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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Hanabusa’s answer to High Gas Prices: Give More Money to Biofool Scammers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:18 PM :: 7111 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"The (armed) services will lead the nation in the wide-scale deployment of alternative energy installations, establishing ... our national commitment to non-petroleum energy sources ...."
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Debt Ratio: We're Already Europe
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 7301 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Only two European countries, Greece and Ireland, have larger budget deficits as a percentage of GDP. Just four European countries have larger national debts than we do -- Greece and Ireland again, plus Portugal and Italy ....
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Foreign Policy: Obama Doctrine Failure
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:50 PM :: 8065 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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... the White House engaged with enemies and undercut allies, apologized for American exceptionalism, and favored the "soft power" of treaties and international organizations. Today we are seeing the disastrous results ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
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The Political Economy of Medicaid: Evidence from Five Reforming States
By NCPA @ 2:28 AM :: 4362 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Rhode Island, Washington, Tennessee, Florida and Idaho each have attempted efforts to change the system, and their experiences may prove insightful....
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
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Proposed HART Chief Leaves Trail of Political Discord
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 12106 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Grabauskas, a Romney appointee, was forced to resign in August 2009 after the Patrick administration publicly questioned his leadership ....
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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Ron Paul’s son, Ronnie, to campaign for dad in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 7311 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He’s expected to campaign for Paul, the libertarian-leaning congressman and GOP presidential contender, for five days in the run-up to the Aloha State’s March 13 caucuses....
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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Transportation Bill With Honolulu Rail Funds Postponed
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 11082 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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After catching flack from both fiscal conservatives and the transit lobby, House Speaker John Boehner has postponed consideration of a transportation bill.
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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A Troubling Trend in the Courts
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:28 PM :: 4644 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Heritage Senior Legal Fellow Robert Alt gives an example of how a “weaker” Congress leads to a “stronger” judiciary involving the very law at issue in Citizens United....
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Ilya Shapiro (Cato Institute), In Hawaii Speaking About Obamacare Supreme Court Cases
By Robert Thomas @ 8:31 PM :: 7068 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Five weeks from now, the Supreme Court is taking up the most important case it's had since Brown vs. Board of Education."
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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Defining the Federal Role in Education
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:53 PM :: 4225 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...federal involvement in education, reaching their peak during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations, have yielded minimal returns....
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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Green Energy Scammers Slip through Obama's Crony Capitalist Trap Door
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:01 PM :: 5355 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The President's best friends get access to second trap door leading to even lower rates. Who slides on through? Those who qualify for tax incentives designed to "encourage investment in clean energy."
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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Abercrombie: I will not defend Marriage
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 8425 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obviously the purpose of BOTH Hawaii responses is to present the weakest possible defense while still preventing outside pro-marriage lawyers from taking control of the defense ....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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The Myth of Runaway Health Spending
By NCPA @ 2:58 PM :: 4474 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Health care spending increased continuously since the 1970s, consistently outstripping inflation and economic growth…. However, this trend has since turned negative with the rate dropping almost every year since 2002, reaching a low of less than 4 percent in 2009....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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Religious Liberty Under Attack
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:04 PM :: 4553 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This week, two more Christian colleges joined other religious institutions in fighting back against that attack when they filed lawsuits against the Obama Administration for imposing an anti-conscience mandate under Obamacare....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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Kapolei Tesoro Refinery Workers Reject Labor Contract
By News Release @ 5:23 AM :: 8552 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Strike at Tesoro's refineries still negotiating contracts could shut down 500,000 barrels a day of refining capacity ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Feb 21
By Congress.org @ 1:30 PM :: 7006 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
- House: Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
- House: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
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Obama Monopolizes Earmarks to Buy Congressional Votes
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 8104 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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An examination of "administrative earmarks" around the time of congressional votes on key pieces of President Barack Obama's agenda suggests the White House used its power to fund local projects as a means to "buy" votes for major legislative efforts....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
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Charles Djou on his way home from Afghanistan
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 9283 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Charles is on his way home from Afghanistan after many months of deployment in one of the most dangerous provinces in Afghanistan....
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Monday, February 20, 2012 |
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Washington, the Indispensable Man of the Revolution
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:00 AM :: 4144 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Poor George Washington. His birthday, spontaneously celebrated since the Revolution and formally declared a holiday in 1879, has slowly morphed into the insipid Presidents Day you'll hear about today....
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Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
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Understanding the True Cost of State and Local Pensions
By NCPA @ 11:03 PM :: 3734 Views :: National News, Ethics
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impending troubles to be faced by public-sector retirement funds....
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Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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How Big Sugar Robs You
By NCPA @ 2:14 PM :: 5370 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Even with billions in US Tariff support, sugar just couldn't carry the ILWU in Hawaii....
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Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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Obamanomics Has Failed
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:38 PM :: 4094 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Three years ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law his trillion-dollar stimulus plan, a measure that he promised would save or create 3 million jobs by the end of 2010 and would prevent unemployment from ever going above 8 percent....
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?
By John Goodman @ 9:20 PM :: 4821 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There are two conservatives for every liberal in America. That’s the message of a recent David Brooks column as well as a Gallup survey. I think the imbalance is much starker. I would guess there are four conservatives for every liberal. Maybe even more....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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Obama's Friends Win Big in Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 4587 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Keep in mind that the average income of a Volt buyer is $175,000 per year. That means that middle-class taxpayers are helping the rich buy pricy, politically correct cars. With his other hand, President Obama is taking from the poor....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Puerto Rico = Hawaii? Another Island Eyes Natural Gas as Substitute for Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 7342 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Mr. Fortuño wants to convert the island's oil-fired plants to cheaper, cleaner natural gas....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Obama's Continuing Assault on the Constitution
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:15 PM :: 4198 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Last week, America erupted in protest against one of those actions -- the White House's determination to force all insurance plans to cover, at no charge, contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilization as part of Obamacare.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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GE Tax: 'Low' rate belied by Broad Base
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 PM :: 7899 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The sales tax in Hawaii ... has a base that includes many services, and as such are not strictly comparable to other sales taxes.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Hawaiian is Nation's #1 On-Time Airline for 8th Straight Year
By News Release @ 1:04 PM :: 6408 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For 2011, Hawaiian averaged a 92.8 percent on-time performance ranking #1 in 11 of the 12 months and exceeding the industry average for the year by 13.2 percentage points....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 13
By Congress.org @ 2:31 AM :: 6898 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
- House: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act
- House: Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
- House: STOCK Act
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Hawaiian Airlines First to Receive Carbon Credits
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 11134 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Hawaiian Airlines has earned the first-ever aviation based carbon credits, having reduced its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by nearly 22,000 metric tons over the past six years using an innovative, eco-friendly engine washing technology developed by Pratt & Whitney.
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Monday, February 13, 2012 |
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Gallup: Hawaii #1 State for Gov't Jobs
By News Release @ 10:46 AM :: 9027 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Nearly 3 out of every 10 workers in Hawaii (29.7%) work for federal, state, or local government....
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Monday, February 13, 2012 |
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Childless Women Make Hawaii Democratic?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 AM :: 9720 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... the six states with the highest percentages — Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont and California — also skew Democratic. In each of these states the percentage of childless women exceeds 55%....
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Monday, February 13, 2012 |
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White House Spin Machine Hits Brick Wall
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:50 AM :: 4806 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Yesterday, the newest White House chief of staff, Jack Lew, took to the Sunday talk shows to get a head start on promoting President Barack Obama's FY2013 budget....
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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Am Samoa: Faleomavaega Tries to Create New Citizens to Win Election
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 6145 Views :: National News, Ethics
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in order to either scare Togiola to the sidelines or bolster his own popularity, Faleomavaega made his next and even more cynical move: promise citizenship to nationals and national status to aliens....
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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Lay Off the US-Build Requirement!
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 AM :: 7175 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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His problem is with the "prohibitively high cost" of US-built ships and the impact of those costs on freight rates. The high costs of other aspects of a US-flag operation, such as the cost of an over-manned US-citizen crew with all its fringe benefits, get no mention....
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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Romney Wins Maine Caucuses, Paul Second
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 AM :: 5763 Views :: National News, Ethics
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- Romney - 39% (2,190 votes)
- Paul - 36% (1,996 votes)
- Santorum - 18% (989 votes)
- Gingrich - 6% (349 votes)
- Other - 1% (61 votes)
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Hirono Attacks the US Chamber of Commerce
By General Bob Lee (ret) @ 11:41 PM :: 8126 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"The people of Hawaii know we've seen this type of inconsistent, ineffective behavior from Mazie before."
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Guam should join Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico for Jones Act reform
By Selected News Articles @ 11:23 PM :: 8118 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Horizon’s departure has left Guam with a single Westbound common carrier, Matson Navigation Company, which now operates as a true monopoly here....
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Another State Acting on Iran Debarment Legislation
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 7010 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The legislation was introduced in the Maryland Senate last week, and Governor O’Malley has made it a key legislative priority for 2012.
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Budget? Why Follow A Budget?
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:11 PM :: 4610 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Families and businesses have budgets, yet Washington doesn't -- and it hasn't for the last three years....
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Mortgage ‘Settlement’ Is a Bailout for California
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 5892 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...it appears that Brown successfully lobbied for California to get $6 billion in cash and siphon off a total of $18 billion from the $25 billion mortgage settlement with the five largest U.S. banks....
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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Hawaii to Receive $71M from Mortgage Settlement
By News Release @ 1:26 PM :: 12613 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Attorney General David M. Louie on Thursday formally joined a landmark $25 billion joint federal-state agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and fraud....
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 |
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Dependence on Government Highest in History
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:37 PM :: 4082 Views :: National News, Ethics
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When John F. Kennedy was President, just over a quarter of federal spending went to fund programs paying for some 21.7 million Americans to be dependent on Uncle Sam. But as high as that spending and dependence on the federal government was then, it has exploded today, with one in five Americans -- more than 67.3 million -- depending on Washington ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Hawaii Catholic Conference: Obama Admin Threatens Religious Liberty
By News Release @ 2:37 PM :: 8476 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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To correct the threats to religious liberty and rights of conscience by the Obama administration, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act has been introduced in Congress (H.R. 1179, S. 1467).
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Middle East Crumbles Around Obama's Foreign Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:34 AM :: 7292 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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All indications are that the Middle East is crumbling, and President Barack Obama's foreign policy is collapsing right along with it.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Obama’s Broken Promises
By John Goodman @ 11:11 AM :: 4849 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Clinton was planning historic reforms during his second term. These were to include private accounts under Social Security and vouchers for Medicare.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Average Federal Aid Passes Average Disposable Income
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:01 AM :: 4203 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans who rely on government receive an average $32,748 worth of benefits, surpassing the average American’s disposable personal income of $32,446....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
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Rick Santorum Wins Three States -- CO, MO, MN
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 AM :: 5936 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Sen. Rick Santorum won all three Republican Presidential caucuses February 7 ....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 |
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The Job-Killing Medical Device Tax
By NCPA @ 3:02 PM :: 4063 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Beginning in 2013, a tax will be imposed on the manufacture and importation of medical devices in an attempt to offset a portion of the $1 trillion cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act....
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