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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.