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Giugni, a filmmaker and Aiea resident, will represent the 33rd district, which includes Aiea, Halawa Heights and Red Hill. She is the daughter of the late Henry Giugni, a longtime aide to U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye who became sergeant-at-arms of the U.S. Se
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Running a campaign ad that draws condemnation from across the aisle is one thing. Getting slammed by the actress appearing in your own ad is something else entirely. Ever since his Asian-themed TV spot targeting Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) ran during
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President Barack Obama has requested $250 million for the Honolulu rail transit project in the coming fiscal year. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said today that's the largest amount for any rail project in the country. The Obama administration requested $150 m
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But for the trees, our good senator (Daniel Inouye), can't see the forest. Here are some important facts the senator may have overlooked: According to the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) and state studies the City's rail project is likely to cost $7 - no
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Pete Hoekstra's highly-charged Chinese ad has now undoubtedly become more than a single-day story. Manu Raju passes along that National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn isn't commenting. "I’m not going to get involved in contested pr
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Daniel Inouye says he is concerned about secrecy cloaking political donations, and he wants to stop nonprofits from keeping their donors anonymous. More than a third of advertising tied to the 2012 presidential race has been paid for by
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And so will begin the construction of the most expensive Monument to Concrete, Blight, Fiscal Irresponsibility, Waste, and Insane Spending ever witnessed in Hawaii. The approval announced by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye today allows the city to move forward w
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HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) announced today that the United States Senate has unanimously passed a resolution (S. Res. 286) recognizing May 16, 2012, as Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Awareness Da
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Senate Democratic leaders on Friday said they do not intend to bring a fiscal 2013 budget up for a floor vote. "We do not need to bring a budget to the floor this year -- it's done, we don't need to do it," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told r
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Senate Democratic leaders on Friday said they do not intend to bring a fiscal 2013 budget up for a floor vote. "We do not need to bring a budget to the floor this year — it's done, we don't need to do it," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told
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The Republican presidential race has a way of sucking all the oxygen out of the room and obscuring much of the domestic news of the day. But a series of developments this week should remind us that in the broader political landscape Capitol Hill Republic
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BOSTON - During the 2010 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Sen.
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BOSTON — During the 2010 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, then-candidate Scott Brown vowed to be the "41st" vote against President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul. Two years later, the R
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Disrespect a Hawaii legislator and you could face additional penalties under a new House proposal, House Bill 2751, introduced January 25 by House Speaker Calvin Say. Speaker Say told Hawaii Reporter: "HB 2751 is intended to assist in the maintenance of
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Funding for a new 9/11 me
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Sen. Rand Paul made a big show of it: He called a news conference and unveiled a Publishers Clearinghouse-size check for $500,000, the amount of unspent office funds he was returning to the U.S. Treasury after his first year in office. Just doing his par
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President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of...
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Three top U.S. lobbyists have ended their lucrative contract representing the Egyptian government, the latest fallout from a Dec. 29 Egyptian raid on U.S and European-backed groups monitoring parliamentary elections there. Former Reps. Bob Livingston (R-
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye weighed in Friday in support of newly enacted conditions on U.S. military aid to Egypt, saying the restrictions had already proven “prudent and necessary” and demand “firm evidence of progress” by Ca
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Daniel Ken Inouye (井上 建, Inoue Ken?, born September 7, 1924) is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. He has been a U.S. Senator since 1963, and is currently the third-most-senior member after fellow Democrats Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy. He has continuously represented Hawaii in the U.S.... Full Article
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President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of the Union address.
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, after delivering his State of the Union...
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Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, president pro temper of the Senate, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, attends a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, where he is presented a commemorative coin marking the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Medal of Honor...
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with U.S. Senator for Hawaii Daniel Inouye during a reception hosted by the U.S.-Japan Council and APEC Host Committee in Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011. The United States Friday welcomed Japan's interest in joining talks on a...
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (2nd L) greets officials including U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) (3rd R) as she arrives at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 2011.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, left, shakes hands with U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, during a reception hosted by U.S.-Japan Council and APEC Host Committee in Honolulu Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Noda arrived in Hawaii on Friday to attend this weekend's annual summit of the...
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U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) departs after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and Vice President Joe Biden to work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction at the Blair House in Washington May 10, 2011. Top U.S. lawmakers made progress on Tuesday...
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U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011. A deal has been reached among congressional negotiators to fund U.S. government agencies through September 30, 2012, Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye said on Thursday.
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U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011. A deal has been reached among congressional negotiators to fund U.S. government agencies through September 30, 2012, Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye said on Thursday.
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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, where he met Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat, on Friday June 3, 2011.
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CORRECTS TRANSREFERENCE NUMBER - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, right, meets Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Friday June 3, 2011.
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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, right, greets Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat, prior to their talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Friday June 3, 2011.
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To honor Japanese-American veterans of Word War II, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Grant Ichikawa, representing the Military Intelligence Service, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From right to left are: Sen....
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Jordan's King Abdullah (L) speaks with US Senator Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from Hawaii and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, prior to meetings at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, May 17, 2011.
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Senate Democratic Senators (L-R) Carl Levin (Michigan), Barbara Boxer (California), Daniel Inouye (Hawaii), John Kerry (Massachusetts), Maria Cantwell (Washington) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) gather to meet the media after Democrats met to discuss ongoing Congressional negotiations, as...
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Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, left, confers with President pro tempore of the Senate Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. , Levin, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. ,...
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Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, left, confers with President pro tempore of the Senate Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. is at center.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, is followed by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, as he heads to a Democratic policy luncheon.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) and Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye (D-HI) after she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of...
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, second from left, as Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, left, watches, after addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, with Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at right, calls the House of Representatives to Order so that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, center, can address a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, center, is flanked by Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, and Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, right, and is applauded as she prepares to address a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,...
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is applauded by Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, second from left, and Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, before addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, and Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, president pro temper of the Senate, talk while awaiting Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, on a day of contentious voting on spending legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2011. ...
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A couple of dozen protesters waved signs and yelled outside the $30,000 event that included a Hawaiian blessing, chanting and hula.
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President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of the Union address.
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