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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 23, 2012
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 8165 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Cloture Motion; Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
- House: Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
- House: Small Business Tax Cut Act
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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The Bloated Government of America
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:50 PM :: 5559 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The latest example came last week when Democratic leadership in the Senate again passed the buck on enacting a budget -- on April 29, it will have been three years since the Senate last passed a budget resolution....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Senate Likely to Shift Republican Even Without Lingle Victory
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 9516 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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To turn out their vote this fall, Hawaii Democrats are claiming that Hawaii will decide the balance of power in the US Senate. But in reality Hawaii's Senate election will determine whether the Aloha State will have a voice on the majority side of the aisle or will suffer decades of obscurity with low-seniority Senators of the minority party ....
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
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Hawaii Court Ruling Challenges Gun Ban After Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 9099 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Hawaii harassment statute, which Fisher had violated ... includes not just violent touching but “any slight touching of another person in a manner which is known to be offensive to that person.”
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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Utility Rejects "Expensive, High Risk" Undersea Power Cable Project
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 11804 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, National News, Ethics
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"If there is an issue under water, you literally have to pull the whole cable up, and that's very expensive."
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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What if Fannie and Freddie Were Eliminated?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:57 PM :: 5673 Views :: National News, Ethics
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the true cause of what burst America's housing bubble is still debated, two of the culprits -- housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are still going strong ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Akaka Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Civil Rights of Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 6301 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...many of the protections put in place to help shield our nation’s heroes—specifically the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)— have been violated in a disturbing number of cases within the past several years....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Three Convicted in Looting of Am Samoa Non-Profit
By News Release @ 1:13 AM :: 6533 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The case arose from allegations of theft and fraud at a now-defunct nonprofit legal services corporation in American Samoa called the U’una’i Legal Services Corporation (ULSC). ULSC was the only nonprofit organization in American Samoa that was dedicated to providing free legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Jobs? Hanabusa Votes Against Tax Cut for 97% of Hawaii’s Employers
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:41 PM :: 8972 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I'm glad to see this small business bill pass the House, with the support of 18 Democrats, and disappointed that Congresswoman Hanabusa voted against it," stated Former Congressman Charles K. Djou....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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US Energy Dep't: 300 Open Criminal Investigations of Green Energy Scammers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:32 PM :: 6840 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...government waste, fraud and abuse isn't limited to just one agency. Look no further than the Department of Energy (DOE) whose inspector general said yesterday that he's overseeing 250 to 300 open criminal investigations....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Barack Obama Sr Brought to America by Harry Belafonte
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 PM :: 18895 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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U.S. and British officials were deeply suspicious of this outfit, observing that the AASF – though backed by singer (ands Communist Party member) Harry Belafonte and actor Sidney Poitier – had links to a Kenyan nationalist leader….
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Obama's New Gas Price Scapegoat
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:02 PM :: 4930 Views :: National News, Ethics
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High gas prices are not a president's friend, especially in an election year, so it's not surprising that President Barack Obama is trying his darndest to shift the blame for record-high fuel prices onto something other than his failed energy policies....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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Taxmageddon: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:42 PM :: 6307 Views :: National News, Ethics
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American households can expect to face an average tax increase of $3,800 ... 70 percent of Taxmageddon's impact will fall directly on low-income and middle-income families, leaving them with $346 billion less to spend.
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Djou Outlines Strategy for Congressional Race
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:11 PM :: 10075 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The congressional district has improved significantly through redistricting with the addition of 10,000 new voters in Kapolei, an area that trends Republican and was the only state house district carried by Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona in 2010....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Bishop at Vatican, Prays for Courage to Defend Religious Liberty
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 10424 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Bishops from California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah began their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican with prayers for courage in defending religious freedom and in sharing faith in the risen Lord.
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Dalai Lama Slams Beijing for Burnings
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 13122 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Tibet's spiritual leader says China's 'totalitarian' policies sparked Tibetan self-immolations....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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How America Spends Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty -- and Fails
By NCPA @ 12:42 PM :: 4462 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Forty-eight years after President Johnson declared war on poverty, the number of poor people in the United States remains stubbornly high....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Tax Gimmicks, Tax Doom
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 PM :: 4695 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Senate could vote today on the gimmicky distraction known as the Buffett Rule ....
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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Lingle to Focus on Comprehensive Tax Reform
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 7319 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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I will advocate for meaningful, comprehensive tax reform that brings down the rate for all taxpayers while retaining the most important deductions such as the mortgage interest and charitable contributions. Through these reforms, we will actually collect more revenue with a much broader tax base ....
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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
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Mazie Brings "Mr Fannie Mae" to Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 9473 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In the same week that Gov. Linda Lingle hosted Sen. Susan Collins, one of the nation’s most bipartisan leaders, Mazie Hirono has opted to campaign with Congressman Barney Frank - the poster child for the hyper-partisanship in Washington, D.C....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Hawaii Economic Performance Ranks 15th, Economic Outlook 46th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:50 PM :: 7445 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The annual Rich States Poor States report is out. Hawaii ranks 15th for economic performance and 46th for economic outlook.
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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North Korea's Rogue Missile Launch
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 9809 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Jong-un "is more likely than his father Kim Jong-il to miscalculate during a crisis, unaware that Seoul is more likely to retaliate to a military clash than in the past."
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Not Aimed at Hawaii This Time: N Korea Rocket fails, falls in Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 9199 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Immediately after the launch, South Korea issued an order urging residents near the inter-Korean border to seek shelter to protect themselves from any debris that might fall from the rocket, Yonhap said....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Am Samoa Congressional Race: Radewagen, Lancaster Challenge Faleomavaega
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 6225 Views :: National News, Ethics
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US Army retiree Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster, who will be making a second bid, and Aumua Amata Radewagen, who has entered numerous times, will be challenging the incumbent congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Salon: Am Samoa's Congressional Delegate Defends Dictatorship at Behest of Lobbyist
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 PM :: 8899 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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No one except Faleomavaega knows which demands had been 'met,' as Bahrain today remains governed by an undemocratic monarchy which tortures and imprisons its citizens with impunity....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Guam Senator Garners Support for Jones Act Exemptions
By Video @ 2:13 PM :: 7557 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Blas's resolution asks Congresswoman Madeline Bordallo to introduce legislation exempting the non-contiguous states and territories from the provisions of the Jones Act....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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The Internet Taxes that Could Be Coming
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 6593 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... a Supreme Court decision protected out-of-state businesses from revenue-hungry states. But a new bill working its way through Congress would change all that ....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
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Study: Hawaii Cost of Long Term Care Soars 87% in Five Years
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 8922 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The national yearly cost for assisted living has increased 5.7 percent a year over the past five years, while long term care costs in Hawaii have increased 13.4 percent a year....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
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Buffett Rule 101
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:44 AM :: 5080 Views :: National News, Ethics
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President Obama traveled to Florida yesterday to distract the nation from its real problems by laying out his case for the Buffett Rule, a plan to drastically raise taxes on successful Americans and small businesses....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
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Horizon Lines Completes Restructuring
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 8574 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Horizon Lines moves forward today from a stronger financial position that will enable us to better focus on customers in our core Jones Act trades and to invest in the future of our business....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign
By Video @ 1:40 PM :: 4490 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Sen. Rick Santorum announced from Gettysburg, PA that he is suspending his Presidential campaign. He did not make an endorsement.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
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Is America Prepared for a Saudi Oil Crisis?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 4218 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Think fueling up your car at $4 a gallon is rough? How would you feel about paying more than $6.50? Add on top of that massive job losses and a drastic drop in U.S. economic productivity....
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Monday, April 9, 2012 |
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While Hawaii Legislators Sleep, Another State Bars Companies Doing Business With Iran
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5958 Views :: National News, Ethics
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United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauded the State of Maryland for unanimously passing legislation this weekend to bar companies active in Iran from doing business with the State of Maryland.
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Monday, April 9, 2012 |
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RNC Moves to Boost Hawaii GOP
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 8334 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As of the end of February, the Hawaii GOP had $29,000 in the bank in federal funds and was carrying over $100,000 in debt.
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Monday, April 9, 2012 |
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Pacific Rim GSA: 115 iPods Missing
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 8576 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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An investigation by the inspector general of the General Services Administration found rampant abuse of an employee awards program of the agency’s Pacific Rim region, the same region that has come under fire for spending more than $800,000 on a Las Vegas training conference for 300 employees.
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Monday, April 9, 2012 |
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Hispanics and the 2012 Election
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 PM :: 4897 Views :: National News, Ethics
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From 2005 to 2009, median household wealth among Hispanics fell by 66%, compared with a drop of 53% among blacks and 16% among non-Hispanic whites....
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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
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GSA Scandal: Lingle Takes Aim at Waste and Fraud
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 9119 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"... S1409, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act, would create greater oversight and accountability in federal spending .... "
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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
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NTU: Hanabusa voted for 91% of Tax Increases, Hirono 88%
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 7448 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A zero score would indicate that the Member of Congress approved every spending proposal and opposed every pro-taxpayer reform....
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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
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Biofuel: Honeywell Hints at Tesoro Refinery Takeover
By Selected News Articles @ 12:14 AM :: 12895 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We are left to guess the initial refining partner – though it is not difficult to surmise that Tesoro has been the test partner to date, and presumably would be the first to license and deploy the process....
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Friday, April 6, 2012 |
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Fair-Value Accounting and the Export-Import Bank
By NCPA @ 8:19 PM :: 4841 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Under the accounting rules mandated in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA), the Bank is allowed to treat its loan guarantees as risk-free in consideration of potential losses.
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Friday, April 6, 2012 |
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US Constitutional Convention? Hawaii State House Wants to Write Obamacare into Constitution, Strengthen Power of President
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 PM :: 9366 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Hawaii State House, with 17 ‘no’ votes has transmitted to the Senate a resolution calling for convening of a US Constitutional Convention....
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Friday, April 6, 2012 |
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Obama Economy Leaves Little Unchanged
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:49 AM :: 4854 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Today's jobs report shows that two years into recovery the U.S. economy is still woefully underperforming, adding only 120,000 new jobs in March, about half the rate of job growth of the previous three months which were, themselves, somewhat disappointing for this stage of recovery.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
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Health Insurance Exchange Part of Obamacare Litany of Failure
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:36 PM :: 8530 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The combined effect of these regulations and grant requirements are that a state would have to agree to surrender any last vestiges of meaningful control over how Obamacare is implemented. Thus, a state would now have no more real control over an exchange it set up than over one HHS established....
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
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271 Days to Taxmageddon
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6431 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Brace yourself. In a mere 271 days, you and your fellow Americans will be hit with a tax hike the likes of which this country has never seen....
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
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Guam Legislator Calls for Exemption from US-Build Provisions of Jones Act
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 8796 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Senator Blas introduced a resolution that requests Guam’s Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce legislation to exempt Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska from the U.S. Build provision of the Jones Act....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins Visits Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 8217 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Former Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, will host U.S. Senator Susan Collins at a special luncheon at the Sheraton Waikiki on Wednesday, April 11 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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The President's Curious Speech Lacks Solutions
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:08 PM :: 4804 Views :: National News, Ethics
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If you're looking for an iron-clad indictment of Barack Obama's failed fiscal policies, you don't have to look much farther than the President's own words in a speech he delivered yesterday at the Associated Press luncheon in Washington, D.C....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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Hawaii: Is the Obama Administration Giving States Flexibility When It Rejects Proposals to Reduce Medicaid Costs?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:16 PM :: 7094 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...even the most basic attempts at experimentation have to wait endlessly for federal approval and many are rejected....
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