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  • 05/31/12 Lawmaker Honored 33 Years Later Source: Roll Call - Washington DC For every private thing we know about Members of Congress, there are still amazing stories that go unnoticed.
  • 05/30/12 The tyranny of pink Source: Salon.com But the overreach by the Komen foundation, while surely intended to strike yet another blow on the side of antiabortion activism, succeeded instead in waking a powerful constituency — armed with precisely the language and emotional heft they've been lacking for too long.
  • 05/22/12 Ribble defends LCS program Source: Eagle Herald - Marinette WI Over the last couple of years, a few minor technical issues involving the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program have been discovered.
  • 05/18/12 DoD pushes Army's sex assault prevention training Source: ArmyTimes.com As the Defense Department announced new strategies April 16 to combat sexual assault in the ranks, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, acknowledged that the military's progress had stalled.
  • 05/18/12 Veterans wait too long on disability claims Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Once they file disability claims with the Department of Veteran Affairs, however, veterans wait, and wait longer.

Background on jackie speier

Karen Lorraine Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier (; born May 14, 1950) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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