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  • Barbara Boxer's GOP jabs earn respect, jeers

    02/13/2005 11:30:22 AM PST · by Dog Gone · 22 replies · 645+ views
    associated press ^ | February 13, 2005 | ERICA WERNER
    California liberal has taken flak for some moves, but she wouldn't have it any other way RESOURCES SEN. BOXER'S BIOGRAPHY• Party: Democrat• Birth date: Nov. 11, 1940• Age: 63• Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.• Education: Bachelor of arts, Brooklyn College, 1962.• Family: Husband, Stewart, a lawyer; adult children Doug and Nicole; one grandson, Zachary.• Experience: U.S. senator, 1993 to present; House member, 1983 to 1993; Marin County supervisor, 1976 to 1982; aide to then-U.S. Rep. John Burton, 1974-75; reporter for Pacific Sun newspaper, 1972-73; stockbroker, 1962-65. WASHINGTON - Sen. Barbara Boxer always has spoken up, but the California Democrat seems to have...
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer steps into spotlight [the leader of the "'X-Files' wing" of the Democratic..

    01/29/2005 9:51:20 AM PST · by Sub-Driver · 23 replies · 1,244+ views
    Sen. Barbara Boxer Steps Into Spotlight 25 minutes ago By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Sen. Barbara Boxer (news, bio, voting record) has always spoken up, but the California Democrat seems to have gotten a lot louder lately. Her opposition to Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites)'s secretary of state nomination was so combative that it was parodied on Saturday Night Live. That came on the heels of her decision to sign onto a House member's complaint about Ohio voting problems, forcing Congress to debate them before certifying President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election victory. She's being...