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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 |
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The Road to a New Nuclear Arms Race
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:22 AM :: 9609 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Unfortunately for Americans, President Obama’s new strategy will have the exact opposite result of its intended effect. Instead of incentivizing countries to give up nuclear ambitions, it creates new incentives for them to maintain or develop their own nuclear programs.
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Monday, April 5, 2010 |
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Regulatory Burden: Cost of Federal Regulations over $1.1 Trillion
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:02 PM :: 6016 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Just three days after President Barack Obama's health plan was signed into law, AT&T announced that due to an obscure tax change in the bill, the nation's largest telephone company would take a $1 billion hit to its bottom line this quarter. According to health benefits analysts this tax law modification would shave as much as $14 billion from U.S. corporate profits. While it would have been better had these tax losses been made more public before Congress voted, at least these tax charges are transparent and easily quantifiable enough to get noticed by the American people. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the hundreds of new regulations that the federal government will enforce as it tries to implement Obama's redistributionist health agenda.
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Monday, April 5, 2010 |
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NRO: In Hawaii, a cheery Republican is inching closer to a Scott Brown–style upset
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 AM :: 11527 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“I’m the only one who actually lives in the congressional district,” Djou says. “I have two opponents who are running insider themes. Case is running on his experience, his seniority, and [the fact that he] knows the corridors of Congress. Hanabusa is running on how she’s going to be a team player with Democrats in Congress. It’s clear that voting for Case or Hanabusa will not change Washington, D.C. My election will mean change, not just here, but if I win this race, we’re going to have a very big impact across the country.”
“I have never voted for a tax increase, and neither of my opponents can say that,” Djou says. “In five debates so far, both of them have repeated that they will not take a pledge to not raise taxes. They have both said they believe that there’s even an appropriate time to raise taxes, even in a recession.”
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Saturday, April 3, 2010 |
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As “momentum shifts to Djou”, Hanabusa’s “boldly deceptive” campaign implodes: Ads, mailers pulled
By Andrew Walden @ 2:43 PM :: 13538 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The National Journal writes: "National Democrats are tempted to pick a favorite, sources say, and perhaps get the White House involved to avoid the embarrassment of losing in President Obama's hometown urban Honolulu congressional district."
But the Dan’s won’t let them pick Ed Case, so they are stuck with Larry Mehau associate Colleen Hanabusa. The National Journal article points the finger at Inouye, while pretending to point the finger at Obama, who, perhaps retaliating for Inouye’s support of Clinton in the Primary, washes his hands of the mess caused by Inouye’s retaliation against Ed Case and Neil Abercrombie....
Meanwhile..."Democratic strategists sense a momentum shift for Djou."
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Saturday, April 3, 2010 |
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Dems Wary Of Hawaii Special Election
By Selected News Articles @ 2:54 AM :: 14068 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Case led in the last public poll, but that was nearly three months ago. Privately, Democratic strategists sense a momentum shift for Djou.
"The onus is on the White House. ... Can you imagine how bad it would be messaging-wise if we lost Obama's home district after losing Massachusetts?" one strategist said.
White House officials did not respond to requests for comment.
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Friday, April 2, 2010 |
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Case highlights time in Washington, forgets to mention ineffectiveness
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 11720 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ed Case has been ranked as one of the most ineffective members of Congress: “Two members of Congress ranked as some of the least effective – Rep. Ed Case [D- Hawai'i] and Sen. Dan Akaka [D- Hawai'i] – are battling over who has the worse rating on a national political Web site.” (Richard Borreca, “Case to Akaka, Akaka to Case: You’re ineffective,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 08/29/06).
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Friday, April 2, 2010 |
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Welcome to the Obama Dependency Economy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4837 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Today the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor and Statistics released its monthly jobs report showing that the nation's unemployment is 9.7% for the third month in a row. While the jobs report does indicate that 162,000 net jobs were created in March, almost 50,000 of those jobs were temporary government Census jobs that do not reflect any real economic progress. In total, the U.S. economy has now lost a total of 3.8 million jobs since President Barack Obama signed his $862 billion stimulus plan. We are 8.1 million jobs short of the 138.6 million he promised the American people.
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Friday, April 2, 2010 |
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Censorship: Obama’s FCC considers regulation of internet
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 5920 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...When private investment declines, taxpayers will be forced to step in and subsidize broadband Internet, with lots of strings attached. And regulations could eventually even restrict political speech online.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Hanabusa campaign ad nailed for Legislative pay raise “deception”
By Andrew Walden @ 12:54 PM :: 13746 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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With the media picking up on this big story, maybe they will start asking Hanabusa about the firing of Margery Bronster, or her meeting with Larry Mehau, or the land deal with a member of the Pali Shooter’s gang, or the Honolulu Raceway deal.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 |
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$8/gallon? Don't Fall For Obama's Energy Shell Game
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:04 PM :: 5627 Views :: National News, Ethics
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So if developing new energy sources that can create private sector jobs for Americans and new revenues for financially strapped states and the federal government is not the Obama administration's real goal, then what is? Well, President Obama's Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who was at yesterday's announcement, has said, "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." For reference purposes, when Secretary Chu said that, Europeans were paying $8 a gallon for gas at the pump.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
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Heritage: One Nation Under Arrest
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 5431 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In May 2004, FBI agents driving a black Suburban and wearing SWAT gear ran Evertson off the road near his mother's home in Wasilla, Alaska. When Evertson was face down on the pavement with automatic weapons trained on him, an FBI agent told him he was being arrested because he hadn't put a federally mandated sticker on a UPS package.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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$1 Billion AT&T Headache is Just Obamacare's First Side Effect
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:47 PM :: 5327 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In the closing days of the Congressional health care debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told the National Association of Counties: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Today marks the end of just the first week of life under Obamacare and Speaker Pelosi has been proven right: we are just now finding out what is in it. This past Friday, AT&T, the biggest U.S. telephone company, announced that it would take a $1 billion charge against earnings thanks to tax changes buried in the 2,300+ page bill. $1 billion. That is a full third of AT&T's $3 billion earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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Fireworks, dirt, and stolen trucks: Colleen Hanabusa and the Honolulu Raceway Deal
By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 AM :: 55209 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Development, Politicians
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When the Advertiser in 2004 exposed business dealings between then-State Sheriff John Sousa and two convicted felons, Souza said he was considering resigning and acknowledged "The appearance is bad." Souza had extended $25,000 credit to organized crime figure Jonnaven Monalim as part of a deal to sell seven Makaha acres of former Hanabusa family property. Another convicted felon was managing Souza's Pueo Trucking company while Souza was Sheriff.
But just two years later, Hanabusa's husband Souza would form a close working relationship with one George Grace III. Unlike Monalim, a search of the Hawaii criminal database indicates that George Grace III has never been convicted of a crime. But the controversial owner of porta-potty rental firm Paradise Lua has had a court-documented interest in stolen trucks going back to the 1990s.
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Monday, March 29, 2010 |
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Cayetano’s State of Hawaii, 1998: ‘‘the tribal concept simply has no place in the context of Hawaiian history’’
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 6985 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 1998, the State of Hawaii ... had this to say in a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court: ‘‘the tribal concept simply has no place in the context of Hawaiian history.’’
Senator Inouye ... had this to say (on January 25, 2005): ‘‘Because the Native Hawaiian government is not an Indian tribe, the body of Federal Indian law that would otherwise customarily apply when the United States extends Federal recognition to an Indian tribal group does not apply.’’
Senator Inouye went on to say: ‘‘. . . That is why concerns which are premised on the manner in which Federal Indian law provides for the respective governmental authorities of the state governments and Indian tribal governments simply don’t apply in Hawaii.’’
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Monday, March 29, 2010 |
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Abercrombie Woka Woka’s His Way Through Congressional PAC Money
By AtomicMonkey @ 6:38 PM :: 10625 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Congressman Abercrombie, the ultimate PAC Man, displayed an insatiable appetite for special interest money during his twenty years in Washington.....
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Monday, March 29, 2010 |
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Obamacare: Public sector grabs $14B from private sector employers
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:50 AM :: 5145 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Caterpillar was quick to inform the markets exactly what Obamacare meant for its bottom line. Caterpillar announced that Obamacare would raise its insurance costs by at least 20 percent - or more than $100 million - just in the first year of the health-care overhaul program. And Caterpillar was not alone. Other Fortune 500 firms quickly followed suit announcing Obamacare hits to their bottom line including: Deere & Co., $150 million; AK Steel, $31 million; 3M, $90 million; Valero Energy, $20 million; and AT&T, $1 billion.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 |
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Full Text: Rasmussen polls Hawaii Governor’s race
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 11979 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Election 2010: Hawaii Governor
- Duke Aiona (R) 31%
- Neil Abercrombie (D) 54%
- Some other candidate 6%
- Not sure 9%
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 |
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Hanabusa: “Legislators work very hard and deserve the raise”
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 16483 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Even with Hawaii facing an $869 million budget deficit over the next three years, in 2008, state Senate President Hanabusa defended a 36 percent pay raise for the Hawaii State Legislature. Hanabusa said “legislators work very hard and deserve the raise.” As of December 2009, Hawaii pays the highest salary for part-time legislators.
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Friday, March 26, 2010 |
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Vanload of thieves snatching Djou signs inside of four hours
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 12617 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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An indication that our campaign is a threat to the status quo is the number of yard signs stolen on a regular basis. We know that it happens in every election, but the rate that our signs are stolen surpasses anything we have ever seen before. In some areas, we will put up a yard sign and the sign will be taken in a matter of hours. One of our supporters reported last week that she was in her yard when a white van drove up to her house. A man jumped out of the van and pulled her yard sign out from where it was planted in her yard. When she asked him what he was doing, he said that he was from the Djou campaign and that the sign was needed in another location. This was completely untrue - the campaign never relocates signs to "better" locations. We value every single person willing to indicate their support for Charles with a yard sign.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
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Union ‘Cadillac Plans’ hammered in the Obamacare ‘reconciliation’ bill
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 5441 Views :: National News, Ethics
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A "fix" to the Cadillac tax that actually makes it worse, not better. Under current law the exemption amount is indexed to CPI plus 1 percent. That is not enough to keep up with medical costs. The reconciliation bill delays the start of the tax by five years, from 2013 to 2018, but it cuts the inflation adjustment to plain CPI. The lower inflation adjustment means that once the tax starts it will hit more people faster.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
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START could leave Hawaii without missile defense
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:08 PM :: 10518 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The New York Times reports: "Administration officials describing the draft treaty said its preamble recognized the relationship between offensive weapons and missile defense, but that the language was not binding." But the Times goes on to quote retired major general Vladimir Dvorkin who says Moscow will scrap the treaty if the U.S. pursues missile defense: "If, for example, the U.S. unilaterally deploys considerable amounts of missile defense, then Russia has the right to withdraw from the agreement because the spirit of the preamble has been violated."
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 |
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Hawaii gets momentary reprieve as Obama’s ultra-leftist judicial nominee is stalled
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:31 PM :: 9891 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Rumors of a possible Supreme Court retirement this summer have Washington buzzing with anticipation. Adding to the intrigue is the controversial nomination of Goodwin Liu for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Senate Republicans used a procedural move Wednesday to postpone Liu’s hearing....
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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Congress vs The American People: 59% against Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:07 PM :: 5386 Views :: National News, Ethics
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But the leftist majorities in Congress just do not care what the American people think. Today, the Senate will press forward with work on the proposed "fix-it" bill through the reconciliation process. You may have thought it was impossible to make the policy and process of Obamacare even worse, but that is exactly what this reconciliation bill does . . .
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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Goodwin Liu: Obama’s Most Radical Judicial Nominee
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:44 PM :: 10685 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It is difficult to imagine the Ninth Circuit as any more radically liberal than it already is. Despite a few stellar judges, the Court is full of liberal activists who have earned it the reputation of having the highest Supreme Court reversal rate of any court in the nation. But, with his latest judicial nominee, President Obama just may do what seemed impossible.
There are many red flags in the judicial record of Ninth Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu, who is Associate Dean at the University of California Berkeley Law School. Here are just a few highlights....
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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To rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates Gay Marriage activist to 9th Circuit Court
By Selected News Articles @ 12:53 PM :: 10012 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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New information is emerging about President Barack Obama's federal appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu. If the Seante approves Liu's appointment to the 9th Circuit Court, Liu will be among the judges ruling on appeals of cases originating from Federal District Court in Honolulu.
…In 2007, Liu joined 17 other professors and submitted a friend of the court brief to the California Supreme Court, arguing that California's definition of marriage between a man and a woman violated the state constitution.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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Progressives denounce Obamacare: “Giveaway to corporations, hardship for middle class”
By Selected News Articles @ 10:39 PM :: 10613 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Real health care reform is the thing we’ve fought for from the start. It is desperately needed. But this bill falls short on many levels, and hurts many people more than it helps.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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Repeal
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:23 PM :: 5655 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This is why opposition to this bill will only grow. Supporters of this bill argue that popular hostility will recede upon its passage. But, rather than cementing our descent into a European-style welfare state, last night’s passage of Obamacare is best seen as a historic turning point, a true catalyst for real change.
I write to reassure our supporters, the conservative movement, and the American people at large that The Heritage Foundation will do all within its power to keep this issue alive in the public square and make the intellectual case for the repeal of this act. We will bring all our resources to bear on behalf of those who believe America is and will always remain the Land of the Free.
This, rest assured, can be done. The American people are never permanently thwarted. President Obama's health care legislation can and will be repealed.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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Buy insurance or lose 2.5% of income: “Wheelchair Tax”, Union “Cadillac Plans”, 44% rental tax, part of $409.2B in new taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 8317 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The top tax rates on interest and rental income would rise to as high as about 44 percent...Starting in 2013, Americans under 65 won’t be able to deduct medical expenses until they exceed 10 percent of income, up from 7.5 percent now...those who buy devices such as wheelchairs would pay a 2.3 percent excise tax. Drugmakers may pass on a $3 billion annual fee.
The Medicare taxes superseded an earlier Senate proposal to tax high-value employer-provided insurance coverage, dubbed “Cadillac plans.” That 40 percent excise tax was delayed until 2018, when it would begin to apply ....
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Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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States vs Obamacare: Florida, Washington, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and others to file suit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 9845 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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First, he said, the mandate to buy insurance or pay a fine amounts to "a tax on living." Unlike auto insurance or payroll taxes, McCollum said, the new fees would apply to people for not doing anything, not triggered by any status or activity on a citizen's part.
Secondly, he said, the bill imposes spending requirements on the states --amounting to more than $1.6 billion for Florida. McCollum said Congress can't legally do that.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
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GOP Chair Ka’auwai: “We must elect Djou”
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 10:27 PM :: 7687 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Since the healthcare debate heated up in March, over 7,617 jobs were lost every day. Not only did Congress fail to address the most important issues of the day—jobs and the economy—but they passed legislation that is guaranteed to hurt businesses and negatively impact jobs. Hawai'i needs congressional representation that works for our concerns, for our jobs and most importantly, for our families.
“We have a unique opportunity here in Hawai'i come May. We can, must and will elect Republican Charles Djou to Congress, gain a champion of fiscal accountability, individual responsibility for Hawai’i and return independent, effective leadership to Congress.”
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
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Djou: “Trillion dollar bill will do little to improve health care”
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 11775 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Congress should instead have enacted medical malpractice reform, allowed for the interstate sale of health insurance, and reformed the tax code to allow for an individual deduction on health insurance premiums. We must continue to fight for responsible health care reform that lowers costs and offers greater access to affordable health care.”
Djou is the only major candidate in the Congressional race, who lives in the 1st Congressional District and the only major candidate who would have voted against this bill. Ballots will be mailed out April 30.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
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Socialist health care passes 219-212: Honolulu voters will be first to pass judgment
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 8403 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Obama advisor Al Sharpton on Fox News tonight: “Americans voted for socialism when they elected Obama.”
GOP Chair Michael Steele: “We intend to do everything in out power to reverse this.”
Hawaii voters will be among the first to pass judgment--Honolulu Special Mail–in Congressional Election: May 1-22.
Both Ed Case and Colleen Hanabusa are pledged to support Obamacare. Charles Djou has pledged to oppose it.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
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Bought and paid for, will Hirono cast the deciding vote for Obamacare?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 24538 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For months, Mazie Hirono pledged to vote against the Senate version of Obamacare. For her, Senate Obamacare just wasn’t socialist enough. Along with 56 other “progressive” members of Congress, she demanded a program with a public option and denounced the Senate bill as a multi-billion dollar giveaway to the insurance companies.
Hirono’s July 30, 2009 letter explained:
“Any bill that does not provide, at a minimum, for a public option with reimbursement rates based on Medicare rates--not negotiated rates—is unacceptable…. (T)his agreement will result in the public, both as insurance purchasers and as taxpayers, paying ever higher rates to insurance companies. We simply cannot vote for such a proposal.”
Hirono has maintained this position as recently as February 2, but at the last minute, barely noticed by her “progressive” base, Rep Mazie Hirono has changed her mind....
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Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
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GOP’s Ramsay Wharton to challenge Hirono for Outer Islands Congressional Seat
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 26561 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Now, more than ever, we need to bring balance to our nation’s capitol. For too long, Hawaii residents have been underserved with only “one” viewpoint represented in Congress. This out-of-balance system has failed our citizens and allowed for policies that have stifled our creativity and economic growth and burdened us with heavy taxes, wasteful, out of control government spending, and inefficient bureaucratic growth.
The people are speaking, but Washington isn’t listening. That’s why we need new leaders who will listen and provide “common sense” approaches to get our country back on track. Join me in the “good fight” and allow me the honor to represent you with “a strong voice and presence” in the halls of Congress.
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Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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Raw Deal: What Were Dems Thinking When They Let Neil Abercrombie Retire?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 PM :: 11840 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I think Neil was determined to get moving on his gubernatorial race," DCCC chairman Chris Van Hollen told me yesterday...."Once a person makes up their mind to do something, this is America, they're free to do it."
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Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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Attorneys General: Obamacare “deem and pass” will lead to “protracted litigation”
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 5771 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Former U.S. Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and William P. Barr released the following statement:
The convoluted and questionable method under discussion by both Houses of Congress for final passage of the long-debated health care legislation raises serious constitutional concerns, which, at best, will lead to protracted and wholly avoidable litigation and continued doubt about the bill’s validity.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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Obamacare: More taxes, higher premiums, and more welfare (ILWU's Health Plan to be taxed?)
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:00 PM :: 6064 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Another day, another no-show for the Obamacare reconciliation bill. House Democrats were quick to shift blame to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with Rep. Robert Andrews telling The Hill that the delay "has been much more technical than substantive. ... It’s not like what tax has to go or what spending has to go." Which is an interesting claim, since Politico reported that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was summoned to the White House yesterday afternoon "to discuss a higher-than-expected excise tax on some health care plans." In fact, Politico added: "A labor source said Trumka's meeting would focus on the entire bill, not just the excise tax question." Sounds like more than just technical details are still in flux.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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Only 36% think Obamacare is a”good idea”
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:17 AM :: 4868 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Senate health bill is so unpopular, even among House Democrats, that the leftist House leadership is desperately trying to trick the American people into believing that the House can pass the Senate bill without voting on it. Hence the Slaughter Rule which would deem the Senate bill passed at the same time the House would approve a new reconciliation bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was crystal clear on her motives this week telling a group of leftist bloggers: "It's more insider and process-oriented than most people want to know. But I like it because people don't have to vote on the Senate bill."
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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Maui TEA Party protest against Obamacare Thursday
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 11566 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, National News, Ethics
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Protest Rally
- Thursday March 18th
- 4pm-6pm
- Front Sidewalk of Queen Ka'ahumanu Mall
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Obama says “Louisiana Purchase” will help with “Earthquake in Hawaii”
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 PM :: 9349 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ‘Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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Hawaii DoE: Cost of waste, fraud, and corruption between $191M and $431M per year
By Andrew Walden @ 7:18 PM :: 17500 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Hawai`i Free Press and others have, over the past few months, identified millions of dollars of waste, fraud, and corruption in the DoE budget. Add it all up....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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Birtherism: Hawaii Legislature set to "fuel the fire"
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 10532 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Do we really want to be known internationally as the Legislature that blocked any inquiries into where President Obama was born?" asked Rep. Cynthia Thielen, R-Kaneohe-Kailua. "When people want to get more information, the way to fuel that fire is to say, 'We're now going to draw down a veil of secrecy.'" (Which is precisely why Hawaii Democrats are doing this—to fuel the fire.)
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Djou files for election, releases first commercial
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 13291 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Office of Elections has set May 22nd as the date of the special election and has determined that the election will be an all mail-in special election. Ballots will be mailed to every registered voter in the district on Friday, April 30. The deadline to register to vote is April 22. If you are not registered, click here to download the form. Please remember to look for your ballot in the mail and return it to the Office of Elections as soon as possible...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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Hawaii GOP calls on Hirono to vote “no” on Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 6822 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Despite the failed attempts last fall to pass a health care overhaul bill through Congress, a bill that time after time Americans have fought against, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to shove the U.S. Senate bill through the House this week.
Charles Djou, Republican candidate for Congress, has already vowed not to vote for this bill or any health care overhaul that places further burden on American taxpayers. But, if Speaker Pelosi has her way, this vote will take place BEFORE Hawaii's special election ballots are due on May 22, 2010.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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Heritage: Is Now Really the Time To Create a New $2.5 Trillion Entitlement?
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:37 PM :: 4800 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In theory, the federal government has $2.5 trillion stashed away in a nondescript office building in the sleepy little town of Parkersburg, West Virginia. That is where the Treasury Department keeps stacks of nonnegotiable Treasury bonds payable to the Social Security Administration. But as the Associated Press reported yesterday, for the first time since the 1980s, the federal government will not be adding to that stack.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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Combating Islamist Lawfare
By IPT News @ 1:46 PM :: 14565 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Federal courts are slowly becoming a new battlefield in the war on terror, with combatants setting aside traditional weapons and arming themselves instead with domestic and international laws. Responding to this phenomenon, the inaugural meeting of The Lawfare Project convened last week in New York to discuss The Use of the Law as a Weapon of War.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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Vermont Schools to Celebrate Islamic Feast Sept 10
By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 AM :: 7815 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Burlington, Vermont School District does not give students a day off to commemorate the September 11 attacks, but on Friday, September 10, 2010 Burlington schools will close early for the weekend to celebrate an Islamic Feast.
Chaired by once-disbarred lawyer and admitted embezzler Fredrick Lane, the Burlington School Board on March 9 voted 8-1 to add Eid al-Fitr and Yom Kippur to the school calendar starting this Fall. School officials claim it is all about maximizing attendance....
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
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Campaign poster touts: “The Incrdible [sic] Story of Neil Abercrombie”
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 10090 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Is that nutty poli-sci graduate assistant really running for the U.S. Senate? The question was asked across the U.H. Campus back in 1970. As this pot-fueled manifesto is testament to, the answer was yes.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
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Am Spectator: Djou Hopes for Hawaiian Surprise
By Selected News Articles @ 10:38 AM :: 12536 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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If a Republican can win in the district representing Obama's birthplace, "then no Democratic seat in the U.S. Congress is safe," Djou said in an interview on Tuesday at a gathering of reporters in downtown Washington, trying to emphasize the significance of his race.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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Obamacare vote count: 189 of 216 needed for House passage
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:48 AM :: 9364 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Once Abercrombie quit, the whole House of cards fell down….
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