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Who is more evil Instagram or the NRA? Internet is undecided
After the past few days, America needs something to be mad at and quick. Luckily the NRA and Instagram have stepped in to help our rage cravings. The NRA has been unusually silent throughout aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Its Twitter...
Tags: Google+, Social Media, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, World War II (1939-1945), John Cena
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Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye Passes Away, Longtime Friend of Late Sen. Stevens
Channel 2 NewsSenator Daniel Inouye, of Hawaii, and longtime friend of the late Sen. Ted Stevens died Monday at the age of 88 after respiratory complications, according to his office. Sen. Inouye, D-HI, was a World War II veteran and served in the Senate since 1962...Tags: Ted Stevens, Human Interest, Mark Begich, Indigenous People, World War II (1939-1945)
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Hawaii's nine-term senator, Daniel Inouye, dies at 88
WASHINGTON – Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, the second-longest-serving senator in U.S. history and winner of the Medal of Honor for combat heroics in World War II, has died, his office announced in a statement. He was 88. "His last words were,...
Tags: First Aid, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Italy, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Army
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Sen. Daniel Inouye gets hero's farewell at Hawaii funeral
This post has been updated, as indicated below.HONOLULU – Before Daniel K. Inouye shipped off to Europe with members of his 442nd Regimental Combat Team, his unit traveled by train from Oakland to Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Miss. After arriving, the predominantly Japanese American unit was...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, White House, Daniel Akaka
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Obama, lawmakers mark end of mournful week
WASHINGTON -- Washington officials marked the close of a somber week on Friday by observing a moment of silence for the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting and attending the funeral of Sen. Daniel Inouye. At 9:30 a.m., roughly the time of the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Harry Reid, White House, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz tapped to succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
KANEOHE, Hawaii — Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted as his successor. In a news conference at the...
Tags: Colleen Hanabusa, Regional Authority, Charles Djou, Brian Schatz, Neil A. Abercrombie
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Obama and family arrive in Hawaii for Christmas holiday
KANEOHE, Hawaii -- President Obama began the holiday weekend as far removed as one could be from the stalled "fiscal cliff" talks in Washington: on a golf course in his native Hawaii. The first family arrived here just after midnight Saturday for...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, John Boehner
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'Fiscal cliff' to bring President Obama back early from Hawaii
HONOLULU – President Obama will leave for Washington on Wednesday evening to restart talks on averting the "fiscal cliff," the White House said Tuesday, interrupting and perhaps cutting short altogether his traditional holiday visit to his birth...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, White House, Rentals, John Boehner, Christmas
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Schatz sworn in as new Hawaii senator
WASHINGTON – Brian Schatz knew this much about Washington before departing Hawaii on Wednesday to start his new role as a U.S. senator – it was cold. And so, barely hours after Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced that he was...
Tags: Colleen Hanabusa, Washington, DC, Regional Authority, Frank Lautenberg, Brian Schatz
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Once there were giants
Paul Greenberg"Second Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 21 April 1945, in the vicinity of San Terenzo, Italy. While attacking a defended ridge guarding an important road junction, Second Lieutenant Inouye skillfully...Tags: Slavery, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Heroism
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On somber anniversary, Biden copes with a new loss
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden returned to the Senate on Tuesday to swear in Sen. Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont as the new president pro tempore, an office he now holds as the chamber’s most tenured member after the passing of Hawaii Sen....
Tags: Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senate, White House, Democratic Party, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mikulski to lead Senate Appropriations Committee
In an unexpected move that could have significant implications for Maryland, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will be named the first female chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The Baltimore native and Maryland Democrat, who had...
Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Fells Point, Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Local Elections
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