Barbara Boxer

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Furloughed employees applaud as Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) urge House Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution at a press conference on Capitol Hill as congress continues to battle over a government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, co-wrote the transportation bill that was passed by the Senate on Wednesday by a 74-22 vote. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , second left, leaves closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., far right, speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democratic Sens. Charles E. Schumer of New York and Barbara Boxer of California arrive Thursday to speak to reporters about legislation funding the Federal Aviation Administration. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Barbara Boxer leaves Capitol Hill on Thursday after speaking on the Senate floor about former Nevada Sen. John Ensign. Mr. Ensign made false statements to the Federal Election Commission, the panel said.

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Jill Biden (left), Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, and first lady Michelle Obama acknowledge supporters during a fundraiser in Los Angeles on Tuesday. "California, my husband can't do it alone," Mrs. Obama said of the midterm elections Tuesday while appearing with Mrs. Boxer. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer

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Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, left, shakes hands with Republican Carly Fiorina before a debate at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman (left), the former chief executive of eBay, and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is challenging Sen. Barbara Boxer, a liberal stalwart reviled by conservatives, are both in dead heats, some polls say.

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,right, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., center, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, discusses the environment and climate change Friday on Capitol Hill during a news conference. Mrs. Boxer is the lead sponsor of a failed bill that addresses global warming.