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Daniel Akaka

Type: Person

Name: Daniel Akaka

Title: Senator

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Daniel Akaka

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Who's Got The Edge In Hawaii's Senate Race?

Candidates' respective campaignsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Though myriad factors will come into play in Hawaii Rep. Colleen Hanabusa’s campaign against Sen. Brian Schatz, from Hawaii’s demographics to fundraising, much of the campaign will hinge on what happens ... [Published Civil Beat - May 06 2013]

Entities: Daniel Inouye, Daniel Akaka, Colleen Hanabusa

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of the Interior

Opinion: Recognizing Native Hawaiians without act of Congress

| More on: , , Writer wonders whether the can recognize a Native an governing entity without an act of Congress: A newly published report from the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Interior sheds light on an illegitimate bureaucratic ... [Published Indianz - May 02 2013]

Entities: Daniel Akaka, Tribe, US Department of the Interior, Hurricane Katrina

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Parade seeks participants and vendors

The Maui NewsSave |The Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa'u Parade & Ho'olaule'a Planning Committee invites the public to commemorate and celebrate Hawaii's alii through the state commission theme, "Na Pouhana" - honoring former U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Inouye ... [Published Maui News - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Lahaina (United States), Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye

First reported Jan 03 2013 - Updated Jan 03 2013 - 1 reports

Introducing Brian Schatz, Hawaii's New Senior Senator

By: Geoffrey Lou GurayHawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz was appointed to the Senate seat left vacant after the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye. (Photo courtesy of Office of Gov. Neil Abercrombie Flickr)It's been a busy week for Brian Schatz. After being appointed ... [Published PBS - Jan 03 2013]

Entities: Neil Abercrombie, Colleen Hanabusa, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, David Chang

First reported Dec 27 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 1 reports

Harry Reid

Schatz sworn in as U.S. senator from Hawaii

Washington (CNN) - Hawaii's newest senator was nominated, appointed, and sworn into his seat so quickly he had to scramble to get himself ready for the red-eye flight to Washington. "I bought this coat yesterday," Brian Schatz told reporters after ... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 27 2012]

Entities: Harry Reid, BRIANNA KEILAR, Jeff Bingaman, Daniel Akaka

First reported Dec 27 2012 - Updated Dec 27 2012 - 1 reports

Neil Abercrombie

Hawaii governor taps Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz as new U.S. senator

(CNN) – Hawaii’s governor announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz will fill the seat in the U.S. Senate left vacant after the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye. Schatz, 40, is a former state legislator and executive of a nonprofit group. Democratic ... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 27 2012]

Entities: Daniel Inouye, Neil Abercrombie, Colleen Hanabusa

First reported Dec 26 2012 - Updated Dec 26 2012 - 1 reports

Daniel Akaka

Daniel Akaka Retirement To Leave Void In Senate Roll Call

It is a name that has echoed prominently through the Senate for years, even though most Americans know very little about the person himself. “Mr. Akaka. ... ” Read More... More on Hawaii ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Dec 26 2012]

Entities: Daniel Akaka

First reported Dec 20 2012 - Updated Dec 21 2012 - 1 reports

What the Washington Post Doesn’t Know About Hawaii

Gov. Neil Abercrombie gets to decide The Washington Post has come up with one of its usual inside-the-Beltway, “we asked everyone at our cocktail party” articles about who will take Senator Daniel Inouye’s place. Of course, it’s in their usual ... [Published Firedoglake - Dec 20 2012]

Entities: Neil Abercrombie, Ed Case, Daniel Inouye, Daniel Akaka

First reported Dec 12 2012 - Updated Dec 12 2012 - 2 reports

CNN's GUT CHECK for December 12, 2012

CNN's GUT CHECK |for December 12, 2012|5 p.m.- n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle DEVELOPING: CENSUS BUREAU PROJECTS AN OLDER COUNTRY WITHOUT RACIAL MAJORITY IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS … “The U.S. will become ... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 12 2012]

Entities: John Boehner, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama, Religion, Republican Party (US)

First reported Dec 12 2012 - Updated Dec 12 2012 - 1 reports

Senators say goodbye

(CNN) – With the 112th Congress coming to an end, several senators gave their farewell remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday. As they depart, many of them touched on a need for bipartisanship or reflected on key pieces of legislation they helped ... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 12 2012]

Entities: Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Akaka, Mazie Hirono, Kent Conrad

First reported Dec 07 2012 - Updated Dec 07 2012 - 1 reports

Why remembering Pearl Harbor matters, 71 years later

The image of those planes swarming overhead has stayed with U.S. Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka in the 71 years since Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, they say. Both Hawaii Democrats, teenagers at the time, witnessed the attack and then fought in World ... [Published Main Line Life - Dec 07 2012]

Entities: Daniel Akaka, World War II, Daniel Inouye

First reported Dec 04 2012 - Updated Dec 04 2012 - 1 reports

Report: Elizabeth Warren Gets a Banking Committee Seat

Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)—the visionary behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the former bailout watchdog, and no friend of Wall Street—has reportedly snagged a seat on the powerful Senate banking committee, which writes the regulations ... [Published Mojo Feed | Mother Jones - Dec 04 2012]

Entities: Elizabeth Warren, Daniel Akaka, Wall Street

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Who's Got The Edge In Hawaii's Senate Race? [Published Civil Beat - May 06 2013]
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Opinion: Recognizing Native Hawaiians without a... [Published Indianz - May 02 2013]
Open Democratic Senate Seats Again Give Big Opp... [Published KCLU - Apr 30 2013]
CAPAC Applauds Judicial Confirmation of Derrick... [Published Rafu Shimpo - Apr 27 2013]
Hanabusa vs. Schatz [Published Maui News - Apr 25 2013]
Parade seeks participants and vendors [Published Maui News - Apr 21 2013]
Introducing Brian Schatz, Hawaii's New Senior S... [Published PBS - Jan 03 2013]
Intelligence Oversight Steps Back from Public A... [Published Secrecy News - Jan 02 2013]
FISA Amendments Act Renewed Until 2017 [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012]
US Senate Votes To Keep Big Brother Internet Sp... [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012]
Roll Call On 2012 Leahy Amendment To The FISA A... [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012]
New Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz: Climate Change Is... [Published Little Green Footballs - Dec 28 2012]
Schatz sworn in as U.S. senator from Hawaii [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 27 2012]
Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Picked to Fill Senat... [Published Swampland - Dec 27 2012]
Brian Schatz Appointed Hawaii’s Senator [Published Firedoglake - Dec 27 2012]
Hawaii governor taps Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz as n... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 27 2012]
Daniel Akaka Retirement To Leave Void In Senate... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Dec 26 2012]
Dem leader calls for ‘haste’ in Senate appointment [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 23 2012]
Obama to attend Hawaii memorial service for Inouye [Published CNN Political Ticker - Dec 22 2012]
What the Washington Post Doesn’t Know About Hawaii [Published Firedoglake - Dec 20 2012]
Part of Hatch Act to get boot [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 20 2012]
Daniel Inouye:Gentleman, Soldier, Statesman, an... [Published The Moderate Voice - Dec 19 2012]
RIP Daniel Inouye [Published Harry's Place - Dec 19 2012]
Inouye, WW II hero, PH friend, dies at 88 [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Dec 18 2012]
Dan Inouye to Neil Abercrombie: Colleen Hanabus... [Published Daily Kos - Dec 18 2012]
Dan Inouye to Neil Abercrombie: Colleen Hanabus... [Published Swing State Project - Dec 18 2012]

Blogs

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Intelligence Oversight Steps Back from Public A... [Published Secrecy News - Jan 02 2013] The move by Congress to renew the FISA Amendments Act for five more years without amendments came as a bitter disappointment to civil libertarians who believe that the Act emphasizes government surveillance authority at the expense of constitutional ...
FISA Amendments Act Renewed Until 2017 [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012] Back under George W. Bush, Congress first passed the FISA Amendments Act. The FISA Amendments Act is a law that has enabled the creation of a massive governmental electronic surveillance network that can easily seize and share deeply personal information ...
US Senate Votes To Keep Big Brother Internet Sp... [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012] Yesterday, the Senate voted on three proposed amendments to the legislation that will renew the infamous FISA Amendments Act for 5 more years. The original legislation makes no attempt to reform the FISA Amendments Act, but the three amendments that ...
Roll Call On 2012 Leahy Amendment To The FISA A... [Published Irregular Times - Dec 28 2012] Legislation to extend the FISA Amendments Act did not, as was expected, come to a final vote. That may happen tomorrow, though, after the Senate returns to work at 9:00 in the morning. What did happen today is that the U.S. Senate voted on three proposed ...
New Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz: Climate Change Is... [Published Little Green Footballs - Dec 28 2012] The new Senator from Hawaii, Brian Schatz, is promising to do something about one of America's most intractable issues: New Hawaii Senator Pledges to Tackle Climate Change . Sen. Schatz is about to find out how determined and irrational the climate ...

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Senators bid farewell to Capitol Hill [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 12 2012]