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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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Aiona encouraged by 1,400 new construction jobs, will expedite projects worth $946M
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:59 PM :: 7286 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"It is especially encouraging to see about 1,400 more jobs last month in the construction industry. To facilitate immediate private sector job creation, Lynn and I will expedite $946 million of capital investment projects and use the small business preference and set-aside to expend over $200 million on local procurement."
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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When will our Progressive Corporatism Nightmare End?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 3964 Views :: National News, Ethics
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$154 billion. That is the amount of taxpayer money that will be needed to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac according to a new "stress test" performed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. And that is the good news....
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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Abercrombie, Hirono tried to impose gay marriage nationwide
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 8005 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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While Congressman, Neil Abercrombie voted against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. When it passed he tried to repeal it.
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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Momentum: Djou outraises Hanabusa by $167,000 in six weeks
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 8134 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In the pre-general reports filed yesterday, Djou reported $226,000 to Hanabusa’s $112,000 in the first two weeks of October. Djou outraised her by more than $50,000 in September.
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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Obama’s first take pulled because Obama mispronounced Hanabusa’s name
By @ 12:15 AM :: 6054 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“President Obama’s first take was pulled because Obama mispronounced Hanabusa’s name and the ad content was almost verbatim the same as the one the President did for Abercrombie. Just like their mainland Democrat handlers, a vote for Abercrombie and Hanabusa is a rubber stamp for the status quo.”
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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Ethics Violation? UH Manoa helps Democrats build get out the vote rally
By Andrew Walden @ 12:05 AM :: 9229 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Groups and individuals backing Democrat Rep Neil Abercrombie for Governor and Democrat State Senator Colleen Hanabusa for Congress are holding a “Use Your Voice, Use Your Vote” rally on the University of Hawaii Manoa campus Tuesday. The event is being promoted with UH resources including an official UH Manoa news release.
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 84 clearly prohibits “using state time, equipment, supplies, or state premises for campaign activities or campaign purposes.” Use of state computers and email accounts is specifically prohibited.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Cost of Hanabusa’s tax hike: $1,784 per family per year
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 9088 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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According to the non-partisan Tax Foundation, the tax burden for the average working family in Hawaii’s First Congressional District where Charles Djou lives would be $1,784 higher if tax rates are allowed to increase at the close of this year—if Congress does nothing, as it is currently poised to do.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Video: Aiona highlights Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
By Video @ 6:10 PM :: 6386 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“As Governor, I will continue to lead and vigorously implement the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative, and I will enact policies and initiatives that, by 2018, will cut Hawai‘i's dependence on foreign oil by more than half," said Duke Aiona. “Our opponents’ energy plan would take focus away from implementation of HCEI, stalling our progress on clean energy and further increasing the size and scope of government at the expense of small businesses."
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Mortgage lenders pushing for another $215 Billion bailout
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 4416 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Washington – Colleen Hanabusa's Washington friends already opened up the nation’s pocketbook once to bailout Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the catalyst of the mortgage crisis – and now the mortgage giants may need anywhere from $73 to $215 billion in additional handouts just to keep afloat. The Democrats’ failure to reform and restructure the two companies is now going to cost taxpayers more money, further contributing the nation’s economic woes and signifying the spending problem that has become a signature of the out-of-touch majority.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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CNN: Djou is well-positioned to keep his seat
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 10042 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii's first congressional district, former home to President Barack Obama, longtime Democratic district, but the GOP has a great shot at keeping this seat. Why? Well – a couple reasons: foremost being that this year seems to be the year where the impossible becomes possible in Hawaii politics: a Republican, Charles Djou, won the special election for former Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie's seat and now, when Democrat Colleen Hanabusa is trying to take it back, Djou is well-positioned to keep the seat.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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In 15 of Last 25 Months, Treasury Needed to Borrow Money to Pay Social Security Benefits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 4092 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Treasury has needed to borrow money to pay Social Security benefits in 15 out of the last 25 months on record because the Social Security system was in deficit in those months, with the cost of monthly benefit payments exceeding the Social Security tax revenues flowing into the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance trust funds, according to data published by the Social Security Administration.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Ed Case: Appointed BoE “our most important vote”
By Ed Case @ 12:54 PM :: 7714 Views :: Energy, Environment
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What it really comes down to is this: are we going to try new paths rather than stay on the same old broken one. This vote is a referendum on that one question; I vote yes.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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FreedomWorks endorses Cam Cavasso for Senate
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 8489 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“After evaluating the candidates in this race, we believe that Cam Cavasso will best serve the interests of hardworking Hawaii taxpayers by advocating the principles of lower taxes, less government and more individual freedom.”
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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Aiona: “My opponent has not said whether he will cut programs, raise taxes, or fail to deliver”
By News Release @ 12:35 PM :: 7511 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I congratulate my opponent on receiving this endorsement from our president; however, it does not change the fact that he would stall our progress on clean energy and hold us back from cutting by more than half our dependence on foreign fossil fuel by 2018, grow government at the expense of small businesses, and waffle on critical public education reforms."
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Malibu’s Avatar of Hypocrisy wants YOU to ‘live with less’
By Video @ 9:20 PM :: 4514 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Avatar director James Cameron is conscious, enlightened, and progressive. He is smarter than we are so he is entitled to live like a god. We peasants are dirtying the planet which Cameron and the other enlightened beings so generously grace with their presence.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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Hawaii Republican endorsements for County races, initiatives
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 13049 Views :: Akaka Bill, Democratic Party, Kauai County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Republican Party has released its endorsements and recommendations for non-partisan County Council and Mayor races, County-level charter initiatives, and the two proposed Amendments to the State Constitution.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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God: What the Left Doesn't Understand About America
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:44 PM :: 4266 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Remember this is the same President who admonished "small towns in Pennsylvania" and "a lot of small towns in the Midwest" because they "get bitter" and "cling to guns or religion." And the President is not alone. MSNBC's new "Lean Forward" Progressive Movement branding campaign also leaves out "by their Creator" from their reading of the Declaration. Again, this is no accident. Writing faith in God out of the public sphere allows and encourages Big Government to replace it.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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NRO: GOP congressman Charles Djou hangs on in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 10549 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Two weeks ago the Hill released a poll in which Djou led his once and current opponent, Hanabusa, 45 to 41 percent — within a margin of error of 4.9 percent. The poll also found 61 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the congressman, while 56 percent did of his adversary. Fortune, it seems, is smiling on Djou.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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CD2 candidate Willoughby signs Death Tax repeal pledge
By News Release @ 12:30 PM :: 8003 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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AFBI’s President Dick Patten praised Willoughby for signing the pledge, saying “By supporting estate tax repeal, Willoughby will help save local jobs and businesses.”
A recent study from the American Family Business Foundation found that repealing the Death Tax would increase nationwide employment by 1.5 million jobs. In Hawaii alone, repealing the Death Tax would add over 7,000 new jobs.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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Debate: Hanabusa promises massive tax increase
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 9630 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hanabusa believes that more government is the answer to every problem, even though the massive stimulus and government expansion into virtually every sector of our economy have failed.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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Kauai Debate: Cut programs, raise taxes, or fail?
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 9529 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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"Behind our opponents' plan is the fact that they would either cut more programs, raise taxes or fail to deliver on their promises. They simply cannot provide the types of government programs for which they advocate without raising the cost of living for Hawai‘i's hard-working families and businesses."
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Abercrombie flips, votes for school board proposal
By Selected News Articles @ 7:53 PM :: 5445 Views :: Energy, Environment
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(For some reason this AP story isn’t in the Hawaii media. We found it at Lehigh Valley Live, THE source for Hawaii news.)
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Aberzombies haunt Manoa
By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 5153 Views :: Politicians
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Duke and Lynn Extend Their Support to Our Neighbors in the Philippines
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 6832 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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"The people of Hawai‘i understand what it takes to recover from a storm like Megi, and we stand by ready to support our neighbors and family in the Philippines," said Lynn Finnegan. "Duke and I encourage Hawai‘i residents to extend a hand of support to our neighbors by donating their time or financial support to the Hawai‘i Red Cross and other organizations accepting donations for disaster relief designated for the Philippines."
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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HGEA too ashamed of its false ads to run them under its own name
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 7582 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"As if the lies from mainland special interests weren't enough, the local establishment has launched a smear campaign of its own. The group, called 'Working Family for Hawaii,' is really the Hawaii Government Employees Union, which is apparently too ashamed of its false ads to run them under its own name."
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Hanabusa ads push $26 billion state bailout, tax hikes
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 7862 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HONOLULU-- In her recent ad, Colleen Hanabusa boasts that she would have voted for the $26 billion state bailout bill that put Hawaii taxpayers on the hook for bailing out fiscally irresponsible state and municipal governments.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Obama proposes $10.3 Trillion for welfare--$1million for each family in poverty
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:37 PM :: 4347 Views :: National News, Ethics
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During the administration of President Bill Clinton, conservatives successfully reformed one welfare program in the 1990s: replacing the old Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with the new Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). But President Barack Obama's failed economic stimulus gutted those reforms. And his budget proposal would spend $10.3 trillion on means-tested welfare over the next decade. Before the current rise in poverty, that was enough to give $250,000 to each person currently living in poverty in the U.S., or $1 million for a poor family of four. Our nation can’t afford another 10 years of failed War on Poverty thinking.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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It’s Official: Obama Has Now Borrowed $3 Trillion
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 4163 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It took from 1776, when the United States became an independent country, until 1990, the year after the Berlin Wall fell signaling victory in the Cold War, for the federal government to accumulate a total of $3 trillion in debt, according to the Treasury Department. It only took from Jan. 20, 2009, the day President Barack Obama was inaugurated, until Oct. 15, 2010, for the Obama administration to add $3 trillion to the federal debt.
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Abercrombie becoming desperate, agitated
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 6136 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"After several polls have showed Duke Aiona and Lynn Finnegan surge in the polls, our opponent is ramping up his rhetoric and getting desperate.
"In addition to the usual lack of specifics and inability to show how he'll create job opportunities or pay for the promises he's making, our opponent flip-flopped again on the issue of an appointed school board and noticeably became agitated with Duke's specific, real solutions for the people of Hawai‘i.
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Kona Debate: Abercrombie flip-flops again on appointed school board
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6972 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie finally admitted that he originally supported the ballot proposition for an appointed school board early on in the gubernatorial campaign before he changed positions during the PBS Hawai‘i Island Insights debate, where he voiced his opposition to the ballot proposition for an appointed school board.
However, Abercrombie again changed his position at the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce's candidate forum. He flip-flopped again to say, after being asked a second time in one night, that he supports the ballot proposal for an appointed school board.
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Obama has difficulty citing any Abercrombie accomplishments
By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 8230 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We couldn’t help but notice Obama's reference to the “Small Business Credit Card Act”—HR 3457 . The bill was introduced in Congress by then-Rep Abercrombie on July 31, 2009. But even with a Democrat-controlled House and Senate, and Dan Inouye’s seniority, Abercrombie’s bill has gone exactly nowhere.
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Losing streak: Mufi, Kirk, Colleen, Dan?
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 6:20 PM :: 11039 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Inouye backed Colleen Hanabusa in May’s special election for Hawaii’s first congressional district. She came in second place and is still defying political analysts who believed the seat was a safe Democrat seat by polling behind Republican Charles Djou in recent polls. Inouye also backed Mufi Hannemann for governor and Kirk Caldwell for mayor, both of whom lost their election."
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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49 Hawaii Candidates Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 7609 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu, Hawaii—An impressive 49 candidates from Hawaii in the November 2nd election have have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, promising to “oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.”
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Meet the Mad Hatter behind bogus Hawaii polls
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 8407 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It wouldn’t be an election without an October surprise, and sure enough, the 2010 cycle will not disappoint. This time, it’s not some 11th hour accusation about unpaid taxes, illegal nannies or secret love affairs, but an appearance from the Mad Hatter of pollsters whose crazy talk in the final days of the election is making black sound like white and and Nancy Pelosi sound…sane. Well, almost.
Who is the Mad Hatter of the 2010 elections? Friends, follow me on a trip down the rabbit hole…
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Roadmap to victory? Cavasso Surges, Inouye Lead shrinks by 23% in two weeks
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 8265 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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From Cam Cavasso Campaign: Just two weeks ago, we sent you our roadmap to victory, analyzing the latest polling in the Hawaii Senate Race. At the time, our opponent, Dan Inouye, held a 36-point lead in the polls. But in the latest poll released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports, Cam is closing the gap, narrowing Inouye's lead to just 13 percent! The poll is also revealing because it shows several trends:
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Abercrombie voted to reject 9-11 Commission Report
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 7226 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He voted against adopting the recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, which worked for nearly two years to provide an accurate description of the September 11 attacks and identify the problems that led to the success of the attack.
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Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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DLNR seeks nominees for State Water Commission
By News Release @ 12:15 PM :: 6236 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU - The State is seeking nominations to the Commission on Water Resource Management. A Nominating Committee will screen the applicants and send to the Governor the names of at least three individuals for one open position.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Cam Cavasso’s Plan for Jobs and a 21st Century Economy
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 8072 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Cam Cavasso focuses on addressing the chronic deficits faced by the U.S. Government by addressing Washington’s out-of-control spending and developing a fairer, simpler tax code that avoids the revenue volatility of the current income tax structure.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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Rasmussen: Inouye 53%, Cavasso 40%--Cavasso leads among Independents
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 11018 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 2004 Inouye won with 75% of the vote so this is quite a come down and a very good sign for Hawaii Republican candidates up and down the ballot.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition questions Abercrombie’s beliefs...on education and taxes
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 5930 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Will we elect a leader like Neil Abercrombie who believes in pouring more money into an education system consistently ranked at the bottom of the states without investigating as to the reason why and where the money goes?
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Aiona pushes education reform after Abercrombie admits to opposing Audit, Appointed BoE
By Video @ 4:06 PM :: 5719 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The release of the web series video comes on the heels of an admission by our opponent that he will stand in line with the leadership of the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association (HSTA) by opposing a ballot proposition on whether Hawai‘i's next Governor should be allowed to appoint the Board of Education (BOE).
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Hanabusa’s Spending Tsunami
By Video @ 2:47 PM :: 10245 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This is the first American Crossroads independent expenditure campaign ad.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
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Slumping in the polls, Abercrombie now says Nazis are after him
By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 14983 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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In a shocking report, Neil Abercrombie denounces his opponents as Nazis and enemies of civil rights. He points to ousted Broken Trust Trustee Dickie Wong as an example of “people coming together.”
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
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Aiona hammers Abercrombie’s opposition to appointed BoE, Star-Advertiser lies about it
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 PM :: 9651 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment
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Abercrombie has now come out against an Audit of the BoE and against the fall ballot measure to amend the State Constitution to create an appointed BoE. His minions in Hawaii’s pathetic excuse for a media are doing their best to cover the story up. For instance the Star-Advertiser Friday FALSELY reported that Abercrombie and Aiona AGREE on an appointed BoE. The SA did not mention Abercrombie’s clear statement that he will vote AGAINST the ballot measure Nov 2 in yesterday's coverage or today's.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Djou-Hanabusa debate
By Video @ 3:12 PM :: 10535 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Tonight she was unable to articulate anything the Congress had done in the past year that she would have voted against, she was unable to describe how she would encourage job creation and she continued to tout the success of the so-called 'stimulus' bill which has failed by the very standard its proponents set. The people of Hawaii deserve independent, fiscally responsible leadership, not a rubber stamp."
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