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Entries for December 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Panetta Memo Describes Possible Sequestration Effects
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 5034 Views :: Military, Taxes
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Under the law, the reductions are due to take place Jan. 2, 2013
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Personal Income Growth Slows
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5074 Views :: Economy
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Personal income is a key economic indicator that measures the aggregate income received by all residents from all sources....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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DOE Releases Report on Farrington High School Auditorium Collapse
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 4782 Views :: Education K-12
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...a design flaw in Farrington High School’s 58-year-old auditorium contributed to its roof collapse....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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U.S. East and Gulf Coast dock strike may threaten Islanders
By Michael Hansen @ 5:55 PM :: 5497 Views :: National News
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A major dock strike could shutdown work on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts when the current longshore contract covering container cargoes on those coasts expires at midnight Saturday, December 29, 2012....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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No Hawaii Beverage Tax
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 11874 Views :: National News, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our coalition has over 2,300 individual members, over 8,000 Facebook fans and more than 320 business members....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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The wind production tax credit still hangs in the fiscal-cliff balance
By Selected News Articles @ 5:25 PM :: 5738 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The wind lobby is working overtime to convince Congress to pass an extension before the clock runs out on December 31st....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Last Day to Participate in Community Health Survey
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3067 Views :: Health Care
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The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) invites the public to participate in the Hawaii Community Feedback Survey.
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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List of Potential Senate Candidates is also List of Potential Special Election Candidates
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6294 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Conservatives Stand Their Ground
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 5829 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Remembrance Ceremony for Senator Daniel K. Inouye
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 5080 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor Identifies Eleven Improper Revolving Funds
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4740 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Review of the Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Departments of Human Resources Development, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Safety, and Taxation....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor: Keep Postsecondary Authorization Board at UH
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 6199 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Such a framework is necessary to preserve the availability of federal student aid funding under Title IV of the HEA....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sneak Attack? Akaka Bill Placed on Senate Calendar
By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 7707 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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12/17/2012: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka's Hatch Act Modernization Bill Passes Congress
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5202 Views :: National News
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...this bill will allow eligible state, local, and D.C. government employees to run for elective office. The bill also provides greater flexibility in disciplining federal employees charged with minor violations of the Act....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka Introduces Tribal Self-Governance Bill
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 7589 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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“This bill provides key improvements to the way self-governance works in the Department of the Interior...."
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Hawaii Scores Near Bottom
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 5952 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, Hawaii scored 4 out of 10 ....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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With Hawaii Army Guard mentoring, Afghan forces take independent strides
By Selected News Articles @ 2:54 PM :: 6595 Views :: World News, Military
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Operation Southern Fist II near Shor Bak, Afghanistan....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 3655 Views :: National News
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Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B” ....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Update on the Federal Court Rail Project Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 4:21 AM :: 6837 Views :: Rail
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Litigation is nearing the "end game" regarding the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and record of decision (ROD)....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sause Building New Barge to Service Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 6904 Views :: Jones Act
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The new barge is being specially designed and built to service the Hawaii market and will be larger, more efficient than its predecessor....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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ATR: Boehner's Fiscal Cliff Plan OK
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 5:56 PM :: 5417 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...this tax bill contains no tax increases of any kind—in fact, it permanently prevents them....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hanabusa will apply for Senate vacancy, Case Considers Special Election Run
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 6408 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hawaii County: In Election Cases, Time Deadlines Matter
By Robert Thomas @ 2:30 PM :: 6785 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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The case involved a challenge to the charter's requirement that a candidate for public office be a resident of the district in which she intends to run for at least 90 days ....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Wonderblunder: Greenwood Thanks University for 'Patience as we Process all the Confusion'
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 5106 Views :: Higher Education
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...thank you for your support and patience as we continue to process all the confusion of the past few months....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Green Energy and Rail Get an 'F'
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:08 PM :: 7417 Views :: Energy, National News, Rail
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... cutting wasteful projects is productive and necessary to avoid a nosedive....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Democrats Pretend to Open Selection Process
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6235 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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$1.55B -- Feds Sign Full Funding Agreement for Rail
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4984 Views :: Rail
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...Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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What's at Stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 3950 Views :: World News
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...Heritage’s James Jay Carafano will explain why the Obama administration should rethink support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Feds set no-go zones for Obama vacation
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 7027 Views :: Honolulu County, Obama
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...Federal Aviation Administration issued several flight restrictions for Hawaii from 8 P.M. Friday through midnight on Sunday January 6....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Hawaii's Sudden Economic Tsunami
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:31 PM :: 6966 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Economy
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...the sudden loss of Senator Inouye would be similar to the sudden and complete loss of Hawaiian Airlines....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Inouye Successor Will Face Election in 2014
By Robert Thomas @ 6:19 PM :: 8210 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Hawaii's Future: California Solar Power Adds $1.3B to Non-Users' Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 6984 Views :: Energy, National News, Cost of Living
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Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's biggest utility, will pass on about $700 million in annual costs to people without solar systems ....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Is General Motors Breaking Iran Nuclear Sanctions?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 4469 Views :: World News
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...parts are still arriving there and automobiles still being produced....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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GOP Leaders Capitulate on Core Conservative Principles
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 PM :: 6620 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Taxes
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican leaders have done it once again....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Anti-Mafia Police Seize More Property Tied to Hawaii Windfarm Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 11087 Views :: Energy, World News
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Why is this not news in Hawaii? Because First Wind’s local partner is Kamehameha Schools....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Submits Biennium Budget to State Legislature
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 5838 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...general funds, approximately $6.1 billion for fiscal year 2014 and $6.3 billion for fiscal year 2015....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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The Jones Act Debate in Puerto Rico: Urban Legend or a Never-Ending Story?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 6094 Views :: Jones Act
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...the U.S. build section of the Act should be modified in certain trades of domestic shipping in order to support the U.S. Merchant Marine....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Hawaii Loses One of its Three Major Industries
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 7924 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Economy
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Hawaii had three major industries: tourism, the military, and Sen. Dan Inouye....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Inouye wanted Hanabusa to succeed him in U.S. Senate
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 8135 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Boylan said the letter is Abercrombie's to release. But he confirmed it was Inouye's "last wish" for Hanabusa to succeed him.
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Senator Daniel Inouye Dies at 88
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 7746 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History
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Inouye died of respiratory complications at 5:01 p.m. EST (12:01 HST) Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his office said....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 17, 2012
By Congress.org @ 5:09 PM :: 5229 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: TAG Extension Motion to Waive
- House: Suspension Authority
- House: Epinephrine Inhalers Suspension
- House: Defense Authorization Motion to Instruct
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Federal Worker Happiness Drops
By NCPA @ 1:23 PM :: 4898 Views :: National News, Labor
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Rankings were determined by responses from about 700,000 federal workers from various agencies in the government....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Medicaid Incentives for Patients, Not Hospitals
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 3377 Views :: Health Care
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Experiment with cash or cash-like incentives to encourage people to adopt healthy behaviors in the form conditional cash transfers....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Rebuilding Communities
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:12 PM :: 3253 Views :: National News
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Today, the Senate will begin debating a bill that was supposed to be disaster recovery funds for those devastated by the storm. But so many special-interest projects were added on that the $60.4 billion request has turned into a farce....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Jones Act union official calls islands “off-mainland threat”
By Michael Hansen @ 12:15 AM :: 5850 Views :: Jones Act
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“the remote states and territories.”
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Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Intensive Care? Inouye Hospitalized, ‘Fighting Respiratory Complications’
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 8789 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Daniel Inouye has been hospitalized since Thursday after suffering a fainting spell before a vote in the U.S. Capitol....
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Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Republicans can win over Asian Voters, if they try
By Selected News Articles @ 6:55 PM :: 6526 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Asians are America's fastest-growing immigrant community, and Asian voters constitute 2 percent to 7 percent of registered voters in half of the traditional 10 swing states....
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Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Hold the Tax Increases and Cut the Spending
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:47 AM :: 6111 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... lawmakers will make a bid to increase taxes yet again ....
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