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House GOP has point, but must use care
If a committee fails to hold a hearing, or if the measure stalls in committee for want of a majority vote, then it is absolutely proper for the GOP to force the matter to the floor. And at that point, the majority Democrats should give up on the parliamentary maneuvering and allow floor debate to take place.
Hong Kong freedoms tested by Falun Gong
Will this persecution of the Falun Gong sect spread to Hong Kong? With the recent resignation of Hong Kong's No. 2 administrator, Anson Chan, an outspoken defender of democratic values, the fate of Falun Gong in Hong Kong amounts to the first clear acid test for Beijing's commitment to its promises to the former British colony.
Island Voices
Sunshine law has clouds gathering
Eliminating the state Office of Information Practices would be foolish and shortsighted. By Larry Geller, executive director of the Hawai'i Coalition for Health. |
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