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		<title>A fifth of gays, lesbians live in states where they can marry</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/15/a-fifth-of-gays-lesbians-live-in-states-where-they-can-marry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UCLA’s pro-gay Williams Institute think tank reports today that with the addition of Minnesota to the ranks of states that have legalized same-sex marriage, more than a fifth, or 22 percent, of gays and lesbians now live in states where they can marry. That’s up from five percent just three years ago. Six months after<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/a-fifth-of-gays-lesbians-live-in-states-where-they-can-marry/5337/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senators battle over tech worker visas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/14/senators-battle-over-tech-worker-visas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[border/immigration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley tech companies are aggressively seeking looser requirements to “hire American workers first” to fill tech jobs, potentially splitting the bipartisan Gang of Eight coalition that put together the huge immigration bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee worked through a series of tech-related amendments Tuesday that revealed divisions over the issue in both parties. The<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/senators-battle-over-tech-worker-visas/5329/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dianne Feinstein wins vote to ban drones within three miles of border</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/14/dianne-feinstein-wins-vote-to-ban-drones-within-three-miles-of-border/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[border/immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianne Feinstein]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Senate Judiciary plowed through dozens of amendments to its giant immigration overhaul, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., won a vote to limit the Border Patrol’s use of drones to within three miles of the Mexican border. Feinstein said drone technology is growing “beyond our ability to manage how they are used,” citing privacy concerns,<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/dianne-feinstein-wins-vote-to-ban-drones-within-three-miles-of-border/5321/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CT Dem leaders angered by GOP&#8217;s blocking of EPA candidate McCarthy</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/ct-dem-leaders-angered-by-gops-blocking-of-epa-candidate-mccarthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David McCumber, Washington Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy all reacted with irritation at Senate Republicans&#8217; action this week to block President Barack Obama&#8217;s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the EPA. McCarthy, currently EPA&#8217;s Asstant Administrator for the office of Air and Radiation, is widely thought to have excellent credentials for the<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/10/ct-dem-leaders-angered-by-gops-blocking-of-epa-candidate-mccarthy/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Jackie Speier outs obscene Marine Facebook page</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/rep-jackie-speier-demands-action-against-marine-facebook-page-denigrating-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amid the sudden uproar over sexual assaults in the military following a Pentagon report Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were assaulted last year, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, released portions of a Facebook page, “F’N Wook,” denigrating women in the Marine Corps. In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Marine Corps Commandant<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/rep-jackie-speier-demands-action-against-marine-facebook-page-denigrating-women/5299/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SCOTUS’ Clarence Thomas (finally) speaks: “Elites” and media “approved” first black president (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/scotus-clarence-thomas-finally-speaks-elites-and-media-approved-first-black-president-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cmarinucci@sfchronicle.com (Carla Marinucci)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the high court’s only African American jurist, hardly ever speaks in public. But he made news recently with comments that he always knew that America’s first black president would be “approved by the elites” — oh, and the media. Thomas made the statements recently in an interview at Duquesne Law<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/scotus-clarence-thomas-finally-speaks-elites-and-media-approved-first-black-president-video/5290/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>George W. Bush’s legacy by the numbers</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/25/george-w-bushs-legacy-by-the-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard.dunham@chron.com (Richard Dunham)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget/taxes/economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas today, historians and political pundits are taking a second look at the 43rd president’s legacy. We’d like to offer you a dispassionate view of the Bush record, culled from objective data. Here’s a sampling: ECONOMIC GROWTH: GDP growth, adjusted for inflation, for each<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/george-w-bushs-legacy-by-the-numbers/5253/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>George W. Bush’s top five successes — and failures</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/23/george-w-bushs-top-five-successes-and-failures/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/23/george-w-bushs-top-five-successes-and-failures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard.dunham@chron.com (Richard Dunham)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bush family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To mark the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, we offer you a glimpse back at the greatest triumphs and mistakes of his years on the national stage. Here are our choices. Feel free to add your own by posting a comment. TOP SUCCESSES 1. There were no successful terrorist attacks<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/george-w-bushs-top-five-successes-and-failures/5250/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Big D is for Dubya: Bush bundlers reprise role for presidential library</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/21/the-big-d-is-for-dubya-bush-bundlers-reprise-role-for-presidential-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil.Vigdor@scni.com (Neil Vigdor)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is an afterlife for Bush Pioneers and Rangers, the monikers given to the top bundlers of campaign contributions for George W. Bush. It can be found on 5.2 acres of Dallas real estate on the campus of Southern Methodist University, home of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. A library, museum and think tank,<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/the-big-d-is-for-dubya-bush-bundlers-reprise-role-for-presidential-library/5246/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bipartisan gun bill ready in House should Senate act</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/16/bipartisan-gun-bill-ready-in-house-should-senate-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara Boxer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianne Feinstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Mike Thompson, a gun-owning Vietnam veteran hand-picked by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to forge a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the House, unveiled a companion background check bill Tuesday that has bipartisan support. That puts pressure on House Republican leaders to bring up gun legislation if it can pass the Senate.The Thompson<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/bipartisan-gun-bill-ready-in-house-should-senate-act/5229/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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