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Entries for June 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Naval Shipbuilding and Repair goes Awry
By Michael Hansen @ 7:49 PM :: 8392 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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The Navy released its preliminary findings yesterday in the case of the fire aboard the Los Angeles Class fast attack nuclear submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) that may result in the vessel being assessed as a total constructive loss....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Eric Marshall, Senate Dist 10 -- Last Candidate on the Ballot
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 8221 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Although the June the 5th candidate filing deadline has come and gone one last candidate has been added to the 2012 Election....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Hirono defends sex-selective abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 10387 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hirono also maintained that "there really is a war on women in Congress."
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Deedy Case: Redacted Text of Motion for Dismissal
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 AM :: 8807 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Circuit Court Judge Karen Ahn in July will consider defense motion for dismissal of state charges against Federal Agent Christopher Deedy in the Waikiki APEC shooting of Kailua resident Kolin Elderts....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Board Approves Matson Separation from A&B
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 8663 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...cronies distribute board seats amongst themselves....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Potential Buyers of HMC West to Participate in Leeward Job Fair
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:49 AM :: 8766 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Queen's Medical Center and Hawaii Pacific Health will be attending the Leeward Job and Career Fair. The hospitals hope to fill 450 job openings available at their current facilities....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Paycheck Fairness Act: Jackpot Justice for Trial Lawyers
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 AM :: 4931 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the PFA allows employees to sue businesses that pay different workers different wages—even if those differences have nothing to do with the employees’ sex. These lawsuits can be brought for unlimited damages....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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BOSS Survey: Profits Up, Optimism Strong
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:20 AM :: 5329 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Forty-four percent of companies say revenue is up in the past year and 33 percent say profit is up....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Hirono Flip-Flops on Lilly Ledbetter
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 5814 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"As a point of fact, Hirono repeatedly claimed three years ago that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act already achieved this very goal...."
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Dysfunctional Washington
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:31 PM :: 5114 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Within one year of being elected, Governor Scott Walker (R) reformed the state's public sector pension system, eliminated a $3.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes, saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and helped create the conditions that have allowed Wisconsin's economy to grow again....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Supreme Court Hearing: The Next Big Hawaii Water Case
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 PM :: 9270 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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In re `Iao Ground Water Management Area High-Level Source Water Use Permit Applications and Petition to Amend Interim Instream Flow Standards of Waihe`e River and Waiehu, `Iao, and Waikapu Streams Contested Case Hearing, No. SCAP-30603 ....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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DHHL Tax Case: Final Brief in Corboy v Louie
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 PM :: 5955 Views :: Energy, Environment
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case asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's dismissal of a challenge to the property tax exemptions conferred on lessees of Hawaiian Homesteads....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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9th Circuit: Hawaii's Regulation Of Commercial Beach Weddings Does Not Violate First Amendment
By Robert Thomas @ 4:08 PM :: 5136 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The court mostly upheld the regulations, but struck down the power of government officials to revoke a permit and modify it....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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How Safe are Hawaii Hospitals?
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 10928 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...approximately 400 people die every day because of hospital errors...more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals will now receive an A, B, C, D or F Hospital Safety Score based on patient safety....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Larry Fenton Announces Senate Dist 11 Campaign as Republican
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6600 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 11 now includes Manoa, Makiki, Tantalus, Papakolea, and Punchbowl.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Ongoing Government Failures in Air Transportation
By NCPA @ 4:47 AM :: 4316 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Purporting to be at the service of consumers and creating market-optimal airlines, these regulations have the actual effect of distorting airlines' behavior and harming customers ....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Liz Larson Announces Hawaii State Senate Campaign
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 9866 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 12 includes Waikiki, Ala Moana, Ward, Kaka’ako, parts of McCully, Moliili, and Makiki....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Lingle Celebrates B-Day With 2,000 Supporters Statewide
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 5010 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Oahu "Birthday Bash" was the grand finale of a series of five celebrations held around the state, attracting more than 2,000 supporters statewide....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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66 Republicans Running for Office in Hawaii
By David S Chang @ 11:50 PM :: 6276 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Of those 66 candidates, 56 of them are running for state legislature....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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The Year of Living Abercrombie: Recovery Stops, Hawaii Economy Shrinks 0.2%
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5119 Views :: Energy, Environment
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While the nation’s gross domestic product grew by 1.7 percent in 2011, economic output shrank in only five states....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Pinata: AG Louie to Give Mortagage Settlement Money to Profitable NonProfits, DoE, Counties
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 3636 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Attorney General Louie declared his intention to distribute this money swiftly....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Power to the Physicians, Not the Hospitals
By NCPA @ 2:51 PM :: 4652 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The latest study of pay-for-performance finds that doesn’t work either....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Billions
By NCPA @ 2:45 PM :: 5286 Views :: National News, Ethics
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder suggests that there is an estimated $60 to $90 billion in fraud in Medicare and a similar amount for Medicaid
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Wisconsin: Democrats' Dry Run for November
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 4887 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Democrats now must pick up the wreckage from an election that they orchestrated and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz called a "dry run" for November....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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A Historic Win for Reform in Wisconsin
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:40 PM :: 4528 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The state of Wisconsin has once again lived up to its billing as a Midwestern incubator of Big Ideas....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Nominates Judge Pollack to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 5454 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This nomination fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. and requires confirmation by the State Senate.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Fires at Kahuku Windfarm Released 'Reactive' Particles, $2M Damage
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 13004 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Defective parts caused a devastating fire in a 2-month-old Hawaii wind farm that cost millions to repair, the energy company that ran the farm says in a Texas court.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Full Text: 2011 Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 5279 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey (HYTS) is a module of the Hawaii School Health Survey administered to public school students in grades 6-12 throughout Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Volcanic Haze: Debunking the 'Science' Behind EPA's Particulate Regs
By NCPA @ 1:06 PM :: 8277 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have Americans believe that hundreds of thousands will die unless its new and unparalleled regulatory agenda is enacted....
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Changing America's Course
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:58 PM :: 4557 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There's no way to predict how the 2012 elections will turn out. But it will be a turning point in American history....
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 4, 2012
By Congress.org @ 6:45 PM :: 5760 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- House: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
- House: Sex-Selective Abortion Ban
- House: Intelligence Authorization
- House: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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HSTA: 54% of Members Voted on Rejected Contract
By News Release @ 7:39 AM :: 8751 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HSTA President Wil Okabe finally releases the turnout data in this so-called “ratification vote.”
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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10 Ways to Lower Gas Prices
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:56 AM :: 4616 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...There are several steps Congress can immediately take, and President Obama can immediately support, that will help alleviate the pain felt at the pump by American families and would create economic growth, and importantly, jobs....
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Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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CoR: Solar Tax Credit Scammers Will Take $491M More than Projected
By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 7258 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...failure of the Legislature to check rampant abuse of Solar and Wind tax credits and shortfalls in projected income from last year's GE Tax hike may cost the General Fund as much as $721M over the coming seven years....
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Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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Full Text: Sierra Club Candidate Questionnaire
By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 6119 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Sierra Club is asking Legislative candidates to back fee increases on cars and trucks, agree to limit the size of homes on ag land to 1500 sq feet, start closing down HECO plants, and give lots of money to eco-make work projects....
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Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
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Book: Obama's Puck's Alley Drug Dealer Killed by Gay Lover
By Selected News Articles @ 9:19 PM :: 18419 Views :: Hawaii History, Drugs, Obama
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(Ray) was a long-haired haole hippie who worked at the Mama Mia Pizza Parlor not far from Punahou and lived in a dilapidated bus ....
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Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
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European Budget Cuts Threaten Mauna Kea Telescopes
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 11675 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The decision, a consequence of ongoing real terms cuts to the UK science budget by the Government, will almost certainly see the Hawaii-based UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) cease operations in the autumn of 2013 and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) do the same a year later, with the loss of around 40 jobs.
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Call for Criminal Investigation of Hanabusa's Campaign Loans
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 5788 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"If Hanabusa refuses to come clean, the HRP urges the appropriate law enforcement agencies and the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Hanabusa for criminal and/or ethical misconduct."
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Solving the Electric Car Puzzle
By NCPA @ 3:22 PM :: 5082 Views :: National News, Ethics
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if 5 percent of cars in Los Angeles County were to plug in simultaneously, they could place a 750-megawatt load on California's already strained grid, equivalent to the generating capacity of two midsize power plants....
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Increases Landfill Use
By NCPA @ 3:15 PM :: 5369 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the city council claims it will attain a number of benefits that are direly wanted by its citizens. However, careful analysis of each supposed benefit shows that the ban is unlikely to provide any such value....
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Does New Zealand Have the Answer to Overfishing?
By NCPA @ 2:52 PM :: 6001 Views :: World News, Family
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New Zealand established a total allowable catch (TAC) for the country, and then distributed quota permits based on compliance with the TAC....
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases Legislative Wrap-Up Video
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 5444 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If you’d like to leave feedback on a particular bill, as I review and consider signing bills over the next month, please do so here....
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Unemployment Rises Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 PM :: 4691 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Taxmageddon is threatening the U.S. economy and holding back growth, but strangely, President Barack Obama isn't doing anything about it....
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