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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
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Surprise: New Insurance Fee in Health Overhaul Law
By NCPA @ 11:54 AM :: 5264 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
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Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
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Economist: Visa Waivers Behind Hawaii Tourism Boom
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 PM :: 7794 Views :: National News, World News, Tourism
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...there's still lots of room for Mr Obama's administration to do more, and the US Travel Association has a great plan to further improve the situation....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
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Unions Losing in Their Last Stronghold
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:15 PM :: 5271 Views :: National News, Labor
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In November, Michigan voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have amended the state constitution to prevent the legislature from passing a right-to-work law and elevated union contracts above state law....It lost by 15 points.
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Monday, December 10, 2012 |
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Stop Meeting with the U.N. on Climate Change
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:07 PM :: 5657 Views :: Environment, National News, World News
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As they did at the previous 17 conferences, developing nations demanded that the United States and other developed countries pay them for the climate’s effects....
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Monday, December 10, 2012 |
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Health Care Law's Insurance Tax Will Raise Premium Costs
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 5504 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
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Insurance premiums could increase by thousands of dollars because of a new tax in President Obama's health care law....
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Friday, December 7, 2012 |
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Jim DeMint to Lead the Battle of Ideas
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:52 PM :: 3279 Views :: National News
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Yesterday’s announcement that Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is leaving the U.S. Senate to replace Edwin J. Feulner as president of The Heritage Foundation surprised the political establishment in Washington and underlined Heritage’s role as a key institution for America’s future....
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Thursday, December 6, 2012 |
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Hawaii 2013: State, Federal Taxes to Top 50%
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 PM :: 12424 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, Taxes
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Taxes on wages, dividends, interest, and partnership/sole proprietor income would exceed 50 percent only in Hawaii, California, and New York City….
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 |
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Obama Wants Power to Raise Debt Limit By Himself, Anytime
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:09 PM :: 5097 Views :: National News, Obama
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President Obama wants to do away with Congress when it comes to raising the country’s legal debt limit....
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Monday, December 3, 2012 |
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What IS the Fiscal Cliff?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:25 PM :: 5190 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Obama’s answer to the fiscal cliff is a proposed $1.6 trillion in tax hikes plus new stimulus spending—and expanded power for himself to raise the debt ceiling....
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Saturday, December 1, 2012 |
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How Liberal Stealth Groups Paved Obama Win
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:11 PM :: 5699 Views :: National News, Obama
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More than 4 million people who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 did not vote this year. But by applying new voter science, Obama nudged enough replacements in key states — many who were rare or first-time voters — to give him his margin of victory....
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Friday, November 30, 2012 |
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6 Fixes to America's Fiscal Crisis
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:13 PM :: 4792 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The White House’s proposal? $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $50 billion in new stimulus spending, and a change that would make it easier to raise the debt limit....
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
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Health Insurance: Hawaii 2nd Most Monopolized
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 7902 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Among the 50 states, the top 10 least competitive commercial health insurance markets are in: 1. Alabama, 2. Hawaii, 3. Michigan....
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
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Supreme Court Orders Appeals Court to Hear Obamacare Lawsuit
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:59 PM :: 4461 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...this action should not be taken as a sign that the Supreme Court is reconsidering the merits of the claims it addressed in NFIB....
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
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Marriage: The Wisdom of Upholding Tradition
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:54 PM :: 6816 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Supreme Court decides next week whether to hear challenges to laws defining marriage as the conjugal union of a man and a woman....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive Homes in Nation
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 8935 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Survey of four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes covers 72,000 properties in 2,500 U.S. Markets....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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Watchdog Report: Humane Society of the United States Shortchanges Hawaii Pet Shelters
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 8220 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...HSUS did not provide grants to any Hawaii shelters and rescues in 2011 to support pet sheltering....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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$1536: Hawaii Average Mortgage Payments Second in Nation
By News Release @ 11:58 AM :: 10327 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... rankings of the fifty U.S. states according to average monthly mortgage payment and provides the average monthly mortgage payment ....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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4 Reasons Warren Buffett Is Wrong on Tax Hikes
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:19 AM :: 4501 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"The ultrarich, including me, will forever pursue investment opportunities."
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Friday, November 23, 2012 |
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Reasons for Conservatives to Be Thankful
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:50 AM :: 4847 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There are plenty of things to be thankful for this week, and this year as well....
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:47 PM :: 4877 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Heritage Foundation! As we celebrate and give thanks today, we invite you to read President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation below....
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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NOAA announces rules to protect false killer whales off Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 7699 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...today NOAA Fisheries announced two actions to protect false killer whales in the Pacific Islands....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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For Hawaii, Fiscal Cliff Means Automatic State Tax Hikes, Massive Defense Layoffs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 7896 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...because Hawaii link its system to the federal revenue code by adopting various federal definitions of income or various federal deductions and credits....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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Should We Pay Government Employees More?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:25 AM :: 4040 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Government unions know that Congress is looking for ways to nip and tuck the federal budget, and they’re counting on being left out of the deal.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Can Hostess Save the Twinkies from the Union?
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:40 AM :: 4228 Views :: National News, Ethics
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If unions are trying to be more popular with the American people, they’re doing it wrong.
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Feds Notify Congress of Intent to Sign Full Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 9895 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HART will sign a full funding grant agreement with the FTA to provide $1,550,000,000 for the Oahu rail project, according to a Congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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U.S. Redraws World Oil Map
By NCPA @ 3:08 PM :: 7714 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The shale-oil boom can help the United States surpass Saudi Arabia as the largest oil supplier by 2020, according to the International Energy Agency....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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The Emerging Market for Medical Care
By NCPA @ 2:58 PM :: 4907 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Two relatively new services are facilitating a market for medical services — with price and quality competition, as well as transparency....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 19
By Congress.org @ 2:40 PM :: 7065 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Cybersecurity Cloture
- Senate: Sportsmens Access to Federal Land Cloture
- House: Russia Trade Relations, Human Rights Oversight Passage
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Study: Hawaii Avoids Overprescription of Antibiotics
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 7467 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 2010, the five states with the lowest antibiotic use in the nation were Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington....
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:33 PM :: 4748 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Today, five public policy organizations including The Heritage Foundation are presenting their plans to first slam on the brakes before driving off the cliff, and then to reverse course and tackle our massive spending challenges ....
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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Lawsuit Alleges “Corruption and Negligence” at Department of Energy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:39 PM :: 4264 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“Investigations have shown that DOE officials intentionally stalled numerous applicants’ reviews in order to force them out of business and protect favored players”
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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The Growing Budget Cost of Insurance Subsidies in the Affordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 12:09 PM :: 6003 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The subsidies for insurance through the newly established state-based exchanges also increased....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Census Bureau: Hawaii 7th Highest Poverty Rate in US
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 9869 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... adjusted to reflect geographic differences in housing costs ....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Fiscal Cliff: $3453 Tax Increase for Average Hawaii Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:17 PM :: 8150 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Large changes to both taxes and spending are scheduled to take place at the end of the year unless Congress acts....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Benghazi Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 6906 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Today, hearings begin in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees ....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Inouye hospitalized after fall
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 8031 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He fell at his apartment in Rockville, Md ... taken to the Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
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Obama Nominates Environmental Lawyer to Rule Over Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 7836 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...his practice focused on product liability, toxic tort, and environmental cost recovery litigation....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
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Do You Trust the Government with Your Computer?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:25 PM :: 4064 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the federal government has had 13 breaches and failures of its own cybersecurity just in the last six months....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Medicaid Patients Have Worse Access and Outcomes than Privately Insured
By NCPA @ 7:40 PM :: 4393 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One way the Obama administration chose to deal with the pressing health care crisis was a massive expansion of Medicaid....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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The Fiscal Cliff: A Primer
By NCPA @ 7:37 PM :: 4515 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Obama must quickly come to an agreement with lawmakers on the "fiscal cliff," a combination of spending cuts and tax increases that pose a threat to the fragile economic recovery....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Electric Vehicle Economics Don't Pencil Out
By NCPA @ 7:26 PM :: 4085 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Electric vehicles are doing poorly in the car market because automakers are unable to lower their prices....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Did the Election Save ObamaCare?
By John Goodman @ 7:17 PM :: 5178 Views :: National News, Ethics
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are six major flaws in ObamaCare. They are so serious that the Democrats are going to have to perform major surgery on the legislation in the next few years....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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The Election’s Major Implications for Education
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:31 PM :: 4296 Views :: National News, Ethics
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From No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to school choice, education policy will surely heat up in the coming months.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Wind on the Wane: An Update on Recent Wind Project News
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 10967 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Wind project impacts “may be worse than climate change,” says UK Environment Minister....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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The Threats of a Lame Duck Congress
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 PM :: 3909 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The lame-duck session begins today, with retiring and defeated Members of Congress coming back to Washington ... Congress has 16 working days scheduled between now and the end of the year, though it could add more....
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Monday, November 12, 2012 |
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Hear a Veteran's Story
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:15 PM :: 4226 Views :: National News, Ethics
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For nearly 100 years, America has been celebrating on November 11. Originally it was to remember the end of the First World War that was supposed to be the one that would end them all. Sadly, this was not the case....
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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What Does the Election Mean for Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:57 PM :: 4020 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...many of the health care law’s serious effects were delayed until after the election. Ten of its 18 new tax hikes have yet to kick in....
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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Hannity: "I've Evolved on Immigration"
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 4029 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"...create a pathway for those that are here...."
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Thursday, November 8, 2012 |
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FULL TEXT: Fraud Indictment for Stevie Wonder Concert
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 8267 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A federal grand jury in Honolulu yesterday indicted Marc Hubbardage 44, of North Carolina and Sean Barriero, age 44, of Miami....
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