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NEWS ABOUT: Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye stories: 9 news summaries


 America's 
 Most 
 Powerful 
 Octogenarians 

Slate ranks the country's top old people

Oct 21, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retirement? Bah! Slate’s annual 80 for 80 list ranks America’s mightiest octogenarians, giving extra credit for post-80 achievements, and “being really, really old.” The top:
  1. Thomas Monson (82): As the head of the Mormon church, 13 million people think he’s a prophet “in
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Barbara Walters • Alan Greenspan • list • John Paul Stevens • Daniel Inouye • Thomas Monson • senior citizens • seniors • Noam Chomsky

investigation

Inouye Pulled Strings to Get Hawaii Bank Bailout Cash

Inouye owned shares in institution

Jul 1, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Hawaii bank got a federal bailout weeks after Sen. Daniel Inouye’s office called federal officials to check on the bank’s funding application, ProPublica and the Washington Post report. The bailout money was intended to support healthy banks, but the FDIC had decided Central Pacific Financial didn’t... More »

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bank • Daniel Inouye • bailout • TARP

ANALYSIS

 Stevens Not Likely 
 to Recover Legacy  

Senator unlikely to restore reputation

Apr 2, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legally, Ted Stevens is off the hook. But it's unlikely he'll be able to regain his stature, or the Senate honors he might otherwise have been afforded, Laurie Kellman writes for the AP. His peers were notably restrained in response to yesterday's news that Justice is likely to void the... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • Orrin Hatch • Daniel Inouye • US Senate

ANALYSIS

10 Democrats
Obama Must
Watch Out For

Conyers, Feinstein, Biden could be pains
in president's rear

Jan 22, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The good vibrations can’t last forever. Sooner or later,  President Obama is bound to run afoul of members of his own party. Glenn Thrush, in Politico, scopes out the suspects:
  • John Conyers: The irrepressible House Judiciary chairman wants to investigate the US attorneys scandal and other potential
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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • US attorneys scandal • Michelle Obama • Dianne Feinstein • John Conyers • US attorney firings • congressional Democrats • Daniel Inouye • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Allen Boyd

Byrd, 90, Resigns as Appropriations Chairman

Senator, rumored to be under pressure from Reid, will be replaced by Hawaii's Inoyue

Nov 7, 08 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Robert Byrd resigned today as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, acquiescing to Democratic leaders who reportedly wanted him out of the job, the Hill reports. Byrd, 90, has been hospitalized three times in the past year, and said he was willing to leave the committee in younger hands—namely,... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Daniel Inouye • Senate Appropriations Committee • change • Robert Byrd • President Obama

 Stevens Corruption Trial Begins 


Sep 22, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jury selection began today in the corruption trial of Ted Stevens, the first US senator in over 20 years to face a criminal trial, reports WTUU of Anchorage. The list of 200-plus possible witnesses at the Alaska Republican's trial, in federal court in Washington, DC, includes Colin Powell as well... More »

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Alaska • Ted Kennedy • Ted Stevens • Patrick Leahy • Orrin Hatch • Bill Allen • Colin Powell • Daniel Inouye

Primary Winners and Losers— Beyond Barack and Hillary

Big gambles led to
big payoffs, losses

Jun 12, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the big winner, but loads of other political fortunes hung in the balance this primary season. Politico breaks down the winners and losers. Winners:
  • Claire McCaskill: Got tons of air-time and used it brilliantly for Obama
  • Nancy Pelosi: Pulled off a nifty trick by
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Nancy Pelosi • primary • Ed Rendell • Claire McCaskill • Mike Easley • Democratic presidential primaries • Daniel Inouye • political endorsement • surrogates • Anibal Acevedo Vila

Hawaii Expects Record Turnout

Obama's sis stumps for native son; Chelsea campaigns for mom

Feb 19, 08 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It's caucus day in the Aloha state, and Hawaiian election officials are expecting a record turnout, writes the Honolulu Advertiser—due in part to interest in native son Barack Obama, as well as the competitiveness of the race for the nomination. Neither candidate left wintry Wisconsin, which also votes today,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hawaii • Chelsea Clinton • Democratic nomination • Daniel Inouye • Maya Soetoro-Ng • Hawaii caucus • Aloha state

Senators:
Vets Need
New GI Bill

Hagel, Webb argue
US owes it to
today's soldiers

Nov 9, 07 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The US needs a spruced-up GI Bill for today's veterans, Chuck Hagel and Jim Webb say in an op-ed in today's New York Times. The Vietnam vets argue that the measure "was one of the most important pieces of legislation in our history" and call for a new version... More »

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Jim Webb • Chuck Hagel • Ted Stevens • John Warner • GI Bill • Daniel Inouye • Iraq veterans

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