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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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Gay Civil Unions: Mufi still refuses to oppose HB444
By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 PM :: 13793 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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When it comes to HB 444--Gay Civil Unions—Honolulu Mayor and all-but-declared gubernatorial candidate Mufi Hannemann has consistently refused to stand in opposition.
Last September, Herb Sample of the Associated Press asked Hannemann’s campaign for a comment on HB444 and other hot-button social issues. This is what he got...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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Can We Avoid Becoming Europe?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 PM :: 4333 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Treasury Department announced yesterday that the federal deficit for April soared to $82.69 billion, more than twice the $40 billion deficit that Wall Street economists had predicted. An April deficit is rare for the federal government (there has been a surplus in 43 out of the past 56 years) and the announcement marked a record 19th consecutive month that the Treasury has posted a shortfall. Like those who said there was no housing bubble, some on the left who crave an ever larger federal government are still saying that Americans have nothing to worry about--that we can borrow and spend forever.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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Ramsay Wharton Announces Candidacy for Congress Enters race in Second Congressional District
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 5071 Views :: Energy, Environment
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(Kapolei, HI)- Former local television news anchor and reporter, Ramsay Puanani Wharton, today announced her candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District. She was surrounded by family and supporters as she filed her nomination papers at the Office of Elections in Pearl City.
“I’m running for Congress because our current Representative has shown little or no leadership on the key issues upon which our voters have made clear they want our Washington Representatives to focus: job creation, restraint in spending and lower taxes,” said Wharton.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan: "Where I grew up nobody ever admitted to voting Republican"
By Selected News Articles @ 5:17 AM :: 6583 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Where I grew up — on Manhattan’s Upper West Side — nobody ever admitted to voting Republican. The real contests for Congress and the state legislatures occurred in early September, when the Democratic primary was held. And the people who won those races and who then took the November elections with some 80 per cent of the vote were real Democrats — not the closet Republicans that one sees so often these days but men and women committed to liberal principles and motivated by the ideal of an affirmative and compassionate government.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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Now your home really is your castle: Lingle signs 2nd Amendment bills into law
By News Release @ 1:08 AM :: 10225 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Current Hawaii law requires a homeowner to "retreat" from his or her own home when invaded by a criminal engaging in a felony. The new law establishes provisions relating to owner to felon; limited liability. Provides that any owner of any interest in real property shall not be liable to any perpetrator for any injury or death that occurs upon the real property during the course or after the commission of certain felony offenses.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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Poll: Djou ahead by 14 points as voters cast ballots
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 11459 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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More than half the respondents — 52.6 percent — had already voted. And of that group, Djou got 45 percent of the vote, one reason it's so difficult to imagine trends changing in any significant way between now and May 22….
Djou leads among voters who believe limiting government power or national security are the most important issues in the election. They are "through the roof" for Djou, Rosenthal said.
Hanabusa wins among voters who identify education as the most important issue, while Case wins among voters who pick energy independence and environmental protection.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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Honolulu 5th most indebted US city
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 17655 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu has the fifth highest debt per capita of America’s larger cities (See list below). Note that this debt does not include our inevitable shortfall in rail taxes, the $1.2 billion liability for secondary sewage treatment (the city lost both the suit and the appeal to EPA) or the funds needed for our roads which are some of the worst in the nation and will require billions for restoration (as opposed to the wasteful two inch overlays currently done in a hurry in order to “buy votes”).
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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Duke Aiona announces campaign leadership team
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 8765 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“As our campaign continues to grow, I'm adding new leaders to my core team that will help me draw upon the community to shape the next chapter in Hawai`i’s future,” said Lt. Governor Aiona. “They bring together the right mix of campaign experiences, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to reduce the financial burden on our working families and businesses, create jobs and improve our education system so all of our children have the opportunity to compete in a global economy based on knowledge and innovation.”
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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Obamacare: The Road to Repeal is Well Under Way
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:08 PM :: 4263 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told us just weeks before Congress passed President Barack Obama's health care plan. Well, the nation's post-passage Obamacare education continued yesterday when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the federal government will have to spend an additional $115 billion implementing the law, bringing the total estimated cost to over $1 trillion. . . .
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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Untold story: The Racist Roots Of Gun Control Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 6181 Views :: National News, Ethics
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81-year-old Robert Hicks passed away April 13, and is remembered for being, among other things, the last known surviving member of the Deacons for Defense and Justice.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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Aiona to open Hilo campaign HQ
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 8463 Views :: Hawaii County , Politicians, Republican Party
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East Hawai`i campaign headquarters will officially open its doors to the public on Thursday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. The Lieutenant Governor will be on hand for the grand opening ceremony to deliver remarks and talk story with campaign supporters and their families at the new office, which is located at 142D Kino`ole Street at the old Hilo Hotel.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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KITV fact check blows hole in latest Case ad
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 8285 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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KITV ran a segment in last night’s 10pm news where they picked apart the latest misleading ad from the Case campaign. Political analyst Neil Milner called the Case commercial, “fancy political footwork in the sense that it suggests a more explicit link between Case and Obama than really exists.” Milner goes on to say “I’m not making an ethical judgment here; I am just saying it isn’t what it says it is.”
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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GOP Platform: Panos to propose infrastructure solutions for Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 7629 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The innovative 21st Century Platform to be proposed at the upcoming convention combines the best of a conservative tradition by creating a 1-page Platform of Hawaii Republican Values along with a much more detailed Current Issues Database designed to be updated throughout the year. “This new approach allows the Hawaii Republican Party to stand firm on its values via the Platform while delivering clear positions on issues and inviting innovative solutions via the Current Issues Database”, said Platform Chair Ryan Markham, “we’re happy to see that Panos will be among the first candidates to get engaged on this exciting new approach to solving problems that have plagued Honolulu for decades”.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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VIDEO: New Djou Advert “Hawaii Families First”
By News Release @ 12:08 PM :: 10469 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Hawaii families work hard, pay their taxes and play by the rules,” said Djou. “During these tough economic times, the people of Hawaii do not need another representative who will fall prey to the demands of Washington insiders. Instead, they deserve a representative who will stand up for them in Washington and put Hawaii families first. In Congress, I will fight corruption, stop wasteful government spending and control tax increases so that the people of Hawaii may have a better tomorrow. ”
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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Democrats on the Run in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 11102 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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If you’re looking for a sign that Republicans’ message of fiscal responsibility and government accountability will win this November and Democrats will struggle to defend their reckless agenda, look no further than Obama's home district in Hawaii. In the very-blue first district, a rising-star Republican candidate is leading two Democrats in a peculiar and enthralling three-way, vote-by-mail special election to fill the vacancy left by Congressman Neil Abercrombie.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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Djou raises $525K in April
By News Release @ 11:38 AM :: 10554 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Djou reported raising $525,150 in the month of April from 2,983 donors. Since his entry into the race, Charles has raised $1,217,339 from 4,680 donors. The campaign reported having $362,711 cash on hand at the end of the reporting period. In addition to the tremendous financial support, the Djou campaign has 4,150 Facebook fans, 1,207 Twitter followers and a volunteer list totaling over 1,100 supporters. The Djou team has assembled one of the largest grassroots efforts the State of Hawai’i has ever seen.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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Finnegan hits Abercrombie’s “empty campaign promises” on education
By News Release @ 11:05 AM :: 7364 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Our state needs well thought out proposals based on a fiscally responsible budget. However, Mr. Abercrombie's proposals will amount to nothing more than empty campaign promises because he and other Democrats continue to bow to union leadership and ignore the needs of our keiki.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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What's Worse Than Energy Taxes? Renewable Electricity Standards
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:00 AM :: 12970 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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On March 15th, appearing with labor and environmental leaders, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a new alternative energy plan that he said would ensure the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would meet his goal of securing 20% of its energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar by December 31st. At the time, he claimed it would create 16,000 jobs and only raise consumer electric bills between 8.8% and 28.4%. But less than two weeks later those energy rate hike estimates had skyrocketed with the DWP saying it needed to raise rates by 37% in order to meet the renewable energy standards. Los Angeles' already shrinking business community revolted and by April Mayor Villaraigosa's plan had been soundly defeated.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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National Dems give up on Obama’s home district
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM :: 11203 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats are abandoning efforts to win a special election in Hawaii as a party feud threatens their prospects in President Barack Obama's native state.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Crider today said the organization would stop spending for the May 22 contest to replace Rep. Neil Abercrombie, who left Congress to run for governor.
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Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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CENSORSHIP: ‘Progressives’ call on FCC to reclassify Internet as telephone system, take control of content
By News Release @ 10:53 AM :: 6010 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Most of the dbte on "net neutrality" is arcane, but one fact leaps out. If the Federal Communications Commission grabs regulatory ovesight of the Internet, it will be able to begin subtly controlling content as it does with TV nd radio broadcasts. The Internet equivalents of radio>>>satellite shock jock Howard Stern will not be their only targets....
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 |
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Finnegan announces candidacy for Lt Governor
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 10626 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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"I pledge to stay true to the ideals of a State government that places residents ahead of bureaucracy; supporting businesses so that they might thrive, not just survive; a public education system that puts students and families first; a clean energy economy which accelerates Hawai’i’s economic diversification and recovery; and a new vision for the 21st century Hawai‘i that places our island state on the world stage as leaders in innovation.”
“I am running for Lt. Governor because I believe we must keep Republican leadership in the Executive Branch in order to have a balanced and honest government which serves all the people of Hawai‘i.”
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 |
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Full Text: Hawaii GOP Platform proposed in two parts
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 8975 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In a dramatic step forward, the Committee transformed the previous 2008 platform into a “Current Issues Database” and created an entirely new one page, values-based platform based on HRP's "L.L.I.F.E. Values:" Liberty, Limited Government, Individual Responsibility, Fiscal Accountability, and Equality of Opportunity.
The Current Issues Database is an entirely new body that holds party positions on various issues and is designed to be updated on a regular basis. This new approach allows the party to adopt both a timeless, easy to understand platform while addressing current issues in a flexible and responsive way.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 |
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Hawaii's new political reality: Akaka Bill becomes an election issue
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 14646 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As the Akaka Bill, S 1011, languishes before the US Senate, the Special Election Hawaii First Congressional District race marks the first time a Hawaii election has been fought between major candidates with differing views on the Akaka Bill. It is telling that the candidate who favors the bill's current version--Colleen Hanabusa--appears to be far behind.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 |
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Obamanomics: A Recovery Only Washington Could Love
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:26 AM :: 4745 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. economy has now lost a net of 2.6 million jobs since President Barack Obama signed his $862 billion stimulus plan. We are 7.6 million jobs short of the 137.8 million he promised the American economy would support by 2010.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 |
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Finnegan: Legislative progress stifled by the real ‘Party of No’
By News Release @ 10:47 AM :: 9220 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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This legislative session, in the face of the worst fiscal and economic crisis in our state’s history, the people of Hawaii were counting on their elected representatives to find solutions to balance the budget, create jobs, stimulate the economy, control the spiraling cost of living for our residents, reduce government spending, improve the quality of education and move us toward energy independence.
The Republicans said yes to the public. The Democrats said no.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 |
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UPDATE--Jihadi murderer of Big Island man captured in Iraq: Navy Seals acquitted after facing prosecution
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 16878 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, 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....After being tracked for five and a half years by US personnel, Ahmed Hashim Abed was captured by Navy SEALS at the beginning of September....Then the complaining began.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 |
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Aiona saves State Science & Engineering Fair
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 6288 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“We have some of the best and brightest minds right here in Hawai‘i,” said Lt. Governor Aiona. “Our long-term economic diversity and growth will depend in part on our ability to transform Hawai‘i into an economy based on knowledge and innovation.”
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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Case “voted for the Bush tax cuts before he voted against them”
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 10549 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii GOP Chairman Jonah Ka’auwai responded to the new television ad:
“Ed Case will do absolutely anything to get elected. In the course of this campaign, Case has described himself as an Independent, a strong Democrat, a moderate and a conservative. During Monday night’s OHA, Honolulu Advertiser and Hawaii News Now debate, he told us he voted for the Bush tax cuts before he voted against them. The truth is, Case has voted for dozens of tax increases and seems to have a hard time keeping his positions straight in his own head.
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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Psychiatrists: Obsessive-compulsive patients still fear Global Warming
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 9617 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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A recent study has found that global warming has impacted the nature of symptoms experienced by obsessive compulsive disorder patients. Climate change related obsessions and/or compulsions were identified in 28% of patients presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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RNC: Obama’s ‘New Normal’ unacceptable
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 4734 Views :: National News, Ethics
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As Unemployment Rises, White House Waves White Flag On Creating Jobs While Pushing Job-Killing, European-Style Agenda--White House to allow high jobless rate to be 'new normal'
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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National Democrats to 're-evaluate' participation in Hawaii Congressional race—Advertiser: “So what?”
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 10262 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Asked if the committee would continue to spend money in the 1st District special election, Van Hollen responded: “We’ll have to re-evaluate based on the situation. The Democrats haven’t been able to come together and resolve this issue. Right now, it’s extremely difficult. So right now, we’ll have to re-evaluate that.”
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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Taxes and Insurance make Hawaii most expensive State to own a car
By News Release @ 11:02 AM :: 9743 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A study by Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, shows that owning a vehicle in Alaska, California or Hawaii over a five-year period is about $10,000 more expensive than owning the same vehicle in New Hampshire, South Dakota or South Carolina for the same duration.
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Friday, May 7, 2010 |
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WaPo still desperately trying to come up with excuses for Djou victory
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 AM :: 10219 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This is how the Dem media will spin a Djou victory. It is not going to be acknowledged as an expression of changing voter attitudes, it is just Democrat infighting. Yeah, right—liberals should just keep on believing that. Their self-deception will prevent them from recalibrating their message as they go to their political demise.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 |
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Hawaii-based 307th Signal Battalion deploying to Afghanistan
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 11317 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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Approximately 200 Soldiers assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company (HHC) and Bravo Company, 307th ESB, are deploying to Afghanistan for one year to provide signal support as part of the Operation Enduring Freedom surge.
Keynote speakers are scheduled to include Hawaii's Lt. Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona and Major General Susan S. Lawrence, Commanding General, United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and 9th Signal Command.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 |
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UH Manoa activist sold Hawaii controversial Student Loan Bonds
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 AM :: 15780 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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As a student at the University of Hawai'i in the early 1970s, Thompson was a Vietnam War protester and ethnic-studies instructor, said John Witeck, a fellow activist who now works in human resources at the school in Honolulu.
"Pete was one of the spark plugs, very bright, a charismatic speaker," Witeck said in a March 12 telephone interview. "He was always good with numbers. He's very meticulous, always very organized."
Thompson didn't know the market was failing when he sold the state the bonds, he said in a March 24 interview as he handed out samples of his wife's vegetarian food at a farmers market near downtown Honolulu.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 |
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Hawaii Chief Elections Officer: “Is it my job to get people to turn out and vote?”
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 AM :: 10453 Views :: Office of Elections
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Nago told our interviewer he was unable to provide an estimate of how many ballots have been received by his office so far. But in a separate story today, KHON reported: "According to the office of elections, fewer than one fifth of the ballots have been sent back in by voters. Just 60,000 so far out of the 317,000 issued."
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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Book Review: The flight of the Intellectuals
By IPT News @ 9:29 PM :: 10654 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Twenty years ago, the liberal intelligentsia in Europe and the United States rallied around Rushdie and denounced the murder threat. That took real courage. One of Rushdie's translators was murdered and another stabbed. Several Norwegian bookstores were bombed, a British hotel was attacked by a suicide bomber, and more than 50 people were killed in anti-Rushdie rioting around the world.
Despite the danger, Berman writes: "A good many intellectuals reached out to their endangered Arab and Muslim counterparts and colleagues, and celebrated the courage of everyone who refused to be intimidated."
In contrast, today, the intellectuals' reaction often is to target the victim.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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Legislators ranked by Small Business Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 5621 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Each lawmaker is rated, regardless of political party, from 1 to 5.
- 1 = "most supportive and outspoken advocate for a better business climate"
- 5 = "least supportive of small business and an improved Hawaii business climate"
Ratings may be helpful at election time.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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Stimulus architect Obey quits Congress but Case, Hanabusa hold out for failed policy
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 8506 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HONOLULU--Chairman of the Hawai'i Republican Party Jonah Ka'auwai responded to the announcement by U.S. Rep. David Obey that he would not seek reelection this November:
“Today, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey, the author of $862 billon failed stimulus, has announced he will retire from Congress. Clearly an entrenched Congressman like Obey who has been in Congress for over 40 years is afraid to face his constituents because his hallmark bill failed to keep the national unemployment rate under 8 percent, like he promised. Which poses the question: Why do Ed Case and Colleen Hanabusa still support the so-called stimulus that failed to create real jobs and only drove our country deeper into debt?”
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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May 8: Thousands of ‘Mormon Helping Hands’ to clean Hawaii parks, beaches
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 14461 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, DHHL, Maui County, Energy
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OAHU – Over 4,000 volunteers will fan out on May 8th across Oahu as part of a herculean effort to renew and beautify 47 city and state parks throughout the island as part of the ‘Mormon Helping Hands’ program. In all, 6,500 volunteers throughout the state plan to clean-up a total of 81 parks in this one-day effort.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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Heritage: Defending American Exceptionalism
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:23 AM :: 4720 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In April 2009 in Strasbourg, France, President Barack Obama was asked at a press conference if he "subscribe[d], as many of your predecessors have, to the school of American exceptionalism that sees America as uniquely qualified to lead the world, or do you have a slightly different philosophy?" President Obama then responded: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism."
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 |
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State Budget: Time running short for Medicaid help
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 AM :: 8974 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Medicaid assistance, set to expire at the end of December, has become a critical component in many state budgets during a time of devastating deficits. So critical, in fact, that two-thirds of the states crafted 2011 budgets assuming that more of it would come through, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
For a while, this looked like a safe bet. The House had included the states’ extension in its original version of health care reform. But by the time Congress produced a final bill for President Obama to sign in March, the aid to states had disappeared into the legislative ether. Now, with Congress ratcheting up its scrutiny of new spending, it’s not at all clear that the Medicaid assistance will ever materialize.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
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Djou “Tele talk story” reaches thousands
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 10093 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The live Talk Story event embraced by the Djou campaign falls within their new media strategy that has enabled them to communicate directly with thousands of voters throughout the district through digital means. The results of their strategy have resulted in 4008 fans on Facebook, 9 times more than Ed Case and 5 times more than Colleen Hanabusa.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
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Aiona campaign debunks Advertiser poll
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 14027 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Duke Aiona captures 43% of Independents against both Democrats, with another quarter of Independents remaining undecided in each race. Further, though Aiona gains the support of 73% and 76% of Republicans in each match-up, Hannemann can rely on just 63% of Democrats and Abercrombie ticks up to just two thirds of Democrats (67%).
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
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GM papaya wins approval in Japan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:28 PM :: 17916 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Dennis Gonsalves, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center in Hilo, Hawaii, and professor emeritus of plant pathology at Cornell, detailed to the 63rd annual meeting of the Western Society of Weed Science in Hawaii how Hawaiian agriculture has done what no other ag sector has; win approval to market a genetically modified food crop in the U.S. and Japan.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
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Aiona: “We have the resources to end furloughs”
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 9:54 PM :: 6852 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“With the funding appropriated by the State Legislature, and the HSTA’s willingness to allow children to return to class on six non-instructional days, we have the resources to achieve a comprehensive solution to end teacher furloughs.
“Any comprehensive solution will require the involvement of the Governor, BOE, DOE and HSTA to come together and work out their differences. None of them can solve this issue alone, and all must come together in agreement. We are within reach of ending teacher furlough days, and there’s room for compromise."
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
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Obama to Inouye: Dump Hanabusa
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 PM :: 12961 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Voters are already casting their ballots in the May 1-22 Special Election and the Democrats are still fighting over who should be running. National Democrats think that all Hanabusa voters would automatically go to Case or vice-versa, but that’s not the way it works. There are two parties within the one party and a faction which loses by these Chicago-style tactics will not line up to vote for Case in November. Likewise Case voters will not line up to vote for Inouye’s Hawaii-style union thugs in November and many will cross over. Either way Charles Djou wins. Think “1986.”
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