- All politics, all the time

Dem leader calls for ‘haste’ in Senate appointment
December 22nd, 2012
08:16 PM ET
178 days ago

Dem leader calls for ‘haste’ in Senate appointment

(CNN) – It’s one of those legislative showdowns where every vote could count and any vote not cast could be decisive.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Saturday for Hawaii’s Democratic governor to appoint “with due haste” a successor to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, then the body’s most senior member, who died Monday at age 88.
FULL POST


Filed under: Daniel Inouye • Hawaii • Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii governor vows to end Obama 'birther' controversy
December 27th, 2010
02:18 PM ET
904 days ago

Hawaii governor vows to end Obama 'birther' controversy

HONOLULU, Hawaii (CNN) - Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie vowed to end the "birther" controversy surrounding President Obama's nationality once and for all.

Abercrombie, a newly-elected Democrat, told CNN that he will do whatever it takes to prove once and for all that Obama was born in Hawaii.

FULL STORY

Filed under: Birthers • Hawaii • Neil Abercrombie • President Obama