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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Highest Cost of Living in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 PM :: 6153 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Businesses don't just look at their own costs when deciding where to set up shop. They also look at the costs for their employees....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Federal court says military can go unrepresented in HI reapportionment
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:47 PM :: 5776 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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...removal of 108,000 non-permanent military and their families is “unconstitutional” and “discriminatory”....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Canada 10 Years Later: Few Gay Marriages, Lots of Political Correctness
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 5461 Views :: Family
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The effects of same-sex civil marriage in Canada—restrictions on free speech rights, parental rights in education, and autonomy rights of religious institutions....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Businesses Should Fear States' Pension Debts
By NCPA @ 3:57 PM :: 4937 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Businesses should see this as a warning, as they are a convenient target for politicians ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: Censorship or Equal Rights for Lawmakers?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 4376 Views :: Family
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Eleven state House and Senate Democrats face complaints before the Democratic Party of Hawaii for proposing a constitutional amendment on traditional marriage last session....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Ikaika Anderson forms Congressional Campaign Committee
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 6498 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Anderson is not obligated to resign his Council seat to run for Congress....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Hotel Workers, Teamsters, UFCW Turning Against Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 6016 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"The unintended consequences of the ACA are severe...."
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii Shippers are Screaming About the Jones Act
By Video @ 2:44 PM :: 4731 Views :: Jones Act
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Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina interviews Hawaii Shippers Council President Michael Hansen....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Council Res 13-158: Backup Ambulance Services for West Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:28 PM :: 6219 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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Public Safety and Economic Development Committee hearing at Honolulu Hale, July 16th at 9:00 a.m....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Honolulu: 5th Smartest City in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:58 PM :: 8155 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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For this list, we looked at six pieces of criteria....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Lloyds’ List covers the Jones Act debate in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 7:30 PM :: 5430 Views :: Jones Act
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“Any action that weakens the protectionism of the Jones Act will ultimately be to the long-term benefit of U.S. shipping.”
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Federal Court Strikes Down Kauai Vacation Rental Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 4:22 PM :: 6674 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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The court concluded that the Charter amendment adopted by the voters was, in reality, a prohibited zoning initiative....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 6765 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 15, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:23 PM :: 4204 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates Cloture
- House: Energy-Water Appropriations Passage
- House: Farm Bill Passage
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Harry Reid Is At It Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 4769 Views :: National News
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When Harry Reid gets frustrated, he threatens to change the Senate’s rules to get his way....
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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Privatizing Marriage Is Unjust to Children
By Selected News Articles @ 8:33 PM :: 6341 Views :: Family
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I was once a libertarian activist....
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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Opportunity to Strengthen Accountability for Tax Dollars
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 6030 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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News of the very generous pay increases granted to police officers sent shock waves through the ranks of city and county officials across the state generating calls for “revenue enhancements” or tax increases....
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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A Terrible Week for Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 7534 Views :: Rail
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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After Receiving Campaign Cash, OHA Trustees Give $1.25M to Insolvent Geothermal Company
By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 AM :: 11780 Views :: Energy, OHA
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If OHA were more skilled at 'due diligence' it would have spotted the million dollar loan IDG's New Zealand partner wrote off last year....
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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July 22 Deadline for Rail EIS Comments
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:13 PM :: 6179 Views :: Rail
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Written comments must be received by July 22, 2013 or postmarked by that date....
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Honolulu rail line neither feasible nor prudent, judges’ letter says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:57 PM :: 6718 Views :: Rail
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Hawaii’s federal judges say the proposed rail line passes too close to the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building...
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii Reapportionment: ‘Supreme Court Will be Interested’
By Robert Thomas @ 11:52 AM :: 5142 Views :: Office of Elections
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We always believed that the issues in this case merited resolution by the U.S. Supreme Court....
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Rusty Humphries Headlines HIRA Fundraiser
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 4671 Views :: Republican Party
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an exclusive luncheon fundraiser for the Hawaii Republican Assembly's campaign to 'conservatize' Hawaii....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Audit: Kahoolawe Money Gone After 18 years Without a Plan
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 9910 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, Military, OHA
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...the impending total depletion of its trust fund....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Ed Case: 'I won't be a candidate'
By Ed Case @ 5:29 PM :: 6375 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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I won't be a candidate for public office as long as I'm with Outrigger. Since I hope that's a long time, this likely ends any further political career....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Hirono Team Organizing Schatz Campaign Against Hanabusa
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 6768 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Schatz brought on many of the national consultants who helped Hirono win her seat last November....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Prop. 8 proponents ask Calif. Supreme Court to uphold rule of law
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4319 Views :: Family
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Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys say clerks need to enforce law, not bound by district court injunction....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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GAO: Hawaii COFA Cost Estimates 'Inaccurate'
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 7089 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Homelessness
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...some jurisdictions did not accurately define compact migrants, account for federal funding that supplemented local expenditures, or include revenue received from compact migrants....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Why Does Egypt’s Turmoil Matter to Us?
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:52 AM :: 6557 Views :: World News, Military
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Obama backed the administration of Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was just ousted by the protesters and the military....
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Mollway Letter Blasts Rail for Skipping UH Campus
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 8157 Views :: Rail
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Judge Susan Oki Mollway's letter to HART and federal transit officials....
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Files Final Reply to FTA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:55 PM :: 5943 Views :: Rail
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This is an excellent summary of our appeal and why the District Court's decision was in error....
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Health Dep't Harasses Farmers for 'Fugitive Dust'
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 7676 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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...for causing or permitting visible fugitive dust to become airborne....
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Late-Night Shenanigans in the House
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:57 AM :: 6290 Views :: National News, Agriculture
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It still goes out of its way to tax Christmas trees....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Is the Worst State for Business in the Country
By Selected News Articles @ 7:28 PM :: 7389 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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identify changeable policies so that Hawaii can move off the bottom of this list....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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Senator Probes 'Corrupt' POW/MIA Program
By Selected News Articles @ 7:17 PM :: 5059 Views :: Military
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Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sent a letter to JPAC’s commander, demanding information about that internal report and the military’s efforts to suppress it....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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Responsible Prison Reform
By NCPA @ 6:32 PM :: 3969 Views :: Law Enforcement
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In 1979, around the time that imprisonment rates began their sharp uptick, 314,000 people sat behind bars in the United States. As of mid-2013, that number stood at about 2 million....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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U.S. Oil Boom Stabilizes Global Prices
By NCPA @ 6:27 PM :: 4827 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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a thick new blanket of North American oil cushioning the markets....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii DoH Finds New TB Test Supply, Restarts Testing
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 4385 Views :: Health Care
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DOH has acquired an adequate supply of purified protein derivative solution used for tuberculosis skin testing and will resume providing the test....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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Obama Admin Spoons out Money to Hawaii Free Clinics
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 4730 Views :: Health Care
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to hire 21 additional workers, who will assist 21,516 people with enrollment into affordable health insurance coverage....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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Decision Time on Immigration
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:45 PM :: 4312 Views :: National News
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Today is a pivotal day in the immigration debate....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Vetoes 3 Bills, 12 Become Law Without Signature
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4563 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Governor this year signed a total of 269 bills into law, and Lt. Gov. Shan S. Tsutsui this afternoon will sign seven as Acting Governor. Twelve other measures will become law without signature....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Got Land? DLNR Wants to Give You Money
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 6598 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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DLNR is seeking new projects for its Hawai‘i Forest Legacy Program....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Will Christians in Hawaii be Targeted Because of of their Religious Beliefs?
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:46 PM :: 5191 Views :: Family
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Christians across the country are increasingly becoming targets because of their "intolerance." In Hawaii, it is already happening and it could get worse....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Marriage Evidence Disproves Empty Rhetoric of the Left
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 5540 Views :: Family
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it is difficult to argue against empirical evidence....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Sen David Ige to challenge Abercrombie for Governor
By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 7945 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Ige will not be running for reelection to the Senate....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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Things That Aren’t Inevitable
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 6065 Views :: National News, Agriculture
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Don’t you love it when the conventional wisdom gets turned on its head?
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