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Monday, September 3, 2012 |
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Union Money in Elections-- $4.4B
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:38 PM :: 6100 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"Organized labor spends about four times as much on politics and lobbying as generally thought."
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Saturday, September 1, 2012 |
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U.S. Pacific Islands Collaboration Sets Framework for Regional Ocean Partnership
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 8168 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Abercrombie and the governors of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), and Guam have signed a partnership agreement to assist the region in identifying coastal and ocean management priorities....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Mediscare
By John Goodman @ 3:42 PM :: 5285 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Lie Number Five: Health Reform Is Going to Make Medicare More Efficient....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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We Can Change America's Course
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:49 PM :: 4911 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The debate in Tampa this week raised a number of issues....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Native Peoples Call for Recognition, Consultation on Climate Change
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 8974 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The resolution asks for the federal government to “consult with our tribal governments and indigenous communities for guidance in all policies that affect our way of life ....
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Mitt Romney speech to GOP convention (Full Text, Video)
By Selected News Articles @ 11:26 PM :: 6325 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Full text of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s remarks to the Republican National Convention on Aug. 30 in Tampa, as prepared for delivery.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Dylan Nonaka Leads Pledge of Allegiance at Republican National Convention
By Selected News Articles @ 2:47 PM :: 13629 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"People are really eager to go to convention and get everything going." -- David Chang, State GOP Chair
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Defending America Takes More Than "Hope"
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:37 PM :: 4731 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Heritage defense experts call Obama's defense strategy "a strategy of hope": "a hope that big wars are a thing of the past; a hope that America's allies will do more; and a hope that fewer resources do not jeopardize the lives of American soldiers."
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Corporatist Medicine: Same Doctor Visit, Double the Cost
By NCPA @ 1:38 PM :: 4879 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Since the passage of President Obama's health care law, hospitals are increasing their size by acquiring private practices.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Rep Paul Ryan Speech to GOP National Convention
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 AM :: 5061 Views :: National News, Ethics
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I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity- and I know we can do this....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
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NFIB: Top 3 Small Business Struggles
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:20 PM :: 4970 Views :: National News, Ethics
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A survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in July revealed that small businesses' top three concerns were taxes, regulations, and poor sales....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
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The Trillion-Dollar Conundrum: Health Information Technology
By NCPA @ 4:40 PM :: 4637 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...according to the law's supporters, EMR adoption will yield cost savings. This conclusion, however, has not been definitively proven....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
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Federal Solar Subsidy $775 per mwh
By NCPA @ 4:28 PM :: 6474 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Federal subsidies in fiscal year 2010 for solar-generated energy were $775.64 per megawatt hour and $56.29 per megawatt hour for wind....
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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New ‘yardstick’ sizes up anti-bullying policies
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 6736 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“This new Anti-Bullying Policy Yardstick helps schools identify which policies are driven by a narrow political agenda...."
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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How Obamacare Robs Medicare and Hurts Seniors
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:32 PM :: 6208 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Obama declared in his Saturday radio address that his proposed reforms “won’t touch your guaranteed Medicare benefits. Not by a single dime.” This is incorrect. Obamacare cuts $716 billion from Medicare over the next 10 years....
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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Can Markets Work in Medicine?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 AM :: 4972 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Progressives admit to being "deeply suspicious of the claim that a health care system dominated by powerful vested interests and mystifying in its complexity can be tamed by consumers who are strapped for time, often poor, sometimes uneducated, confused and afraid." But just how valid are these concerns?
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Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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Political Convention Drama Begins
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 4993 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...this year marks the 100th anniversary of another Republican Convention embroiled in political drama of a different nature....
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Sunday, August 26, 2012 |
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Commitment to Hawaii’s Kupuna: Lingle Launches New TV Spot
By Video @ 9:34 PM :: 7693 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We must honor the promises we made to Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and to those nearing that age," said Governor Lingle. “Our kupuna should not fear that their payments could be stopped or reduced during their lifetimes.”
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hawaii Solar Installers Billed for Retroactive 250% Federal Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 12587 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Marco Mangelsdorf, who co-owns a company in Hawaii, ProVision Solar Inc ... has been fuming since he received a $138,000 tax bill in June from U.S. Customs, 250% more than what he paid for a shipment of Chinese panels he received in February ....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Lingle Challenges National GOP on Woman's Right to Choose
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 7215 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii’s open U.S. Senate seat, called on the Republican National Committee to consider the diverse opinions of Party members related to a woman’s right to choose before adopting a proposed platform plank....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Media "Fact Checkers" Promote Obama's Gutting of Welfare Reform
By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 5169 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Since Heritage's Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley broke the story on July 12 that the Obama Administration had gutted the work requirements from the 1996 welfare reform law, the Administration has denied it.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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$61.8M Federal Grant Funds Abercrombie Insurance Exchange
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 7650 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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California, Hawaii, Iowa, and New York today have been awarded Level One Exchange Establishment grants, which provide one year of funding to states that have begun the process of building their Exchange....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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CBO: Another Recession Is Imminent
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:47 PM :: 5031 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the CBO said that if Congress does not act, the economy will shrink by 0.5 percent, and the unemployment rate will spike to 9.1 percent....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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NYT: The Case for Natural Gas Exports
By NCPA @ 1:21 PM :: 5940 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...under federal law, the U.S. Energy Department has to deem the exports in the national interest before these companies are granted permission....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Bringing Medicaid into the Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:08 PM :: 4955 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Nearly one-third of America's doctors are already opting out of treating Medicaid patients—because their costs often outweigh what the program pays for care....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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HB1957: Legislators Wipe 50 Medical Privacy Laws off the Books
By Selected News Articles @ 4:26 PM :: 7708 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"These laws were often rooted in a naïve faith that patient consent, rather than underlying structural protection, is the be-all and end-all of patient protection." -- Big Brother
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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No Need MEADS: Sens. Inouye Porker of the Month
By News Release @ 5:13 AM :: 7156 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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CAGW named Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye and Ranking Member Thad Cochran its August 2012 Porkers of the Month for including a $380 million earmark for the wasteful and widely-criticized Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Why the Doctor Can't See You
By John Goodman @ 1:08 AM :: 5589 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The health care system can't possibly deliver on the huge increase in demand for primary care services -- there aren't enough doctors....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Medicare Drama More Hype than Reality
By NCPA @ 12:53 AM :: 4364 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Ryan v Obama on Medicare: Surprisingly, there's very little difference between the two plans.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 |
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Windfarms Set to Lose 50% Federal Subsidy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 6489 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The subsidy is already equivalent to 50 percent to 70 percent of the wholesale price of electricity. And that isn't the only special-interest treatment wind producers receive....
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 |
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Hackers Steal, Encrypt Health Records and Hold Data for Ransom
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 5969 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...a federal database of health-related breaches showcases an unsettling new strain of opportunism that is emerging as criminals try to exploit the industry’s shift to digital medical records....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Accountable Care Organizations: Panacea or Train Wreck?
By NCPA @ 4:19 PM :: 6436 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Similar to health maintenance organizations (HMOs), ACOs are designed to bring hospitals, physicians and insurers together to reduce health care costs ....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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NYT: Ambiguity in Health Law Could Make Family Coverage Too Costly for Many
By NCPA @ 4:16 PM :: 3753 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Under rules proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), some working-class families would be unable to afford family coverage offered by their employers, and yet they would not qualify for subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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How New Pension Standards Could Make Things Worse
By NCPA @ 4:12 PM :: 3755 Views :: National News, Ethics
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GASB considered changes to address this issue. Recently, it approved a slate of reforms for this exact purpose, yet their changes could actually make things worse by omitting essential changes....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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The Economist: American Universities Spending Like No Tomorrow
By NCPA @ 4:01 PM :: 3878 Views :: National News, Ethics
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They have also increased the proportion of outlays gobbled up by administrators, says The Economist....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Survey: Liberal profs admit they discriminate against conservatives in hiring, advancement
By Selected News Articles @ 12:32 PM :: 4193 Views :: National News, Ethics
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‘Impossible lack of diversity’ reflects ideological intimidation on campus....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Do The Math: Hirono Passes Zero Bills in Six Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 7088 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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She sponsored 49 bills between her election in 2006 and 2012, and zero have been passed into law.* We ask the people of Hawaii to join us to ‘do the math’. It all adds up to zero.”
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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This Threat Seems Fictional, but It's a Real Danger
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:36 AM :: 4351 Views :: National News, Ethics
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What happens to our society if we lose all electricity? A new TV show premiering next month, Revolution, will explore that question....
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
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55 Medal of Honor Recipients to Gather in Honolulu
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 9031 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu hosts 55 of America's 81 living Medal of Honor recipients this fall at the 2012 Medal of Honor Society Convention. Recipients from World War II up to the current conflict in Afghanistan will be in attendance.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
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Gallup: Hawaii, Utah, South Dakota Lead in "Thriving"
By Selected News Articles @ 7:14 PM :: 7768 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Residents of Hawaii, Utah, and South Dakota were the most likely to be "thriving" in the first half of 2012 based on how they rate their lives today and their expectations for their lives in five years. Residents of West Virginia and Maine were the least likely to be thriving.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
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Medicare Administration Exposes Substandard Hawaii Hospitals, Nursing Homes
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 7795 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Medicare.gov is publishing quality-of-care and patient- satisfaction information on more than 4,000 hospitals around the country that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
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Taxpayers' Auto Bailout Losses Mounting
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 AM :: 4208 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Taxpayers will lose even more on the auto bailout than previously thought, as the Treasury has just revised its estimate upward to $25 billion. This may still underestimate the losses to come....
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Monday, August 13, 2012 |
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Open Letter to Holder: Thai Workers Protest DoJ Abandonment of Hawaii Slavery Case
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6615 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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After this long and difficult struggle we are told that all criminal charges are dismissed, even though some of the accused had already pled guilty....
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Monday, August 13, 2012 |
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Facing the Medicare Debate Head-On
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:55 PM :: 4517 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Obamacare has already "ended Medicare as we know it."
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Djou: On to the General Election!
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:00 PM :: 9972 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Last night...our opponent immediately turned to name calling and finger pointing to define us. But that is exactly what is wrong with politics today. There are too many politicians who just want to point out problems and too few who want to find solutions.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Lingle: My Opponent is one of the '12 Percenters'
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 7:50 PM :: 8564 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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That's the number of American people who approve of the job that Congress is doing, and my opponent is one of the ‘12-percenters,’" Governor Lingle said.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Hanabusa: Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid -- it is all at stake
By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 AM :: 9638 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Between 1999 and 2002 Hanabusa short changed the Hawaii ERS--launching today’s multi-billion dollar Hawaii pension crisis. Now she’s lining up with the most unpopular politician in Hawaii—Neil Abercrombie—in support of his efforts to gut the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Lingle: Hirono Has Failed Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 6816 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Our way of life is being threatened because of the failure of D.C. politicians like my opponent. They failed Hawaii and they failed America. She failed us," said Governor Linda Lingle. "She put her political career and her party ahead of the people."
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Inouye, Abercrombie, Chong Look to Alaska for Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 8596 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell's direction, Alaska's major oil and gas producers and pipeline company TransCanada have shifted focus from a big pipeline to the Lower 48 to one leading to an LNG export plant in Southcentral Alaska....
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Romney-Ryan: Smart Democrats Should Be Worried
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 5826 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“I have held hundreds of town-hall meetings in my district explaining why we have to take bold reform steps, and I’ve found treating people like adults works. All those ads pushing elderly woman off the cliffs don’t work anymore if you lay out the problem.”
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