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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Shows Higher Health Care Costs under Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 8725 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Even steeper rises in the cost of private insurance are possible, due to Obamacare’s reductions in Medicare payment rates and its expansion of the Medicaid program.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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Heritage Myth Buster: Ryan Budget saves Medicare for those 55 and over
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 7664 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Myth #5: The House budget balances the budget on the backs of seniors.
Fact: Current and near-retirees are exempt from reforms.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:00 PM :: 7662 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Instead of offering solutions, the left is resorting to smear tactics. The prime example this week surrounds a special congressional election in western New York, where Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Jane Corwin, who supported Ryan's budget. Hochul attacked the plan, falsely claiming that it was an attempt to end Medicare.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 7876 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaiians were the least likely in the United States in 2010 to say they felt stressed for much of the previous day, at 30.2%. Residents of Utah were the most likely to report experiencing stress, at 45.1%, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 9834 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The American Medical Group Association, representing medical groups that provide care for roughly 1 in 3 Americans, said that 90% of its members would not participate in the new Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model the Obama administration wants to impose on Medicare providers.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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Hirono launches Campaign by misleading public on education reform, clean energy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 AM :: 7088 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Governor’s Administration played a pivotal role in developing the Race to the Top public education program that was awarded $75 million in Federal funds and won praise from President Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.... Hirono either purposely failed to acknowledge Governor Lingle’s landmark, community-based effort known as the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), or she has been away from Hawaii so long she is out of touch with the progress that has been made in this critical area. President Obama’s Dept. of Energy has lauded the HCEI as a model for other states.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 23
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5035 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Senate: Motion to Proceed; Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
Senate: Motion to Proceed; Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011
Senate: Cloture Motion; Nomination of Goodwin Liu to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces Presidential Campaign
By Video @ 4:57 AM :: 6800 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“We need a President who understands our problems are deep and has the courage to face them. President Obama doesn’t. I do.”
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 9544 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Phoning it in from a black-tie event in Washington, DC, Rep Mazie Hirono blessedly informed Hawaii that she will not be a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in 2012.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 7844 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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POLL Daily Kos March 22: Aiona 42% – Hannemann 42%
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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Heritage: Standing Strong with Israel
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 6743 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In a speech yesterday on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East following the "Arab Spring" uprisings, President Obama broached the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Notably, he stated that, as part of finding peace between Israel and Palestine, the two parties should return to their 1967 borders.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:06 PM :: 7646 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I wish Mazie well in her effort to seek higher elective office. It was my pleasure to have served with her in Congress and to have represented her as a congressman and city councilmember."
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
By Video @ 3:14 PM :: 7782 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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PHOTO: Mazie Hirono Campaigns for Congress at Aug, 2006 rally at Larry Mehau's Honokaa home.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 8779 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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All nine federal judges in Hawaii have recused themselves from hearing the latest complaint, of a long string, that challenges a major transportation project in Honolulu. With each judge stepping back from the case, 9th Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima will step in, according to an order filed Friday....
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
By Selected News Articles @ 11:32 AM :: 9186 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As HMSA and the Abercrombie administration push forward with electronic medical records in Hawaii—a key requirement for any medical rationing system—the Obama Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has today released two audits of electronic medical records security systems….
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
By Selected News Articles @ 11:23 AM :: 9416 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Late Harold B. Estes' letter to Obama: "One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man. So here goes....
"You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like: "We're no longer a Christian nation" "America is arrogant" -- (Your wife even announced to the world, "America is mean- spirited." Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.)"
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6891 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The head of the Alaska Family Council -- a Christian pro-family, anti-abortion group -- urged Palin to pick Smith, not Christen. The group objected to Christen's membership on the board of Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s. The organization, which didn't provide abortions in Alaska until 2003, opposed a Palin-backed bill to require girls under 17 to get parental consent for an abortion.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:52 PM :: 9869 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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So here is a look at what Hawaii would be suffering under if Liu makes it onto the 9th Circuit.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 PM :: 8447 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In April, the Obama administration lost $1.5 billion of $2 billion budgeted to improve America's antiquated transportation systems, with high-speed rail projects. Though the funds will now likely go toward deficit reduction, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a defendant in the Hawaii rail lawsuit, has asked for $53 billion over the next six years.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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Billionaire Soros Pours $48M into Media Organizations
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 AM :: 4125 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...And that number is an understatement. It is gleaned from tax forms, news stories and reporting. But Soros funds foundations that fund other foundations in turn, like the Tides Foundation, which then make their own donations. A complete accounting is almost impossible because a media component is part of so many Soros-funded operations....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Medical Homes scheme rejected by Mayo Clinic, other top clinics
By Andrew Walden @ 11:50 PM :: 10944 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I look at the ACOs coming out as almost fluff and distraction on the side.... We're way past it."
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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RTTT: Teaching Obama a Lesson on Education
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:31 PM :: 4967 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... the President's strategy isn't about empowering teachers and communities. It's about increasing the federal government's authority over schools....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Medicare’s Deteriorating Financial Condition
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:13 PM :: 3551 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The just released 2011 Medicare trustees report: Medicare poses enormous challenges for patients and taxpayers alike, and its financial condition continues a downward slide....
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 6735 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
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Senate: Cloture Motion; James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney General
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House: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act
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House: Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act
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House: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Myth-Busting the Debt Limit
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 PM :: 3915 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The United States today hit an all-time high debt, passing $14 trillion, according to Associated Press reports. And with $45,300 of debt for every man, woman and child in the United States, it's clear as day that spending is the problem. Yet Washington has yet to come to an agreement on a way forward, either in the short term or the long term, though the budget plan passed by the House of Representatives would fundamentally alter this debt-ridden path the nation is on....
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Hawaii GOP sets March 13 for GOP Presidential Caucuses
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 14099 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The opportunity to directly vote on the Republican nominee is expected to bring out thousands of Hawaii Republican voters who have never before had a chance to directly participate in choosing the Republican Presidential nominee.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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The truth behind Oil Subsidies
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 3949 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...if those senators were truly serious about cutting the deficit, they wouldn't stop at just cutting subsidies for oil companies. They would also call for the elimination of subsidies for the president's pet projects such as renewable fuels, electric vehicles, wind and solar. Throw in clean coal and natural gas, too. That would be the right move for the American taxpayers. But good policy isn't their goal -- vilifying an industry is their end game....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 8606 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to ensure that Defendants do not implement the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project...before complying fully with federal environmental laws.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 14309 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In a speech in Boston, Mr. Tutu directly attacked the Jewish supporters of Israel as being in effect traitors to America, controlling U.S. foreign policy for the benefit of Israel and to the detriment of America. In that speech he compared American Jewish supporters of Israel to Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Milosevich, Stalin, and Pinochet.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Only 60% of “classroom spending” actually reaches classroom
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 3842 Views :: National News, Ethics
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School districts very often define spending categories in unexpected ways, making it difficult to distinguish classroom spending from operational costs....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Open Society? Over 30 major news organizations linked to Billionaire George Soros
By News Release @ 10:18 AM :: 8373 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Prominent journalists like ABC's Christiane Amanpour and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations that take Soros cash. This despite the Society of Professional Journalist's ethical code stating: "avoid all conflicts real or perceived."
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 9323 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ms. Takaki is active in the Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has served on the Executive Committee's State & Regional Chapter Council. From 2007 – 2009, Ms. Takaki served as Chair of The ESOP Association.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Newt Gingrich announces Presidential Campaign
By Video @ 3:11 PM :: 5994 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"I'm Newt Gingrich, and I'm announcing my candidacy for President of the United States because I believe we can return America to hope and opportunity, to full employment, to real security, to an American energy program, to a balanced budget."
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |
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Heritage Unveils “Saving the American Dream Plan” to Fix Nation’s Debt, Cut Federal Spending and Restore Prosperity
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:38 PM :: 3726 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With the nation’s spending and debt problems on the verge of destroying the American dream for future generations, the Heritage Foundation today released a comprehensive plan to balance the federal budget, reform entitlement programs and recast the tax code to promote long-term economic growth.
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Monday, May 9, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 9
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 6496 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Confirmation John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge
- House: To repeal mandatory funding provided to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges
- House: To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction
- House: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
- House: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
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Monday, May 9, 2011 |
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Obama’s NLRB trying to Block Manufacturing Expansion
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:46 PM :: 4440 Views :: National News, Ethics
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You might think that a U.S. company's decision to expand its manufacturing facilities and create 1,000 new jobs here at home -- rather than overseas -- would be hailed by the Obama Administration as a step in the right direction, especially with nine percent unemployment. You'd be wrong....
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Sunday, May 8, 2011 |
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Medical Homes: Will Medicaid patients suffer to save HGEA, UPW?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:05 PM :: 10709 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The real savings Medical Homes could give to HHSC do not come in the emergency room but in elder care and neo-natal care....
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Feds may prosecute State employees who carry out Medical Marijuana Program
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 7802 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Says Washington’s Gregoire: “(Change in marijuana laws) must first come at the federal level."
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Imposes Obamacare: Medical Homes are future of Health Care Delivery
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 8214 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...a shift towards whole-person health rather than focusing primarily on the treatment of illness....
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Unemployment back up to 9% after jobs report ‘beats expectations’
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:56 AM :: 3691 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Despite the good news this week about Osama bin Laden's demise, all is not rosy for President Barack Obama -- at least in the eyes of the American people. The approval of his handling of the economy hit an all-time low with only 34 percent of Americans giving him a thumbs up, according to a CBS/New York Times poll.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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Top Six Reasons We Got Osama bin Laden
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:53 AM :: 6818 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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President George W. Bush put the correct policies in place, including the PATRIOT Act, Gitmo and increased intelligence gathering. President Barack Obama was wise to continue executing many of the same strategies.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Political Correctness: SEALS who got Bin Laden also captured Jihadi murderer of Big Isle man—and were prosecuted for it
By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 12766 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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For five and a half years, the US has hunted for Ahmed Hashim Abed--code-named "Objective Amber." Abed is the alleged ring-leader of an Islamist mob which murdered four US military contractors--including Pa`auilo resident Wesley Batalona--in Fallujah, Iraq on March 31, 2004.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu
By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 14415 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed spent most of 1994 plotting to blow up or hijack 12 airplanes carrying about 4,000 passengers bound for Honolulu and 11 other locations as part of Operation Bojinka, based in Manila, Philippines. He would later use operational experienced gained from his Bojinka failure to mastermind 9-11.
Now Hawaii's two Senators have voted to help spring Mohammed from detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Study: Hawaii has most expensive rentals in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 PM :: 8794 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...NLIHC calculates Hawaii’s "housing wage" at $31.08 per hour. The “housing wage” which is the full-time hourly wage a household would need to earn in order to afford the fair market rent for an apartment....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Al-Qaida's New Battle Hardened, Difficult Leader
By IPT News @ 12:58 PM :: 7612 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Zawahiri...has a record "of alienating his colleagues, fighting over dogma, even within the Islamist movement," said journalist Steve Coll. "And as a communicator, he is less effective. His books are turgid and dogmatic." During a recent online chat with fellow jihadists, Zawahiri sounded "defensive and argumentative. He sounded unappealing as a leader."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Maritime Industry Leader: Throw out Jones Act requirement for US Built ships
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 AM :: 7166 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Jones Act has singularly failed to deliver on its declared objectives of "supporting foreign and domestic commerce and creating a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels." The "must build in America" clause is the biggest problem. Today the U.S. builds 1 percent of the world’s commercial ships — with 95 percent being built in Asia....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission looking into Depleted Uranium paperwork violations
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 10330 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Separately from the Army’s license application, a resident of Hawaii filed a petition on March 4, 2010, requesting the NRC take enforcement action against the Army if it found the Army possessed or released depleted uranium to the environment without a license in violation of NRC requirements.
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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SB1274: Obamacare being used to Weaken Right to Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 10110 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As the 2011 Hawai`i State Legislature moves closer to an end, boisterous applause, back-slapping, and high-fives erupted on the morning of Friday, May 1st in Conference Room 229 at the Hawai`i State Capitol as health insurance lobbyists congratulated themselves. They were celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 1274 that repeals a decade-old consumer protection law consumers have used successfully to overturn health plan denials approximately 80% of the time....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Extremist Reactions to bin Laden Death
By IPT News @ 2:39 PM :: 8424 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In the hours after the official announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, jihadi forums and extremist websites have been flooded with a mix of responses. Although some jihadists have welcomed the martyrdom of one of their greatest leaders, others have condemned America or appear to be in damage control mode.
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