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• Lieberman The Liberal, A Reconsideration

  
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  Dana Milbank of the Washington Post actually ran the numbers and discovered – Surprise! – that Sen. Joe Lieberman is not polluted with conservativism: “His ideology has not changed one bit, as measured by vote ratings. The American Conservative Union scored his conservatism an eight out of 100 in 2008, the ...
  4 days ago

• Akaka Bill descends into confusion

  
  Akamai Politics| Akamai Politics blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii — Authority: 116
  We have a lot to learn yet about the behind –the-scenes deal making that led to the current moment in the convoluted path of the Hawaiian recognition, or “Akaka’ Bill now before Congress. The administration of Gov. Linda Lingle shocked many when it announced that it now has misgivings about the measure, in part ...
  5 days ago

• Akaka Bill activity

  
  Planet Kaua`i — Authority: 420
  "The events of the past 24 hours were totally unexpected. I was very surprised. I was not aware that the revisions to the bill being discussed between Senator Akaka’s office and President Obama’s administration were not shared with Governor Linda Lingle. I am in the process of trying to determine what happened and ...
  5 days ago

• Akaka Bill mystery

  
  Akamai Politics| Akamai Politics blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii — Authority: 116
  No criticism of the reporters on the scene. But there is still some mystery of the so-called “Akaka Bill,” or Hawaiian recognition bill, as it moves through the U.S. Congress. As it morphed through Congress, the bill became something that recognized Hawaiians as a political entity – a “tribe” if you will ...
  6 days ago

• Health Care Constitutional or Not?

  
  Conservative Thoughts — Authority: 125
   The Question was asked by a reporter; Specifically where in the Constitution does Congress get its authority to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance? (CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform ...
  6 days ago

• Lets play it straight on Akaka bill

  
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  Ive supported the Akaka bill for Native Hawaiian political recognition as the best shot at protecting Hawaiian assets such as Hawaiian Homes, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kamehameha Schools from persistent legal challenges. Hawaiian Homes and Kamehameha Schools predated Hawaiis statehood in 1959 by many years, ...
  6 days ago

• Akaka Bill news

  
  Planet Kaua`i — Authority: 420
  The AP - Two congressional committees are considering legislation this week that would let native Hawaiians establish their own government, much like those organized by hundreds of Indian tribes. The House Natural Resources Committee takes first crack at the bill Wednesday. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee takes ...
  1 week ago

• Race-Based Government Established at Expense of Troops?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 818
  The House and Senate are wrapping up work on the last appropriations bill of the year and rumors are swirling that the controversial Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act , also known as the “Akaka Bill,” will be included in the Defense Appropriations bill.  The defense measure is proving to be ...
  1 week ago

• Carcieri Fix/Akaka Bill Hearings Postponed

  
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  Until December 17 ( here ).
  2 weeks ago

• SCIA to Consider the Carcieri Fix and Akaka Bills Tomorrow

  
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  Here is the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting, from SCIA .
  2 weeks ago

• Hawaiis wealthiest Congress members

  
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  Congress is sometimes described as a millionaires club and that point is pretty much confirmed in the personal disclosure forms filed by members of Hawaiis delegation. Each year, the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics compiles a list of the nations wealthiest U.S. Senators and Representatives. In a study ...
  3 weeks ago

• Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

  
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  A couple of weeks ago, I wrote how one Senator, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, was obstructing urgently needed legislation intended to help wounded veterans and their families. The New York Times wrote: The omnibus legislation drew unanimous committee approval. But Senator Coburn objected to quick floor passage, ...
  4 weeks ago

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