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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Creative Insolvency: EUTF to Enter ‘Shadow Insurance Industry’?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 9324 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...a multi-billion dollar scheme to rework Hawaii government employees pension and health insurance funding is made its way through the legislature....
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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Dr. Dennis Gonsalves Day Honors Developer of Hawaii’s GM Papaya
By News Release @ 10:22 AM :: 5864 Views :: GMOs
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Dr. Gonsalves is most noted for his efforts that saved Hawaii’s papaya industry from the ringspot virus.....
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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Lessen Dependence on Government: Key to Strong Democracy
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 6299 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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One of the opportunities that sequestration presents is the realization of just how dependent the American public is ....
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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SB893, the Marvin Dang Bill: Mollway Demands Kondo’s Head
By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 6764 Views :: Ethics
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...Mollway was removed from office for “a sporadic presence in the office, taking off on vacation and sick-leave days in small increments, so that he did not manage the staff effectively.”
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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GAO: Wind Farms Double Dipping on Federal Cash Giveaways
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 5494 Views :: Energy
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"We should eliminate duplication, not throw more money at overlapping initiatives."
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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Hirono: Families Central to Immigrants’ Success
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 4734 Views :: National News
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“After listening to these local immigration experts, I was struck by their stories of how central families are to an immigrant’s success.”
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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North Korea tells Russian Diplomats to get out — sets April 10 deadline
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 AM :: 7631 Views :: World News, Military
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...South Korean workers employed in factories in the North were also told to leave by April 10...
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Tax Myths Debunked
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5482 Views :: Taxes
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...Iowa Policy Project and Good Jobs First used cherry-picked data and inaccurate statements to argue that Hawaii should raise taxes....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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School Land Pillaged By Legislature – SB 237 and HB 865
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 PM :: 7615 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Hawaii State Government
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two bills currently at the capitol would allow the Lt. Governor and the DOE to lease public school land to private developers....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Draining the General Fund: Solar Permits up 49%
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 5666 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Year-to-date, Honolulu’s total number of residential PV permits reached 2,922, a 49.0% increase from the same period last year....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Honolulu: 2nd Worst Traffic in USA
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 4490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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On average, journey times in Honolulu are 30% longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Department of Energy Awarding Billions in Energy Subsidies Despite Sequester
By NCPA @ 12:23 PM :: 4445 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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More than $1.2 billion in cash payments has been awarded to renewable energy projects since the beginning of the year....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Audio Interview: Mike Hansen on Jones Act
By Audio @ 12:10 PM :: 4846 Views :: Jones Act
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Michael Hansen of the Hawaii Shippers Council joins Malia Hill on the Grassroot Perspective to discuss the Jones Act....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Civilian Doctors Wary of Accepting Military's TRICARE
By NCPA @ 11:16 AM :: 3921 Views :: Health Care
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An estimated 620,000 Pentagon health care recipients struggle to find private doctors who will accept them as patients ....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Guns, Background Checks, and Your Rights
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 AM :: 5040 Views :: Second Amendment
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Even the ACLU is worried ....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Election Day Voter Registration: Invitation to Chaos and Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 PM :: 4981 Views :: Office of Elections
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...our lawmakers have apparently not checked in with the eight other states that currently have this system....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Community leaders praise new Grassroot Institute head Keli‘i Akina
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 3631 Views
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Pa‘ina in the Country public rally to be held at 45-114 Waikapoki Rd. in Kaneohe....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Stimulus Japan Style: Cost of Hawaii Vacation Jumps 3% Today
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 8333 Views :: World News, Tourism
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The Yen-denominated price of Hawaii vacations jumped 3% today and has increased 23% since September....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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To Encourage Hanabusa to Run Against Abercrombie, Trade Unions Endorse Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 7104 Views :: Democratic Party, Labor
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“We’re trying to push her to run against the governor.”
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Bed Making Contest: Clayton Hee vs Jessica Wooley
By Video @ 1:41 PM :: 6932 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Must see video of Clayton Hee and Jessica Wooley making beds ....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Kauai Friends of the NRA to Meet
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6240 Views :: Kauai County, Second Amendment
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Kauai Friends of NRA Saturday, April 27, 4:00 PM, Kauai Beach Resort Ball Room 4331 Kauai Beach Dr....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Lingle Joins US Energy Security Council
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 4806 Views :: Energy
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The Council is the highest level extra-governmental group ever convened to address the energy security challenge facing America....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Jim DeMint: My First Day as Heritage's President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 PM :: 4235 Views :: National News
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...Liberal policies have destroyed families and communities and created dependence on government. Putting our society back together will require work....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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From Hawaii to Virginia, are College Accreditors Overstepping their Authority?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 AM :: 7583 Views :: Higher Education
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... a remarkably similar “wrongful intrusion of college accreditors in state governance matters” ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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UH: College of Education programs align with national findings
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 3681 Views
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... The report showcases the quality of teacher preparation programs ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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15th Anniversary Aloha Pregnancy Center
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 5368 Views :: Life
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... May 24, 2013 6:30-8:30pm Honolulu Community College Cafeteria - 874 Dillingham Blvd.
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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DOE to request waiver for School Improvement Grant funds
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 4457 Views :: Education K-12
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... to extend the period of availability of school fiscal year (FY) 2010 and FY 2011 School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Senate Republican Budget Proposal
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:54 PM :: 7146 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Hawaii Senate Minority Budget for 2014-2015 reflects a decrease of $1.6 billion in total funding in comparison with the proposed Executive Budget...
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Saving Paradise, an intelligent eco-thriller
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 3727 Views :: Environment
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Featured Appearance at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, Sunday, May 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m., Mauka Author's Pavilion...
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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House Judiciary Kills Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
By Tom Berg @ 1:53 PM :: 6137 Views :: Drugs
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SB472 SD1 HD1 was recommitted back to the Hawaii State House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee today by a unanimous vote....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Full Text: Mayor Caldwell's State of the City Speech
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 5545 Views :: Honolulu County
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When I was building my cabinet, I knew that I did not want a team who would be satisfied with just keeping the lights on....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Heritage: Farewell from Ed Feulner
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 4382 Views :: National News
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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CNHA Cheers Proposed Amendments to HHCA
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 3052 Views :: DHHL
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The Obama Administration, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono introduced requests for the Congress to approve amendments made to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) by the Hawaii State Legislature over the past several years....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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Cradle to Grave: State Preschools and Legalized Marijuana
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 7214 Views :: Education K-12, Republican Party, Drugs
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...why would anyone think this expensive, irresponsible, and deceptive program will work to improve the education of Hawaii’s children....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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House GOP: Notable Bills to be Heard this Week
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 5490 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...the House votes on all remaining Senate bills next Tuesday, April 9....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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Charter School Network 2nd Annual Awards Dinner
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4229 Views :: Education K-12
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Friday, May 3, 2013 6:00 pm Hawaii Prince Hotel....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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Want a Fine Electric Car? Not in Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:50 PM :: 4794 Views :: Energy
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...the true cost to own a base Tesla S in Hawaii is 17% more than California and 34% more than Colorado....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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Seven Reasons Loan Guarantees Are Bad Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:44 PM :: 2285 Views
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...loan guarantees are among the most pernicious ways that governments distort markets and harm American families and businesses alike....
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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What Immigration Reform Must Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:38 AM :: 4140 Views :: National News
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How do we encourage and improve lawful immigration, while deterring unlawful immigration?
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 8525 Views :: World News, Military
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China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Today's top headlines for Lanai: News or April Fools?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 6260 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Neil Abercrombie made his second visit to Lana`i in 3 years to announce that he “...gets it...."
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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15 Years Without Global Warming
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 PM :: 5615 Views :: Environment
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea
By Video @ 1:39 PM :: 6747 Views :: World News
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As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was "the best on the planet."....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii Impact? Supreme Court Rejects Texas Reapportionment Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7175 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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This morning, the Supreme Court released the order with the results of last Friday's conference, revealing the Court has declined to review Lepak v. City of Irving....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to Make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 7444 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the highest cost of living of any state, and a relatively high state tax burden....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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3 Reasons the U.N.'s Arms Treaty Is Useless
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:22 PM :: 5694 Views :: World News, Military
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Many media reports have said that Iran, North Korea, and Syria were the reasons the treaty failed....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Transsexual 'Marriage': Court Challenges Gender Change on Hawaii Birth Certificate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 6944 Views :: Family
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A transgender who gave birth to three children ... failed to establish that 'he' was "legally a man" ....
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| Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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SJR12: Schatz, Hirono Tinker with Hawaiian Homelands Blood Quantum
By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 10205 Views :: Democratic Party, DHHL, Congressional Delegation
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...blood quantum disputes have been a feature of internal politics within the Department of Hawaiian Homelands....
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