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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Where Could We POSSIBLY Cut the Federal Budget?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:58 PM :: 7329 Views :: National News, Economy, Obama
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“If President Obama were making the decision for your family… he’d tell you to stop buying gas for your car and explain how you could only eat five days a week.”
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Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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The Numbers Don’t Match: Obama vs Harkin on Hawaii Sequester Impact
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 PM :: 11776 Views :: Education K-12, National News, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Here is a point-by-point comparison of the White House numbers for Hawaii and Sen. Harkin’s numbers for Hawaii.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013 |
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Bob Woodward: Sequester Was Obama's Idea
By Selected News Articles @ 7:30 PM :: 8619 Views :: National News, Obama
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Obama personally approved of the plan for Lew and Nabors to propose the sequester to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). They did so at 2:30 p.m. July 27, 2011....
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Friday, February 22, 2013 |
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Obama and the Seuss-quester
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:47 PM :: 4306 Views :: National News
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On Pennsylvania Avenue, right near the end, there lived a President who wanted to spend....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
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Long Lines to Vote? Not for the Vast Majority of Americans
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:24 PM :: 6499 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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It certainly is heartwarming that Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old voter whom President Obama recognized in his State of the Union speech, continues to vote and take part in our democratic process....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
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Secret U.S. military flights carried officials, equipment to N. Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 PM :: 8273 Views :: National News, World News, Military
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Senior U.S. administration officials held secret talks in North Korea on at least three occasions in 2011 and 2012....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
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Top 3 Reasons Chuck Hagel Is Wrong for Secretary of Defense
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:24 PM :: 3595 Views :: National News
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... his vision for dealing with other nations is dangerous for America ....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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AARP Opposes Chained CPI as Threat to Veterans Benefits
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 7534 Views :: National News, Military, Cost of Living
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AARP joins more than a dozen veterans’ groups in opposing adoption of the chained CPI, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America and Disabled American Veterans....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Spending Cuts Are Happening, One Way or Another
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 5720 Views :: National News, Economy, Military
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It would be better to replace them with smarter cuts, but the reality is that Washington has to start cutting spending now....
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Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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George Washington's Example on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:31 PM :: 3631 Views :: National News
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Instead of celebrating George Washington’s birthday, today we’ve lumped him in together with no-names including Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison as we celebrate a generic “Presidents’ Day.”
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Saturday, February 16, 2013 |
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Bills Introduced to Cut Sugar Subsidies
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 9010 Views :: National News, Agriculture, Economy
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The bills would provide economic relief to American consumers and businesses who have been forced to pay a $14 billion hidden tax over the past four years alone in order for the federal government to provide a special interest subsidy to sugar producers....
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Friday, February 15, 2013 |
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Why Should I Care About the U.S. Debt?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 5138 Views :: National News, Economy
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You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the U.S. debt? Does it affect your life?
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 |
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Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 3469 Views :: National News
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President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his promises....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 |
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Full Text: Sen. Marco Rubio Response to State of the Union
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 4899 Views :: National News
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... our free enterprise economy is the source of our middle class prosperity ....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
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Full text: State of the Union Address
By Selected News Articles @ 11:55 PM :: 5001 Views :: National News
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...there are millions of Americans who ... have not yet been rewarded....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
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Obama's Bogus State of the Union Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:22 PM :: 3678 Views :: National News
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Tonight, the American people will be watching President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. How has he done on his promises over the past four years?
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Rand Paul on the Rise of Islamic Radicalism
By Video @ 1:41 PM :: 6326 Views :: National News, World News, Military
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How can American foreign policy meet the challenge of radical Islam? -- By adopting the principles America used to win the cold war, said Senator Rand Paul....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 6389 Views :: Environment, National News
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...view state activity, EPA activity, or combined activity....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 3712 Views :: National News
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The next time a cashier asks "paper or plastic?" think of Abbie Schoenwetter. He spent more than six years in federal confinement for shipping lobster in plastic instead of cardboard....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 |
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Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 4761 Views :: National News, Ethics
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How does cronyism affect your life? Tell us in the comments....
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Monday, February 4, 2013 |
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What Ideas Are Conservatives FOR?
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:18 AM :: 3559 Views :: National News
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...we're going to take our arguments to all Americans....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Some Families to Be Priced out of Health Overhaul
By NCPA @ 12:59 PM :: 4629 Views :: National News, Health Care
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IRS regulations issued Wednesday failed to fix the problem as liberal backers of the president's plan had hoped, says the Associated Press....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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How to Balance the Budget in 10 Years
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:41 PM :: 3567 Views :: National News
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Both houses of Congress have now voted to suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, buying lawmakers more time to develop a budget. The Senate would put together a budget for the first time in three years....
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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A Blow to Obama's Imperial Presidency
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:56 AM :: 5868 Views :: National News, Obama
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“Our unilateral president must take his unilateral medicine.”
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
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Reforming America's Immigration System
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:45 PM :: 3949 Views :: National News
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The Heritage Foundation has released the following statement....
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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It's School Choice Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 5389 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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...school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together to promote educational choice, with more than 3,600 events taking place nationwide....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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Jindal to GOP: "Stop Being the Stupid Party"
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 5955 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Let me warn you in advance that I plan to talk big picture here tonight, and I plan to say some things that may challenge your assumptions....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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Marching for Life
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:30 PM :: 6821 Views :: National News, Life
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Later today, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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The Urgent Danger in the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 3891 Views :: National News
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Think your state has equal representation in the Senate? Well, that could be eliminated soon.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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It's Time to Balance the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:59 PM :: 3438 Views :: National News
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Today, the House will vote on a proposal that would suspend the debt ceiling until May 19....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Obama Admin. Appoints Hawai'iGas CEO to Nat'l Petroleum Council
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 6442 Views :: Energy, National News, Jones Act
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The purpose of the NPC is solely to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matters relating to oil and natural gas....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, Translated
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6190 Views :: National News, Obama
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Obama was honest about his intentions to grow government in order to remake our country along his progressive vision....
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Monday, January 21, 2013 |
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Full Text: Obama's Second Inaugural Address
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 7254 Views :: National News, Obama
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The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.
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Monday, January 21, 2013 |
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MLK, Obama and Opportunity
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 PM :: 5731 Views :: National News, Obama
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The politics of division and class warfare, the centerpiece of Obama’s campaign rhetoric, are the antithesis of King’s dream....
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Monday, January 21, 2013 |
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Our American Triumph: Civil Rights and Hawaii Statehood
By Ryan Yasukawa @ 12:08 AM :: 30781 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The politics of the civil rights struggle has much in common with Hawai`i’s path to statehood....
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Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
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Heritage: Conservative ideas need a new message
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 3599 Views :: National News
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Conservative ideas work. Numerous states are demonstrating that low taxes, right-to-work laws, school choice, energy development and other common-sense policies improve the lives of everyone....
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Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
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CBS News' Political Director: Obama Must 'Destroy' Republican Party
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 6316 Views :: National News, Obama
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The author of this outrageous left-wing fever dream is John Dickerson, the political director at CBS News....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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A Health Scare for Small Businesses
By NCPA @ 2:20 PM :: 5936 Views :: National News, Health Care, Small Business
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Many small-business owners haven't yet realized that the way they structure their firm in 2013 could determine their status under the law in a year's time....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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Public-Private Partnerships Could Keep State Park Gates Open
By NCPA @ 2:16 PM :: 6671 Views :: Environment, National News, Hawaii State Government
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Thousands of developed U.S. Forest Service recreation areas have utilized this PPP model successfully for more than 25 years....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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Responding to Newtown
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 5732 Views :: National News, Health Care, Second Amendment
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“Given the weak track record of federal mental health programs, states should exercise primary responsibility for determining appropriate mental health services, which will entail eliminating restrictions currently imposed by the federal government.”
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
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Obama's Religious Freedom Proclamation
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 6281 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Religion
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“As we observe Religious Freedom Day, let us remember the legacy of faith and independence we have inherited, and let us honor it by forever upholding our right to exercise our beliefs free from prejudice or persecution.” -- President Barack Obama
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
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Don't Raise Debt Ceiling Without Balancing the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 4489 Views :: National News, Economy
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...Obama promised to cut the annual deficit in half in his first term. Instead, his budgets include near-trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see....
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
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Privitization: Post Office to be Replaced by 'Hybrid Model'
By NCPA @ 12:18 PM :: 6106 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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Attention Hawaii: Can this 'hybrid model' be trusted with Vote-by-Mail?
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Waikele Fireworks Bunker Explosion: Investigation Findings to be Released
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 9712 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, OHA
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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announces that its January 17, 2013, public meeting in Washington, DC, will be available via webcast....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Disease Management Programs Don't Work
By NCPA @ 6:30 PM :: 5958 Views :: National News, Health Care
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According to the data, there were no decreases in emergency admissions or inpatient charges....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Feds Pay Maui County Office of Aging to Keep Medicare Patients Away from Hospital
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 8277 Views :: Maui County, National News, Health Care
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...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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"Default" Is a Red Herring in Debt Ceiling Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 3972 Views :: National News
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Yesterday, President Obama accused his opposition in Congress of threatening to “default” on America’s loans....
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Monday, January 14, 2013 |
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Head Start: When the Government Fails Completely
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 5990 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Rail Transit Under Fire in Los Angeles and San Jose
By Honolulu Traffic @ 2:24 PM :: 6564 Views :: National News, Rail
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L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....
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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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Chinese Investment in the U.S. Shatters Records
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 6459 Views :: National News, World News, Economy
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China set a record with its investments around the world in 2012. And in the United States, China shattered its previous investment record.
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