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How about Barbara Lee for Obama’s ‘Poverty Czar’?

May 22, 2015 — 5 Comments

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Schaaf signs on to Progressive Agenda

May 14, 2015 — 1 Comment

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Rep. Barbara Lee and Progressive Caucus push for the ‘People’s Budget’

March 26, 2015 — 0 Comments

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Honda, Swalwell attended Netanyahu speech; Lee declined

March 3, 2015 — 15 Comments

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Rep. Swalwell did not renew $400 membership in LGBT Caucus

February 25, 2015 — 5 Comments

Barbara Lee, BART Board of Directors, Black Friday 14, Desley Brooks, Libby Schaaf, Lynette McElhaney, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland PD, Rob Bonta, Robert Raburn, Sean Whent

Police and race relations in Oakland headline an eventful discussion

January 27, 2015 — 2 Comments

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A preview of how Republicans will react to a Lee appointment to Cuba

January 26, 2015 — 2 Comments

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Barbara Lee says she’s not interested in ambassadorship to Cuba

January 20, 2015 — 0 Comments

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Periodic rumors of Rep. Barbara Lee’s departure now focus on post in Cuba

January 20, 2015 — 6 Comments

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GOP rollback of Obama’s immigration policy is ‘cynical,’ says Barbara Lee

January 15, 2015 — 5 Comments

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Best East Bay Political Quotes of 2014

January 5, 2015 — 4 Comments

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EAST BAY ELECTION NOTES: The Reckoning For Khanna, Sbranti; A Budding Political Rival For Bonta?

November 13, 2014 — 8 Comments

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If You Win Re-Election with 87 Percent of the Vote, I Guess it’s Okay to Shoot Silly String with Stephen Colbert

November 7, 2014 — 4 Comments

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ELECTION PREVIEW: CA15 and the Best of the Rest in the East Bay

November 4, 2014 — 2 Comments

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Rep. Barbara Lee: Republicans Cut Hospital Preparedness Before Ebola Risk

October 20, 2014 — 2 Comments