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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Myth-Busting the Debt Limit
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 PM :: 4410 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The United States today hit an all-time high debt, passing $14 trillion, according to Associated Press reports. And with $45,300 of debt for every man, woman and child in the United States, it's clear as day that spending is the problem. Yet Washington has yet to come to an agreement on a way forward, either in the short term or the long term, though the budget plan passed by the House of Representatives would fundamentally alter this debt-ridden path the nation is on....
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Hawaii GOP sets March 13 for GOP Presidential Caucuses
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 15667 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The opportunity to directly vote on the Republican nominee is expected to bring out thousands of Hawaii Republican voters who have never before had a chance to directly participate in choosing the Republican Presidential nominee.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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The truth behind Oil Subsidies
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 4415 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...if those senators were truly serious about cutting the deficit, they wouldn't stop at just cutting subsidies for oil companies. They would also call for the elimination of subsidies for the president's pet projects such as renewable fuels, electric vehicles, wind and solar. Throw in clean coal and natural gas, too. That would be the right move for the American taxpayers. But good policy isn't their goal -- vilifying an industry is their end game....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 9825 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to ensure that Defendants do not implement the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project...before complying fully with federal environmental laws.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 16008 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In a speech in Boston, Mr. Tutu directly attacked the Jewish supporters of Israel as being in effect traitors to America, controlling U.S. foreign policy for the benefit of Israel and to the detriment of America. In that speech he compared American Jewish supporters of Israel to Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Milosevich, Stalin, and Pinochet.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Only 60% of “classroom spending” actually reaches classroom
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 4387 Views :: National News, Ethics
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School districts very often define spending categories in unexpected ways, making it difficult to distinguish classroom spending from operational costs....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Open Society? Over 30 major news organizations linked to Billionaire George Soros
By News Release @ 10:18 AM :: 9758 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Prominent journalists like ABC's Christiane Amanpour and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations that take Soros cash. This despite the Society of Professional Journalist's ethical code stating: "avoid all conflicts real or perceived."
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 10658 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ms. Takaki is active in the Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has served on the Executive Committee's State & Regional Chapter Council. From 2007 – 2009, Ms. Takaki served as Chair of The ESOP Association.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Newt Gingrich announces Presidential Campaign
By Video @ 3:11 PM :: 6641 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"I'm Newt Gingrich, and I'm announcing my candidacy for President of the United States because I believe we can return America to hope and opportunity, to full employment, to real security, to an American energy program, to a balanced budget."
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |
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Heritage Unveils “Saving the American Dream Plan” to Fix Nation’s Debt, Cut Federal Spending and Restore Prosperity
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:38 PM :: 4202 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With the nation’s spending and debt problems on the verge of destroying the American dream for future generations, the Heritage Foundation today released a comprehensive plan to balance the federal budget, reform entitlement programs and recast the tax code to promote long-term economic growth.
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Monday, May 9, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 9
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 7406 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Confirmation John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge
- House: To repeal mandatory funding provided to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges
- House: To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction
- House: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
- House: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
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Monday, May 9, 2011 |
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Obama’s NLRB trying to Block Manufacturing Expansion
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:46 PM :: 4857 Views :: National News, Ethics
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You might think that a U.S. company's decision to expand its manufacturing facilities and create 1,000 new jobs here at home -- rather than overseas -- would be hailed by the Obama Administration as a step in the right direction, especially with nine percent unemployment. You'd be wrong....
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Sunday, May 8, 2011 |
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Medical Homes: Will Medicaid patients suffer to save HGEA, UPW?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:05 PM :: 12198 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The real savings Medical Homes could give to HHSC do not come in the emergency room but in elder care and neo-natal care....
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Feds may prosecute State employees who carry out Medical Marijuana Program
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 8780 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Says Washington’s Gregoire: “(Change in marijuana laws) must first come at the federal level."
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Imposes Obamacare: Medical Homes are future of Health Care Delivery
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 9148 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...a shift towards whole-person health rather than focusing primarily on the treatment of illness....
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Unemployment back up to 9% after jobs report ‘beats expectations’
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:56 AM :: 4115 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Despite the good news this week about Osama bin Laden's demise, all is not rosy for President Barack Obama -- at least in the eyes of the American people. The approval of his handling of the economy hit an all-time low with only 34 percent of Americans giving him a thumbs up, according to a CBS/New York Times poll.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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Top Six Reasons We Got Osama bin Laden
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:53 AM :: 7671 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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President George W. Bush put the correct policies in place, including the PATRIOT Act, Gitmo and increased intelligence gathering. President Barack Obama was wise to continue executing many of the same strategies.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Political Correctness: SEALS who got Bin Laden also captured Jihadi murderer of Big Isle man—and were prosecuted for it
By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 14531 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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For five and a half years, the US has hunted for Ahmed Hashim Abed--code-named "Objective Amber." Abed is the alleged ring-leader of an Islamist mob which murdered four US military contractors--including Pa`auilo resident Wesley Batalona--in Fallujah, Iraq on March 31, 2004.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu
By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 16375 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed spent most of 1994 plotting to blow up or hijack 12 airplanes carrying about 4,000 passengers bound for Honolulu and 11 other locations as part of Operation Bojinka, based in Manila, Philippines. He would later use operational experienced gained from his Bojinka failure to mastermind 9-11.
Now Hawaii's two Senators have voted to help spring Mohammed from detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Study: Hawaii has most expensive rentals in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 PM :: 10088 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...NLIHC calculates Hawaii’s "housing wage" at $31.08 per hour. The “housing wage” which is the full-time hourly wage a household would need to earn in order to afford the fair market rent for an apartment....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Al-Qaida's New Battle Hardened, Difficult Leader
By IPT News @ 12:58 PM :: 8521 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Zawahiri...has a record "of alienating his colleagues, fighting over dogma, even within the Islamist movement," said journalist Steve Coll. "And as a communicator, he is less effective. His books are turgid and dogmatic." During a recent online chat with fellow jihadists, Zawahiri sounded "defensive and argumentative. He sounded unappealing as a leader."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Maritime Industry Leader: Throw out Jones Act requirement for US Built ships
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 AM :: 8079 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Jones Act has singularly failed to deliver on its declared objectives of "supporting foreign and domestic commerce and creating a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels." The "must build in America" clause is the biggest problem. Today the U.S. builds 1 percent of the world’s commercial ships — with 95 percent being built in Asia....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission looking into Depleted Uranium paperwork violations
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 11700 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Separately from the Army’s license application, a resident of Hawaii filed a petition on March 4, 2010, requesting the NRC take enforcement action against the Army if it found the Army possessed or released depleted uranium to the environment without a license in violation of NRC requirements.
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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SB1274: Obamacare being used to Weaken Right to Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 11204 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As the 2011 Hawai`i State Legislature moves closer to an end, boisterous applause, back-slapping, and high-fives erupted on the morning of Friday, May 1st in Conference Room 229 at the Hawai`i State Capitol as health insurance lobbyists congratulated themselves. They were celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 1274 that repeals a decade-old consumer protection law consumers have used successfully to overturn health plan denials approximately 80% of the time....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Extremist Reactions to bin Laden Death
By IPT News @ 2:39 PM :: 9259 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In the hours after the official announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, jihadi forums and extremist websites have been flooded with a mix of responses. Although some jihadists have welcomed the martyrdom of one of their greatest leaders, others have condemned America or appear to be in damage control mode.
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Heritage: Bin Laden Dead
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:23 PM :: 4649 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With bin Laden's death, which came by way of a small, covert strike force, there will be an impulse to believe that this action validates that covert operations are a cheap and simple answer to the most vexing national security problems. They are not. They are just one tool in the tool box. Among those tools, too, is the strategic and lawful interrogation of detainees, including those at Guantanamo Bay.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 |
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British Hawaii: U.K. flavor in the former 'Sandwich Isles'
By Selected News Articles @ 8:19 AM :: 12246 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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... despite a few early skirmishes — including the one that cost the English explorer his life — the people who preceded the Europeans to the so-called "Sandwich Isles" by at least a thousand years generally had good relations with the British empire....
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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Immigration Files: UH Manoa Counseled Obama Sr. “about his Playboy Ways”
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 15291 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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…And another immigration memo, from June 1964, records that Harvard officials were trying "to get rid of him" and "couldn't seem to figure out how many wives he had."….
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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Hawaii Rated Worst State to Earn a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 6:55 AM :: 10489 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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An extremely high cost of living, coupled with a fairly high tax rate, give Hawaii the lowest adjusted-average income....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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Is the Age of America Coming to An End?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:36 PM :: 4586 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The IMF's assumption that our economy will be weak indefinitely is all too reasonable. China might run its economy into the ground, but we are running our economy into the ground. Reasonable people can sharply disagree over what to do, but what's killing U.S. leadership is obvious to the IMF and anyone looking at the global picture: our budget deficit.
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Uncontrolled Spending Is the Real Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:55 PM :: 4640 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...here in the United States, as we face a $14.3 trillion deficit, some are calling for increasing our government's ability to borrow even more money without any concern for spending reform....
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 11132 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a real estate investment trust owning interests in 45 office buildings primarily in Hawaii and California, reported today that it received notice from the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards ....
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Haley Barbour will not seek GOP Presidential Nomination
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 4448 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Announcement from Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour....
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Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
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Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:16 PM :: 8677 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Believing that the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has gone too far in an assault on individual and states rights, a new, national, bipartisan legislative caucus is emerging to take action.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011 |
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About the Birth Certificate
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 AM :: 9506 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Traditional history courses were torn down in favor of “queer” studies, black studies, Asian studies, women’s studies; language was deconstructed in order to remove its capitalistic foundations; traditional sexual mores were torn asunder in the name of “tolerance.” President Obama was the result.
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Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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Former California Mayor Jumps Into Hawaii Election Legislation Controversy
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 10098 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Tony Santos, former resident of Hawaii, Farrington High School student, and past Mayor of the City of San Leandro, California, has been actively advising Hawaii lawmakers to kill off a proposal to establish Instant Runoff Voting on the county level.
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Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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Heritage: Religious Faith Is Still Good News for America
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:45 AM :: 9339 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...at the same time our society is becoming more pluralistic on questions of basic morality, the government continues to intrude more than ever in both public and private areas of social life....
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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GOP: Legislature putting Prepaid Health Care Act at risk
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 10511 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The ERISA Federal law of 1974 clearly stated that if Hawaii changed its health insurance law in any substantive manner, such as what is being proposed in HB 1134, then the Federal law would take over and Hawaii's health care program would no longer be in effect.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted April 18, 2011
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 8003 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Fiscal 2011 Spending Agreement - Vote Passed (260-167, 6 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill to fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year. Based on the agreement negotiated to prevent a government shutdown, the bill provides $1.055 trillion in federal spending. The Senate passed the bill later in the day, clearing it for the president.
Rep. Mazie Hirono voted NO.....(Hirono alone voted for Federal Gov’t Shutdown.)
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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Inouye claims Lingle supports current version of Akaka Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 12:59 PM :: 7599 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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But it is a reflection of some of the concerns she’s voiced, and I think she’s supportive. The general concept, she’s for it.
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Monday, April 18, 2011 |
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U.S. credit rating outlook lowered by S&P
By Selected News Articles @ 10:48 AM :: 3800 Views :: National News, Ethics
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From 2003 to 2008, the nation's general government debt varied between 2% and 5% of GDP.... In 2009, as the government increased spending to stimulate the economy, S&P said the U.S. debt load "ballooned" to more than 11% and has yet to come down….
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Monday, April 18, 2011 |
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Birther Trump calls for Tax Increases, Backs Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 AM :: 4470 Views :: National News, Ethics
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More evidence that Birtherism is nothing but a scheme to help Obama get reelected....
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Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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Hawaii Robotics Teams advance to Quarter-Finals
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 5936 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In heart-stopping non-stop action, each of the four Hawaii teams competed with precision in the quarter final matches, but ultimately fell points short of playing in the semi-finals.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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Democrat Staffer, Obama voter heads Trump’s Birther Campaign
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 8491 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The man behind Donald Trump's possible 2012 presidential campaign is a registered Democrat who voted for Barack Obama in 2008....
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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Akaka’s Whistleblower Bill cited as example of Over-criminalization
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:00 PM :: 8080 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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the legislation would suspend the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals sole jurisdiction over federal employee whistleblower cases for a period of five years....
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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Hawaii sends 24 teams to Florida robotics World Championships
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 6000 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii’s VEX Robotics students will join more than 570 robotics teams representing 14 different nations to compete for the World Championship.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
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When "Tolerance" Trumps Freedom: The Growing Threat to Conscience Rights
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:45 PM :: 5715 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In an effort to save their careers, two pro-life pharmacists have fought an extensive legal battle asking the state to respect their religious objections to providing Plan B, an abortifacient drug. Last Wednesday, a circuit court upheld the rights of the two professionals....
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