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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 :: 6072 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 :: 7575 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 :: 11847 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 :: 6208 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 :: 6751 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 :: 5162 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 :: 4700 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 :: 9964 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 :: 6416 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 :: 6806 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 :: 4346 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 :: 7133 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 :: 6586 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 :: 8197 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 :: 5975 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 :: 7701 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 :: 6335 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 :: 7445 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 :: 5088 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 :: 3992 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 :: 4850 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 :: 4418 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 :: 4750 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 :: 4339 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 :: 4582 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 :: 6633 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 :: 5220 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 :: 5569 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 :: 7982 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 :: 6108 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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Monday, July 8, 2013 |
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Tsutsui to Sign Six Bills While Abercrombie Enjoys Taiwan Junket
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 6031 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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Tsutsui will sign the following bills passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature....
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Monday, July 8, 2013 |
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Mayor picks new Honolulu Chief Medical Examiner
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 5693 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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Dr. Christopher B. Happy has been selected as Honolulu’s Chief Medical Examiner....
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Monday, July 8, 2013 |
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Health Exchange Could 'Solve' Hawaii's Unfunded Liability by Sticking Retirees with Inferior Coverage
By NCPA @ 6:04 PM :: 4567 Views :: Health Care
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turning to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could become a road map for cash-strapped cities....
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Monday, July 8, 2013 |
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Obamacare’s Dirty Dozen Implementation Failures
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 3649 Views :: Health Care
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Even Democrats have admitted the law has turned into a massive “train wreck,” with delays, glitches, and problems aplenty....
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Monday, July 8, 2013 |
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FBI Still Hasn't Contacted IRS-Targeted Hawaii Tea Party Groups About Investigation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 AM :: 6083 Views :: TEA Party
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"The Director continues to assert that this is a priority for the Bureau, but at this point, there's little evidence to suggest that this probe is on the fast track."
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Sunday, July 7, 2013 |
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Surprise: Entire OHA Trust Fund Frozen by Gentry Pacific Boondoggle
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 9081 Views :: OHA
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On April 12, 2013, OHA Trustees were surprised to learn that the loan we got from Bank of Hawaii was not a secured loan and that it had to be backed by Trust dollars....
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Sunday, July 7, 2013 |
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JULY 7: Hawaii Annexed by USA
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 4242 Views :: Hawaii History
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On this date 115 years ago, the U.S. began absorbing an island paradise....
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Sunday, July 7, 2013 |
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Other Questionable Subsidies Provided by Highway Users
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4271 Views :: Taxes
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...some of the ways the highway user is tapped to fund what is obliquely related to the construction, repair and maintenance of state and county roads....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Acts 225, 226 Protect Pharmacy Choice, Patient Privacy
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 7410 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...prevent Hawaii residents from having their private medical information used as a marketing tool by drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), some of which also operate mail-order pharmacies....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Feds: Some 'Preferred Pharmacy' Plans Cost More
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 5265 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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A community pharmacist in the Northern Mariana Islands reports that his Medicare patients' closest preferred pharmacy is nine hours away by plane in Hawaii....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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FBI, Police Investigate: Homeless Tent City Operators Shake Down City
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 AM :: 5696 Views :: Homelessness
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To pressure political decision-makers for more resources, SHARE has hosted mandatory camp-outs on council members’ lawns, at the mayor’s home and at the King County Administration Building....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Bill 65 Will Destroy Historic Oahu Railway
By John Bond @ 2:02 AM :: 5546 Views :: Development
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...several roads will be crossing the historic National Register Hawaiian Railway, including directly through their historic rail yard....
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Friday, July 5, 2013 |
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UH Manoa: False Harassment Claim Can Lead to Eviction
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 7187 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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...students falsely accused could see their lives upended and possibly destroyed....
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Friday, July 5, 2013 |
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An Insight on the Cost of Paradise
By UHERO @ 1:57 PM :: 59771 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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While the US average for April 2013 hovered at 12 cents/kwh, Hawai‘i paid 37 cents/kwh for electricity....
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Friday, July 5, 2013 |
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Gettysburg and the Future of Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:49 AM :: 4343 Views :: National News
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One hundred and fifty years ago, the fate of America was decided at Gettysburg....
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