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A mist gathers around the Capitol. Glowering clouds obscure the sun. Dark Forces are pulling the levers of power. The very laws of the land are being forged to enslave freemen (and freewomen) by a sinister power beyond our ken. Somewhere, a council has g
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Hexavalent chromium, a potentially cancer-causing heavy metal made famous by activist Erin Brockovich, is found in drinking water supplies throughout most of the Coachella Valley at 150 to more than 1,000 times above Californias public health goal, a Des
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In the months prior to the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, then candidate Barack Obama said, "The first thing I'll do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)." FOCA, as co-sponsor Barbara Boxer described, "supersedes any law, regulation or
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WASHINGTON — San Joaquin Valley farmers would secure more water and an ambitious river restoration plan would be curtailed under a far-reaching California bill approved by a key House panel Thursday night. Opposed by the Brown administration in Sacrament
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About a month ago, people who thought religious institutions shouldn’t be forced to pay for things they morally oppose were unremarkable, boring even. Now, they are waging a heinous War on Women. Through the twisted logic of statism run amok, opposition
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The House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday approved H.R. 1837, a bill that would eliminate environmental protections for the Delta and Central Valley rivers, secure more water for corporate agribusiness on the San Joaquin Valley's west side and up
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On Friday’s edition of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, host Andrea Mitchell and ultra-liberal Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer actually compared Thursday's House hearing on contraception to the 1991 Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings. Mitchell linked t
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All day, that question has been in my inbox and on TV. Andrea Mitchell even referred to an “all-male hearing,” as Barbara Boxer rallied her feminist troops to watch. As I have noted, asking that question does require ignoring a Republican congresswoman w
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A new bipartisan resolution introduced Thursday on Capitol Hill is part of a growing effort to shift the longstanding U.S. red line from Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon to having the capability to build one. Such a shift would bring U.S. policy in line w
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray blasted the GOP Friday over Thursday’s House contraception hearing with an all-male panel , charging that Republicans have been "waging a war on women’s health" since they won the House majority in 2010. In a floor speech, th
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CLOTURE VOTE IN SENATE: Today the upper chamber will take a cloture vote on a “perfecting amendment”: Majority Leader Harry Reid’s attachment of the Commerce, Finance and Banking titles to Environment & Public Works’s highway piece of the Senate’s two-ye
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Woody Harrelson is calling on powerful California Senator Barbara Boxer to add her name to a long list of politicians opposed to chimpanzee and ape experiments across the U.S. In a letter the actor has sent to Boxer on behalf of People for the Ethical Tr
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After brushing off Democratic amendments, the GOP-controlled House Natural Resources Committee approved the water bill by a 27-17 margin, with only two Democrats voting for it. Denham, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and chief author R
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Washington -- Representatives from the Central Valley pushed legislation through a House committee Thursday that would upend the state's system of water rights, deploying the federal government to extract water from Northern California farms, fisheries a
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About a month ago, people who thought religious institutions shouldn’t be forced to pay for things they morally oppose were unremarkable, boring even. Now, they are waging a heinous War on Women. Through the twisted logic of statism run amok, opposition
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The recent decision of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to discontinue its financial contributions to Planned Parenthood sparked harsh outcry from across the political sphere as well as from Planned Parenthood itself. It was unjust that Komen s
About Barbara Boxer
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Barbara Levy Boxer (born 11 November 1940) is an American Democratic politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. She holds the record for the most popular votes in a statewide contested election in California, having received 6,955,728 votes in her 2004 re-election over former Republican Secretary of State Bill... Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California) and her husband Stewart, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Los Angeles City Engineer Gary Lee Moore (L) shows images of the crumbling Sixth Street bridge to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) during a news conference on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Boxer...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) hold a news conference with state and city officials with the Sixth Street bridge in the background on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Boxer and Villaraigosa said...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) comes out from the weekly policy luncheon October 4, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans' attempt to bring President Obama's Jobs Bill to the Senate floor has been rejected by Senate Majority Leader...
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OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 23: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks during a press conference at the site of a new 236-foot FAA control tower at Oakland International Airport on August 23, 2011 in Oakland, California. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Oakland mayor Jean Quan held a press...
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockafeller (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) hold a news...
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, to discuss the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). From left...
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. With her from left are: House...
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks to the media before voting on the debt limit bill August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to avoid default on its debts.
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Senator Barbara Boxer (R-CA) speaks to the media after voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington August 2, 2011. The United States is poised to step back from the brink of economic disaster as a bitterly fought deal to cut the budget deficit is...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , second left, leaves closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , far right, speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 17: From left Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) Committee Ranking Member Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Senator Tom Udall (D-UT), Jordan's King Abdullah, Committee Ranking Member Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senator...
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In this photograph taken by AP Images for L.A. Chamber of Commerce - Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, left, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, center, and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) right, applaud following a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of L.A.-area business and civic...
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In this photograph taken by AP Images for L.A. Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) right, applaud following a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of L.A.-area business and civic leaders, Wednesday May 4, 2011 in Washington. ...
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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) shakes hands with US Senator Dick Durbin (L), Democrat from Illinois while other senators (R-L) Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada; US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman; Richard Shelby, Republican from Alabama and Barbara Boxer, Democrat from...
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(R-L) US Senator Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada, US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Richard Shelby, Republican from Alabama, Barbara Boxer, Democrat from California and Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, wait at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 21, 2011. A...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (R) listens as Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) speaks during a news conference about Planned Parenthood April 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The women Democratic senators held a news conference to call on the Republicans not...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a news conference about Planned Parenthood April 13, 2011...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (C) is flanked by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) while waiting for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives at the...
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , right, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. , left, arrive to vote on the spending bill in the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Late Wednesday, the Senate rejected competing Republican and Democratic spending bills in a bit of Capitol...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies as (R-L) ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) listen during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 2, 2011...
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is welcomed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, by Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , left, and committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. , right, as she...
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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2011 file photo, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , second from right, points to a photo of a control tower being built in Palm Springs, Calif. , that suffered some damage while under construction, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate...
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works chair Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , speaks before the testimony of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the Clean Air Act and Public Health on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
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Defense Secretary nominee CIA Director Leon Panetta, left, laughs as he is introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, prior to testifying before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California) and her husband Stewart, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the...
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