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Senator Barbara Boxer attended the opening session of the American Society of Newspaper Editors conference in Washington on Tuesday. In remarks to those newspaper editors the California liberal pleaded with the editors to "explain why a vocal minority in the Congress is essential for a democracy and why it is essential for you." She explained to the trade magazine Editor & Publisher that she believes that Americans don't understand the term filibuster and believes that "editorials would be very helpful." Barbara Boxer made it clear that she wants the press to favor the Democrats in those editorials in remarks at...