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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Matson Buying Reef Shipping
By News Release @ 11:09 AM :: 5916 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson will continue to provide service to Reef's historical core trade lanes from Auckland, New Zealand and Fiji to the island nations of Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, Tarawa and Majuro ....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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DoE Launching College, Career Readiness Assessments
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 6082 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...it will administer college and career readiness assessments to all middle and high school students statewide in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 beginning next spring....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Inouye Staff Offer Dead Fish, Tell Schatz ‘Good Luck’
By Selected News Articles @ 8:39 PM :: 14340 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Inouye's chief of staff, Jennifer Sabas, says despite the disappointment, Inouye's office wishes Schatz "the best of luck."
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Schatz, Mazie to be Junior Senator
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 11504 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real, and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation," Schatz said.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Seniority? Hawaii is better off without it
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 7999 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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"The lesson for everybody is you don't want your town to turn into this."
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Obama's Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:16 PM :: 4972 Views :: Energy, National News
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...will increase the average cost of a new car by $3,000 by 2025....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
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Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Maui, Honolulu: Freedomworks Tour Cancelled
By Selected News Articles @ 5:55 PM :: 8705 Views :: TEA Party
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Matt Kibbe, President and CEO of FreedomWorks is speaking January 6-9 at events throughout Hawaii.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
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A Christmas Message from Jim DeMint
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:35 PM :: 4888 Views :: Religion
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Heritage will be entering a new chapter with the new year. Not only will we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we will have new leadership as Senator Jim DeMint succeeds Edwin J. Feulner as president in April....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
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In Hoc Anno Domini: So the light came into the world
By Selected News Articles @ 12:07 AM :: 12428 Views :: Religion
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When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar....
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Monday, December 24, 2012 |
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’Twas the Night Before Cliff-mas
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:44 PM :: 4850 Views :: National News, Taxes
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With time running out for President Obama and Congress to reach an agreement, this Christmas Eve we bring to you 2012 twist on Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Case Applies for Senate Vacancy
By Ed Case @ 9:44 PM :: 5560 Views :: Politicians
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"Our Hawai'i has never faced such a precarious position on Capitol Hill"
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Ed Case: Disagreeing With Inouye 'Cost me dearly'
By Ed Case @ 9:34 PM :: 6686 Views :: Politicians
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Of course, we disagreed later over how to ensure Hawaii's representation in the Senate in a post-Inouye world, and that cost me dearly....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Is Abercrombie Vitousek?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 10980 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Politicians
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The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Two Hawaii Supreme Court Cases to Watch
By Robert Thomas @ 3:35 PM :: 8035 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Land Use
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- Blake v. County of Kauai Planning Comm'n,
- Kanahele v. Maui County Council
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Hawaiian Culture: "All politics was religious and all religions were political"
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 8066 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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The notion that religion belongs in the realm of governance has its origins in the host culture, said Lilikala Kame‘eleihiwa, professor at the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Why Not Hunting?
By Tom Lodge @ 12:42 PM :: 7580 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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In Hawaii, hunting has had a long tradition that for political reasons is being eradicated....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Helping to Drain the State Treasury With Tax Credits
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:39 AM :: 5528 Views :: Tax Credits
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...this year the tax scramble is not so much for shifting income and deductions from one tax year to the next as much as it is about getting one’s solar energy device installed....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Hawaii DCCA Wins Case Against Payday Lenders
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 5387 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...first joint enforcement action against a nationwide debt-relief services company that illegally charged advance fees for its services....
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Rail: Honolulu Pays $5.5B, Orlando Gets Train for Free
By Tom Berg @ 2:38 PM :: 7737 Views :: Rail
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No taxpayer money will be used for construction, operation or maintenance....
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Panetta Memo Describes Possible Sequestration Effects
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 5039 Views :: Military, Taxes
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Under the law, the reductions are due to take place Jan. 2, 2013
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Personal Income Growth Slows
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5077 Views :: Economy
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Personal income is a key economic indicator that measures the aggregate income received by all residents from all sources....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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DOE Releases Report on Farrington High School Auditorium Collapse
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 4783 Views :: Education K-12
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...a design flaw in Farrington High School’s 58-year-old auditorium contributed to its roof collapse....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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U.S. East and Gulf Coast dock strike may threaten Islanders
By Michael Hansen @ 5:55 PM :: 5501 Views :: National News
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A major dock strike could shutdown work on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts when the current longshore contract covering container cargoes on those coasts expires at midnight Saturday, December 29, 2012....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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No Hawaii Beverage Tax
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 11878 Views :: National News, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our coalition has over 2,300 individual members, over 8,000 Facebook fans and more than 320 business members....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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The wind production tax credit still hangs in the fiscal-cliff balance
By Selected News Articles @ 5:25 PM :: 5742 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The wind lobby is working overtime to convince Congress to pass an extension before the clock runs out on December 31st....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Last Day to Participate in Community Health Survey
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3070 Views :: Health Care
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The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) invites the public to participate in the Hawaii Community Feedback Survey.
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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List of Potential Senate Candidates is also List of Potential Special Election Candidates
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6302 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Conservatives Stand Their Ground
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 5830 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Remembrance Ceremony for Senator Daniel K. Inouye
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 5084 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor Identifies Eleven Improper Revolving Funds
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4744 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Review of the Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Departments of Human Resources Development, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Safety, and Taxation....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor: Keep Postsecondary Authorization Board at UH
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 6203 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Such a framework is necessary to preserve the availability of federal student aid funding under Title IV of the HEA....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sneak Attack? Akaka Bill Placed on Senate Calendar
By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 7711 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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12/17/2012: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka's Hatch Act Modernization Bill Passes Congress
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5204 Views :: National News
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...this bill will allow eligible state, local, and D.C. government employees to run for elective office. The bill also provides greater flexibility in disciplining federal employees charged with minor violations of the Act....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Akaka Introduces Tribal Self-Governance Bill
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 7595 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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“This bill provides key improvements to the way self-governance works in the Department of the Interior...."
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Hawaii Scores Near Bottom
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 5955 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, Hawaii scored 4 out of 10 ....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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With Hawaii Army Guard mentoring, Afghan forces take independent strides
By Selected News Articles @ 2:54 PM :: 6597 Views :: World News, Military
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Operation Southern Fist II near Shor Bak, Afghanistan....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 3657 Views :: National News
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Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B” ....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Update on the Federal Court Rail Project Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 4:21 AM :: 6838 Views :: Rail
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Litigation is nearing the "end game" regarding the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and record of decision (ROD)....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sause Building New Barge to Service Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 6906 Views :: Jones Act
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The new barge is being specially designed and built to service the Hawaii market and will be larger, more efficient than its predecessor....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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ATR: Boehner's Fiscal Cliff Plan OK
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 5:56 PM :: 5420 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...this tax bill contains no tax increases of any kind—in fact, it permanently prevents them....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hanabusa will apply for Senate vacancy, Case Considers Special Election Run
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 6415 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hawaii County: In Election Cases, Time Deadlines Matter
By Robert Thomas @ 2:30 PM :: 6792 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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The case involved a challenge to the charter's requirement that a candidate for public office be a resident of the district in which she intends to run for at least 90 days ....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Wonderblunder: Greenwood Thanks University for 'Patience as we Process all the Confusion'
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 5107 Views :: Higher Education
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...thank you for your support and patience as we continue to process all the confusion of the past few months....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Green Energy and Rail Get an 'F'
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:08 PM :: 7421 Views :: Energy, National News, Rail
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... cutting wasteful projects is productive and necessary to avoid a nosedive....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Democrats Pretend to Open Selection Process
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6241 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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$1.55B -- Feds Sign Full Funding Agreement for Rail
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4986 Views :: Rail
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...Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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What's at Stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 3951 Views :: World News
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...Heritage’s James Jay Carafano will explain why the Obama administration should rethink support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Feds set no-go zones for Obama vacation
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 7031 Views :: Honolulu County, Obama
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...Federal Aviation Administration issued several flight restrictions for Hawaii from 8 P.M. Friday through midnight on Sunday January 6....
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