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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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Braces for the Kids Just Got More Expensive: Obamacare Tax Hike Case Study
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 11:23 AM :: 5984 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
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In 2013, the tax increases in Obamacare will increasingly conspire against kitchen-table family healthcare decisions....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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First U.S. Plant to Make Gasoline and Diesel Fuel from Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 6711 Views :: Energy, National News
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...a South African company, announced its intention to build a 96,000-barrel-per-day gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, LA....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 3994 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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See America's Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4855 Views :: National News, Economy
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the 19th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure
By NCPA @ 7:46 PM :: 5034 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The Supreme Court's surprise ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left many observers wondering about the implications of the ruling on the law itself....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Pretextural Takings: Will Supreme Court Hear Guam Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:07 PM :: 8075 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Land Use
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NFIB, CATO Instiutute, Owners' Counsel of America, and lawprofs James Ely, David Callies, Todd Zywicki, Randy Barnett, Eric Claeys, and D. Benjamin Barros -- have filed an amicus brief ....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 4679 Views :: National News, Health Care
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Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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BoH CEO Peter Ho Appointed to Federal Reserve Board
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 7585 Views :: National News, Economy
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He is a member of the Hawaii Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s Military Affairs Council
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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13 Tax Increases in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 5225 Views :: National News, Taxes
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The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases. Those hikes combined with six tax increases from Obamacare....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Obesity in America: Blame Trade Protectionism on Sugar
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 PM :: 7437 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care
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With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Matson, TOTE Ship Orders Timed to Influence Federal Jones Act Study?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:10 AM :: 7341 Views :: National News, Jones Act
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...influential British maritime journal Lloyd’s List published three articles today regarding the long awaited US. Government Accountability Office release of a report on their study of the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Will the Senate Minority Be Silenced?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 PM :: 3741 Views :: National News
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Reid has already effectively shut down the opportunity for minority Senators to offer amendments to bills. Now he is angling to change the Senate’s rules so that minority members cannot filibuster a bill.
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Thanks to Abercrombie, Republican Senators More Racially Diverse than Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 6079 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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there are now more Republican minorities in the Senate (South Carolina’s Tim Scott, Florida’s Marco Rubio, and Texas’s Ted Cruz) than Democrats (New Jersey’s Robert Menendez and Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono).…
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
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The Failure of Wind Power
By NCPA @ 1:12 PM :: 5091 Views :: Energy, National News
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Original warranties on turbines have expired and extended warranty options are not available....
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
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Uproar Over Bloated Sandy Aid Package
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:10 PM :: 3698 Views :: National News
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The real “selfishness and duplicity,” however, comes from those who insist that this bill is meant for Sandy’s victims—when in reality, it is a special-interest money fest....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Bloomberg Editorial Blasts Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 4:53 PM :: 7319 Views :: National News, Jones Act
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Bloomberg calls for major Jones Act reform in two parts: elimination of the U.S. build requirement for ships engaged in domestic coastwise trades; and, a more controversial proposal to allow foreign ship owners to compete....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Fiscal Cliff: Who Won? Who Lost?
By John Goodman @ 2:42 PM :: 6293 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...real billionaires, like Warren Buffett, are going to be affected very little by the new higher rates (unrealized capital gains will still be taxed at a rate of zero), while entrepreneurs with pass-through income are going to get hosed....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Hospital Systems Branch Out as Insurers
By NCPA @ 2:38 PM :: 4488 Views :: National News, Health Care
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A growing number of hospital systems are moving to start their own insurance plans, aiming to broaden their roles and prepare for the changes coming under the federal health care overhaul, says the Wall Street Journal....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Taxes to Rise on Most American Workers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:07 PM :: 5756 Views :: National News, Taxes
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The Wall Street Journal calculates that the “typical U.S. family earning $50,000 a year” will lose “an annual income boost of $1,000.”
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |
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Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends, Expands Wind Production Tax Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 7:04 PM :: 7304 Views :: Energy, National News
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The deal also greatly relaxes the standards for companies to qualify to grab that tax credit....
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |
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House Passes Fiscal Cliff Tax Hikes 257-167
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 6101 Views :: National News, Taxes
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When Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush increased taxes in return for spending cuts—cuts that never ultimately came—they did so at ratios of 1:3 and 1:2....
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |
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Tax Hikes to Start the New Year
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4658 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Postpones sequestration’s automatic spending cuts (including those to defense) by two months....
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Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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Are We Helping Poor Americans?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:02 PM :: 4110 Views :: National News
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A half-century into the War on Poverty, liberals can hardly declare victory. But they can claim the dominant anti-poverty narrative: Fight poverty by spending more....
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Sunday, December 30, 2012 |
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$1 Trillion Obamacare Tax Hike Hitting on Jan. 1
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:27 PM :: 6550 Views :: National News, Taxes
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On January 1, regardless of the outcome of fiscal cliff negotiations, Americans will be hit with a $1 trillion Obamacare tax hike....
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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The 10 Worst Regulations of 2012
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:31 PM :: 4093 Views :: National News
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In the past year, regulators drafted rules that addressed everything from caloric intake to dishwasher efficiency....
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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10 Facts on the Fiscal Cliff, Debt, and Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:02 PM :: 5192 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...just days left for President Obama and lawmakers in Congress to avert a major tax hike, sequestration, and other major policy changes....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Schatz, Mazie to be Junior Senator
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 11297 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real, and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation," Schatz said.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Obama's Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:16 PM :: 4865 Views :: Energy, National News
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...will increase the average cost of a new car by $3,000 by 2025....
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Monday, December 24, 2012 |
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’Twas the Night Before Cliff-mas
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:44 PM :: 4749 Views :: National News, Taxes
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With time running out for President Obama and Congress to reach an agreement, this Christmas Eve we bring to you 2012 twist on Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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U.S. East and Gulf Coast dock strike may threaten Islanders
By Michael Hansen @ 5:55 PM :: 5383 Views :: National News
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A major dock strike could shutdown work on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts when the current longshore contract covering container cargoes on those coasts expires at midnight Saturday, December 29, 2012....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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No Hawaii Beverage Tax
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 11690 Views :: National News, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our coalition has over 2,300 individual members, over 8,000 Facebook fans and more than 320 business members....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Conservatives Stand Their Ground
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 5723 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sneak Attack? Akaka Bill Placed on Senate Calendar
By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 7558 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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12/17/2012: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka's Hatch Act Modernization Bill Passes Congress
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5063 Views :: National News
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...this bill will allow eligible state, local, and D.C. government employees to run for elective office. The bill also provides greater flexibility in disciplining federal employees charged with minor violations of the Act....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka Introduces Tribal Self-Governance Bill
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 7406 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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“This bill provides key improvements to the way self-governance works in the Department of the Interior...."
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 3576 Views :: National News
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Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B” ....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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ATR: Boehner's Fiscal Cliff Plan OK
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 5:56 PM :: 5292 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...this tax bill contains no tax increases of any kind—in fact, it permanently prevents them....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Green Energy and Rail Get an 'F'
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:08 PM :: 7256 Views :: Energy, National News, Rail
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... cutting wasteful projects is productive and necessary to avoid a nosedive....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Hawaii's Future: California Solar Power Adds $1.3B to Non-Users' Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 6816 Views :: Energy, National News, Cost of Living
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Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's biggest utility, will pass on about $700 million in annual costs to people without solar systems ....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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GOP Leaders Capitulate on Core Conservative Principles
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 PM :: 6458 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Taxes
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican leaders have done it once again....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Federal Worker Happiness Drops
By NCPA @ 1:23 PM :: 4780 Views :: National News, Labor
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Rankings were determined by responses from about 700,000 federal workers from various agencies in the government....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Rebuilding Communities
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:12 PM :: 3189 Views :: National News
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Today, the Senate will begin debating a bill that was supposed to be disaster recovery funds for those devastated by the storm. But so many special-interest projects were added on that the $60.4 billion request has turned into a farce....
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Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Republicans can win over Asian Voters, if they try
By Selected News Articles @ 6:55 PM :: 6394 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Asians are America's fastest-growing immigrant community, and Asian voters constitute 2 percent to 7 percent of registered voters in half of the traditional 10 swing states....
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Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Connecticut Shooting: Failure of Mental Health System
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 PM :: 12856 Views :: National News, Health Care, Homelessness, Second Amendment
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“We have emptied the nation's hospitals, gutted state and local mental health programs, and turned involuntary treatment into a debate point instead of using it as a viable option to prevent tragedy...."
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Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Guam: Mayor Seizes Neighbor's Land
By Robert Thomas @ 12:29 AM :: 6760 Views :: National News, Land Use
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...the government condemned the appraised area, paying for it with compensation supplied by the Ungactas, and transferred it to the Ungactas....
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Friday, December 14, 2012 |
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Cyclone Evan Pounds Samoa, Heading for Tonga, Fiji
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 PM :: 6698 Views :: National News, World News
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Tropical Cyclone Evan was stationary over Samoa for approximately 24 hours....
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Friday, December 14, 2012 |
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What Will the Fiscal Cliff Deal Look Like?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:03 PM :: 4678 Views :: National News, Taxes
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This week, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) have been trading secret offers on the fiscal cliff....
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Friday, December 14, 2012 |
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Green Schools That Aren’t Very Green
By NCPA @ 1:25 AM :: 5264 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, National News
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... Washington Middle School in Olympia, Wash., [was] projected to use 28% less energy. The school consumed 19% more energy ....
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
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Deadline for States to Claim Their Role in Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:50 AM :: 4293 Views :: National News, Health Care
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Tomorrow is an important day for Obamacare. It’s the deadline for states to declare their intentions about setting up their own health insurance exchanges....
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
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Gushing about America's Energy Future
By NCPA @ 9:48 AM :: 4158 Views :: Energy, National News
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...the United States would gain significant geopolitical advantages. For example, it would lower the influence of the Middle East. In addition, the United States would be in a position to challenge Russia's influence in Europe....
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