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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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S&P Cuts US Bond Rating, More Downgrades Coming Monday
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 8366 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The outlook on the long-term rating is negative....On Monday, we will issue separate releases concerning affected ratings in the funds, government-related entities, financial institutions, insurance, public finance, and structured finance sectors.
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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SBE: Hawaii Energy Costs Top Nation (again)
By News Release @ 9:54 AM :: 5877 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Energy costs certainly are affected by public policy measures at the federal, state and local levels. When policymakers focus on reining in taxes and removing regulatory burdens, that works to reduce energy costs to the benefit of entrepreneurs, businesses and consumers. But when focused on increasing energy taxes, expanding regulations, and creating governmental obstacles to energy development, the economy suffers accordingly."
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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Mainland Democrat Operatives Attack Gov. Lingle's Record
By Linda Smith @ 1:23 AM :: 7611 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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During her 30-years of public service, Governor Lingle has always run issue-oriented campaigns. Should there be a future campaign, it too would be run on the issues, rather than based on personal attacks.
There is no place in Hawaii for these deplorable tactics by national partisan political staffers. The voters of Hawaii deserve better.
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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The White House Does Not Create Jobs
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 AM :: 3802 Views :: National News, Ethics
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At yesterday's press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney admitted: "The White House does not create jobs." As the Examiner's senior political columnist Timothy P. Carney (no relation) later noted, conservatives should greet this statement as "a true and long-awaited admission of government's limits."
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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Blame the Washington Bureaucracy for High Gas Prices
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:09 PM :: 4327 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans are paying more for gasoline today than they were six weeks ago when President Obama released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In the Gulf of Mexico, meanwhile, 10 drilling rigs -- more than one-third of the fleet -- have left on Obama’s watch.
This incomprehensible energy policy is not only costing Americans more money at the pump. Bureaucratic delays in Washington are also stunting job growth and adding to the budget deficit.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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UANI Calls on Japanese Conglomerate Hitachi to End Its Business in Iran
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 7152 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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On Thursday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on Japanese high technology conglomerate Hitachi to end its business in Iran. Hitachi maintains an active presence in Iran, having provided Iran with gas turbines and induction motors used in its oil and gas sector.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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Six Incumbents could fight each other under newly released Hawaii Reapportionment Maps
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 8742 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The boundaries pit two Big Island Democrats against each other: Jerry Chang, D-Piihonua-Kaumana, and Mark Nakashima, D-Hawi-Hilo. On Oahu, Rida Cabanilla, D-Waipahu-Ewa, would face Kymberly Pine, R-Ewa Beach-Iroquois Point; and Mark Hashem, D-Hahaione Valley-Aina Haina, would compete against Barbara Marumoto, R-Kalani Valley-Diamond Head.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Djou: Rail Authority tone deaf on Fiscal Affairs
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:50 PM :: 6511 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...good government means more than just saying what people want to hear. It means identifying problems that concern our community and proposing constructive solutions....
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted August 2
By Selected News Articles @ 8:45 PM :: 6056 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Confirmation of Robert S. Mueller III to be Director of the FBI
- Senate: Budget Control Act of 2011
- House: North American-Made Energy Security Act
- House: Budget Control Act of 2011
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono: Inouye’s Senate Democrats outraged by “dishonest” Ed Case
By Andrew Walden @ 8:41 PM :: 10250 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In a Washington Post article published this morning, the national Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee takes the unusual step of attacking a Democratic Senate Primary candidate--Ed Case....DSCC is working hand in glove with Sen. Dan Inouye. Even DSCC’s choice of words -- “not honest” -- echoes Inouye’s lengthy record of attacks on Case.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Debt: Our Work Has Only Begun
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 AM :: 4065 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans are disappointed. They are disappointed that the debate over our debt limit was about the needs of politicians instead of the needs of the country. They are disappointed with a broken government that refuses to fix itself. And they are disappointed that the Budget Control Act that passed the House last night and is likely to pass the Senate today does not make the transformative changes this nation requires.
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Monday, August 1, 2011 |
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Senate Race Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono
By Ed Case @ 8:39 PM :: 6811 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The poll shows Ed Case ahead of Mazie Hirono in the Democratic primary 53%-37% and ahead of Linda Lingle in the general 48%-38%, and Lingle ahead of Hirono in the general 48%-43%.
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Monday, August 1, 2011 |
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Debt: Liberals Force Choice Between Economic and National Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 AM :: 4083 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Put the security of the nation at risk or raise taxes. This is the sour "deal" liberal lawmakers are offering in exchange for insufficient spending cuts, according to reports of this weekend's debt negotiations in Washington....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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Struggle to Solve Debt Limit Crisis Goes On
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:16 PM :: 4589 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Even if the Boehner bill passed and became law, America would continue its downward spiral into a fiscal abyss with no end in sight....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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The Social Security 'coffers' are very far from running dry
By NCPA @ 2:27 PM :: 4883 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Last week President Obama made an alarming statement to the nation's senior citizens. He told CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley he couldn't guarantee that $20 billion in Social Security checks will go out on Aug. 3, the day after the government would go into default if it doesn't raise the debt ceiling. "[T]here may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Mr. Obama said.
This statement completely overlooks the existence of the Social Security Trust Fund....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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Hawaii Federal Stimulus Funds: $650K per job
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 9:57 AM :: 7756 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Stimulus Program created 2,046 jobs in Hawaii. The cost for these 2,046 jobs? $1.329-billion in taxpayer dollars! That’s about $650,000 per job!
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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Default? Bankers, State pool money to keep Cash flowing to Federally Funded Cronies
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 8730 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Governor’s objectives are to avoid interruptions to programs that depend heavily on federal funding....
Hawai'i Bankers Association Executive Director Gary Fujitani said, “Our banking community has substantial liquidity that is ample to weather any temporary financial correction. We are ready to work with the state to ensure the continuance of a stable economy in Hawai'i.”
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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The Obama EPA's Brave New Future
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:33 PM :: 4763 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Say goodbye to cars and trucks as you know them. Say hello to a brave new future ushered in by the Environmental Protection Agency. It's one where the federal government reshapes a major U.S. industry by administrative fiat, all in pursuit of a policy goal that will cost money, jobs, and lives—all to satisfy the left's environmentalist factions while dishing out taxpayer dollars to an Obama-favored unionized industry.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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Djou: Look forward to 2012
By Rep Charles Djou @ 12:03 PM :: 9973 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As we look forward to 2012, I remain disappointed with our delegation's adherence to a partisan agenda that places party loyalty above the best interests of Hawaii's residents and our nation. If we are to protect and advance Hawaii's best interests in our nation's capital, we need a balanced delegation with representatives who can and will work with both Republicans and Democrats alike....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Red Tape Rising: A 2011 Mid-Year Report
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:58 AM :: 5608 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Do you heat your home? Light your rooms? Buy and cook food? Watch TV? If the answer is "yes," then you've fallen under federal regulation. And you're paying for it, too. Gattuso and Katz explain how every product imaginable costs more because of regulations....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Reid’s Sleight-of-Hand Debt Ceiling Plan Guts Military
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:48 AM :: 5386 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling this week. In evaluating his plans for future government spending, it becomes clear that budgeting for prudent defense is considered just another line item.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Djou: East-West Center Troubles Points To Need For Bi-Partisan Delegation
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:05 PM :: 9858 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...the East-West Center is under fire again, as Congress is looking at completely eliminating the center. The House Foreign Affairs Committee recently voted to wipe out the UH based facility. The center might again be saved in the U.S. Senate, but these difficulties will continue as long as Hawaii continues to send a one-sided and unbalanced delegation to Congress that is unable to speak with the new GOP majority in the U.S. House....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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New polls confirm Obama's Democratic base crumbles
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 AM :: 4548 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Strong support among liberal Democrats for Obama's jobs record has plummeted 22 points from 53% down below a third. African Americans who believe the president's measures helped the economy have plunged from 77% to barely half.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Debt: America Needs a Better Solution
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 4474 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans tuning in last night to watch President Barack Obama's primetime address from the East Room of the White House might have thought they stumbled upon yet another re-run from the networks.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Obama's Dangerous Debt Ceiling Strategy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 AM :: 4823 Views :: National News, Ethics
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[T]here's a certain element of waiting for the markets to weigh in and show Congress that they have to get serious here...You see the Administration almost kind of, almost daring the markets to respond, yesterday saying that the Congress had to act by 4:00 yesterday afternoon before the Asian markets started to open.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 25
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 8031 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012
- Senate: Motion to Table; Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
- House: Cut, Cap, and Balance Act
- House: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011
- House: Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2012
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Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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Kaiser recognized as Top Medical Home System
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 11818 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Kaiser Permanente announced today that the Honolulu Clinic and Kihei and Lahaina Clinics on Maui, and their primary care providers have received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition....
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Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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Alleged Eric Ryan Victims Speak out on New Website
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 12881 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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In the early 1990's Eric Ryan was the first student in Chaminade history to be convicted of forging student signatures and election ballots thus beginning his career of graphic design so he continue forging documents. He later took Chaminade to court for defamation of character.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011 |
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Navy Proposes Two new Historic Districts for Ewa Field
By John Bond @ 4:01 PM :: 10767 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Details about the 1941 Ewa Field Battlefield history and Section 106 process will be presented by the US Navy on August 4th at the DHHL Building in Kapolei.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff covered for Congressman twice accused of Sex Assault
By Andrew Walden @ 1:30 PM :: 11479 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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After years as the Congressional chief of staff for Rep Wu (D-OR), Julie Tippens this January quit to take a job as chief of staff for Rep Colleen Hanabusa (D-Oahu).
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Personal Debt #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 AM :: 7673 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Residents of California and Hawaii are the most indebted individuals in America, but they’re also among a group that are making the most progress in paying down the amount they owe, according to a MoneyWatch analysis of state-by-state debt statistics....
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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College? Give Choice a Voice
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:19 AM :: 7491 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The time has come for parents to think about their children’s future plans and decide if the university system is a viable option.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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National Right To Life Compares Presidential Candidates
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 6839 Views :: National News, Ethics
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National Right to Life has released candidate comparisons on life issues for the 2012 Presidential Primary races.
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Friday, July 22, 2011 |
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Unhappy Anniversaries, President Obama
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 5003 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act, Obamacare is just over one year old, it has been more than 800 days since the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors on Thursday--the first new federal agency in nearly a decade. You'll notice that no one is celebrating any of them.
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Friday, July 22, 2011 |
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Is the Higher Education Bubble About to Burst?
By NCPA @ 1:39 PM :: 5820 Views :: National News, Ethics
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We are still suffering from the bursting of the housing bubble created by low interest rates, lowered mortgage standards and subsidies to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Now some people see signs that another bubble is bursting -- the higher education bubble.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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Scientists Overruled by Energy Industry Pressure, Proposed Wind Guidelines a Step Backwards for Wildlife
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 8096 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The new draft reverses agency protection recommendations for many bird species and adds unrealistic deadlines that would lead to “rubber-stamping” of wind projects. ABC expects millions of migratory birds to be harmed by poorly-planned wind energy.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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CNN: 66% support Cut, Cap, and Balance
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 5220 Views :: National News, Ethics
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a CNN poll completed yesterday showed 66% of Americans support the Cut, Cap and Balance plan to “raise the debt ceiling only if a balanced budget amendment were passed by both houses of Congress and substantial spending cuts and caps on future spending were approved.”
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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Making the Balanced Budget Amendment an Instrument to Force Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 AM :: 3557 Views :: National News, Ethics
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A Sound Balanced Budget Amendment Must Require Two-Thirds Majorities to Raise Federal Taxes....
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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WhistleMan Blows It Again
By AtomicMonkey @ 10:01 PM :: 11056 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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Eric Ryan wants to save Honolulu from the waste, fraud and corruption that he seems to find wherever he goes. Eric see’s himself as some sort of crusader fighting a lonely battle to expose the rampant misuse of power that only he is capable of seeing.
Almost everyone else see’s Eric as a garden-variety malcontent, angry about being fired and hell-bent on retaliation.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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DoE hasn’t met Race To The Top Standards, but will apply for another grant
By News Release @ 11:34 AM :: 8264 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Abercrombie last week alerted the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services that the State of Hawai'i will be applying for the new ”Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge” grant competition....
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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Liberals Invoke Reagan to Sell Debt Deal as House Passes Cut, Cap, and Balance Act
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:26 AM :: 4214 Views :: National News, Ethics
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All of the clever rhetoric and recasting of history is designed to distract from the reality on the ground. The U.S. government has racked up $14 trillion in debt. For more than 800 days, the U.S. Senate has failed to pass a budget. President Obama continues his calls for "compromise" and "shared sacrifice," all while insisting on tax increases to fund spending....
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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9AM HST: Rusty Humphries to host GOP Presidential Candidates’ Online Debate
By News Release @ 10:28 AM :: 5259 Views :: Environment, National News, Ethics
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Today, join us in making history when the first, all-Twitter Presidential Debate is held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. (9AM-10:30AM HST)
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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Steve Wynn: Business investment shut down because of Obama’s “weird political philosophy”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 3770 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The guy keeps making speeches about redistribution and maybe we ought to do something to businesses that don't invest, their holding too much money. We haven't heard that kind of talk except from pure socialists. Everybody's afraid of the government and there's no need soft peddling it, it's the truth. It is the truth. And that's true of Democratic businessman and Republican businessman....
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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Cut, Cap, and Balance: House to vote today on Balanced Budget Amendment, $5.8T in spending cuts
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:41 AM :: 4549 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Today, the U.S. House is set to vote on a Republican-sponsored plan known as "Cut, Cap, and Balance" that "would cut spending by $5.8 trillion over 10 years, cap future spending and require Congress to approve a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget before raising the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion," as The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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Study: Big Wind could Cost New Jersey thousands of jobs, billions of dollars
By NCPA @ 11:35 AM :: 5247 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Researchers at the Beacon Hill Institute have conducted a cost-benefit analysis of 1,100 MWs of offshore wind power for New Jersey. The findings are as follows.
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Calif. Supreme Court: EIS can be required for Plastic Bag Ban in Large Jurisdictions
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 9360 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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EIRs are required for plastic bag bans by (i) “larger” cities and counties and also (ii) small cities based on the cumulative impacts. Save The Plastic Bag Coalition has legal standing to enforce that requirement....
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