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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
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Heritage: The Serious Risks of the Russian Reset
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:12 PM :: 6923 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The large “reset” payoff requires America put it all on the line by cutting U.S. strategic nuclear forces and engaging in missile defense talks with Russia, in addition to abandoning missile defense deployment in Poland and the Czech Republic and keeping quiet about political freedom violations running rampant throughout Russia.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
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Hawaii Lags as States Ban Contracting with Companies that do Business With Iran
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 10056 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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California and Florida have already passed Iran debarment legislation, adapted from UANI model legislation....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
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Abercrombie back from Asia: No mention of Cancelled China-Honolulu Flights
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 7835 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Read this news release and see if you can identify even one single accomplishment.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
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Obama's Misplaced Mideast Optimism
By Daniel Pipes @ 11:45 AM :: 7115 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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But the Middle East teaches caution; much will probably go wrong in Libya and Iraq. Obama, I predict, will rue his rash boasts.
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Monday, October 24, 2011 |
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Obama's Iraq Failure
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:58 PM :: 9710 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Obama's announcement last week that American troops in Iraq will return by the end of the year is a result of a serious Obama Administration failure that will undermine U.S. security interests in the Middle East
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Gaddafi Pulled from Storm Drain, Argues with Captors before Getting Final Bullet
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 9838 Views :: World News
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File Photo: Gaddafi greets Nation of Islam boss, Louis Farrakhan.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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The End of Qadhafi
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 5617 Views :: World News, Family
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Former Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi is dead from wounds he suffered during his capture near his hometown of Sirte, according to Reuters reports.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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China Cancels Honolulu Flights, Abercrombie calls Asia trip "extremely productive"
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 8854 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“It was an extremely productive trip that will benefit Hawai'i as we look to strengthen our economy,” Governor Abercrombie said.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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Horizon Lines Avoids Bankruptcy, But Delisted by NYSE
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 16113 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Horizon Lines completed a complicated $652.8 million refinancing that saves the largest U.S. domestic ocean carrier from bankruptcy and will leave bondholders with most of the company's stock.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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Monday, October 17, 2011 |
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Ideology Yes, Hawaii No: Hirono Votes Against S. Korea Free Trade
By Congress.org @ 11:19 PM :: 11545 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Vote Passed (278-151, 4 Not Voting)

The House passed this trade agreement with South Korea. The Senate approved the bill later in the day and the president is expected to sign it into law. (Hirono voted NO.)
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Sunday, October 16, 2011 |
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Kalapa: The Trouble with Borrowing is Repaying the Loan
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:42 AM :: 9636 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The bulk of the $14 trillion debt the nation has borrowed is from other nations.
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Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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Research Ship Finds Tsunami Debris Half-Way to Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6592 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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This is a map of Pallada’s route through model-projected debris field as of September 25.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
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Obama's Failure to Confront the Iranian Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:35 AM :: 6329 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Yesterday, America learned that Iran conspired to launch a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C., with a planned assassination of the Saudi ambassador and bomb attacks on the Saudi and Israeli embassies.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
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Iranian Assassination Plot Busted
By IPT News @ 2:05 AM :: 7347 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Two men have been charged in what law enforcement officials say was a bombing plot in the United States approved by senior members Iran's Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.
The plot targeted the Saudi ambassador to the United States for assassination and may have included other targets including the Israeli embassy,...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
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Abercrombie, HTA Leave Tokyo
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 9062 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Abercrombie and officials from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) ... met with representatives of various Japanese agencies that are key partners in the visitor industry.
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Monday, October 10, 2011 |
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Obama Sends South Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:43 PM :: 9136 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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it's vitally important to quickly enact the three pending U.S. trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. These FTAs have been sitting on the President's desk since 2007 for no good reason. President Obama has finally made them a priority by sending them to Congress last Monday night....
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Friday, October 7, 2011 |
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Just back from Paris, Abercrombie flees to Japan
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 8333 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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Abercrombie will travel to Asia from October 9 – 21, 2011 ....
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
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Steve Jobs and American Exceptionalism
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 7356 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Steve Jobs, who died yesterday at the too-young age of 56, was a living refutation of all what liberals constantly tell us about our country ....
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
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Back to the Future: Hilo Girl leads 12 Army Cooks replacing 84 Contractors in Iraq
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 9798 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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As the United States Army's mission in Iraq winds down, soldiers find themselves giving up progressively more of their creature comforts. At Contingency Operating Station Garry Owen, Iraq, Soldiers from 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division are “getting lean” in preparation for that day.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011 |
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The Inside Story Behind the Awlaki Assassination
By IPT News @ 1:29 AM :: 7971 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan....
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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For Sale Cheap: One Slightly Used Honolulu Rail Contractor
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 13961 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Orsi said Sept. 20 that there were no parties in advanced talks to buy AnsaldoBreda and that the unit’s newly appointed CEO, Maurizio Manfellotto, is working on an updated business plan.
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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US Born Al-Qaeda Bosses Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan Reported Dead in Yemen
By IPT News @ 12:24 PM :: 7252 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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American-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday by a U.S. airstrike in Yemen, administration officials say.
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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Berg pushes for China Visa Waiver
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 11421 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“The recent inclusion of the Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver resulted in double number of visitor arrivals from Korea,” said Councilman Tom Berg....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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Time for Action on Pakistan
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 AM :: 6660 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...Mullen declared that the military intelligence service of this supposed U.S. partner is directing the Haqqani network, a militant group responsible for attacks on Americans, including the 20-hour assault on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, that left 27 dead....
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Sunday, September 25, 2011 |
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Full Text: Netanyahu calls out UN “theater of the absurd”
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 5820 Views :: World News, Family
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(The UN) doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam's Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 12102 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Among the 20,000 Chinese with at least 100 million yuan ($15 million) in individual investment assets, 27 percent have already emigrated and 47 percent are considering it, according to a report by China Merchants Bank and U.S. consultants Bain & Co. published in April.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
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Obama Falling Short on Israel
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:03 PM :: 7876 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The President's words yesterday come after nearly three years of being weak on Israel, failing to condemn those who threaten the country's existence, and failing to draw a distinction between a freedom-loving nation and those who seek to wipe it off the map.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
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Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 12805 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 |
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Peak Oil Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 9835 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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This is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil.
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Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 AM :: 16352 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.
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Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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Economist: Hawaii Wilderness Cult pursues Impossible Return to Pre-Human Existence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 10038 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Even theoretically, returning Hawaii to a prehuman existence would be impossible. Ecosystems change over time, with or without the involvement of mankind, so no one can tell what Hawaii “should” look like.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
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South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:05 AM :: 9926 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Obama has refused to submit the agreements until the House goes further and re-authorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the 2009 stimulus spending levels. Pre-2009 TAA is still in place to assist workers who lose their job as a result of foreign competition.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011 |
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Terror's Evolving Threat: The Al-Qaida Network in 2011
By IPT News @ 12:24 PM :: 7592 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Weakened militarily and ignored in the mostly peaceful Arab Spring revolutions, the organization, they say, is becoming irrelevant....
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Friday, September 9, 2011 |
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Saturday, September 3, 2011 |
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 9746 Views :: DHHL, Energy, National News, World News
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SCPO Vickers, 36, was a 1992 Maui High School graduate. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Theater. SCPO Vickers will be laid to rest at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
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The Fast and Furious Scandal Continues
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 7247 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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A U.S. government gun-trafficking investigation gone horribly wrong has resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol officer, some 2,000 firearms in the hands of criminals, and the dismissal of a 24-year veteran law enforcement official. This is the story of Fast and Furious....
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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The Right Strategy to Fight Terrorism
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:33 PM :: 7345 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...Since September 11, 2001, at least 40 Islamist-inspired terror plots aimed at the United States have been thwarted....
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran
By Selected News Articles @ 7:30 PM :: 9527 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Lucrative state and federal contracts funded by American taxpayer dollars should not be awarded to companies doing business with a regime that is aggressively pursuing a nuclear weapons program, training and supplying weapons to terrorists who are killing U.S. troops, and engaging in egregious human rights abuses inside its own borders.
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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Wind Power Is Dying
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 AM :: 9288 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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While the U.S. is dumping billions of dollars into wind farms and onshore and offshore wind turbines, this energy source is being cast aside as a failure elsewhere in the world.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011 |
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Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 12756 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Battleship Missouri Memorial will commemorate the 66th anniversary of the end of World War II with a free ceremony on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, from 8 to 9 a.m., on the Mighty Mo’s forward main deck.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
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NYT: Anti-GMO Myths don’t hold up to Scientific Scrutiny
By NCPA @ 9:48 PM :: 8767 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. These crop modification methods are not dangerous.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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Son of Hamas: Ex-Terrorist to Speak at Aiea Church
By Andrew Walden @ 10:58 PM :: 7276 Views :: Maui County, World News, Family
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Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of terrorist Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, will be speaking at Calvary Chapel Honolulu, 98-1016 Komo Mai Drive, Aiea -- Wednesday at 630PM.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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Rail: Sumitomo will not Appeal, Stands Ready to take Ansaldo's place
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 11747 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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As the only qualified offeror, SCOA’s decision not to appeal should in no way be interpreted as loss of interest. To the contrary, SCOA will remain ready to fulfill its commitments should the City not be able to proceed with Ansaldo due to any problems that might prevent them from fulfilling their offer.
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Monday, August 22, 2011 |
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Heritage: What's Next in Libya
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:11 PM :: 6759 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Administration’s short-sighted effort to score a quick and easy military victory over Qadhafi’s regime failed to end the threat to civilians in “days not weeks,” as President Barack Obama promised. The administration now must scramble to develop and implement a long term strategy for a post-Qadhafi Libya.
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Monday, August 22, 2011 |
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Can Abercrombie Administration impose Billions in Carbon Fees without Legislative Vote?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 15343 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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What does a worn out and debunked fraud scheme do when it has exhausted its welcome around the world? It comes to Hawaii, of course.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Rebels take center of Tripoli, Gaddafi regime collapses
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 10165 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Ghaddafi is/was the fourth-largest shareholder of Honolulu Rail contractor Ansaldo. It appears that Ghaddafi's Libyan Investment Authority is undergoing a change in management ....
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Sunday, August 21, 2011 |
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Car Bomb: Maui Soldier tells Story of Survival
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 9373 Views :: DHHL, Energy, National News, World News
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JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Death hovered behind a car window packed with figurines and Teddy Bears on a tract of Iraqi road with no name....
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