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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400025</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Please support free Speech with the passage of &#226;&#8364;&#339;Rachel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Law&#226;&#8364;&#157;</title>
    <link href="http://shariahfinancewatch.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/please-support-free-speech-with-the-passage-of-rachels-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2391176</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Shariah Finance Watch </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Our journalists provide us with insight on issues that affect all Americans, such as war and terrorism,&#226;&#8364;&#157; Rep. King said. &#226;&#8364;&#339;We cannot allow their voices to be silenced by those who prefer to keep secret the inner details of these issues. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shariahfinancewatch.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/please-support-free-speech-with-the-passage-of-rachels-law/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bursting The Broadcast Bubble - The New Music Gestapo</title>
    <link href="http://coffeehousestudio.blogspot.com/2008/06/bursting-broadcast-bubble-new-music.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2391175</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The measure, HR 4789, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, would move to the full House Judiciary Committee -- legislation that the National Association of Broadcasters said would cost the industry as much as $7 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://coffeehousestudio.blogspot.com/2008/06/bursting-broadcast-bubble-new-music.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US government has spent nearly $500 million on an Fake Arabic ...</title>
    <link href="http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-government-has-spent-nearly-500.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2390934</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Welcome to Pottersville </name>
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Late Update: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) fired off a letter this morning asking that House foreign relations committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) &amp;quot;hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation&amp;quot; of al-Hurra. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-government-has-spent-nearly-500.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GAO Audit: $6 Billion in Aide To Pakistan Being Wasted or Stolen</title>
    <link href="http://thepeoplesplatform.blogspot.com/2008/06/gao-audit-6-billion-in-aide-to-pakistan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2390933</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The People&amp;#39;s Platform Blog </name>
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&amp;quot;The US government is being asked to reimburse Pakistan for non-incremental air defense radar maintenance when al Qaeda is not even known to have an air force,&amp;quot; said Rep. Howard Berman, a Democrat and chairman of the House Foreign ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thepeoplesplatform.blogspot.com/2008/06/gao-audit-6-billion-in-aide-to-pakistan.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bush Blows Another $500 Million</title>
    <link href="http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=114374" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2387984</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arizona Sports Fans Network </name>
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Late Update: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) fired off a letter this morning asking that House foreign relations committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) &amp;quot;hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation&amp;quot; of al-Hurra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=114374"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Pakistanis Take our Money and Run &#226;&#8364;&#166; Oh, Well</title>
    <link href="http://conservablogs.com/bandow/?p=1042" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2386738</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The US government is being asked to reimburse Pakistan for non-incremental air defense radar maintenance when al-Qaida is not even known to have an air force,&#226;&#8364;&#157; said Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://conservablogs.com/bandow/?p=1042"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolution of Disapproval Introduced to Start Congressional Review ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/06/25/resolution-of-disapproval-introduced-to-start-congressional-review-of-us-russia-civilian-nuclear-agreement-rep-howard-berman/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2386736</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hill Blog </name>
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This is a very complicated issue, upon which we&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve held one hearing. There are some good arguments for the agreement, and some good ones against it. But for me, this all boils down to one essential question: Will moving forward with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/06/25/resolution-of-disapproval-introduced-to-start-congressional-review-of-us-russia-civilian-nuclear-agreement-rep-howard-berman/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6362: To amend title 35, United States ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6362" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2391179</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us </name>
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Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] introduced HR 6362: To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6362"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Performance Fee not dead yet</title>
    <link href="http://www.rbr.com/radio/performance_fee_not_dead_yet.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2391178</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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A majority of the US House of Representatives has signed on to oppose requiring AM and FM broadcasters to pay performance fees to record companies, but that hasn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t stopped Rep. Howard Berman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rbr.com/radio/performance_fee_not_dead_yet.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US-Russia nuclear deal faces bipartisan opposition</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080624/us-russia" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2391177</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politics | AP | Huffington Post Wires </name>
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The committee&amp;#39;s chairman, Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said he would not necessarily oppose the deal but needed to introduce the resolution to allow more time to consider it. &amp;quot;There are some good arguments for the agreement, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080624/us-russia"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US-Russia nuclear deal faces bipartisan opposition</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4bbeb1d65e16a37682f290145425b751" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2386737</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politics | AP | Huffington Post Wires </name>
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The committee&amp;#39;s chairman, Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said he would not necessarily oppose the deal but needed to introduce the resolution to allow more time to consider it. &amp;quot;There are some good arguments for the agreement, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4bbeb1d65e16a37682f290145425b751"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Music Wars</title>
    <link href="http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/06/24/Radio-Fights-Paying-Music-Royalties" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2383143</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The measure, HR 4789, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, would move to the full House Judiciary Committee -- legislation that the National Association of Broadcasters said would cost the industry as much as $7 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/06/24/Radio-Fights-Paying-Music-Royalties"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>It&amp;#39;s Official - the RIAA has lost its mind</title>
    <link href="http://sirencristy.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-official-riaa-has-lost-its-mind.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2382225</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>So What&amp;#39;s With All The Feather Boas? </name>
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The measure, HR 4789, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, would move to the full House Judiciary Committee -- legislation that the National Association of Broadcasters said would cost the industry as much as $7 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sirencristy.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-official-riaa-has-lost-its-mind.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HJRes. 95: Providing for the disapproval ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj110-95" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2387983</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] introduced HJRes. 95: Providing for the disapproval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj110-95"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today&amp;#39;s Must Read</title>
    <link href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/todays_must_read_354.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2382226</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>tpmmuckraker </name>
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Late Update: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) fired off a letter this morning asking that House foreign relations committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) &amp;quot;hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation&amp;quot; of al-Hurra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/todays_must_read_354.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra</title>
    <link href="http://www.propublica.org/article/rep-calls-for-investigation-of-alhurra-623/#When:11:45:00Z" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2382224</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>propublica: Articles and Investigations </name>
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In a letter today (pdf), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) requests that Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) &amp;quot;hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation&amp;quot; of the troubled US-backed channel. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/rep-calls-for-investigation-of-alhurra-623/#When:11:45:00Z"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as &amp;#39;A Form of Piracy&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/recording-indus.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2380124</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wired: Threat Level </name>
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The measure, HR 4789, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, would move to the full House Judiciary Committee -- legislation that the National Association of Broadcasters said would cost the industry as much as $7 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/recording-indus.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/main/~3/318206872/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2380123</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProPublica: Articles and Investigations </name>
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In a letter today (pdf), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) requests that Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) &amp;quot;hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation&amp;quot; of the troubled US-backed channel. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/main/~3/318206872/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jean Chatzky: Consider consolidating student loans (Fort Worth ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.jsidharta.com/consolidate-your-student-loans/consolidate-your-student-loans/jean-chatzky-consider-consolidating-student-loans-fort-worth-star-telegram/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/2380125</id>
    <updated>2008-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>consolidate your student loans </name>
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Rep. Howard L. Berman, D-Calif. (28th CD), issued the following press release: Rep. Howard Berman today strongly urged students and parents to consolidate their federal college loans before July 1, 2006, when interest rates on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jsidharta.com/consolidate-your-student-loans/consolidate-your-student-loans/jean-chatzky-consider-consolidating-student-loans-fort-worth-star-telegram/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House OKs funds to fight Mexican drug cartels (Reuters)</title>
    <link href="http://joyvonnienat.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/house-oks-funds-to-fight-mexican-drug-cartels-reuters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2364854</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T15:41:20Z</updated>
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     By a vote of 416-12, the House approved the funding for the first year of the so-called Merida Initiative, ... ," said &lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;Rep&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;Howard&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;Berman&lt;/strong&gt;, a California &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://joyvonnienat.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/house-oks-funds-to-fight-mexican-drug-cartels-reuters/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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