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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Full Text: US DoJ Memo Suddenly Legalizes In-State Online Gaming
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 11430 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Just in time for the opening of the Hawaii Legislature, a US DoJ memo released December 23 overturns decades of legal interpretation and effectively legalizes intra-state online gambling....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Cook: No Path for Democrats to Hold Senate Majority
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 6941 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Question: Does Hawaii want to be saddled with a partisan hack like Hirono when Democrats are in the minority?
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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A Bad Year for Obama's Green Dream
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:57 AM :: 4497 Views :: National News, Ethics
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For President Barack Obama, 2011 began with a bang -- a bold pronouncement that his green dream for America would bring forth a jobs explosion and a new economy fueled by alternative energy, a vision he likened to President John F. Kennedy's "moon shot" in the 1960s....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:36 PM :: 6013 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That's exactly what happened to a hip-hop blog called Dajaz1.com, which was falsely accused of criminal copyright infringement....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Jihadi Wanna-be Names Names in New York and Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 AM :: 10086 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A terrorist wanna-be from Staten Island ratted out dozens of people he called pro-jihadists in New York and Hawaii after he was arrested by the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force, it was revealed Tuesday....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 8001 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Organ Transplant Bill which could have saved HMC may now be fast-tracked by legislators now that HMC is dead. As a bonus, legislators are tacking on eight other bills ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 8434 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A public hearing to discuss the new school impact fees will be held at Waipahu High School library on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at 3:00 p.m....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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Dallas Santa Shooter was Muslim ‘Honor Killer’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 8357 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Nona’s father had installed cameras all around the home so he could watch the family’s comings and goings. Others said he nailed her bedroom window shut so she could not sneak out at night and see her boyfriend....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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Modern Medicine Is Undergoing Industrialization
By NCPA @ 2:19 PM :: 5633 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Medicine is undergoing industrialization where doctors who previously operated in small offices with relative autonomy are becoming owned commodities of large hospitals and health plans....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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The Class Warfare We Need
By NCPA @ 2:15 PM :: 5341 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Instead of waging a war on the rich, a virtuous war should be waged on society's predators, pirates and parasites....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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2011: The Year of School Choice
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:29 PM :: 4416 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There was no lack of education news in 2011. From an explosion in school choice options to the Obama Administration's executive overreach, the top stories included the high and low lights when it came to issues affecting America's schools....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Do More Regulations Equal Less Safety?
By NCPA @ 3:05 PM :: 4352 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Psychology, economics and organizational science suggest that too many regulations may make society less safe ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Cash-Strapped States Bet On Gambling
By NCPA @ 3:01 PM :: 4717 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Faced with mounting budget deficits, more states are expanding gambling options and loosening restrictions in a grab for revenue....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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The Federal Government's Deeply Flawed System for Controlling Medicare Costs
By NCPA @ 2:58 PM :: 4511 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With Medicare's hospital trust fund set to be exhausted by 2024 according to the latest report from the program's trustees, federal officials are understandably looking for easy ways to cut spending ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Faith in America
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:33 PM :: 4934 Views :: National News, Ethics
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... we are often told that religion is divisive and ought to kept away from politics for the sake of liberty. Religion somehow is opposed to liberty, and so liberty requires a diminution of religion in the public square ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Sunday, December 25, 2011 |
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Big Wind, Big Cable: To Stampede Legislature, HECO Trumpets High Rates
By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 10915 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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HECO is attempting to stampede the Legislature into forking out even more money for Big Wind and the big undersea cables that go with it.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011 |
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View Back Provides Valuable Insights
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 11:56 AM :: 6070 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Kohala Sugar was one of the first sugar operations that failed and state government decided it could save jobs by stepping in with all sorts of ideas to replace the agricultural activity.... millions of state dollars literally went down the drain.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Fed Once-Secret Central Pacific Bank Loan Data Released to Public
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 AM :: 8895 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The day-by-day, bank-by-bank numbers...formed the basis of a series of Bloomberg News articles this year about the largest financial bailout in history....
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints DesJardins as District Court Judge on Maui
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 8468 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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If confirmed by the State Senate, DesJardins will serve in office for six years....
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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DLNR, Ritte Accuse Molokai Residents of Killing Monk Seals
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 8733 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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"Our elders are saying that these seals are not Hawaiian. Our young people are calling these seals an invasive species brought in by government. The seals are now the easy targets of blame for the many ills of our depleting fisheries." -- Walter Ritte
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Malulani Foundation Continues Push for New Hospital in Kihei
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 9578 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The Malulani Foundation continues to lay the groundwork for a new, people's hospital on Maui....
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against One Year Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
By Congress.org @ 4:40 PM :: 7208 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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With this vote, the House rejected the Senate's two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax reduction and requested a conference to consider a yearlong extension....
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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A Primer on Bridge Aina Lea Case
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 12020 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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...this case begins with the original reclassification of 1,060 acres on the Big Island "agricultural" to "urban" use in 1989, subject to the condition that the original owner develop 60 percent of the proposed 2,760 housing units as "affordable" units....
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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Our Christmas Wish - The Gift of Gratitude
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:44 PM :: 4847 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The politics of resentment has characterized much of 2011. It's been fueled by an entitlement mentality that "threatens not only the spirit of Christmas but the very fabric of a just and prosperous society," Messmore says....
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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Pacific Command studying negative attitudes toward Hawaii's public schools
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 9427 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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After determining that 9,000 of the eligible 24,000 school-age students in military families were not attending public schools, top military leaders commissioned Johns Hopkins University researchers to focus on attitudes and opinions about the Hawaii education system.
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Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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Canadian Senate Testimony: Climate Change is Natural
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 AM :: 5830 Views :: World News, Family
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Never before have a team of climate ‘realists’ testified before any committee, in the Senate or the Commons.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Abercrombie's "Surplus" Comes out of Your Pocket
By David S Chang @ 4:54 PM :: 6803 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Where did this surplus come from? From Hawaii’s hard-working families and businesses who had to shoulder an estimated $600 million in additional taxes over these two years....
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Heritage: Defending Liberty and Security in Wartime
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:50 PM :: 3967 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One of the most important intellectual and policy battles, which remains relevant today, is over how to defend both civil liberties and security in time of war....
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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National Journal: Hawaii Democrats Running Scared Through Primary Minefield
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 6744 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle's fundraising report is going to scare Democrats when it comes out in January....
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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NYT: Lingle is Change Candidate
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 7182 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... one thing here that might give Ms. Lingle hope, short of a meltdown in the Democratic primary, would be the governor. “How Abercrombie does will matter,” he said, “and affect the Senate race. And affect the future of the party.”....
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Big Victory for HSTA: Obama Admin Seizes Control of Hawaii RTTT Funds
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 9450 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...without a revised contract, the State cannot fully implement many initiatives in its approved Race to the Top plans.... (Now you know why the HSTA has been stalling.)
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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End of Year Tax Reminders
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 7119 Views :: Energy, Environment
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SBH CPA, Natalie Iwasa, reminds us that the state legislature passed several bills earlier this year that may have an impact on you and your business. In addition, there are some changes in reporting requirements for credit cards, and the IRS mileage rate changed....
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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Senators, Do Your Job and Get to Work
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 4091 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the U.S. Senate is home for the holidays already, celebrating with family while Washington sits in a stalemate....
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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Are Progressives for the Little Guy?
By John Goodman @ 12:46 PM :: 5128 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...most people on the left who use the word “progressive” are actually reactionaries....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Medicare Fraud: FBI Investigating Failed HMC Buyer
By Center for Investigative Reporting @ 2:57 PM :: 9513 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Low Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements are a key cause of HMC’s financial difficulties. Now it appears that Prime’s solution to the low reimbursement problem is simple—just cheat.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Biden Says Taliban Is Not Our Enemy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 6760 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That’s critical. There is not a single statement that the president has ever made in any of our policy assertions that the Taliban is our enemy because it threatens U.S. interests."
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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PolitiFact Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 4719 Views :: National News, Ethics
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PolitiFact debunked the Medicare charge in nine separate fact-checks rated False or Pants on Fire, most often in attacks leveled against Republican House members. Now, PolitiFact has chosen the Democrats’ claim as the 2011 Lie of the Year….
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Syria Protesters: We Miss Bush
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 5950 Views :: World News, Family
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Pilago Seen as Swing Vote on Hawaii County Bag Ban
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 7687 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The next and final council meeting on this is Wednesday, December 21....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Secret Furloughs? Two More Executive Orders Appear on Abercrombie Website
By Andrew Walden @ 2:19 AM :: 7170 Views :: Energy, Environment
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They were issued three weeks ago with no public announcement....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Schemes to make Legislators do Heavy Lifting, Introduces Budget with More Spending, No Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:13 AM :: 5480 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie's budget seeks to achieve a healthy surplus, incorporates savings achieved through solid fiscal management, funds high-priority programs, and does not rely upon any tax increases....
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 19, 2011
By Congress.org @ 5:39 PM :: 6490 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Upcoming Congressional Bills
- House: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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State Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Force Hawaii Kai Homeowner to Rent Room to Lesbians
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 9226 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission moved to intervene in the lawsuit as a plaintiff in order to protect and enforce the state antidiscrimination law, which Aloha Bed & Breakfast claims does not and cannot constrain its conduct....
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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The Death of Kim Jong-il
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 7642 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...the surprise development raises concerns about its impact on Pyongyang's ongoing leadership transition, regime stability, and North Korean security and foreign policies....
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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Obama’s “Path To 270” Is Full Of Roadblocks
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 4267 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It is a hopeful vision of the future of broad prosperity.’ But it's hard to see how voters are going to see any hope at all.” (John Dickerson, “Obama’s Victory Plan,” Slate, 12/13/11)
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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Egyptian Islamists win Election, Begin Burning Books, Antiquities
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 PM :: 7490 Views :: World News, Family
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Egyptian Scientific Institute: December 17, 2011
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