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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 :: 11540 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 :: 7705 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 :: 7533 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 :: 6899 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 :: 5016 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 :: 5853 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 :: 8137 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 :: 5241 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 :: 3574 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 :: 11092 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 :: 8299 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 :: 4233 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 :: 5284 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 :: 3786 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 :: 4572 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 :: 5285 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 :: 9398 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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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Hokulia Bypass Case Appealed to US Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 7:38 PM :: 13762 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On July 14, 2011, we filed a cert petition, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision in County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship....
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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“Impoverished” Americans live in luxury
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:49 AM :: 4389 Views :: National News, Ethics
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As Congress struggles to find a way to cut spending as part of raising the $14 trillion debt ceiling, they should take a close look at the more than $1 trillion spent every year on welfare....
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Convicted Cocaine Dealer replaces Advertiser columnist as Ernie Martin’s Campaign Treasurer
By Andrew Walden @ 1:19 AM :: 27419 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Convicted cocaine dealer Chad Tsuneyoshi is taking over as Honolulu Council Chair Ernie Martin’s Campaign Treasurer.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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Rep. Faleomavaega's Kazakh Connection finally makes news in Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 5:49 PM :: 6342 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...it was a pleasant surprise to see the leading radio news organization, Radio States KHJ-FM raise questions about some of the campaign money he has raised, based on our report, even if the story was centered on Faleomavaega's condemnation of us for our report....
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Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer Keanu Sai at it again with help from Legislators, Maui Council, University
By Andrew Walden @ 4:56 PM :: 45878 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, OHA
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Do the math. Sai and Gumapac have 300 “customers”. Perfect Title had 400 victims. The Maui-based Ventura-Oliver sovereignty mortgage scammers now on trial had about 300 alleged victims. That is 1000 native Hawaiian households who have allegedly fallen victim to these three alleged scams. ...amounting to 2.3% of all native Hawaiian home-owning households.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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Senate Race: Hanabusa sees Remake of 2002 Gubernatorial Election
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 8637 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Mazie Hirono and Ed Case batter each other in a contested Democratic primary, then the survivor meets and loses to Lingle in the general election."
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Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
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Analysis: Hawaii Democratic Tent not Broad, voter satisfaction can shift quickly
By Selected News Articles @ 12:09 PM :: 7951 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Using results in legislative districts from the past three presidential elections, the two most recent gubernatorial elections and the last legislative election, he predicts margins of victory for Democratic or Republican candidates based on the districts’ political preferences.
(See complete Index for Hawaii House and Senate)
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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Response to Star-Advertiser: Rail Opponents list Alternative Traffic Solutions
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 9101 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Borreca's column today is an interesting one but we do quibble with his following conclusion: "... the anti-rail contingent has yet to show its own alternative traffic solution. Honolulu's real traffic jam is the city's inability to move a plan that has overwhelming public support."
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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Guam WW2 Claims Bill criticized for Over-criminalization
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:27 PM :: 8432 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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This bill would authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to compensate residents of Guam and their descendants who were injured or killed in World War II.
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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Despite high costs, Hawaii Medicaid Spending ranks 41st in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 AM :: 8277 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Despite the fact that the state has the fourth highest median household income in the country, Hawaii actually had a larger portion of its Medicaid bill covered by the federal government than poorer states like Illinois, Virginia and Nevada. Compared to most wealthy “blue” states, the group of islands spends very little on Medicaid.
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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The Fight for the Balanced Budget Amendment
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:42 AM :: 3993 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Washington remains embroiled in debt limit negotiations as Republicans and Democrats stand apart on how to best go about increasing the amount of money the government can borrow and spend. But on the sidelines, another debate simmers over one amendment to the U.S. Constitution that could have averted today's spending debacle: the balanced budget amendment (BBA).
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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WSJ: Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
By Selected News Articles @ 10:32 AM :: 5477 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50 percent higher than private health insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions....
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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Time to End Fannie and Freddie
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:29 AM :: 4106 Views :: National News, Ethics
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For those with short memories, Fannie, Freddie, and government policies aimed at making it easier for people to purchase homes is how the housing market wound up in its current state.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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NYT: Book Challenges Obama on Mother’s Deathbed Fight
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 9014 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The White House on Wednesday declined to challenge an account in a new book that suggests that President Obama, in his campaign to overhaul American health care, mischaracterized a central anecdote about his mother’s deathbed dispute with her insurance company.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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What Difference Has RomneyCare Made?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:35 PM :: 6018 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...there has actually been an increase in emergency room use by people with incomes below 300% of the poverty level....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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Obama Aims for the Money You Don't "Need"
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:24 PM :: 4106 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Over the past several weeks, America has seen on grand display in Washington a singular mindset emanating from the White House: We must raise taxes so that we can keep on spending.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Hawaii Next? Civil Union Laws Can Spell End of Child Welfare Services for Faith-based Groups
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 PM :: 7325 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Most states that have approved same-sex marriage or civil unions have not lost the services of faith-based child welfare providers, but the recent conflict between Illinois and one of its largest religious partners suggests those losses might occur as more states pass such laws.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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A Singular Woman: Obama lied about Cancer-Stricken Mother not having Health Insurance
By Selected News Articles @ 1:12 PM :: 8318 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It was a simple and powerful story, one Obama would tell many more times as president during the national health care debate. But now we're learning the real story of Ann Dunham's health coverage is not quite what her son made it out to be.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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For me but not for thee: Punahou Obama praises school choice
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 9108 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The president explained that if it were not for the scholarship he received to attend a prestigious private school in Hawaii when he was ten years old, he would not be president today. Lindsey Burke, education analyst at The Heritage Foundation, says she was astonished by the remark.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Lights Out for the Light Bulb Ban?
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 4047 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Some politicians in Washington don't think you're all that bright. They believe that you can't make wise decisions in your day-to-day life, so they have taken it upon themselves to impose regulations to protect you from yourself. And there's no better example than Congress' ban on the incandescent light bulb, which is up for repeal in the House today.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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America, the Europe of the West?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:13 PM :: 7051 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Last night, President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders failed to reach agreement on a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. Meanwhile, it has been more than 800 days since the U.S. Senate passed a budget, liberals in Washington are pushing for higher taxes, unemployment is soaring, the deficit keeps growing, and America is careening toward an economic future as the Europe of the West.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 11
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 6877 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Vote: House: Fiscal 2012 Defense Appropriations
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Honolulu: Mega Rail Project in a Micro City
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 AM :: 8988 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu is still completing the paperwork for its heavy rail, but preparatory construction has already started. This irrational project needs to be stopped.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Barack Sr. so repulsive, even Abercrombie thought he was Arrogant
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 AM :: 12569 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Back in Nairobi, says one government official, Obama Sr. would “slam his fist on the table” and claim that a rival “knows nothing about math or economics”; he would go on to describe other colleagues as “intellectual dwarfs.” As college friend and current Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie tells Jacobs, Obama Sr. could never “contain his irritation with people who were not as facile as he, and he did not hesitate to say so.”
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
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HUD giving away $50K to Hawaii Mortgage deadbeats: Deadline for free money is July 22
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 7055 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HUD will assist homeowners who have experienced a reduction in income and are at risk of foreclosure due to involuntary unemployment, underemployment, due to economic conditions or a medical condition. EHLP can provide eligible homeowners with zero percent interest, forgivable loan of up to $50,000 that pays past-due mortgage payments, as well as a portion of the homeowner's mortgage payment, for up to 24 months.
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Friday, July 8, 2011 |
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The Undefeated: Trailer for Sarah Palin movie released
By Video @ 12:34 PM :: 5158 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The much anticipated Sarah Palin documentary by filmmaker Steve Bannon comes out in theaters next Friday, July 15th. People can now see the trailer for the first time.
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Friday, July 8, 2011 |
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Heritage: An Economy in Panic
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 AM :: 3703 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There's no good way to spin the news that came out of today's monthly U.S. jobs report. The economy generated only 18,000 total new jobs, the unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent, and the number of unemployed Americans has gone up by 445,000. ... President Barack Obama's stimulus-infused "recovery" refuses to ignite, unsurprisingly to all but him.
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Friday, July 8, 2011 |
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Council Reorganization makes Kobayashi guardian of Ernie Martin’s Secrets
By Andrew Walden @ 12:47 AM :: 8918 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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Oversight of the Honolulu Department of Community Services has been transferred from a committee headed by Councilmember Tom Berg to a committee chaired by Kobayashi.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 |
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Immigration Records: Obama was to have been put up for Adoption at Honolulu Salvation Army Home
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 PM :: 13165 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“Subject got his USC wife ‘Hapai’ [Hawaiian for pregnant] and although they were married they do not live together and Miss Dunham is making arrangements with the Salvation Army to give the baby away,’’ according to a memo describing the conversation with Obama written by Lyle H. Dahling, an administrator in the Honolulu office of what was then called the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 |
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New Report: Hawaii is Fifth Least Obese State in the Nation
By News Release @ 11:27 AM :: 7459 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Fifteen years ago, Hawaii had a combined obesity and overweight rate of 42.2 percent. Ten years ago, it was 49.4 percent. Now, the combined rate is 57.5 percent.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 |
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In Debt Limit Debate, Higher Taxes Aren't the Answer
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:55 AM :: 3464 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Republican congressional leaders will meet in the White House today with their Democratic counterparts and President Obama in an effort to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling.
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