SOME HOUSE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR FULL AND OPEN DEBATE ON IRAQ
Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, speaks during a news conference calling for a timetable to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq and for a full and open debate on the Iraq war on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 14, 2006. The rope around his wrists symbolically states that the House leadership has "tied" the hands of those wishing to freely debate the Iraq war and U.S. policy towards Iraq. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Less than 24 hours after Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz was appointed to the U.S. Senate, he was sworn in to succeed the late Daniel Inouye.
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Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie Wednesday named Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to succeed U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who died Dec. 17 of respiratory complications at age 88.
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, will seek appointment to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye's seat, an aide to the congresswoman said Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during World War II, died Monday, his staff said. He was 88.
Parts of Canada's west coast shook throughout the day Sunday as aftershocks up to magnitude-6.3 kept people on alert.
The Cato Institute, a public policy research group, presented its biennial fiscal report card on state governors, and praised those who cut spending and taxes.
A U.S. District Court judge in Honolulu upheld Hawaii's gay marriage ban, saying any change to state law should be left to the Legislature.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a proclamation to provide assistance to the storm-battered islands of Oahu and Kauai, officials said.
Surfing is now an an official competitive high school sport in Hawaii, state school officials said.
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