Colleen Hanabusa

Gun Violence Victims Deserve "Do Something" Congress

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Helmke

If there is one thing the new Congress and President Obama ought to agree on, it's that gun violence victims deserve their support, their leadership, and their determination.

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Republican Wins House Seat In Obama's Home District

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Obama Hawaii, Charles Djou, Colleen Hanabusa, Obama Home, Hawaii-01, Ed Case, Politics News

HONOLULU — Republicans cited Rep.-elect Charles Djou's victory for a seat long out of their reach as evidence of steadily increasing election-ye...

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House Democrats May Abandon Obama's Home District

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's Home Congressional District In Play

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Republicans believe they've seen this movie before: Campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. Money from national political parties flowi...

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Hawaii Special Election 2010: BREAKING News From First District House Race

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news about the 2010 HI-1 house race below. ...

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Brunner and Hanabusa: Great Female Candidates Ignored and Rejected

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrcc, Special Election, Dscc, Chris Van Hollen, Colleen Hanabusa, Charles Djou, Van Hollen Endorsement, Ny-23, Ed Case, Female-Candidates, Hawaii Special Election, Lee Fisher, Old Boys Club, Democratic Primary, Dede Scozzafava, Congressman Ed Case, Sexism in Politics, Van Hollen Dccc, Dccc, Ohio Senate Primary, Hawaii Primary, Jennifer Brunner, Politics News
Sam Bennett

Strange winds are blowing from Washington to Ohio to Hawaii. Why do national committees continue to tilt the playing field in favor of male candidates, without clear justification?

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In Hawaii, DCCC Targets a Woman Candidate in Favor of a White Male

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, 2010 Elections, Colleen Hanabusa, Women Voters, Dccc, Women and Politics, Democrats, Ed Case, Elections 2010, Politics News
Amy Siskind

File this one under the latest on a long list of examples of the Democratic Party no longer standing up for, nor representing, women and women's issues.

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Ed Case Drops Campaign For Hawaii Congressional Seat

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case said Sunday he won't run again for the Hawaii congressional seat won by a Republican candidate in...

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Putting your money where your mouth is: Supporting women across the aisle

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Bennett

Will 2010 go down in history as the "Anti-Year of the Woman?" Given the track record for women candidates already this year, I would say it's a disti...

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Charles Djou Pushes For Quick Swearing-In, Wants Abercrombie's Committee Seats

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Abercrombie, Charles Djou, Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii-01, Hawaii, Ed Case, Slidepollajax, Politics News

HONOLULU — Hawaii's newest member of Congress hopes to be quickly sworn in this week after his special election victory. Republican Charles Djo...

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Hawaii House Candidates Spar Over Economic Stimulus Law

AP | Herbert A. Sample | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Charles Djou, Colleen Hanabusa, Ed Case, Hawaii, Hawaii Special Election 2010, Stimulus, Politics News

HONOLULU -- Last year's federal economic stimulus law so far has steered about $584 million into Hawaii's economy, paying for transportation projects,...

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