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      <excerpt>...Republicans have been saying, slow down. But Boxer last night vowed to begin the final drafting of her bill today.  Senator BARBARA BOXER (Democrat, California): I'm going to start sharply at nine. And everyone has five minutes and when then it's - hope</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...only Sen. Max Baucus of Montana opposing. When Republicans refused to attend markup sessions, committee chairwoman Sen. Barbara Boxer of California used an obscure procedure that allows a bill to be voted out of committee by a simple majority without co</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...had boycotted the committee's work on the bill, insisting on a cost analysis of the proposal by the EPA.&#160; March 31: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. gestures as she speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP). In a rare move, Democrats on the Senate Environm</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...on Wednesday, her campaign aides sent reporters an 11-page report touting her record at HP. At the same time, Sen. Barbara Boxer's team was portraying Fiorina as an insensitive CEO who oversaw the firing of thousands of workers and a then-controversial </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...change bill and force Democrats to allow a complete economic analysis of the measure. Declining to say exactly how, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans to move ahead with the bill</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO, is ready to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., in the 2010 election. She also addressed her spotting voting record -- a potential problem for someone who will be asking for votes.&#160;&quot;Admittedly, I have no</excerpt>
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