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			<title><![CDATA[Sens. Feinstein and Boxer keep racking up seniority]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-21 19:51:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have served longer together than any other pair of California senators &mdash; 20 years &mdash; and will soon replace Iowa's team as the current longest-serving tandem. 

In a chamber where the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coliseum officials charged taxpayers thousands for fill-ups]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-09-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As finance director for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Ronald Lederkramer didn't need to do much driving to keep an eye on the stadium's books.

But he has charged taxpayers about $7,600 for gasoline since 2008, even for fill-ups near Las Vegas and in...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coliseum officials got big vehicle perks]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-07-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In his final two years running the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Patrick Lynch enjoyed around-the-clock use of a 2009 Cadillac owned by the landmark stadium.

The car had been an upgrade, replacing a 2005 model from the Coliseum fleet. But Lynch didn't...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[House transportation bill: Traffic is heavy -- against it]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-02-13 16:38:52</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In his final two years running the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Patrick Lynch enjoyed around-the-clock use of a 2009 Cadillac owned by the landmark stadium.

The car had been an upgrade, replacing a 2005 model from the Coliseum fleet. But Lynch didn't...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[House Republicans push new oil drilling to fund road projects]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-02-15 21:39:05</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In his final two years running the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Patrick Lynch enjoyed around-the-clock use of a 2009 Cadillac owned by the landmark stadium.

The car had been an upgrade, replacing a 2005 model from the Coliseum fleet. But Lynch didn't...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bachmann's had her share of government aid]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-06-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a pitch in tune with the big-government antipathy gripping many conservatives.

But theMinnesota Republican and her...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New drilling could bring highway money, GOP leaders say]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-11-18 16:36:40</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a pitch in tune with the big-government antipathy gripping many conservatives.

But theMinnesota Republican and her...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Economy: Spreading the wealth, or not]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-05-18 16:35:50</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Rep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a pitch in tune with the big-government antipathy gripping many conservatives.

But theMinnesota Republican and her...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hurricane helper]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2005-11-20 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[THE FEDERAL Emergency Management Agency said last week that it has run out of money to pay insurance claims from this year's hurricanes. Not counting Wilma, the claims top $22 billion. So you'd think the troubled agency would be eager to reduce future...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Earmark games in Washington]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2009-03-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's time once again for a new round of Pin the Tail on the Porker, a game Congress plays every time an appropriations bill comes along. The rules are simple: Rail about wasteful earmarks your colleagues (preferably from the other party) are inserting...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Will the pork stop here?]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2006-11-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vows to make reform of congressional earmarks a priority of his tenure, arguing that members need to be more transparent when they load pet projects for their districts into federal spending...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senate OKs Corporate Tax Cut]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2004-10-11 11:22:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Senate today approved a sweeping corporate tax overhaul &#8212; one of a series of measures with broad appeal to key constituencies.

The vote, 69 to 17, took place as the Senate began wrapping up its preelection session this week.

During an...]]></description>
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