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Chertoff to inspect safety upgrades at LAX today (Los Angeles Times)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Among the stops on the Homeland Security secretary's tour will be Terminal 1, where security barriers have been installed. Chertoff will also meet with Rep. Jane Harman and L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff this afternoon is scheduled to inspect new improvements to security systems and customs facilities at Los Angeles International Airport, which has...

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Democrat Jane Harman Smears The Troops (Politik Ditto)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:57:00 GMT

From the John Murtha School of Castigating The Troops from the party that claims to support them: Rep. Jane Harman, D-California, spoke before a House panel investigating the way the military handles reports of sexual assault. She said she recently visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in the Los Angeles area, where women told her horror stories of being raped in the military. "My jaw dropped...

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Teddy, Barack, and John: Advice for the Next President (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 08 August 2008) (WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:29:35 GMT

John Podesta , President Clinton's former chief of staff and president and CEO of the Center for American Progress , David Kennedy , professor of history at Stanford University and Pulitzer prize-winning author, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-California), and Joshua Hawley , judicial clerk to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and the author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher...

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Reassessing the Threat: the Future of Al Qaeda and Its Implications for Homeland Security - Statement of Jane Harman (Human Security Gateway: All Updates)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:29:29 GMT

Al Qaeda is in many respects a different organization than the one that attacked New York and Washington in 2001. It has been driven from its base in Afghanistan, and many of its leaders are either dead or in custody. Reports continue to surface (including those from the witnesses before us today) that Al Qaeda may be suffering from internal discord and may no longer enjoy an effective top-down command...

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Military Assaults (Vidiot Speak)

noreply@blogger.com (The Sailor) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:21:00 GMT

Sexual assault in military 'jaw-dropping,' lawmaker says [Rep. Jane Harman, D-California] said Thursday that her "jaw dropped" when military doctors told her that four in 10 women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the military. A government report indicates that the numbers could be even higher. [...] "My jaw dropped when the doctors told me that 41 percent...

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The Pentagon’s Shameful Record On Rape (Firedoglake)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:31:19 GMT

I cannot stop thinking about LaVena Johnson . Last Thursday, the House Committee on Government Oversight And Reform held hearings on sexual assault in the military. Rep. Jane Harman detailed some horrific statistics (PDF): ...Women serving in the US military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq....

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Women in the U.S. Military "...are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire..." (Blue Oasis)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:05:00 GMT

These are the words spoken on the above video by Rep. Jane Harman (D-California) during her testimony at a hearing on sexual assault in the military held by the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs this week. She shared this information as the result of a recent visit to a VA hospital: "My jaw dropped when the doctors told me that 41 percent of the female...

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Congress Hears Testimony on Sexual Assault in the Military (Feminist Daily News)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:53:38 GMT

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing on sexual assault in the military. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) both testified. Mother of slain Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, Mary Lauterbach, a...

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Defense Department Defies Supoena, Blocks Testimony Of Key Sexual Assault Prevention Official (Think Progress)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:36:51 GMT

Yesterday, the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, held a hearing on sexual assault in the military. During the hearing, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) explained that “women serving in the military today are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than be killed by enemy fire in Iraq.” As part [...]

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Attacker 'still comes after me in my dreams' (CNN)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:46:24 GMT

A lawmaker says she was shocked when told 4 in 10 women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the military. "My jaw dropped," Rep. Jane Harman says. "We have an epidemic here." A government report indicates the numbers could be even higher. One woman today told a congressional panel: "I was raped while I slept."

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"I think these people are still fighting Watergate" (Thoughts from Kansas)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:36:34 GMT

That's what John Dean just said, quoting Rep. Jane Harman, about Dick Cheney and the rest of the Republican party. Meanwhile, I note that John McCain still seems to think he's fighting Vietnam The Hundred Years War . Let me say that NetrootsNation rocks. I ran into Nate Thames, a friend and fellow Kansas blogger who now works at ActBlue , raising funds for progressive candidates. At...

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Teddy, Barack and John: Advice for the Next President (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 04 July 2008) (WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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FISA Debate on CSPAN: Open Thread (Crooks and Liars)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:34:55 GMT

I just saw CA’s Rep. Jane Harman complement the new bill. She said her constituents begged her not to cave and still she liked this bill. Crying Boehner is praising the bipartisanship behind it. That tells you all you need to know…Jerrold Nadler attacks it…

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Two Years Ago Today on GINA COBB: Killing Top Terrorists Is Not "Whack-a-Mole" (GINA COBB)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Originally published on June 12, 2006: Killing Top Terrorists Is Not "Whack-a-Mole" Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman, chomping at the bit to acquire more power, is eager to declare the Iraq war lost. Not only that, but she apparently disapproves of... Continued at website.

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Representative Jane Harman: BREAKIN’ THE LAW, SHE WAS BREAKIN’ THE LAW (Mark A. Kilmer (the weblog))

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:17:43 GMT

We non-Congress critters cannot park our vehicles in front of a fire hydrant; after all, the firemen might need access to put out a fire and save lives. Representative Jane Harman, the California Democrat, couldn’t care a whit about this death and damage. Oblivious to everything but herself, she parked her Lexus in front of [...]

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Thinking for Yourself is Now a Crime (Counterfire blogg)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:16 GMT

Jane Harman and Liberty’s Lost Light By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS What was the greatest failure of 2007? President Bush’s “surge” in Iraq? The decline in the value of the US dollar? Subprime mortgages? No. The greatest failure of 2007 was the newly sworn in Democratic Congress. The American people’s attempt in November 2006 to rein in a rogue [...]

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Harman proposes PSST funding bill (Mobile Radio Technology)

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) yesterday introduced legislation that would authorize as much as $2 million in grants to the 700 MHz public-safety broadband licensee—currently the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST)—during 2009 and 2010 to pay its operating costs incurred while pursuing a public-private partnership with the winner of the D Block auction for a nationwide network

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Fortune 435: How wealthy is Congress? (Scholars and Rogues)

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:08 GMT

Jane Harman, who represents California’s 36th District, may be the wealthiest member of Congress. She may also be running second as the member of Congress who has seen the greatest accretion of net worth since attaining her House seat in 1994. According to an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation called Fortune 435 , Rep. Harman's net worth in 2006 may have been $409,426,887, up...

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WaPo: Feds Probing Lawmakers' Use of Staffers (TPMmuckraker)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:23:56 GMT

Reps. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) and Jane Harman (D-CA) had a nasty surprise late last week when The Washington Post reported that Laura Flores, a former staffer who'd been busted for stealing $200,000 from her bosses' official accounts, was cooperating with...

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In Visit to Israel, Bush Can Prevent A War With Iran (RealClearPolitics)

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:30:00 GMT

When President Bush visits Israel next week, he should offer to bring that ally fully into the U.S. missile defense network - a step that might forestall an Israeli attack on Iran this year. Two of the most strategically minded Members of Congress I know - Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Jane Harman (D-Calif.) - have enlisted 63 colleagues to urge the move as Bush prepares to commemorate...

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