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Entries from September 10th, 2010

Civil Beat poll gives Abercrombie substantial lead going into the primary

September 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Campaigns, Politics

An automated telephone poll commissioned by Civil Beat found Neil Abercrombie leading his Democratic rival, Mufi Hannemann, by a 48%-31% margin, according to a CB update published today. The automated poll, which tapped 1,226 likely voters, “was conducted for Civil Beat by Aloha Vote, a Hawaii subsidiary of Merriman River Group (MRG), a Connecticut research [...]

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Hannemann campaign tries to disavow its actions

September 10th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Campaigns, Politics

Dave Shapiro got the right of it in his Volcanic Ash column this week on former mayor Mufi Hannemann’s “hit-and-run” campaign tactics. Win or lose, credit may go to Hannemann’s program of dirty tricks carried out with repeated less-than-plausible deniability. The latest case involved Hannemann backer Ken Wong, who apparently was the moving force behind [...]

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Silverman welcomes you to another Feline Friday

September 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Cats, Photographs

Mr. Silverman welcomes you to another Feline Friday with a display of his yawning skills! Cats seem to be quite good at yawns, and Mr. Silverman is a very skilled cat, as you can see. It does puzzle me that cats are obviously able to open very W I D E but, at the same [...]

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