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Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Announces Campaign for Presidency
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 5621 Views :: National News, Ethics
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What I learned in my 20’s traveling the globe as an Air Force pilot, our current president has yet to acknowledge in his 50’s – that we are the most exceptional nation on the face of the earth.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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Gallup: Obama job Approval in Hawaii Drops to 56%
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 AM :: 7038 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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President Obama Sticks to Stimulus Script
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:41 PM :: 4156 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In the 1993 comedy Dave, a small-town presidential impersonator is called on to pretend to be the actual President of the United States when the commander in chief takes ill. Dave steps into the White House, takes his new role too far, and with wide-eyed innocence promises America, "I'm initiating a program to try to find a decent job for every American who wants one."
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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11th Circuit Rules Obamacare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:10 PM :: 4434 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This afternoon, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled that the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), more commonly known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional.
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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Hawaii Tops Nation in Seat belt Use
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 7501 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 2010, seat belt use in the United States ranged from 72.2 percent in New Hampshire to 97.6 percent in Hawaii and Washington....
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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 :: 11126 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 :: 8504 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 :: 11297 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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Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
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The EMP Threat to US Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 4484 Views :: National News, Ethics
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First, the electromagnetic shock can disrupt electrical devices. The second effect is similar to lightning—a power surge that would burn circuits and immobilize electronic components and systems. The third is a pulse effect that flows through electricity transmission lines, damaging distribution centers and fusing power lines.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Most Democratic State in '11
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 7774 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii shows the largest advantage for the Democratic Party over the Republican Party among U.S. states, along with the District of Columbia, in the first half of 2011. The most Republican state is Utah.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
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Trains Helped Kill the Greek Economy – They’ll Kill Hawaii’s too
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:05 PM :: 12248 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“Some years back a Greek finance minister, fed up with his country's waste and extravagance claimed that he could save money by shutting down the national railway and driving around its passengers in taxis.”
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
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Wisconsin Holds the Line
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:12 PM :: 5872 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Yesterday in Wisconsin, Democrats tried to recall six GOP senators in an attempt to gain a foothold in the state's legislature—they lost in four of the races, failing to regain a majority in the state senate. Those losses came despite a $14 million effort waged by unions and liberal groups from across the country, including the AFL-CIO, UAW, AFSCME, MoveOn.org, Teamsters, UFCW, NEA, SEIU, and People for the American Way.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
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Has the Shift to Managed Care Reduced Medicaid Expenditures?
By NCPA @ 12:19 AM :: 6269 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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These results are consistent with recent research on managed care among the privately insured, which finds that HMOs and other forms of managed care achieve their savings largely through reduced prices rather than lower quantities....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 |
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Moody’s: Student Loans may be Next Bubble to Burst
By NCPA @ 1:30 PM :: 7922 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Unless students limit their debt burdens, choose fields of study that are in demand, and successfully complete their degrees on time, they will find themselves in worse financial positions and unable to earn the projected income that justified taking out their loans in the first place."
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 |
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Schools Failing: Obama Admin to grant NCLB Waivers to States
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:12 PM :: 6427 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"With the new school year fast approaching and still no bill to reform the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, the Obama administration will provide a process for states to seek relief from key provisions of the law, provided that they are willing to embrace education reform."
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Monday, August 8, 2011 |
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Iowa Caucus: Bachmann, Romney and Paul on Top
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 4028 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Fox News and the Washington Examiner will sponsor a GOP debate this Thursday night. On Saturday, the Iowa State Fair straw poll will be held....
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Monday, August 8, 2011 |
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It's the Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:45 PM :: 3664 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the spending reductions in the deal negotiated by President Obama to raise the debt ceiling were inadequate, and S&P reacted as we predicted....
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Monday, August 8, 2011 |
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Human Trafficking: Did the US DoJ Purposefully lose the Aloun Farms Case?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:37 AM :: 19377 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Judiciary, Labor, Law Enforcement, Pierre Omidyar
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How could federal prosecutors “accidentally” debase their entire prosecution of crimes alleged to have occurred in 2004 by telling a Federal Grand Jury that the defendants’ collection of “recruitment fees” was a violation of a law which did not take effect until 2008?
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Sunday, August 7, 2011 |
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Police roust Mayor Kenoi, Rep Chang from Drunken Campaign Event
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 13945 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Politicians
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A loud drinking party on county property brought to a halt by the police early May 1 included Mayor Billy Kenoi, state Rep. Jerry Chang and a host of other bigwigs celebrating the end of the Merrie Monarch Festival....
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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S&P Cuts US Bond Rating, More Downgrades Coming Monday
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 8417 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The outlook on the long-term rating is negative....On Monday, we will issue separate releases concerning affected ratings in the funds, government-related entities, financial institutions, insurance, public finance, and structured finance sectors.
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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SBE: Hawaii Energy Costs Top Nation (again)
By News Release @ 9:54 AM :: 5911 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Energy costs certainly are affected by public policy measures at the federal, state and local levels. When policymakers focus on reining in taxes and removing regulatory burdens, that works to reduce energy costs to the benefit of entrepreneurs, businesses and consumers. But when focused on increasing energy taxes, expanding regulations, and creating governmental obstacles to energy development, the economy suffers accordingly."
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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Mainland Democrat Operatives Attack Gov. Lingle's Record
By Linda Smith @ 1:23 AM :: 7658 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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During her 30-years of public service, Governor Lingle has always run issue-oriented campaigns. Should there be a future campaign, it too would be run on the issues, rather than based on personal attacks.
There is no place in Hawaii for these deplorable tactics by national partisan political staffers. The voters of Hawaii deserve better.
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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The White House Does Not Create Jobs
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 AM :: 3826 Views :: National News, Ethics
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At yesterday's press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney admitted: "The White House does not create jobs." As the Examiner's senior political columnist Timothy P. Carney (no relation) later noted, conservatives should greet this statement as "a true and long-awaited admission of government's limits."
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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Blame the Washington Bureaucracy for High Gas Prices
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:09 PM :: 4356 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans are paying more for gasoline today than they were six weeks ago when President Obama released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In the Gulf of Mexico, meanwhile, 10 drilling rigs -- more than one-third of the fleet -- have left on Obama’s watch.
This incomprehensible energy policy is not only costing Americans more money at the pump. Bureaucratic delays in Washington are also stunting job growth and adding to the budget deficit.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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UANI Calls on Japanese Conglomerate Hitachi to End Its Business in Iran
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 7205 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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On Thursday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on Japanese high technology conglomerate Hitachi to end its business in Iran. Hitachi maintains an active presence in Iran, having provided Iran with gas turbines and induction motors used in its oil and gas sector.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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Six Incumbents could fight each other under newly released Hawaii Reapportionment Maps
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 8801 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The boundaries pit two Big Island Democrats against each other: Jerry Chang, D-Piihonua-Kaumana, and Mark Nakashima, D-Hawi-Hilo. On Oahu, Rida Cabanilla, D-Waipahu-Ewa, would face Kymberly Pine, R-Ewa Beach-Iroquois Point; and Mark Hashem, D-Hahaione Valley-Aina Haina, would compete against Barbara Marumoto, R-Kalani Valley-Diamond Head.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Djou: Rail Authority tone deaf on Fiscal Affairs
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:50 PM :: 6560 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...good government means more than just saying what people want to hear. It means identifying problems that concern our community and proposing constructive solutions....
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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 :: 6098 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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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono: Inouye’s Senate Democrats outraged by “dishonest” Ed Case
By Andrew Walden @ 8:41 PM :: 10316 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In a Washington Post article published this morning, the national Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee takes the unusual step of attacking a Democratic Senate Primary candidate--Ed Case....DSCC is working hand in glove with Sen. Dan Inouye. Even DSCC’s choice of words -- “not honest” -- echoes Inouye’s lengthy record of attacks on Case.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Debt: Our Work Has Only Begun
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 AM :: 4101 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans are disappointed. They are disappointed that the debate over our debt limit was about the needs of politicians instead of the needs of the country. They are disappointed with a broken government that refuses to fix itself. And they are disappointed that the Budget Control Act that passed the House last night and is likely to pass the Senate today does not make the transformative changes this nation requires.
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Monday, August 1, 2011 |
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Senate Race Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono
By Ed Case @ 8:39 PM :: 6854 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The poll shows Ed Case ahead of Mazie Hirono in the Democratic primary 53%-37% and ahead of Linda Lingle in the general 48%-38%, and Lingle ahead of Hirono in the general 48%-43%.
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Monday, August 1, 2011 |
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Debt: Liberals Force Choice Between Economic and National Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 AM :: 4108 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Put the security of the nation at risk or raise taxes. This is the sour "deal" liberal lawmakers are offering in exchange for insufficient spending cuts, according to reports of this weekend's debt negotiations in Washington....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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Struggle to Solve Debt Limit Crisis Goes On
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:16 PM :: 4621 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Even if the Boehner bill passed and became law, America would continue its downward spiral into a fiscal abyss with no end in sight....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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The Social Security 'coffers' are very far from running dry
By NCPA @ 2:27 PM :: 4913 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Last week President Obama made an alarming statement to the nation's senior citizens. He told CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley he couldn't guarantee that $20 billion in Social Security checks will go out on Aug. 3, the day after the government would go into default if it doesn't raise the debt ceiling. "[T]here may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Mr. Obama said.
This statement completely overlooks the existence of the Social Security Trust Fund....
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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Hawaii Federal Stimulus Funds: $650K per job
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 9:57 AM :: 7815 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Stimulus Program created 2,046 jobs in Hawaii. The cost for these 2,046 jobs? $1.329-billion in taxpayer dollars! That’s about $650,000 per job!
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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Default? Bankers, State pool money to keep Cash flowing to Federally Funded Cronies
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 8796 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Governor’s objectives are to avoid interruptions to programs that depend heavily on federal funding....
Hawai'i Bankers Association Executive Director Gary Fujitani said, “Our banking community has substantial liquidity that is ample to weather any temporary financial correction. We are ready to work with the state to ensure the continuance of a stable economy in Hawai'i.”
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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The Obama EPA's Brave New Future
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:33 PM :: 4790 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Say goodbye to cars and trucks as you know them. Say hello to a brave new future ushered in by the Environmental Protection Agency. It's one where the federal government reshapes a major U.S. industry by administrative fiat, all in pursuit of a policy goal that will cost money, jobs, and lives—all to satisfy the left's environmentalist factions while dishing out taxpayer dollars to an Obama-favored unionized industry.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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Djou: Look forward to 2012
By Rep Charles Djou @ 12:03 PM :: 10042 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As we look forward to 2012, I remain disappointed with our delegation's adherence to a partisan agenda that places party loyalty above the best interests of Hawaii's residents and our nation. If we are to protect and advance Hawaii's best interests in our nation's capital, we need a balanced delegation with representatives who can and will work with both Republicans and Democrats alike....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Red Tape Rising: A 2011 Mid-Year Report
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:58 AM :: 5638 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Do you heat your home? Light your rooms? Buy and cook food? Watch TV? If the answer is "yes," then you've fallen under federal regulation. And you're paying for it, too. Gattuso and Katz explain how every product imaginable costs more because of regulations....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Reid’s Sleight-of-Hand Debt Ceiling Plan Guts Military
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:48 AM :: 5425 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling this week. In evaluating his plans for future government spending, it becomes clear that budgeting for prudent defense is considered just another line item.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Djou: East-West Center Troubles Points To Need For Bi-Partisan Delegation
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:05 PM :: 9928 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...the East-West Center is under fire again, as Congress is looking at completely eliminating the center. The House Foreign Affairs Committee recently voted to wipe out the UH based facility. The center might again be saved in the U.S. Senate, but these difficulties will continue as long as Hawaii continues to send a one-sided and unbalanced delegation to Congress that is unable to speak with the new GOP majority in the U.S. House....
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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 :: 4580 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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Debt: America Needs a Better Solution
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 4511 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans tuning in last night to watch President Barack Obama's primetime address from the East Room of the White House might have thought they stumbled upon yet another re-run from the networks.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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Obama's Dangerous Debt Ceiling Strategy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 AM :: 4852 Views :: National News, Ethics
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[T]here's a certain element of waiting for the markets to weigh in and show Congress that they have to get serious here...You see the Administration almost kind of, almost daring the markets to respond, yesterday saying that the Congress had to act by 4:00 yesterday afternoon before the Asian markets started to open.
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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 :: 8081 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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Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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Kaiser recognized as Top Medical Home System
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 11894 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Kaiser Permanente announced today that the Honolulu Clinic and Kihei and Lahaina Clinics on Maui, and their primary care providers have received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition....
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Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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Alleged Eric Ryan Victims Speak out on New Website
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 12979 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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In the early 1990's Eric Ryan was the first student in Chaminade history to be convicted of forging student signatures and election ballots thus beginning his career of graphic design so he continue forging documents. He later took Chaminade to court for defamation of character.
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