Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]

Feinstein opposes challenging ports' truck cleanup

2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

...Dianne Feinstein on Friday urged the Federal Maritime Commission to work with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rather than pursue litigation over the Clean Trucks Program. Feinstein warned that the FMC may be overstepping its capabilities by revi

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President Bush To Sign Bill Intended To Stop Operation Of Online Rogue Pharmacies

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...government's ability to enforce existing statutes and make clear how they apply to the Internet," the Journal reports. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the bill's lead sponsor in the Senate, said, "This is really making explicit what has been implicit,

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Editorial: Senator leads a vital charge

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...can all be grateful to Sen. Dianne Feinstein for her effective role in pushing for improved rail safety in the wake of the Sept. 12 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth that claimed 25 lives and injured more than 100. The tragedy has shone a spotlight on a sys

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Democratic leader of California's Senate blocks many of the governor's biggest ambitions

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...negotiate last year and has been lukewarm to a proposal offered this summer by Schwarzenegger and Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the state's most popular politician. "Perata's role has been more of a roadblock. I mean, Perata certainly has his s

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Railroads pledge to beat deadline

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...companies, company CEO David Solow said, but it would take longer to fit Metrolink track out with its own transponders. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein appeared at the hearing to chastise train companies for taking so long to get to get their safety systems

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Burlington, Union Pacific vow automated stops by 2012

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...mandate. member who was appointed to the Metrolink board by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after the disaster. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein speaks about the Metrolink train collision at the California State Senate hearing in Van Nuys October 8, 2008. Unio

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Feds to Crack Down on Narcotics Sales Online

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...teenagers is a particular concern, according to the WSJ. The law “is really making explicit what has been implicit,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and the bills lead sponsor in the Senate told the WSJ. “Weve tried to close this loop

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Former eBay CEO Whitman donates to California redistricting measure

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...Democratic candidates include Lt. Gov. John Garamendi and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Others, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Attorney General Jerry Brown, state schools chief Jack O'Connell and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, are eyeing

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Intel Corp. hires Feinstein chief of staff for D.C. office

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...Intel Corp. hired Peter Cleveland, chief of staff for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, to run its Washington, D.C., office and oversee the company’s public policy efforts. Cleveland, who’s been Feinstein’s chief of staff for two years, starts work for Santa

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Peter Cleveland Joins Intel

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...408-765-8478 tom.waldrop@intel.com - Intel Corporation today announced that Peter Cleveland, chief of staff to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) since 2006, will join the company as its new vice president for global public policy and head of the chipmak

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Governor says Calif. AG mostly likely to succeed him in 2010

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...1970s and 1980s -- is the favorite in most early polls among a crowded Democratic field of potential nominees. But U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has long been interested in becoming governor. A poll this summer found half of the likely voters surveyed said

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Vote 'no' on Prop. 5

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...lining up against this proposal, beginning with 32 district attorneys and including police chiefs and prosecutors to Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The California Judges Association, which usually is neutral on political issues, is speaking out against Proposit

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Endorsements 2008: San Francisco measures

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...compliance by 2013, the state has threatened to shut it down. Proposition A has the support of just about everyone in town: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, all four state legislators from San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom, former mayors Willie

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Arnold Q&A: Economy, Politics, and Palin

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...today. Asked about who would be the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2010, Schwarzenegger seemed to lean towards Sen. Dianne Feinstein... maybe... while saying otherwise it would be Attorney General Jerry Brown. And then the guv pretty much settled o

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Timber counties earn boost for schools and roads

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who has worked for a number of years to pass funding legislation, said in a prepared statement, "This is terrific news for ...

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Endorsements 2008: San Francisco measures

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Proposition A has the support of just about everyone in town: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, all four state legislators from San Francisco, ...

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Schwarzenegger Thinks Jerry Brown Has Best Shot at Being Next ...

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

What Schwarzenegger said is that if Senator Dianne Feinstein enters the race, he thinks she wins. But he thinks Feinstein will only make a gubernatorial run ...

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Al Qaeda Could Exploit US Visa Program, Feinstein Says

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

... to the visa waiver program rather than expand it at a time when terrorists are probing for immigration loopholes, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif. ...

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Intel Hires Feinstein's Top Aide

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

By Chris Frates (The Politico) Beefing up their policy and advocacy teams, Intel has drafted Sen. Dianne Feinsteinâ€™s chief of staff to head its Washington ...

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Rural school money moves one step closer

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

According to a press release from United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, 34 Lassen County schools will benefit from the law. ...

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