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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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DoD IDs Hawaii Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 8739 Views :: Energy, National News, World News, Family
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They died April 19, in southwestern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the UH-60 Black Hawk they were in crashed.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Barack Obama Sr Brought to America by Harry Belafonte
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 PM :: 16888 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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U.S. and British officials were deeply suspicious of this outfit, observing that the AASF – though backed by singer (ands Communist Party member) Harry Belafonte and actor Sidney Poitier – had links to a Kenyan nationalist leader….
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Bishop at Vatican, Prays for Courage to Defend Religious Liberty
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 9301 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Bishops from California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah began their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican with prayers for courage in defending religious freedom and in sharing faith in the risen Lord.
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Dalai Lama Slams Beijing for Burnings
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 11574 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Tibet's spiritual leader says China's 'totalitarian' policies sparked Tibetan self-immolations....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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North Korea's Rogue Missile Launch
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 8697 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Jong-un "is more likely than his father Kim Jong-il to miscalculate during a crisis, unaware that Seoul is more likely to retaliate to a military clash than in the past."
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Not Aimed at Hawaii This Time: N Korea Rocket fails, falls in Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 8226 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Immediately after the launch, South Korea issued an order urging residents near the inter-Korean border to seek shelter to protect themselves from any debris that might fall from the rocket, Yonhap said....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Salon: Am Samoa's Congressional Delegate Defends Dictatorship at Behest of Lobbyist
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 PM :: 7773 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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No one except Faleomavaega knows which demands had been 'met,' as Bahrain today remains governed by an undemocratic monarchy which tortures and imprisons its citizens with impunity....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012 |
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Pentagon Prepares for Possible Shoot Down of North Korean Missile
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 PM :: 9151 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Three interceptor ships near Japan and the Philippines, as well as U.S.-based interceptors, are ready to shoot down the North Korean missile if space-, land-, and sea-based sensors determine its flight path is targeted at the United States or U.S. allies....
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Monday, April 2, 2012 |
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Vancouver Sun: Hawaii Vacation Rental Bills Violate NAFTA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 AM :: 10260 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Hawaii state legislature has taken dead aim at NAFTA and the provisions it requires of the state, and the protections it affords Canadians who make cross-border investments in vacation rental properties….
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Organic Food Production, Biofuels Waste Valuable Farmland
By NCPA @ 11:05 PM :: 5797 Views :: World News, Family
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land devoted to organic farming produces 50 percent less wheat, 55 percent less asparagus and lettuce, and 23 percent less corn than conventionally farmed land....
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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International visitor spending in US hits all-time record of $153 billion
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 8823 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The U.S. Department of Commerce today released tourism data revealing that international and domestic tourism spending increased 8.1 percent in 2011....
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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FOCUS Act May Save Fishing Crews from Prison
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 9971 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Schoenwetter was sentenced to eight years in a federal prison—a term longer than what some violent criminals could spend in lockup—for domestic regulatory offenses that did not even violate foreign law.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Rebound Rumble: Robotics Meet to Bring 1000 Competitors to Honolulu
By News Release @ 12:56 PM :: 10867 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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More than 1,000 high-school students from around the world will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an intense six weeks of designing and building an original robot....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
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Bringing the Light of Freedom to Cuba
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:20 AM :: 5159 Views :: World News, Family
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The once proud and comparatively wealthy Cubans are now among the poorest in the hemisphere, definitely the least informed and, consequently, the least free.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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Trans-Pacific Carriers Unlikely to Serve Hawaii and Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 10690 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Holy Grail for many cargo interests shipping by ocean in the domestic Hawaii and Guam trades is an unrequited generational quest to find a way to take advantage of the existing mainline Trans-Pacific container carriers passing regularly Westbound by the islands ....
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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North Korea vows satellite launch, with rocket that could reach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 8631 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The obvious purpose, they say, is for North Korea to test the latest version of a missile with a range that could deliver a small nuclear warhead as far as Hawaii, Alaska – or even the US west coast.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
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Djou: What I learned in Afghanistan
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:47 PM :: 12411 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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After having served in Afghanistan, after serving with real American heroes, I know that the problems and issues facing our community and our country can be fixed through solid leadership and by each and every one of us coming together to do our small part.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
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China's Military Rising
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 8352 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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China announced this week that its new defense budget would total approximately $106 billion -- an 11.2 percent increase over its previous budget....
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Monday, March 5, 2012 |
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Defending Israel from the Iranian Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:31 AM :: 5172 Views :: World News, Family
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Less than 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, the Iranian government is operating in open violation of international law in a singular pursuit of developing nuclear weapons.
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Monday, March 5, 2012 |
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Obama: "I have a Policy to Prevent Iran from Obtaining a Nuclear Weapon"
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 6303 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"And as I have made clear time and again during the course of my presidency, I will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the United States and its interests...."
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Debt Ratio: We're Already Europe
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 6487 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Only two European countries, Greece and Ireland, have larger budget deficits as a percentage of GDP. Just four European countries have larger national debts than we do -- Greece and Ireland again, plus Portugal and Italy ....
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Foreign Policy: Obama Doctrine Failure
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:50 PM :: 7276 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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... the White House engaged with enemies and undercut allies, apologized for American exceptionalism, and favored the "soft power" of treaties and international organizations. Today we are seeing the disastrous results ....
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Fighting to the Death in Syria
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:57 PM :: 4588 Views :: World News, Family
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...opposition to Assad continues in the face of escalating attacks, with some indications that the military is losing ground as the army loses thousands of defectors....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Hawaiian Airlines First to Receive Carbon Credits
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 9862 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Hawaiian Airlines has earned the first-ever aviation based carbon credits, having reduced its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by nearly 22,000 metric tons over the past six years using an innovative, eco-friendly engine washing technology developed by Pratt & Whitney.
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Another State Acting on Iran Debarment Legislation
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 6197 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The legislation was introduced in the Maryland Senate last week, and Governor O’Malley has made it a key legislative priority for 2012.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Middle East Crumbles Around Obama's Foreign Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:34 AM :: 6499 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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All indications are that the Middle East is crumbling, and President Barack Obama's foreign policy is collapsing right along with it.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 |
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Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 10296 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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“People always opt for more information,” says Giddings, “whether or not they have any idea what it means, or how they might use it.”
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 |
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Hoku Dodges a $50M Bullet
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 7264 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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...we would otherwise be obligated to pay $50 million to Tianwei this quarter....
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
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Scientists: Global Warming Stopped 15 years ago, Mini Ice Age Coming
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 AM :: 6895 Views :: World News, Family
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Some people actually believe the Sun has nothing to do with the temperature....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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Nietzsche on Eggshells
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 6712 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Read all the way down to the last paragraph where you will discover that this book review is really about ... Hawaii.
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Monday, January 23, 2012 |
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Scripps blockbuster: Ocean acidification happens all the time — naturally
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 6987 Views :: World News, Family
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Typical estuarine environments have an inflow from rivers (with a lower pH) that fluctuates wildly, so do areas with upwelling, and even the pH in kelp forests varies dynamically.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 8581 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Obama this morning signed an executive order establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness....
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 6:59 PM :: 9259 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"The President's plan to boost processing capacity for non-immigrant visas in major U.S. bound travel markets like China and Brazil and expand the Visa Waiver Program is a good policy for America and will benefit Hawaii's tourism industry."
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
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An Internet Blackout Over SOPA and PIPA
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:06 PM :: 6105 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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As of midnight, Wikipedia is shut down for 24 hours, and hundreds of other popular websites have gone dark right along with it. They are standing together in protest ....
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Friday, January 13, 2012 |
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US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:50 PM :: 7848 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...the United States -- and indeed the world -- is less economically free today than it was a year ago, according to the 18th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released yesterday by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 9959 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that on Dec. 1, the government of Japan approved Rainbow papaya for commercial shipment to Japan.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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Fiat Trucks used in Iranian Nuclear Program, Public Beheadings
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 6146 Views :: World News, Family
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Fiat's subsidiary Iveco continues to sell and distribute trucks in Iran that have been used by the Iranian regime to transport ballistic missiles and stage gruesome public executions. Fiat also continues to operate in Iran's automobile market, and is reportedly planning to expand its presence there by opening a luxury Maserati dealership in Tehran.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
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The Real 'Iron Lady'
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:14 AM :: 6572 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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This week brings the nationwide release of The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Monday, January 9, 2012 |
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Can America Defend Itself?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 6354 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Despite this emerging threat, President Barack Obama traveled to the Pentagon last Thursday to announce that the "tide of war is receding" for the United States, thereby justifying massive cuts to the U.S. military.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Egypt's Winds of Change Give Way to Dark Clouds
By IPT News @ 12:16 PM :: 5762 Views :: World News, Family
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President Obama told Bill O'Reilly, "I think the Muslim Brotherhood is one faction in Egypt. They don't have majority support in Egypt."
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Hoku Can’t Pay Its Electric bill in Idaho, Freezing Temps May Destroy $390M plant
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 AM :: 10443 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Your ACT221 Tax Dollars at Work building the clean energy future, Hawaii ....
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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War Games, An Energy Crisis, and the Iranian Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:02 AM :: 6909 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, providing passage for some 15.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, amounting to one third of the world's seaborne oil shipments.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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Canadian Senate Testimony: Climate Change is Natural
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 AM :: 5243 Views :: World News, Family
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Never before have a team of climate ‘realists’ testified before any committee, in the Senate or the Commons.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Biden Says Taliban Is Not Our Enemy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 6101 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That’s critical. There is not a single statement that the president has ever made in any of our policy assertions that the Taliban is our enemy because it threatens U.S. interests."
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