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Running San Francisco made Dianne Feinstein
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said that the first female mayor of the city, Senator Dianne Feinstein, had cemented her reputation after she signed a local gun control measure after the city hall assassinations. Brown said Feinstein’s handling of the assassinations crisis cemented her reputation. Feinstein was first elected to the US Senate in…
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After Dianne Feinstein died, tributes flood in from all over the world
US Senator Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the US Senate, passed away on Friday aged 90. Feinstein served as Mayor of San Francisco and California. Her legislative achievements included the 1994 Assault weapons ban, reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, her advocacy on marriage equality and climate justice. The Senate and the House paused…
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The Republicans will not be able to replace Feinstein on the Judiciary panel
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that Republicans will block the Democrats’ request to replace Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee as she recovers from shingles at home. “So let’s be clear, Senate Republicans will not take part in sidelining a temporary absent colleague off a committee…to force through their very…