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        <title>Mazie K. Hirono</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz tapped to succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-12-26 17:25:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[KANEOHE, Hawaii &mdash; Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted as his successor. 

In a news conference at the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-11-07 00:50:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. 

The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oahu Democrats show frustration with Legislature]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-05-12 11:04:01</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Neil Abercrombie told Oahu Democrats on Saturday that it was a "shameful thing" the state Legislature failed to pass a minimum-wage increase. 

The state's $7.25-an-hour wage for the lowest-paid workers has not been raised since 2007. Lawmakers...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senator takes action on homestead issues]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-05-08 07:54:04</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz met with a high-level federal official this week to discuss mismanagement and oversight problems at the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands that were exposed in a just-published Star-Advertiser series. 

"I am deeply concerned...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL: Don't shortchange immigrant families]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-30 08:04:02</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congress appears nearing enactment of legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration system that, while focusing on illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S. southern border, would have a positive effect on Hawaii. The sweeping bill would allow 11 million...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL: Senate race is crossroads for Democrats]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-mct-editorial-senate-race-is-crossroads-for-democrats-20130428,0,136529.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-04-28 07:54:04</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hawaii statewide politics has never been this exciting -- or exhausting, depending on your point of view. 

After decades in which election to Capitol Hill, for all practical purposes, was treated as a lifetime appointment, there's been nothing but...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hanabusa will run for Senate against incumbent]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-mct-hanabusa-will-run-for-senate-against-incumbent-20130423,0,4656286.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-04-23 08:04:02</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has decided to challenge U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary next year, according to a source close to her campaign. 

Hanabusa was the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's choice as his replacement, and the senator had...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[What I&#8217;m Thankful For: A Newfound Diversity in Congress]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-11-22 16:34:36</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has decided to challenge U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary next year, according to a source close to her campaign. 

Hanabusa was the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's choice as his replacement, and the senator had...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Congress: It&#8217;s not just for white Protestants anymore]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-11-21 16:32:57</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has decided to challenge U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary next year, according to a source close to her campaign. 

Hanabusa was the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's choice as his replacement, and the senator had...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fiscal Cliff Bill Puts Brakes on Congressional Pay Raise]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/ktuu-fiscal-cliff-bill-puts-brakes-on-congressional-pay-raise-20130103,0,7257868.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-01-03 05:08:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The bill that will keep the U.S. from falling off the "fiscal cliff" also postpones a pay raise for members of the Congress. 

President Barack Obama last week signed an executive order that would provide members of Congress and federal workers a pay...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-11-07 14:39:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. 

"It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democrats maintain control of Senate]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-11-07 04:21:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...]]></description>
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