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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Sunday, January 2, 2011 |
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Birther War Year Two: Hey Neil, Don't feed the trolls
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 7969 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This truism is lost on the ignoramuses at the Seattle Times, who published an editorial this morning applauding newly-elected Governor Neil Abercrombie's declared intention to do something to squelch the conspiracy theory....
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Saturday, January 1, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Birther War named in top ten Flubs of the Year
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 8705 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It is easy for Seattle Times editors to cheer on the war effort from comfort of their offices, but many on the front lines are starting to think this is not a winnable war—a quagmire. Some are even calling for negotiations with the birthers.
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Friday, December 31, 2010 |
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Hartford Courant: Who’s Abercrombie kidding?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 AM :: 9139 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In case you’ve been hiding under a rock since just before Christmas, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has committed our lives and our treasure to a Sacred Cause. Our New Governor is heroically leading the State in a Holy War to defeat the Diabolical Birthers. On Day Seven of this Fight to the Death, the national and international media continue to react while the local media focuses intently on the price of ahi, hoping against hope that Aoki and Asselbaye will quiet The Abercrombie down and get him to pretend to refocus on the budget or something….
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Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
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HuffPo: Abercrombie on a fool’s errand
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 10384 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The new governor of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie, has big issues to handle, including a substantial budget deficit that threatens to grow exponentially in coming years.
On top of all his headaches, though, Abercrombie has piled on another, bigger conundrum that he says he is committed to resolving.
Yes. He's taking on the birthers.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
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Abercrombie’s Birther Crusade: Day Five
By Selected News Articles @ 12:22 PM :: 8869 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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More news from around the country as Governor Neil Abercrombie, implementing a "top priority” of his administration, heroically crusades against the “demonic, eviscerating” Birther hordes.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
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111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined: $10,429 Per Person in U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 PM :: 4733 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The federal government has accumulated more new debt--$3.22 trillion ($3,220,103,625,307.29)—during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined, according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
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USA Today: Neil Abercrombie, the friend you don’t need
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 10222 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie’s “top priority” – leading Hawaii in Holy Crusade to slay the Birther dragon – continues to make national and international news. Google News reports over 2000 articles have been published and more are coming out by the hour. Here are some of the latest….
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Monday, December 27, 2010 |
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Abercrombie’s Weird Priority: Raising profile of birtherism
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 PM :: 8609 Views :: Obama
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More national media reaction to the Abercrombie Administration’s “Top Priority”….
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Sunday, December 26, 2010 |
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NYT: Inouye pushes Exemption from Terror Embargo after $2000 contribution
By Selected News Articles @ 8:16 PM :: 10746 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Several ... American businesses were permitted to deal with foreign companies believed to be involved in terrorism or weapons proliferation. In one such case, involving equipment bought by a medical waste disposal plant in Hawaii, the government was preparing to deny the license until an influential politician intervened....
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Friday, December 24, 2010 |
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NYT: Abercrombie doubles down on Birther battle
By Selected News Articles @ 7:27 PM :: 10090 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Abercrombie is facing a $71 million deficit this year and 10 times that amount in the years to come.... Even so, the new governor said he was having the time of his life. “If I was having a better time,” he said, laughing, “I’d have to be arrested.”
But on the matter of the birthers, Mr. Abercrombie grew serious....
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Friday, December 24, 2010 |
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A New Day In Hawaii: For Abercrombie, discrediting 'birthers' is a top priority
By Selected News Articles @ 12:07 PM :: 10193 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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LA Times: Democrat Neil Abercrombie, who knew Obama's parents, is determined to torpedo the conspiracy theory.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010 |
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Thursday, December 23, 2010 |
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The Dangers of Mail-In Ballots
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 9035 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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As Equal Justice Foundation puts it, “Mail ballots are the method of choice for election fraud. For years now the [we have] pointed out that you can have an honest election, or you can have a mail/absentee ballot election, but you can't have both at the same time.”
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 |
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Monday, December 20, 2010 |
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Lame Duck Won’t Create Race-Based Government After All
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 8181 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Good news out of Congress this week: The infamous Akaka Bill, which would create a “Native Hawaiian” government for purposes of racial preferences and other unconstitutional goodies, will not be a part of the slimmed-down legislation that funds the government until Congress gets around to passing an actual budget.
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Monday, December 13, 2010 |
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Full Text: Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 PM :: 6937 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Obama administration’s requirement that most citizens maintain minimum health coverage as part of a broad overhaul of the industry is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled, striking down the linchpin of the plan.
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Monday, December 13, 2010 |
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S.501 will bury small farmers in red tape
By Selected News Articles @ 11:55 AM :: 6300 Views :: National News, Ethics
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S.510 has been called the “most dangerous bill in the history of the United States.” With over 225 pages of regulations, the FDA is not only granted the authority to issue mandatory recalls, but has the power to tell farmers how to grow food, including regulations on soil, water, temperature, even what type of animals are permitted on the premises. From 2011 to 2015, the estimated cost by the Congressional Budget Office is $1.4 billion.
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Sunday, December 12, 2010 |
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Cleaning up Abercrombie's Mess: GAO to investigate lack of funding for Compact of Free Association Migrants
By Selected News Articles @ 7:51 PM :: 11535 Views :: National News, World News, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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The GAO is in the “design phase” of preparing the audit plan. US Interior Department official Tom Bussanich, who was in Majuro last week for the Development Partners Meeting, said GAO officials had an “entrance conference” with him last month to start the audit process.
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Friday, December 10, 2010 |
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Child porn survivor denounces UH Prof’s call for legalization
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 PM :: 14731 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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When I was a mere eight-year-old boy I was sexually abused for an entire year of my childhood life. In addition to the horrific abuse my abuser took child porn photographs of me and had me develop them at his apartment.
He put his hand on my shoulder and said “wouldn’t your mother like a copy.”
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Thursday, December 9, 2010 |
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Rail Financial Report co-authored by former Controller of So Cal Rapid Transit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:39 PM :: 7245 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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First it's important to mention the impeccable reputation and expert subject knowledge of the primary authors of the report prepared by Infrastructure Management Group, Inc.
Steve Steckler is a Harvard University planner and chairman of IMG with past service in the U.S. DOT. Thomas Rubin is a mass transit consultant who's served as Controller-Treasurer of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, now known as Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010 |
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US House Democratic Caucus: “F*** the President …. We can’t trust him…. Just say no!”
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 6182 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday’s House Democratic Caucus meeting.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010 |
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Hawaii: 147K on Food Stamps, up 15.7%
By Selected News Articles @ 2:28 PM :: 7190 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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More people tapped food stamps to pay for groceries in September as the recession and lackluster recovery have prompted more Americans to turn to government safety net programs to make ends meet.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010 |
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Progressives denounce Obama: “What happened to the man?”
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 8133 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Thanks to the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts, the Manoa-Liberal-in-Chief is now being rejected even by his own Party. Will Obama be the Democrats’ Presidential candidate in 2012? Will he even run? And how would the crushing and absolute rejection of Obama by his own Party affect voter turnout by Democrats in Hawaii?
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010 |
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Judge Samuel P King remembered
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 7118 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"There were lots of things that people thought were wrong with Bishop Estate -- how they (the trustees) were selected, how they behaved, what they were doing with their investments, how they were handling education," he said in 1998.
"But as (former Hawaii Gov. Benjamin) Cayetano put it (after he ordered a state investigation), everybody figured, 'Well, if the Hawaiians themselves who are involved aren't upset, who are we to upset them?'
"The difference this time is that the Hawaiians got upset first. And actually that's why I'm in it, as a part-Hawaiian and as having been aware of all these things before."
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Friday, December 3, 2010 |
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“Computer study of computer studies” -- UH Manoa Climate research questioned
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 11511 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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A press release from the University of Hawaii at Manoa on November 24, 2010 announced the results of a computer study by UH climatologists which portends greater global warming in the future. Even though this was a computer study of other computer studies, the authors were correct in pointing out that there has been great disagreement between the many existing global climate models. In most of these cases the computer models have consistently overstated future global temperatures. We also know that estimates of future atmospheric CO2 have also been overestimated.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010 |
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Nader Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear His Hawaii Ballot Access Case
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 7727 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On November 30, Ralph Nader asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his ballot access case from Hawaii. The case number has not been assigned yet. The case originated in 2004, and challenges the Hawaii policy that requires six times as many signatures for an independent presidential candidate, as for an entire new party.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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Fragile Urban Families: New findings show just how bad things are for the kids
By Selected News Articles @ 7:24 PM :: 8722 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...within five years, a tiny 15 percent of the unmarried couples had actually taken wedding vows, while a whopping 60 percent had split up. At the five-year mark, only 36 percent of the children lived with their fathers, and half of the other 64 percent hadn’t seen their dads in the last month. One-half to two-thirds of the absent fathers provided little or no financial support....
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Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Rubber hose enforcement
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 PM :: 8581 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Two companies and several individuals were being tried (in early 1960s Honolulu) for price fixing, a felony under the Sherman Antitrust Act. My star witness was an executive in one of the companies on trial — he turned state’s evidence in order to receive immunity from prosecution.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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Aiona: “Maybe run again for Governor in 2014”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 PM :: 5351 Views
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Aiona said his decision to run for governor again will be based on the 2012 elections. He said he'll be looking at his party support, the presidential elections and the success or failure of governor Abercrombie's administration.
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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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'You did what?' How anti-trust lawyer broke up Big 5
By Selected News Articles @ 1:31 PM :: 10193 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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When Hawaii became a state, the Department of Justice sent two attorneys to enforce the antitrust laws. I was one of them....
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT: Report on Hawaii Personal Information Breaches -- 479,000 victims in state
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 8294 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Since 2005, at least 479,000 personal records have been breached in the state of Hawaii – records on one out of every three residents – according to a report by the Liberty Coalition.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
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S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 6529 Views :: Energy, Environment
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WSJ: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut its rating on Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE) and its electric utility subsidiaries by one notch to the brink of junk.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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Aloha to Current Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 7161 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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If a group of Honolulu city council members has its way, nonprofits that are exempt from paying more than $300 a year in property taxes will see their bills go up. Sparking the push to raise more revenue from nonprofits—as in other municipalities around the country—is an expected $100 million-plus gap in the city's budget.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010 |
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AP Exit Poll: Hawaii is only state where independent voters don't think government is doing too much
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 7587 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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--A chunk of independent voters said they want the government to do less after two years of Democratic domination in the nation's capital. That's almost a direct reversal of how this voting group behaved in 2008. Majorities of independents in each state surveyed except Democratic-leaning Hawaii said the government is doing too many things better left to the private sector and individuals.
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Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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CBS News: Hawaii AG Bennett’s suit could be deathknell to drug price manipulation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 8454 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The state of Hawaii’s lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager McKesson (MCK) and drug database manager First DataBank could signal the end of drug price manipulation, at least as we currently know it....
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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Hawaii Veterans Day Events
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 PM :: 12640 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Maui County, Energy
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Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony, Nov. 11, 1 p.m., Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, 45-349 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe. Gov. Linda Lingle will give remarks.
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Friday, November 5, 2010 |
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Election Results: Dems hold Samoa, GOP holds Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 6:59 PM :: 7231 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Guam Republicans Sen. Eddie Calvo and Sen. Ray Tenorio defeated Democrats former Gov. Carl Gutierrez and Sen. Frank Aguon Jr. by 583 votes in the General Election on Tuesday, but the results will not be certified unless today's recount confirms the victor.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010 |
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NRO: Finally, They Tossed Out That Classy, Polite, Dignified Incumbent!
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 9167 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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I collapsed into bed at roughly 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, and awoke, groggily, some hours later to find that Rep. Charles Djou, Republican of Hawaii elected in a special three-way election earlier this year, had been defeated....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 |
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Full State by State results: Republicans win control of House
By Selected News Articles @ 5:01 PM :: 6167 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Links to national election results updated continuously...
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Friday, October 29, 2010 |
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Hawaii windfarm developer “could go under”
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 9160 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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But unless Shaw and Dearborn put in more money, or First Wind finds a buyer, Downes said, the company could go under. First Wind discloses this risk in recent financial filings. It says it has substantial, short-term debt and insufficient money to pay back loans. "Failure to comply with these obligations could result in an event of default under those agreements, which could be difficult to cure, or result in our bankruptcy," the company says.
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Friday, October 29, 2010 |
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Humpbacks recover, but Hawaii still losing sovereignty over State waters
By Selected News Articles @ 6:34 PM :: 7041 Views :: Environment
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This attempt to retain and even expand the present sanctuary can be likened to a landlord (NOAA) that realizes that his tenant (humpback whale) is going to be leaving, and he is anxiously looking for other tenants (additional species) to keep the sanctuary occupied and the revenue coming in to continue the payroll.
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Friday, October 29, 2010 |
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KoOlina and Hanabusa: Another land deal, another ex-cop, steroids, broken teeth, and Saigon Passion
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 AM :: 15607 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Last year, Souza provided equipment used for a beach-cleaning contract at Ko Olina held by a company headed by Paul Hospodar, chief of security at the Ko Olina Resort, business records show….Hospodar was fired from the police force in 1995 for violent behavior and alleged drug abuse....
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
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Facing default, Hawaii windfarm operator cancels IPO
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 PM :: 11065 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Given the financial tight rope First Wind is walking and its voracious need for financing to build its projects, we believe the risks outweigh the company’s upside,’’ Stephen Simko, Morningstar Inc. analyst, wrote in a report on the stock offering.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
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Hanabusa could have saved Superferry, did nothing
By Selected News Articles @ 8:59 PM :: 12121 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Ariyoshi's Attorney General Michael Lilly and former State Senator Fred Rohlfing agree...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
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ABC News: For Dems, 50th State Becomes Hawaii Uh-Oh
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 10090 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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But Djou also isn't shy about emphasizing his Republican views on the economy: he views the stimulus as a failure, wants Congress to spend a lot less, supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and supports the extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts.
Djou has "essentially been very candid and straightforward about his Republican principles. And, love 'em or hate 'em, they're out there pretty clear," said Neal Milner, a professor of political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa....
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT FBI Warrant: Honolulu Muslim busted allegedly trying to join Taliban
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 13609 Views :: Military, Religion
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The FBI said its agents arrested Abdel Hameed Shehadeh on Friday at his residence in Honolulu. Shehadeh is a U.S. citizen who was born and raised in New York.
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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REUTERS: Hawaii wind farm operator faces default risk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:14 PM :: 10209 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Loss-making First Wind had $582 mln of debt on Sept 30
Says may default on outstanding debt, sell collateral
Some U.S. government subsidies may end at year-end
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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CNN: Djou is well-positioned to keep his seat
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 9463 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii's first congressional district, former home to President Barack Obama, longtime Democratic district, but the GOP has a great shot at keeping this seat. Why? Well – a couple reasons: foremost being that this year seems to be the year where the impossible becomes possible in Hawaii politics: a Republican, Charles Djou, won the special election for former Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie's seat and now, when Democrat Colleen Hanabusa is trying to take it back, Djou is well-positioned to keep the seat.
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