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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
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Obama's Bogus State of the Union Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:22 PM :: 4153 Views :: National News
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Tonight, the American people will be watching President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. How has he done on his promises over the past four years?
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Rand Paul on the Rise of Islamic Radicalism
By Video @ 1:41 PM :: 7201 Views :: National News, World News, Military
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How can American foreign policy meet the challenge of radical Islam? -- By adopting the principles America used to win the cold war, said Senator Rand Paul....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 7406 Views :: Environment, National News
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...view state activity, EPA activity, or combined activity....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 4262 Views :: National News
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The next time a cashier asks "paper or plastic?" think of Abbie Schoenwetter. He spent more than six years in federal confinement for shipping lobster in plastic instead of cardboard....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 |
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Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 5407 Views :: National News, Ethics
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How does cronyism affect your life? Tell us in the comments....
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Monday, February 4, 2013 |
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What Ideas Are Conservatives FOR?
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:18 AM :: 4036 Views :: National News
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...we're going to take our arguments to all Americans....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Some Families to Be Priced out of Health Overhaul
By NCPA @ 12:59 PM :: 5273 Views :: National News, Health Care
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IRS regulations issued Wednesday failed to fix the problem as liberal backers of the president's plan had hoped, says the Associated Press....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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How to Balance the Budget in 10 Years
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:41 PM :: 4073 Views :: National News
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Both houses of Congress have now voted to suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, buying lawmakers more time to develop a budget. The Senate would put together a budget for the first time in three years....
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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A Blow to Obama's Imperial Presidency
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:56 AM :: 6805 Views :: National News, Obama
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“Our unilateral president must take his unilateral medicine.”
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
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Reforming America's Immigration System
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:45 PM :: 4521 Views :: National News
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The Heritage Foundation has released the following statement....
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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It's School Choice Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 6076 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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...school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together to promote educational choice, with more than 3,600 events taking place nationwide....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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Jindal to GOP: "Stop Being the Stupid Party"
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 6662 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Let me warn you in advance that I plan to talk big picture here tonight, and I plan to say some things that may challenge your assumptions....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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Marching for Life
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:30 PM :: 7711 Views :: National News, Life
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Later today, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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The Urgent Danger in the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 4374 Views :: National News
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Think your state has equal representation in the Senate? Well, that could be eliminated soon.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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It's Time to Balance the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:59 PM :: 3904 Views :: National News
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Today, the House will vote on a proposal that would suspend the debt ceiling until May 19....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Obama Admin. Appoints Hawai'iGas CEO to Nat'l Petroleum Council
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 7215 Views :: Energy, National News, Jones Act
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The purpose of the NPC is solely to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matters relating to oil and natural gas....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, Translated
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 7057 Views :: National News, Obama
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Obama was honest about his intentions to grow government in order to remake our country along his progressive vision....
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Monday, January 21, 2013 |
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Full Text: Obama's Second Inaugural Address
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 8285 Views :: National News, Obama
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The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.
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Monday, January 21, 2013 |
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MLK, Obama and Opportunity
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 PM :: 6472 Views :: National News, Obama
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The politics of division and class warfare, the centerpiece of Obama’s campaign rhetoric, are the antithesis of King’s dream....
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Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
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Heritage: Conservative ideas need a new message
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 4018 Views :: National News
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Conservative ideas work. Numerous states are demonstrating that low taxes, right-to-work laws, school choice, energy development and other common-sense policies improve the lives of everyone....
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Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
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CBS News' Political Director: Obama Must 'Destroy' Republican Party
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 7095 Views :: National News, Obama
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The author of this outrageous left-wing fever dream is John Dickerson, the political director at CBS News....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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A Health Scare for Small Businesses
By NCPA @ 2:20 PM :: 6914 Views :: National News, Health Care, Small Business
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Many small-business owners haven't yet realized that the way they structure their firm in 2013 could determine their status under the law in a year's time....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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Public-Private Partnerships Could Keep State Park Gates Open
By NCPA @ 2:16 PM :: 7840 Views :: Environment, National News, Hawaii State Government
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Thousands of developed U.S. Forest Service recreation areas have utilized this PPP model successfully for more than 25 years....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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Responding to Newtown
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 6630 Views :: National News, Health Care, Second Amendment
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“Given the weak track record of federal mental health programs, states should exercise primary responsibility for determining appropriate mental health services, which will entail eliminating restrictions currently imposed by the federal government.”
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
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Obama's Religious Freedom Proclamation
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 7170 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Religion
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“As we observe Religious Freedom Day, let us remember the legacy of faith and independence we have inherited, and let us honor it by forever upholding our right to exercise our beliefs free from prejudice or persecution.” -- President Barack Obama
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
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Don't Raise Debt Ceiling Without Balancing the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 5153 Views :: National News, Economy
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...Obama promised to cut the annual deficit in half in his first term. Instead, his budgets include near-trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see....
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
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Privitization: Post Office to be Replaced by 'Hybrid Model'
By NCPA @ 12:18 PM :: 7000 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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Attention Hawaii: Can this 'hybrid model' be trusted with Vote-by-Mail?
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Waikele Fireworks Bunker Explosion: Investigation Findings to be Released
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 11170 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, OHA
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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announces that its January 17, 2013, public meeting in Washington, DC, will be available via webcast....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Disease Management Programs Don't Work
By NCPA @ 6:30 PM :: 6987 Views :: National News, Health Care
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According to the data, there were no decreases in emergency admissions or inpatient charges....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Feds Pay Maui County Office of Aging to Keep Medicare Patients Away from Hospital
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 9479 Views :: Maui County, National News, Health Care
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...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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"Default" Is a Red Herring in Debt Ceiling Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 4467 Views :: National News
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Yesterday, President Obama accused his opposition in Congress of threatening to “default” on America’s loans....
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Monday, January 14, 2013 |
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Head Start: When the Government Fails Completely
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 6941 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Rail Transit Under Fire in Los Angeles and San Jose
By Honolulu Traffic @ 2:24 PM :: 7535 Views :: National News, Rail
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L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....
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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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Chinese Investment in the U.S. Shatters Records
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 7322 Views :: National News, World News, Economy
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China set a record with its investments around the world in 2012. And in the United States, China shattered its previous investment record.
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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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Braces for the Kids Just Got More Expensive: Obamacare Tax Hike Case Study
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 11:23 AM :: 6839 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
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In 2013, the tax increases in Obamacare will increasingly conspire against kitchen-table family healthcare decisions....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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First U.S. Plant to Make Gasoline and Diesel Fuel from Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 7555 Views :: Energy, National News
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...a South African company, announced its intention to build a 96,000-barrel-per-day gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, LA....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4587 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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See America's Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 5455 Views :: National News, Economy
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the 19th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure
By NCPA @ 7:46 PM :: 5803 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The Supreme Court's surprise ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left many observers wondering about the implications of the ruling on the law itself....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Pretextural Takings: Will Supreme Court Hear Guam Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:07 PM :: 9270 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Land Use
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NFIB, CATO Instiutute, Owners' Counsel of America, and lawprofs James Ely, David Callies, Todd Zywicki, Randy Barnett, Eric Claeys, and D. Benjamin Barros -- have filed an amicus brief ....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 5410 Views :: National News, Health Care
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Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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BoH CEO Peter Ho Appointed to Federal Reserve Board
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 8517 Views :: National News, Economy
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He is a member of the Hawaii Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s Military Affairs Council
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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13 Tax Increases in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 5901 Views :: National News, Taxes
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The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases. Those hikes combined with six tax increases from Obamacare....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Obesity in America: Blame Trade Protectionism on Sugar
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 PM :: 8497 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care
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With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Matson, TOTE Ship Orders Timed to Influence Federal Jones Act Study?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:10 AM :: 8287 Views :: National News, Jones Act
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...influential British maritime journal Lloyd’s List published three articles today regarding the long awaited US. Government Accountability Office release of a report on their study of the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Will the Senate Minority Be Silenced?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 PM :: 4206 Views :: National News
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Reid has already effectively shut down the opportunity for minority Senators to offer amendments to bills. Now he is angling to change the Senate’s rules so that minority members cannot filibuster a bill.
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Thanks to Abercrombie, Republican Senators More Racially Diverse than Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 6884 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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there are now more Republican minorities in the Senate (South Carolina’s Tim Scott, Florida’s Marco Rubio, and Texas’s Ted Cruz) than Democrats (New Jersey’s Robert Menendez and Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono).…
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
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The Failure of Wind Power
By NCPA @ 1:12 PM :: 5677 Views :: Energy, National News
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Original warranties on turbines have expired and extended warranty options are not available....
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
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Uproar Over Bloated Sandy Aid Package
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:10 PM :: 4247 Views :: National News
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The real “selfishness and duplicity,” however, comes from those who insist that this bill is meant for Sandy’s victims—when in reality, it is a special-interest money fest....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Bloomberg Editorial Blasts Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 4:53 PM :: 8196 Views :: National News, Jones Act
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Bloomberg calls for major Jones Act reform in two parts: elimination of the U.S. build requirement for ships engaged in domestic coastwise trades; and, a more controversial proposal to allow foreign ship owners to compete....
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