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  • Marjie Lundstrom: GOP's petty jab only energizes drive to honor Berkeley legend

    10/06/2005 4:49:08 PM PDT · by SmithL · 17 replies · 704+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 10/6/5 | Marjie Lundstrom
    BERKELEY - What's in a name? If we're talking about the Berkeley post office, we're talking a Category 5 storm of petty partisan politics, compliments of congressional Republicans. But liberal-minded Berkeley may get the last licks in this brouhaha, which has city leaders and citizens alike spitting mad. First, a little history. In case you missed it, our fearless leaders in Congress outdid themselves last week with their thumbs-down vote on a normally routine matter: the naming of a post office. According to Roll Call, measures to name post office buildings make up 12 percent of the laws Congress passes...