Barbara Boxer, Democrat

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Current office: U.S. Senate

Birth place: Brooklyn, NY (11/11/1940)
Home city: Greenbrae, CA

Education: BA, Economics, Brooklyn College, 1962.

Profession: Congressional Aide, 1974-1976 Journalist/Associate Editor, Pacific Sun Newspaper, 1972-1974 Stockbroker/Economic Researcher, Wall Street Securities Firm, 1962-1965.

Political: Senator, United States Senate, 1993-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1983-1992 Member, President, Marin County Board of Supervisors, 1977-1983 Chief Deputy Majority Whip, United States Senate.

First elected: 11/03/1992
Last elected: 11/02/2004
Next election: 2010

Family: Husband: Stewart; 2 Children: Doug, Nicole.

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Chatsworth crash's roots lie 20 years in Metrolink's past

Los Angeles Times 11.11.11 3:00 AM | The commuter line's founders gambled that the line could operate without an automatic braking system, interviews with safety experts and documents show. The roots of the worst passenger rail...
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Stranded air passengers' plight spurs action from Washington

Minneapolis Star Tribune 8.12.09 12:39 AM | It's still not clear why 47 people were stranded overnight on a parked airplane. Lawmakers urge swift passage of a bill of rights.
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Obama administration investigates tarmac stranding

Seattle Times 8.11.09 8:31 PM | The Obama administration has opened an investigation into whether any laws were violated last week when 47 passengers were stranded overnight on an airport tarmac in Rochester, Minn.
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Lawmaker urges U.S. standards for gang intervention workers

Los Angeles Times 8.11.09 3:00 AM | Measure modeled on L.A. plan would specify services to be provided by agencies seeking government funding and demand proof that youths were being diverted into job programs. Officials on...
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Obamas EPA plans fewer toxic cleanups

Charleston Gazette 8.9.09 11:45 PM | **By Dina Cappiello** The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- For years, the Bush administration was criticized for not cleaning up enough of the nations most contaminated waste sites. The Obama...
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Obama plans to decontaminate fewer hazardous waste sites than Bush

Kansas City Star 8.9.09 10:15 PM | For years, the Bush administration was criticized for not cleaning up enough of the nation's most contaminated waste sites. The Obama administration plans to do even less.
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Transit fund delay may undo stimulus

Pittsburgh Post Gazette 8.8.09 12:06 AM | Despite consensus in the transportation industry that federal spending on highways, bridges and transit should increase now, Congress and the Obama administration appear poised to push the issue...
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Ethics Panel Clears Dodd Of Breaking Rules With VIP Mortgages

Hartford Courant 8.8.09 12:00 AM | The Senate Select Committee on Ethics dismissed a complaint against U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd on Friday after determining he did not break the chamber's rules on gifts when he refinanced a pair...
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Obama nominates first Bay Area federal judges -- one from Palo Alto

The Mercury News 8.7.09 9:39 PM | The president puts forth a San Jose magistrate, and also a San Francisco magistrate who would be the first Asian-American federal judge in the Bay Area's history.
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Panel: Senators' VIP loans broke no ethics rules

Seattle Times 8.7.09 9:31 PM | The Senate ethics panel cleared Sens. Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad Friday of breaking rules by getting mortgages through a VIP program, but it scolded them for not being more careful to avoid the...
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