards
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U.S. senators Barbara Boxer and Bernie Sanders proposed a bill Tuesday that would block employees of banks regulated by the Federal Reserve from serving on the Feds board of governors. read more3 days ago -
Biden ‘Comfortable’ with Same Sex Marriage – Thirty Two States Are Not
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-By Rev Michael Bresciani Gay marriage opponents have won bans or amendments 32 times on ballot measures since 1998. Joe Biden, like his boss, doesn’t seem to care much for the general consensus of voters around the country and he seemed even a bit cocky in his announcement that he is okay with men who [...]4 days ago -
Gag Me: Stop a Global Reproductive Health Disaster
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The opposition to abortion rights have become even more powerful in recent years. In 2011 alone, 69 anti-choice measures were passed in 26 states. While this is very bad news for women across the country, acceptance of this type of extreme morality policing has another victim: developing countries. Enter the Mexico ...4 days ago -
Email Illustrates Need For Gun Owners To Check Out Solicitors
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Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea USA - -( Ammoland.com )- A “Daily Sanity” email alert sent out this morning by Conservative-Daily.com warns gun owners “Concealed carry under attack in United States,” alerting them to the dangers of S. 176, a bill by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., that “strips away ...5 days ago -
Latest Political Standoff: Violence Against Women Act
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Although they’ve become famous for their use of obstruction and the filibuster to kill Democratic legislation in recent years, congressional Republicans increasingly appear to be using a different tactic to thwart Democrats: the political standoff. It works like this: the Senate approves some key piece of ...1 week ago -
California student left in cell for 5 days without food or water files $20M claim against DEA
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The California student who was forgotten about by agents and left alone in a holding cell for five days without food or water filed a $20 million claim Wednesday against federal drug officials. Attorney Eugene Iredale sent the demand notice on behalf of UC San Diego senior Daniel Chong, 23, to the Drug Enforcement ...3 weeks ago -
Boxer seeks political truce to pass vital bills
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It’s time to put politics aside for a few weeks and pass some vital bills, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer told reporters on a conference call this morning. Boxer, D-Calif., said partisan gridlock has brought Congress to record-low approval ratings and productivity. “Things are really dismal but we have a window of time ...3 weeks ago -
Local Dems running hard with student-loan issue
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Democrats are running hard with the student-loan issue, including some efforts here in the Bay Area. The interest rate on need-based student loans will double to 6.8 percent July 1 unless a law is passed. Both sides of the aisle appear to favor freezing the interest rate, yet each side is using the question of [...]3 weeks ago -
The war on women
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As explained by Senator Boxer .3 weeks ago -
Bloomberg on Boxer’s brisk, brusque behavior
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Last week’s Bloomberg Businessweek offered a somewhat light-hearted look at that most entertaining of animals, the U.S. legislator, in its natural habitat. The magazine spent two days in late March observing behavior on the House and Senate floors, and then turned to observers including the Hoover Institution’s ...3 weeks ago -
Democrats Try to Ram Through Big Brother Transport Bill
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Legislation allows IRS to revoke passports, mandates black boxes in vehicles . Democrats are trying to ram through a notorious transportation bill stuffed with Big Brother measures, including empowering the IRS to revoke passports of accused tax delinquents and enforcing mandatory black boxes in all new cars from ...4 weeks ago



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