Inouye named in corruption probe Mitch Wade, the defense contractor who bribed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and then helped to swiftly put the congressman behind bars, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today in return for the extraordinary assistance he provided the government.... A sentencing memo filed by Wade’s attorneys says he also aided the government in its investigation of "at least five other members of Congress" under investigation for "corruption similar to that of Mr. Cunningham." Sources with knowledge of the investigation say these five include Sen. Dan Inouye, D-Hawaii; Rep. Allan Mollahan, D-W.Va.; Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.; outgoing Rep. Goode, R-Va.; and former Rep. Harris, R-Fla. read more ...
UH Regents: Supreme Court backs legislative power grab On Dec. 4, the court gave Lingle 30 days to pick six people from a list provided by the Regents Candidate Advisory Council on Feb. 21. Flashback: UARC cited as reason to reject Lagarerta UARC: Victory for academic freedom read more ...
Cliff of Death: Three killings at Big Island park HILO -- Big Island police have identified an apparent homicide victim found Friday at MacKenzie State Park as Hans Christian Randrup, 27, of Leilani Estates. read more ...
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