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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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Gallup: Obama job Approval in Hawaii Drops to 56%
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 AM :: 7042 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obama approval has dropped by 12%. A year ago Obama’s approval was 68% in Hawaii....
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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Akaka Brings Democrat Staffers to Maui for Taxpayer-funded Vacation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 11135 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The entire press staff of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is in Maui, even though a field hearing there won’t happen until next Wednesday....
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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Meet Eni Faleomavaega: Hirono and Hanabusa's Hope for E-W Center
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 AM :: 8508 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Faleomavaega long has prided himself on being the voice of the Pacific in Washington (when he's there) and an influential senior policymaker. Apparently Hawaii's two House members bought this load of baloney because when the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to abolish the Hawaii-based East West Center, they turned to their Samoan colleague, a member of the committee, to save the day.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
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St Sophia’s Priest found Not Guilty of Hawaii sex assault tells his story
By Selected News Articles @ 2:47 PM :: 11307 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On January 25, 2011, Winnipeg priest Father Bohdan Borowec arrived in Hawaii for the first time in his life....
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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Troubled Honolulu rail Contractor owned by Gaddafi--Libyan Revolt causing Financial Losses
By Selected News Articles @ 12:42 PM :: 11174 Views :: Rail
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This year’s revolt against the bemedalled despot will reduce Finmeccanica’s revenue by some €300m.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Farmers send 5000lbs of Kona Coffee to the Troops
By Selected News Articles @ 8:53 PM :: 4596 Views
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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 :: 6101 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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Sunday, July 31, 2011 |
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Hawaii’s Electoral College Dropout Scheme Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 9:16 PM :: 8020 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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Driving the compact is the memory of the 2000 presidential election, in which George W. Bush won the slimmest of electoral-vote majorities even though Al Gore gained a plurality of popular votes. But that election itself suggests a fatal flaw in the proposal....
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Saturday, July 30, 2011 |
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After years of losses, slush fund investigation, Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo may be closed down or sold
By Selected News Articles @ 8:52 PM :: 14560 Views :: Rail
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... a "waste of time" because of the billion of euros it has lost over the years. The division, AnsaldoBreda, makes trams, trains and subways....
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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Oneula Burials: The Big Cover Up?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 AM :: 12580 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Queen Kaomileika'ahumanu - was buried at the Waipouli cave in the One'ula area. She died on October 31, 1796, but was removed from her burial without approval from the State's OIBC.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Hilo, Maui, Oahu events
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 AM :: 18996 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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- HILO -- JULY 27, WEDNESDAY—1:00PM-3:00PM.
- MAUI -- JULY 28, THURSDAY-- 5PM youth session, 6:30PM general session.
- OAHU -- JULY 29, FRIDAY—6:30PM to 8:30PM.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor at center of Slush Fund payoffs scandal
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 13597 Views :: Rail
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Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman of defense and aerospace group Finmeccanica (Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo), has been put under investigation by Rome prosecutors examining allegations of secret slush funds, legal sources said on Friday.
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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 :: 4581 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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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 25
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 8088 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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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Personal Debt #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 AM :: 7729 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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Papaya attack coincides with Worldwide Week of Eco Terrorism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:44 AM :: 9903 Views :: GMOs
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this week ... Bt eggplant trials in the Philippines, GM wheat and potato test fields in Germany; and the recent Greenpeace "media event" destroying the GM wheat trial in Australia. Not even the U.S is immune, as someone has destroyed thousands of GM papaya trees in Hawaii.
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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 :: 3793 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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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Two more chances to see Space Shuttle from Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 7180 Views :: Energy, National News, World News
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- TUESDAY 4:43AM HST
- WEDNESDAY 5:19AM HST
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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 :: 6356 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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Senate Race: Hanabusa sees Remake of 2002 Gubernatorial Election
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 8663 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 :: 7966 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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School-by-School Annual Yearly Progress — How did your school do?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 PM :: 10594 Views :: Energy, Environment
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School Year 2010-11 AYP Results and Corresponding School Year 2011-12 Accountability Status by Complex
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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 :: 8292 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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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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WSJ: Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
By Selected News Articles @ 10:32 AM :: 5487 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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NYT: Book Challenges Obama on Mother’s Deathbed Fight
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 9046 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 :: 6034 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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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 :: 7348 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 :: 8339 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 :: 9137 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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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Honolulu: Mega Rail Project in a Micro City
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 AM :: 9017 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 :: 12610 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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Soak the rich: 26,000 Hawaii residents hit with $40M/year in new taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 AM :: 5674 Views :: Energy, Environment
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For 2011 through 2015, singles in Hawaii with adjusted gross income above $100,000 will be allowed to claim a maximum of $25,000 in deductions for mortgage interest, charitable giving, medical expenses and the like, while couples with AGI above $200,000 will be allowed no more than $50,000.
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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 :: 13213 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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Saturday, July 2, 2011 |
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Calles: Rational Decision for Developers -- to not work in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:21 PM :: 8667 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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“Hawaii is the most regulated state in the nation.” He described that it takes about 10-14 years to get a project in Hawaii from green field (non-urban designation) to completion. ...“Every delay adds to the cost of housing, as projects are all financed and the cost of those loans keeps accruing even though no development has actually taken place.” We all end up with higher housing costs as a result.
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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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The Founding Fathers’ battle against Slavery
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 5907 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was recently on ABC News in an interview with George Stephanopoulos. During the conversation, Bachmann said that a number of the Founding Fathers opposed slavery and worked to end it, but Stephanopoulos challenged her, “Now, with respect Congresswoman, that's just not true.”
But it is true....
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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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Harvard Study: July 4th Parades turn kids into Republicans
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 5025 Views :: National News, Ethics
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A new Harvard University study finds that July 4th parades energize only Republicans, turn kids into Republicans, and help to boost the GOP turnout of adults on Election Day.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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Study: Rich or Poor, Hawaii DoE Fails everyone more Equally than Most
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 6796 Views :: Energy, Environment
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ProPublica analyzed new data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights along with other federal education data to examine whether states provide students equal access to programs — such as Advanced Placement or higher-level math and sciences classes — that researchers say will help them later in life.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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CNBC: Hawaii #1 in cost of living, 48th in Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 8948 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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From CNBC America’s Top States for Business 2011....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Victory: Obama Admin cancels stealth survey of Hawaii MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 8121 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which “mystery shoppers” posing as patients would call doctors’ offices ….
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Kos: Will Hanabusa let Case beat Hirono?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 AM :: 9208 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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With fellow Rep. Mazie Hirono already in the race, it's hard to see how Hanabusa wouldn't compete for the same pile of votes and risk giving the nomination to DLCer Ed Case in the Democratic primary.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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SciAm: Biofuels Responsible for Surge in Food Prices
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 5638 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Since 2004 biofuels from crops have almost doubled the rate of growth in global demand for grain and sugar and pushed up the yearly growth in demand for vegetable oil by around 40 percent.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Victory for Civil Rights: All Persons shall be counted for Hawaii reapportionment
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 AM :: 7961 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"They did listen to our testimony about the contributions that military personnel make, and about how they are part of the community," said Tom Smyth, president for the Hawaii chapter for the Military Officers Association of America. "I'm very pleased it came out the way it did." …
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Rep Michelle Bachmann: “We want to win Hawaii”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 AM :: 8112 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Bachmann said she plans to win decisive early victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina on her way to the White House. She promised to follow that with a national campaign – even in the heavily Democratic state of Hawaii.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Coalition launches to promote Cut, Cap and Balance pledge
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 AM :: 5518 Views :: National News, Ethics
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WSJ--The U.S. debt is now above its current limit of $14.3 trillion, a figure so large that it is nearly impossible for the average American to comprehend. Under the budget proposed by President Obama for 2012, the debt would rise to $15.7 trillion in 2021. The annual interest alone would be about $700 billion, and that would only increase with inflation. President Obama's proposed budget was so excessive and fiscally irresponsible that it was voted down in the Senate 97-0.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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NYT: Obama Administration Plans Stealth Survey of hundreds of Hawaii MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 AM :: 8957 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“I don’t like the idea of the government snooping,” said Dr. Raymond Scalettar, an internist in Washington. “It’s a pernicious practice — Big Brother tactics, which should be opposed.”
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 15891 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Please come and join us in Makawao on Saturday, July 2nd for the Annual Makawao Paniolo July 4th Parade. TEA Party Maui plans to enter a patriotic float in the Parade....
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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Am. Samoa Congressional Delegate bought and paid for by Kazakhstan?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:45 AM :: 12068 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"One Member of Congress, Delegate Eni Faleomavaega from American Samoa, a co-chair and driving force behind the creation of the Central Asia caucus, particularly stands out. In the 2010 election cycle, two of Faleomavaega’s top organizational contributors had been under contract with the Republic of Kazakhstan...."
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Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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How Much Would a Fully Funded Pension System Cost?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 AM :: 5740 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Without policy changes, contributions to state and local pension systems in the United States would have to immediately increase by a factor of 2.5, reaching 14.2 percent of the total own-revenue generated by state and local governments (taxes, fees and charges).
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
By Selected News Articles @ 10:07 PM :: 8204 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Three Progressive schemes Hawaii legislators are trying to implement--and ten more they haven't thought of yet....
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